CIMIC in chair at West Point

(To Army Majority State)
10/05/19

In the period between 27 April and 03 May, a delegation of the Multinational CIMIC Group (MNCG), an Army unit with an inter-force and multinational value specialized in civil-military cooperation, carried out training sessions at the Military Academy of the West Point United States Army. The initiative, framed in the context of bilateral exchanges that began last year with the visit of a delegation of cadets from the United States Military Academy (USMA) at the headquarters of the Multinational CIMIC Group in Motta di Livenza, is aimed at consolidating existing cooperation and to develop possible further collaborations in the field of education and training.

The staff of the Multinational CIMIC Group held training sessions in favor of the Civil Military Operations (CMOC) course on civil-military cooperation within NATO, interacting with the cadets on issues related to the CIMIC (such as, for example, interaction with non-military actors and negotiation and communication techniques) and conducting various meetings with professors, academics and department heads, all in force at the aforementioned institution.

As proof of the mutual and profi e collaboration between the Multinational CIMIC Group and the United States Military Academy, from 19 to 24 in May a delegation of West Point cadets will return the visit, being hosted in the premises of the Mario Fiore barracks, where the CIMIC, where, will be able to follow, as an observer, the NATO CIMIC Field / Staff Worker Course and to become familiar with NATO's technical CIMIC tactical procedures, directly in contact with the operators of the Multinational CIMIC Group.