Annual Exercise 2025
"Operation Bottlenose" The National Group for Preparedness and Self-Sufficiency has run an annual exercise since 2023, the details of which are only revealed in the welcome briefing for participants, thereby preserving the realism of a hypothetical and unexpected situation… How it all began… In the winter of 2023, our participants woke up to a hypothetical military invasion scenario that caught Europe and the country by surprise, forcing them to put their preparedness plans into action. Thanks to the G.N.P.A. emergency communication lines, the group organised itself in what later became known as "Operation Russian Boar", where, in a desperate attempt to evacuate under enemy fire, they were confronted with moral and practical choices along the way… "Hidden from the enemy" In 2024, after 1 year of the G.N.P.A. operating clandestinely as a resistance force against the invaders, the identity of some of its members was exposed by collaborators of the occupation regime, leading to their capture and torture… The survivors who managed to escape then began a true "S.E.R.E." mission, evading the enemy with the aim of escaping the occupied zone… "The capture" Will our participants reach safe harbour this year? "Farewell to the motherland" If you want to take part in this adventure, sign up now and don't miss another edition. Registration deadline: 31 July. At 09:00 at the Headquarters in Setúbal (HQ location below). Insurance not included. Registrations l