The POC theoretical framework at the Brazilian site was the
basis for plans and actions of the civil, police and military com-
ponents during the exercise. The military component is high-
lighted below due to their previous POC experience during real
conflict situations of many of its members. The staff included Personnel, Intelligence, Operations, Plan-
ning, Logistics, Civil-Military Coordination, and Social Com-
munication cells, as well as gender and legal advisors.
The Military Staff at the Brazilian site played the role of the
1st United Nations Multinational Brigade (1st UNMNBDE),
which was commanded by a Brazilian Major General, and
included military personnel from North American, Central
American, South American, European and Asian countries. The Commander of the 1st UNMNBDE, in addition to his
previous field experience in the UN peacekeeping mission in
Angola, was previously an instructor at the Argentinian Peace-
keeping Operations Center and Commander of the Joint Bra-
zilian Peace Operations Center. Moreover, he spent four years at
the UN Headquarters in New York as Head of the Military and
Police Training and Support Team to Member States of the UN
Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). In this role,
1ST UNMNBDE’s units included three infantry battalions
(two Brazilian and one Uruguayan), an engineer company, and
an aviation unit. These were manned with their own staffs at the
The Military Component of the Brazilian Site in the
Viking Exercise. The link between the 1st UNMNBDE and the
Viking Exercise
subordinate units was accomplished with a Brazilian Army sim-
ulation system named “Combater” (“to fight” in Portuguese),
Faithfully reproducing the structure of an actual UN peace-
which was harmoniously integrated into the Swedish simulation
keeping mission, a Regional (Sector) Headquarters of the
fictitious "United Nations Mission in Bogaland" (UNMIB) was system during the Viking Exercise 2018.
established at the Brazilian site. The three basic components of
UN missions (civilian, police and military) were fully furnished Regarding the integration of POC in the exercise, it would be
and operated throughout the Viking Exercise site established at useful to highlight the relevant experience of the military per-
sonnel, beginning with the Commander.
Brasilia.
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