Haiti – MMSS: Canadian Armed Forces trains approximately 330 members of the Caribbean Joint Task Force
2024/01/04 09:59:37
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On Friday, March 29, 2024, approximately 70 members of the Canadian Armed Forces were deployed to Jamaica. At the request of the Jamaican government, it will provide training to military personnel from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries who will be deployed to Haiti as part of the UN-sanctioned Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission.
Canada’s mission in Jamaica, known as Operation Helios, will see CAF personnel provide training in core peacekeeping skills and combat first aid, and conduct validation and integration training for CARICOM forces. The Canadian training will prepare CARICOM forces to deploy on Kenya-led MSS missions.
The Canadian personnel being deployed are primarily drawn from the 1st Battalion, Royal 22e Regiment, based in Valcartier, Quebec. The initial implementation period will last approximately one month. The Canadian Armed Forces will train approximately 330 CARICOM soldiers from Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas.
Belize is hiring 51 members (20 Coast Guard Special Operations Commandos and 31 Belize Defense Force soldiers) for special readiness training in preparation for a mission in Haiti supporting the Haitian National Police (PNH) in its fight against armed groups. ) was dispatched. In Jamaica, it will join forces from Jamaica and the Bahamas to form CARICOM, the Caribbean Joint Task Force.
Recall that in January 2024, CAF conducted a training course for approximately 300 defense personnel from the Bahamas, Belize, and Jamaica. The training covered a wide range of topics including protection of civilians, conduct and discipline, and conflict-related sexual violence. All military personnel must undergo such training before participating in UN-sanctioned missions.
CAF’s Operational Support Hub (OSH) in Jamaica will be the location for the training. OSH, located in Kingston, Jamaica, is one of four bases that CAF maintains in partner countries around the world, providing logistical support for operations and ensuring the rapid arrival of CAF members and assets to the region. I’ll make it. Jamaica Occupational Safety and Health was first launched in his 2016.
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