Dear family members of EUTM Mali troops, and their loved ones, For nearly 5 months, you have supported our EUTM Mali service members by calling attention to the unique challenges they face, and effectively advocating on their behalf. Taking care of our service members, our most precious...
On Monday, April 12, 2021, Studio Tamani reported “Improvised Explosive Devices killed more than 20 people and injured nearly 100 during the first quarter of 2021 in Mali. This is according to a new report by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS).” What is an...
EUTM provided a three-week Drivers Instructor Course, at the Malian Army Driving School in KATI, to twelve FAMa non-commissioned officers. The opening ceremony took place on April 19th and was chaired by Colonel SERME (Chief Ops of MLI Army Staff) and Colonel HENKINET, the Commander...
For three weeks a mixed team of EUTM and Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) trainers conducted the first Military Intelligence Course of 2021 at the installations of the État-Major Général des Armées (EMGA) in Bamako. The opening ceremony, held in March 22 and was presided by the...
Being a company commander is considered the best time in one's career to lead, guide and mentor soldiers under a command. To better help prepare the Malian officers for this demanding task, EUTM-Mali envisioned a Company Commanders Course with the purpose of providing the knowledge and...
Bamako, April 24, 2021 The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. Josep Borrell, visited the EUTM Mali facilities at the Boubacar Sada Sy Military Camp in Koulikoro. During the visit, High Representative Borrell met with the Mission Force Commander,...
BAMAKO, Mali – European Union Training Mission (EUTM) Force Commander, Brigade General GRACIA welcomed the Spanish Chief of Defense (CHOD), Admiral Teodoro Esteban Lopez Calderon, to the EUTM Mali Force Headquarters on Thursday, April 22, 2021. In the Tombuctu room Admiral Lopez Calderon attended an office...
From March 24 until 27, 2021 at the Koulikoro Training Centre, EUTM Mali held a Tactical First Aid and Medical Evacuation Exercise. Trainees practiced treating casualties in combat and conducting medical evacuation by different land and air means. Personnel from all KTC units participated in the...
A Medal Parade was held on both March 19 and March 27, respectively on the parade ground of Koulikoro Training Center and at the HELIPAD of the Mission Force Headquarters in Bamako. Both ceremonies were presided by the Mission Force Commander (MFCdr), Brigade General GRACIA HERREIZ...
The Public Affairs Team of EUTM Mali, together with freelance journalist Paul Lorgerie, followed a group of very young Malian recruits in the field for 3 days. The fact that these soldiers will become the pioneers, not of the Engineering but of a recently established...
