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By Wu Su-wei
and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Workers reporter, with workers author
The military’s Aviation and Special Forces Command carried out coaching yesterday wherein all orders had been delivered in English.
The coaching — held in Hsinchu County’s Kengzihkou (坑子口) space — featured simulations of troops ambushing enemy troopers, together with autos passing by way of the ambush zone.
The coaching was a part of the particular battalion’s “tactical mission march,” which runs from Tuesday final week till Friday subsequent week.
Picture: CNA
Its intention is to enhance fight readiness and strengthen the battalion’s capabilities, the army mentioned.
Yesterday was the tenth day of the 456km march throughout New Taipei Metropolis, Taoyuan, and Hsinchu and Miaoli counties.
After yesterday’s leg, 234km had been accomplished, the army mentioned.
Picture: Ritchie B. Tongo, EPA-EFE
Requested whether or not the usage of army phrases in English was linked to Taiwanese troops being skilled by US army specialists, command spokesman Main Common Wang Chun-chieh (王俊傑) mentioned there was no particular that means to the usage of English in the course of the coaching.
English allowed for simpler and faster communication in the course of the coaching, Wang mentioned.
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) in an interview with CNN in October final 12 months mentioned {that a} small variety of US armed forces personnel had been in Taiwan to coach Taiwanese troops, confirming media experiences concerning the coaching mission.
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