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AFCR Military training areas 1 Boletice, Český Krumlov (South Bohemia Region) grounds for training armored, mechanized and special units in a rough, hilly and forested terrain; water training site, combat engineer training grounds, and training facilities for units earmarked for foreign missions 2 Brdy, Příbram (Central Bohemia Region) MTA equipped with a specialized artillery and testing air force fire range, vehicle driving training tracks, pistol and infantry shooting range 3 Březina, Vyškov (South Moravia Region) MTA adapted for conducting basic and specialized training of the AFCR military professionals and training in the framework of the Defense University Application Courses 4 Hradiště, Karlovy Vary (Karlovy Vary Region) combined arms grounds with the largest tactical area; convenient for training armored, mechanized, special and air defense units supported by air force 5 Libavá, Olomouc (Olomouc Region) military combined grounds adapted for training armored, mechanized and special units supported by air force; equipped with water training area, combat vehicle driving training tracks, and a live blasting training site Initial POC: Chief of the Base (TTB/TRADOC) Ph: +420 973 450 531 Fax: +420 973 450 530-2-
BOLETICE Military Training Area The Boletice MTA, which covers 21 953 hectares, is designed for training land forces up to a battalion level in coordination with air force and other combat branches and services. The area is suitable for conducting tactical exercises with live firing up to 10 km depth. Training in crossing a water obstacle can be carried out separately or as part of an exercise. Exercising troops can use 7 fire ranges, 2 vehicle driving training grounds, 4 special training areas and a water training site. The Polečnice railhead enables training troops to unload (load) 2 3 battalions in 24 hours. The railway station in Kájov can be used for transporting wheeled vehicles. The roads interconnecting individual training facilities are for the most part damaged. Training troops can be accommodated in the Podvoří area which offers three bricked buildings for 230 personnel and wooden cabins for 400 personnel. The kitchen module with a capacity of 300 meals provides messing. There are 3 billeting points in Boletice with a capacity of 45 personnel and further 50 beds are offered in the dormitories of the housing administration. 2 billeting points with messing capabilities for 200 personnel are provided in Otice. Initial POC: Commander of MTA Boletice Ph: +420 973 326 800 Fax: +420 973 326 801-3-
BRDY Military Training Area The Brdy MTA, which covers 26 034 hectares, is primarily designed for artillery training, small arms marksmanship, and partly for drivers training. A part of the MTA is used as a testing air force range. The Brdy MTA forms a complex of training and instructional facilities to train artillery specialists. In total 7 observation points and 19 fire posts enables exercising troops to fire at three target areas up to 20 km distance. Three infantry ranges are adapted for shooting with small arms and the Bahna location is used for drivers training. The station in Holoubkov can be used for railway transportation. The training facilities are interconnected with a net of roads. The Brdy MTA is not suitable for conducting tactical training of mechanized units above a platoon level. 150 personnel can be accommodated in the Valdek billeting point. In urgent situations, troops can use 5 field camps with a capacity of 500 persons. The camps are not equipped with the infrastructure needed for meeting hygienic and ecological standards, and they have no necessary logistic background. - 4-
Initial POC: Commander of MTA Brdy Ph: +420 973 225 600 Fax: +420 973 225 606 BŘEZINA Military Training Area The Březina MTA, which covers 15 817 hectares, is designed for conducting individual training of the AFCR personnel (basic and specialized training in the framework of military courses, etc.). Trainees can use a range for combat vehicles, artillery and infantry ranges, 5 tactical training grounds, a water training area, 2 drivers training grounds with simulators, 3 combat engineer training sites, an area for handling incendiaries and 2 preparatory training grounds. The MTA is suitable for training small units. The Březina Military Training Area includes a special NBC defense training site (the so-called Stone Cottage ). The training facilities are interconnected with a net of roads. A system of remote controlled lifting devices is designed for moving targets in the combined, combat vehicle and infantry ranges. Target maneuvers can be made in a manner as required by training troops. Trainees can be accommodated in the wooden cabin camp with a capacity of 280 personnel, which includes a kitchen. The MTA is operable only in summer months. - 5-
Initial POC: Commander of MTA Březina Ph: +420 973 451 921 Fax: +420 973 451 920 HRADIŠTĚ Military Training Area - 6-
With its size covering 33 162 hectares, the Hradiště MTA is designed for training land forces up to a brigade level in coordination with air force and other combat branches and services. The area is suitable for conducting tactical exercises with live firing up to 12 km depth. Exercising troops can use 4 fire ranges, 1 vehicle driving training site and 2 special training areas. As the only training facility in CR, the Hradiště MTA has a capacity for training air defense units conducting short-range live fires. The Podbořany railhead enables training troops to unload (load) 6 battalions in 24 hours. Military equipment can be moved on the road connecting the railhead with the MTA, which is the only road suitable for mass transportations. The training facilities are interconnected with a net of operable roads. A system of remote controlled lifting devices is designed for moving targets in the combined, combat vehicle and infantry ranges. Target maneuvers can be made in a manner as required by training troops. Training troops can be accommodated in the billeting points of Dlouhá, Tureč, Mětikalov, Obrovice with a total capacity of 465 personnel. Further billeting capacities are provided in the field camps of Hlavákov and Sedlec. The Army House in Albeřice is used for instructing, holding meetings and giving presentations. The capacity of the recently reconstructed kitchen and messing facility in Radošov is 300 meals. Initial POC: Commander of MTA Hradiště Ph: +420 973 346 500 Fax: +420 973 346 535 LIBAVÁ Military Training Area - 7-
