According to the training plan, Special Forces Battalion personnel successfully conducted Winter Warfare Training on the mountain of Osogovo in the vicinity of Ponikva.
The goal of conducting exercises in real-life cold weather conditions is to maintain the level of readiness required of the Special Forces Battalion. By the end of the winter warfare training the goal was met, i.e. to maintain the capability for conducting operations in cold weather conditions in the mountain.
Practical training of the service personnel included, building winter shelters, tactical methods for skiing and movement on the snow, firing positions on the snow, giving first aid, and camouflage in winter conditions.