This Friday, March 5, the Bolivarian Shield “Supreme Commander Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías 2021” military exercises began, as recently ordered by President Nicolás Maduro.
The deployment of all units of the military components of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), namely, the Bolivarian Army (EB), the Bolivarian Navy (AB), the Bolivarian Military Aviation (AMB), the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) and the Bolivarian Militia (MB) continued on Saturday throughout the national territory by air, sea and land.
Nuestros gloriosos pilotos de combate de la Aviación del @somos_ejercito, ejecutaron ejercicio de tiro empleando los helicópteros de ataque Mi-35M2, demostrando su garra y espíritu de lucha en Defensa de los Llanos Venezolanos.#EscudoBolivariano2021 pic.twitter.com/hlNyqvyNwF
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Venezuelan Minister for Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, and the head of the Strategic Operational Command, Remigio Ceballos, were in charge of directing this activity together with the heads of each of the five branches of the armed forces.
“The Bolivarian Shield drills aim to increase FANB cohesion, its level of integrity through the territorial defensive system, in addition to specifying the campaign plans, training, and the operation of crews,” explained Padrino López from one of the training sites.
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He emphasized that “the victory of the nation is peace, as a country of peace, but we are prepared to defend it. Venezuela is besieged, constantly threatened, and by constitutional mandate, the men and women of the Army are ordered to defend it in civic-military union.”
These exercises are based on the integration of the Territorial Defense System—Strategic Regions of Integral Defense (REDI), Operational Zones of Integral Defense (ZODI) and Areas of Integral Defense (ADI).
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For his part, Ceballos reported that the deployment of the entire Venezuelan Army in a civic-military union began on Friday at 6:00 am, and will continue till Sunday, March 7.
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🇻🇪 #6Mar || Nuestra #FANB continua el Ejercicio de Acción Conjunta e Integral Escudo Bolivariano Cmdte Supremo Hugo Chávez Frías. Garantizando la Seguridad y la Soberanía de la Nación.
¡Dragones en el aire!#EscudoBolivariano2021 pic.twitter.com/PLPLFbeU0a— DAO AMB (@DAO_AMB) March 6, 2021
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La Compañía de Morteros 120mm Cnel. Juan Bautista Cova @Ejb_5205batmort realiza el mantenimiento a sus sistemas de armas para estar prestos ante cualquier amenaza a la Patria
!Leales siempre!#FANBEscudoBolivarianoHugoChavez @NicolasMaduro @vladimirpadrino @dhernandezlarez pic.twitter.com/bLmdBndtGf— Ejército Bolivariano (@somos_ejercito) March 6, 2021
El Ejercito Bolivariano participa en el Ejercicio #FANBEjercicioHugoChavez2021 conjuntamente con la #FANB demostrando el alto poder de fuego con el que cuenta Nuestra Patria@NicolasMaduro@vladimirpadrino@dhernandezlarez pic.twitter.com/WU62PuzqVp
— Ejército Bolivariano (@somos_ejercito) March 6, 2021
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Featured image: President Maduro with Venezuelan soldiers. File photo.
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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