Training of MP Units for Participation in Peacekeeping Operations
Monday, 23.3.2026 | Training
The military police units from the Army, declared for participation in peacekeeping operations, have received collective training at the “Aerodrom” Barracks in Sombor.
The training was intended to maintain and improve the skills of these two platoon-sized units, declared under the OCC mechanism by the Republic of Serbia, as part of the Partnership for Peace program.
During the two-week field activities, they practiced the procedures for carrying out patrols, blocking and searching the terrain, controlling mass gatherings, working at the checkpoint, securing the base, convoys and escorts, applying procedures when encountering UXOs, as well criminal investigation tasks. An important segment was training in using UAVs during the implementation of MP duties and tasks, both during the day and at night.
Officers from the 3rd and 5th MP Battalions have explained that the units being trained already have combat readiness certificates, that is, they have successfully completed the verification exercises evaluated by the international evaluator team. According to them, the training was attended by professional members of these units, highly motivated and qualified for the roles they perform, as shown by their results achieved both during the training for declared units and implementation of MP daily tasks.
An NCO from Niš, who has been in the declared units since their formation, has said that this joint exercise makes possible for all members to apply their knowledge and skills in different situations.
— The training we implemented is very demanding and requires a high level of physical and tactical skills, but also stability and mental resilience. During the implementation of such forms of training, the collective becomes important, and we undertake this, and all other tasks, as seriously as possible and, together with our commanders, we try to perform them as efficiently - he stated.
The Operational Capabilities Concept represents one of the PfP cooperation forms, with the implementation of which the Serbian Armed Forces achieve interoperability standards, developing the operational capabilities of units declared for participation in peacekeeping operations. In addition to MP platoons, the Serbian Armed Forces have also qualified combat-ready units of various specialties, trained under this concept.
