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By Wu Su-wei and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe army’s Aviation and Special Forces Command conducted training yesterday in which all orders were delivered in English.
The army’s Aviation and Special Forces Command conducted training yesterday in which all orders were delivered in English.
The training held in Hsinchu County’s Kengzihkou (坑子口) area featured simulations of troops ambushing enemy soldiers, including vehicles passing through the ambush zone.
The training was part of the special battalion’s “tactical mission march,” which runs from Tuesday last week until Friday next week.
Its aim is to improve combat readiness and strengthen the battalion’s capabilities, the military said.
Yesterday was the 10th day of the 456km march across New Taipei City, Taoyuan, and Hsinchu and Miaoli counties.
After yesterday’s leg, 234km were completed, the
Sniper discharged after being found with three bullets in luggage focustaiwan.tw - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from focustaiwan.tw Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
An army sniper was discharged from the military and is facing an investigation after police at Taichung Airport found three bullets in his luggage before he boarded a flight to Kinmen in October, the military said yesterday.
The corporal surnamed Chen (陳), who had been serving in the army’s Aviation and Special Forces Command in Kinmen, was dishonorably discharged on Nov. 10, after police at the airport found three 5.56mm rifle rounds in his luggage, command spokesman Major General Wang Chun-chieh (王俊傑) said.
Chen is also being investigated by civilian prosecutors, Wang said, without further elaboration.
The Chinese-language Apple Daily reported that Chen