Military Personnel Training in Brockville December 4th

Brockville – Students and instructors from the Peace Support Training Centre in Kingston will be conducting an exercise in Brockville between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.

Approximately 40 Canadian and international students and instructors will be conducting area assessments of local communities to train in the conduct of Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC).

An area assessment is a survey that gains knowledge about the community, its infrastructure, and its capabilities. For training realism, the students will be surveying the City of Brockville.

Students will go out into the area, take pictures, talk with local residents, and try to understand the dynamics of the city.

Subsequently, the students will brief their findings and recommendations to the course Directing Staff at Peace Support Training Centre. This training will have minimal impact on the community.

CIMIC is a function that supports a military mission by establishing and maintaining coordination and cooperation between the military forces and civil authorities.