Venezuela will hold the joint military exercise Bolivarian Shield in March

Operational Strategic Command

Preparatory meeting for the exercise. Photo: Operational strategic command

the National Armed Forces of Venezuela will realize, at the beginning of the month of March, the Exercise of Joint and Integral Action Bolivarian Shield ‘Supreme Commander Hugo Chávez Frías 2021‘At the Territorial Defensive System, Which means that it will cover the entire national territory.

The joint exercise will be conducted by Strategic Operational Command of the National Armed Forces (Ceofanb), As the body responsible for the planning and conduct of military operations, and will aim to “increase the operational readiness of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, combat and expel internal and external threats and Colombian armed groups that may be in the nation, “according to the official note.

In this sense, the commander of the Ceofanb, admiral in chief A hard tackle from Remigio Ceballos to Ichaso, It activated, on February 22, the preparation phase of the exercise during a meeting with the members of the Joint Staff and the commanders of the eight regiones iIntegral Defense Strategies (Redi) By videoconference, to turn instructions on execution.

In principle, the four military components of the National Armed Forces will take part in the exercise (army, Navy, Military aviation) And the Bolivarian militia.

Territorial Defensive System

the Territorial Defensive System is framed in the present military doctrine of Venezuela, Integral Defense of the Nation, And the command of its different levels, as well as of the military components of the National Armed Forces, is exercised by the commander of the Ceofanb, so that they work of integral way.

It is made up of the strategic regions of Integral Defense, Integral Defense operational areas (Zodi), Areas of comprehensive defense (ADI), And other Defense management bodies.

There are currently eight Redi: Western, the Andes, the Plans, Central, Capital, oriental, Guyana i Maritime Insular. The eight Redi fall into a total of 28 Zodiacs, one for each regional entity — four Maritime Insular, While ADIs are subordinate to these.

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