Army provides engineering training to troops from UN peacekeeping contributor nations

The Army has launched a six-week training program for troops from five U.N. peacekeeping contributor nations, aimed at enhancing their engineering capacity under a partnership program with the United Nations, officials said Thursday. The program, which kicked off on April 7 as part of the U.N. Triangular Partnership Program, will conclude its six-week run Friday at the 1115th Engineer Corps in Daejeon, some 140 kilometers south of Seoul, according to the Army. A total of 28 soldiers from five Asian nations that deploy forces to U.N. peacekeeping missions — Cambodia, Indonesia, Mongolia, the Philippines and Thailand — took part in the latest training session that was held in Korea for the first time. Participating troops received training on operating and managing heavy engineering equipment, such as excavators, loaders and graders, according to the Army. As part of the U.N. program, Korea has provided heavy engineering equipment and relevant training to Cambodian troops. The Army plans to hold another engineering training session in Cambodia for peacekeeping troops later this year.Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times