Revista de Defensa.

 

Training, as life insurance

12/04/2023English edition of the Revista Española de Defensa Number 12

The training received by the Ukrainian military in Spain, within the European Union Military Assistance Mission (EUMAM-Ukraine), is the cover story of number 12 of the English edition of the Revista Española de Defensa. It reports on the training given to them in Toledo and other Spanish cities to enable them in basic combat techniques and in other more specialized areas, such as handling Leopard 2A4 tanks.

This issue contains an extensive interview with Major General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz, who has completed his first year at the helm of the UN mission in Lebanon. In another interview, the head of the Spanish contingent in EUTM-Somalia explains the situation of this EU mission in the African country.

The Revista also includes the participation of the Armed Forces in the rescue of victims and distribution of humanitarian aid in the areas of Turkey devastated by the earthquakes of last February. In addition, it includes a report on the 75th anniversary of the Méndez Parada Military Parachute School in Murcia. Health personnel from the Aeroevacuation Medical Unit (UMAER) and members of a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) team deployed in Latvia also deserve attention.

Opinion pages analyze the growing influence of Russia in Africa, and another article talks about the Coordinated Maritime Presences, an initiative that the European Union has launched in the Gulf of Guinea and the western Indian Ocean.

The History section is devoted to the Battle of Bicoca, fought north of Milan 500 years ago, which changed the tactics of warfare.