At Real Thaw 2022 (RT22) there are three teams of Assistance and Relief Systems Operators (OPSAS) of different nationalities. In addition to the Portuguese, the RT22 also has teams of American and Belgian OPSAS.

For master sergeant Monteiro, these types of exercises, which allow joint training, “are extremely important because we end up working with different procedures, other than ours.”

This symbiosis between the different nations promotes knowledge sharing and the evolution of all participants. The Portuguese OPSAS ended by saying that they really enjoy the training, referring to the preparation and readiness for possible real situations in which comrades are in danger.

During RT22, emergencies may arise that can be real or simulations. In these cases, the siren is activated, the soldiers are equipped and will enter the vehicles as quickly as possible, after positioning the vehicles at the aerodrome, the appropriate procedures are carried out, which differ from emergency to emergency, to solve the problem.

Afterwards, a briefing is held about the mission, it’s in here that positive aspects are pointed out and others that can be improved.