Canadian Armed Forces exercise planning and execution course concludes
The curtains were drawn on Friday on the Canadian Armed Forces’ Exercise Planning and Execution Course with a simple closing ceremony at the Officers’ Mess, Base Camp Ayanganna, Thomas Lands.
The course commenced on Monday, March 28, 2022, and concluded on April 8, 2022. Participants were drawn from the Joint Services and Government agencies which included the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), the Foreign Affairs and International Corporation Ministry, and the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD).
Seated fourth from left is the Home Affairs Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Mae Thomas; to her left is Colonel Julius Skeete, along with Heads of Services and representatives of Government agencies and course participants
Colonel-General Staff, Colonel Julius Skeete in remarks said that he is pleased with the conduct of the course and urged participants to not lose focus of the training and the impact it holds for their individual agencies.
Additionally, Colonel Skeete highlighted that over the past two weeks, relationships were formed. He added that this is the level of cooperation that will be demonstrated in the lead-up to and during Exercise Tradewinds 2023, which will be held in Guyana.
Lead Instructor for the Canadian Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Hale in a short course review explained that the course covered the steps of exercise planning to enable students to understand the requirements and detailed work needed to put together an international exercise and how to tailor this for national and even single-service exercises.
The participants were presented with certificates of completion.
