as a general guide for operational and fragmentary orders to
deal with specific situations during the exercise.
Final Considerations
The Viking Exercise 2018 was a very successful event. Among
other accomplishments, it achieved its main objective: to
promote the training of military, civil and police staff personnel
from different nationalities and organizations in peacekeeping
operations. The remote sites in six different countries intensified
the multinational environmental flavor, and accurately replicat-
ed the UN system. The Brazilian site was characterized, among
other aspects, by the outstanding attention paid to POC, espe-
cially as it was addressed during the pre-exercise training activ-
ities.The 1st UNMNBDE POC strategy was a proactive tool
that ensured robust security for the civilian population.
Finally, it is imperative to point out that the simulation accu-
rately reproduced the situations experienced in actual peace-
keeping operations, constituting an excellent training opportu-
nity for all the participants. It was particularly important for the
work related to POC matters by the continuous development
of the subject without any actual civilian suffering or threat to
any vulnerable populations.
About the Author: Lieutenant Colonel Talavera de Azeredo
is a Brazilian Army Cavalary officer assigned at the Brazilian
Army's Land Operations Command. Bachelor, graduate and
Master degree "Strictu Sensu" in Military Operations. In addi-
tion of Brazilian Army Staff College Course, he graduated from
the United Nations Staff Officer Course given by the Joint Mil-
itary Training Directorate of Canadian Forces. He also holds a
Bachelors in Law degree. Under the United Nations flag, he was
deployed to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated
Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MI-
NUSCA) as Chief of Operations in the East Sector.
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