As part of tactical training, the practical performance of the maneuver company’s platoons was tested while carrying out Force Protection, Cordon And Search, Quick Reaction Force, and Medevac procedures, as well as the practical application of the rules of engagement, ROE (Rules Of Engagement).
After taking up a permanent post at Camp Cabra (tactically in northern Kosovo, near the border with Serbia), the company carried out its mandate tasks. After receiving the combat order, the commanders of the motorized infantry platoons, Second Lieutenant Michał Fedorowicz and Second Lieutenant Konrad Kurlej, began carrying out tasks in accordance with the designated role of the maneuver company in its area of responsibility.
The plan provided for tasks to be carried out in both daylight and nighttime conditions, while the infrastructure of the Żagań Land Forces Training Area Centre enabled a comprehensive assessment of the exercising subunits.
The command platoon, commanded by Second Lieutenant Grzegorz Grabas, after deploying the TOC (tactical operation center) of the maneuver company, carried out tasks involving the maintenance of communications and coordination of activities with platoons operating in the area of responsibility. It also operated in accordance with the reporting system and procedures related to FP (force protection) for Camp Cabra.
The motorized infantry platoons carried out foot and vehicle patrols, as well as the protection and defense of the base. Matters assessed by the maneuver company commander, Captain Piotr Sobański, included, among others: platoon actions in the event of detecting improvised explosive devices (IEDs), searching buildings, attempts to smuggle weapons, repelling an attack on an escorted convoy, as well as activities ensuring crowd control, CRC (short for Crowd and Riot Control), and operating a VCP (Vehicle Check Point) in the assigned area of responsibility.
The soldiers under Lieutenant Łukasz Sierkowski, commander of the support platoon, after deploying the logistical support elements of the base where the maneuver company was stationed, began carrying out immediate repairs and removing faults from equipment damaged in IED explosions. They also performed social and living-support tasks and, in cooperation with the medical section, provided medical support for PKW operations.
“The construction by the maneuver company’s soldiers of a base using the infrastructure of the Trzebień camp (Żagań Land Forces Training Area Centre) made it possible to create conditions approximating those of the contingent’s mandate tasks within the KFOR mission, and contributed to a more complete assessment of their training level. With each day of tactical training, progress and an increase in the level of task performance were visible. Together with the soldiers’ strong commitment, this paints a picture of the platoons and their commanders being well prepared to carry out tasks in accordance with their designated role. The platoons are ready to carry out the next stage of the contingent’s training, namely company training and integration,” says the commander of the 34th rotation of PKW KFOR, Lieutenant Colonel Jarosław Radzimierski, summarizing the training.
Captain Remigiusz Kwieciński