In the beginning of February the second rotation of the Air Assault Control Group (AACG) of the Romualdas Giedraitis Artillery Battalion of the Motorised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf began service in Afghanistan. Lithuanians will conduct a half-year shift of duty in a Danish Contingent in the province of Helmand, in southern Afghanistan.
Task of Lithuanian AACG is to provide air fire support to units of the Combat Group of the Danish Armed Forces through planning, ordering and operating assault helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles and aircrafts. The first shift of AACG were deployed to Afghanistan in composition of a Danish Battalion in 2008.
AACG is a fire support unit tailored to back a battalion or brigade-sized combat unit by air fire. Air fire support is one of the most effective ways of rendering support in battlefield. The Group includes several military with special and sophisticated training.
Training of the AACG of the Romualdas Giedraitis Artillery Battalion of the Motorised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf is backed significantly by the Danish Royal Armed Forces. The country provided support throughout the period of training and helps maintain qualification level of the troops of the two AACG existing in the Lithuanian Armed Forces.
Capt Tomas Repšys
