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7th War Correspondents Workshop

PRESENTATION
AIM
GENERAL PROGRAMME
REGISTRATION FORM
COMPLETE LEAFLET
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
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PRESENTATION:
The presence of the social communication media in conflicts is a reality. Being near the news means assuming risks. In this effort many correspondents have lost their lives. The Army, with constantpresence in operations abroad, offers its experience to media professionals in this Workshop.
AIM:
To provide the journalist who transfers to a crisis or conflict area some skills and knowledge that allow him to undertake his work in the best security and survival conditions.
GENERAL PROGRAMME:
Monday, 28th September 2009
08:30 am
- Accreditations.
- Distribution of Documentation.
- Opening of the Workshop.
09:40 am
- Presentation of the Course and the Department.
- Basic knowledge of the Armed Forces.
10:30 am
- Transport to the Military Medical School.
11:00 am
- Medical Prevention in the Area.
- Medical Geography.
- Stress Control (workshop).
- First aid: Wounds (workshop).
- Casualty Transport (workshop).
- Basic Life Support.
- Lunch at the Military Medical School.
8:00 pm
- Return to the Army War College.
Tuesday, 29th September 2009
08:30 am
- The Army in Operations..
09:50 am
- Self-protection in the Area.
11:00 am
- Transport to the Engineering Academy.
12:00 pm
- Mine and Improvised Explosive Devise Awareness.
2:15 pm
- Lunch at the Engineering Academy.
4:00 pm
- Practical Exercise on Mines and Improvised Explosive Devices..
6:15 pm
- Helicopter transport to Army Helicopter Forces Base.
- Materiel Awareness.
- Boarding Practices.
- Day and Night Flight.
11:00 pm
- Return to the Army War College.
Wednesday, 30th September 2009
08:30 am
- Transport to TEPESA (Brunete).
- Practical exercises in All-terrain Driving.
- Vehicle Recuperation.
- Maintenance.
- Emergency Repairs.
- All-terrain Driving.
- Impact and Overturn Simulator.
- “RICs”
- Lunch at TEPESA.
5:00 pm
- Transport to Toledo.
- Practical exercises in bivouac living.
- Night movement.
- Overnight in bivouac on “Los Alijares” Training Centre.
Thursday, 1st October 2009
09:30 am
- Infantry Academy.
- Field Exercises::
- Tactical theme
- NBC Risk.
7:00 pm
- Return to the Army War College.
Friday, 2nd October 2009
09:00 am
- Public Information in Operations.
10:10 am
- Panel of experiences: Journalists in Conflict Areas.
12:00 pm
- Survey. Critical Judgment.
1:00 pm
- Closing.
PRESENTATION:
AIM:
GENERAL PROGRAMME:
REGISTRATION FORM:






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For further information, contact the Army Department of Communication.
Telephones: 91 780 3540, 91 780 2075
Fax: 91 522 7820
e-mail: prensa@et.mde.es

Address:
Army War College
Missions of Peace Department..
Advice and Coordination:
Army Department of Communication.
Collaborators:
Infantry Academy.
Engineering Academy.
International De-mining Centre.
Military Medical School.
Army Helicopter Forces.
Airborne Infantry Brigade.
TEPESA.
Applications for the 7th War Correspondents Course may be made by sending, before 21st August, the registration form to the postal address indicated below, or by sending this registration form by
e-mail to the address: prensa@et.mde.es. In both cases it is an indispensable requirement to attach a brief curriculum vitae and a photocopy of your class B driving licence.
PRESS OFFICE
ARMY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION
ARMY HEADQUARTERS
10 PRIM ST. 28004 MADRID
Important: due to the nature of the course and the type of resources employed, the number of places is limited to a maximum of 25.
ARMY UNITS
- Araba Álava |
- Albacete |
- Alicante |
- Almería |
- Asturias |
- Ávila |
- Badajoz |
- Barcelona |
- Burgos |
- Cáceres |
- Cádiz |
- Cantabria |
- Castellón |
- Ceuta |
- Ciudad Real |
- Córdoba |
- A Coruña |
- Cuenca |
- Girona |
- Granada |
- Guadalajara |
- Gipuzkoa |
- Huelva |
- Huesca |
- Islas Baleares |
- Jaén |
- León |
- Lleida |
- Lugo |
- Madrid |
- Málaga |
- Melilla |
- Murcia |
- Navarra |
- Ourense |
- Palencia |
- Las Palmas |
- Pontevedra |
- La Rioja |
- Salamanca |
- Segovia |
- Sevilla |
- Soria |
- Tarragona |
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
- Teruel |
- Toledo |
- Valencia |
- Valladolid |
- Bizkaia |
- Zamora |
- Zaragoza