The Libavá MTA, which covers 32 733 hectares, is designed for training land forces up to a brigade level in coordination with air force and other combat branches and services. The area is suitable for conducting tactical exercises with live firing up to 15 km depth. Exercising troops can use 7 fire ranges, 1 vehicle driving training site, 5 special training areas and 1 water training site to practice crossing water obstacles. As the only training facility in the CR, the Libavá MTA has a capacity for conducting air force training in firing with board weapons and bombing. The MTA also includes special research and testing facilities. A system of remote controlled lifting devices is designed for moving targets in the combined, combat vehicle and infantry ranges. Target maneuvers can be made in a manner as required by training troops. The railheads in Velká Bystřice and Domašov nad Bystřicí (secondary) enables training troops to unload (load) 6 battalions in 24 hours. Military equipment can be moved on the roads, the surface of which, mainly in the eastern part of the MTA, is damaged. Training troops can be accommodated in the billeting points of Berounská, Bores and Přáslavice with a capacity of 490 personnel. Wooden cabins in Smilov for 400 personnel may be used, in a limited scope, only in summer. The Army House and the messing facility with a capacity of 900 meals are located in the town of Libavá. Initial POC: Commander of MTA Libavá Ph: +420 973 423 201 Fax: +420 973 423 268 Center of Simulation and Trainer Technologies (CSTT) - 8-
The Center of Simulation and Trainer Technologies, the headquarters of which is in Brno, is the main training facility in the field of simulation and trainer technologies. The CSTT is divided into two centers: CSTT Brno and CSTT Vyškov. The Center of Simulation and Trainer Technologies is designed for conducting simulated training of staffs (up to a brigade level) and units (up to a company level). CSTT Brno This center uses a tactical simulator based on computer software. Furthermore, the CSTT applies software and technical instruments, which enhance capabilities of the technical simulator with regard to training, instructions and analyzing practical activities. The center is adapted for training commanders and staffs up to a brigade level (or its equivalent) both in war operations and OOTW (operations other than war). The tactical simulator is capable of providing training for lower commanders with the emphasis laid on command and staff exercises. Its operability was successfully verified in computer-assisted exercises at a brigade task force level. The tactical simulator and other CSTT s technical instruments meet all standards of the contemporary training aimed at conducting war operations, keep pace with trends in modern armed forces and will not necessitate principal changes in the future. At present, the tactical simulator is capable of fulfilling, in a limited scope, requirements of current warfare in build-up areas. CSTT Vyškov The center is designed for training commanders and units up to a company level with an emphasis put on training crews of combat vehicles and selected artillery specialists on installed virtual simulators. In order to carry out competitive training, the center is equipped with the MILES tactical simulator based on a laser system for infantry weapons (assault rifles, light machine-guns, KONKURZ anti-tank missiles) and other combat systems. The system has no control and evaluation device and is neither capable of developing AAR (After Action Review) nor transmitting data to exercise control points in real time. - 9-
The center is equipped with crew simulators (OS) adapted for tactical and marksmanship training such as the Type I Virtual Simulator, OS-72M4 (T-72 M4CZ Tank Full Mission Simulator), OS-BVP2 (Infantry Fighting Vehicle Crew Simulator) and 10 Type II (so-called desk-top) Virtual Reconfigurable Simulators. The above-mentioned simulators are capable of making reconfiguration for T-72 and T-72 M4CZ tanks, IFV-1 and 2, Mi-24 helicopter, a commander after dismounting, a squad and an artillery observer. Virtual simulators are interconnected with the center s computer network by means of the DIS 1 communication protocol (with a perspective of being transferred to the High Level Architecture) and linked to the systems of constructive simulation in the CSTT Vyškov and CSTT Brno. The CSTT Vyškov also includes a universal training site for driving tanks under water, which enables tank crews and assisting divers to carry out pre-practice training. Selected artillery specialists train on the ATSSCz 2 simulator (introduced in 2004) with use of battlefield observation devices and ASPRO 3. Initial POC: Commander of CSTT Ph: +420 973 442 266 Fax: +420 973 443 131 1 DIS Distributed Interactive Simulation 2 ATSSCz Artillery Tactical Simulation System Cz 3 ASPRO Battalion Automated Fire Control System - 10-
Crisis Situations Special Training Courses Beginning January 1, 2008, the Czech Republic we can provide the following special training courses for crisis situations taking place in the Vyškov Military Academy of the Training and Doctrine Directorate: Course for the EU Civilian Personnel prior to Their Deployment in Crisis Areas; Crisis Situations Special Training Course for Journalists and Humanitarian-Aid Personnel. The courses curricula are aimed at: withstanding extreme psychological and physical stress; learning techniques and methods of orientation in an unknown terrain; crossing artificial and natural obstacles; principles of moving in endangered areas; seeking, building and using shelters and constructions; providing first aid to treat various types of injuries; mass destruction weapons and protection against their effects ; mine danger; long distance movements connected with accomplishing subtasks; behavior in captivity, negotiation; seeking and preparing food; meetings with persons who participated in foreign missions. The courses curricula will be scheduled for 1 2 weeks and can be tailored as required. Initial POC: Commander of Military Academy Vyškov Ph: +420 973 451 001 Fax: +420 973 451 050-11-
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