BMATT (CZ) In-Country Training Team (ICTT) Deployment - Georgia 2010

BMATT (CZ) deployed a 5-man In Country Training Team (ICTT) to Krtsanisi Training Area (KTA), Georgia to provide a 4 week Instructor Training Course (ITC). The Georgian Armed Forces (GAF) are currently conducting Pre-deployment Training (PDT) for operational deployments to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, working alongside the United States Marine Corps (USMC). BMATT (CZ) was therefore requested to provide instructor training to assist with this process as USMC involvement in PDT gradually decreases.

The aim was to assist, teach, coach and mentor in a bespoke ITC tailored to the GAF, incorporating low level Peace Support Operations (PSO) tactics techniques and procedures (TTPs). The aim was achieved and 30 Georgian personnel from the GAF, rank ranged from Master Sergeant to Corporal, were trained in Instructional Techniques and basic PSO TTPs.

The team was also able to liaise closely with the Commander of the US Marine Corps, Training and Advisory Team (MCTAG) at KTA. This was necessary for two reasons; firstly in order to ensure that the training delivered would not be contradictory to their objectives and secondly to exchange information and organise future BMATT (CZ) involvement alongside the MCTAG in the near future.