Chair of Land Operations, BEL Defence College

For 6 months now, the DefCol has fielded 3 teams in the MCU’s prestigious wargaming competition. With one final month of intense combat remaining in Operation Barbarossa, the challenge is reaching its peak. Our teams are ready to defend our top position. Victory is within reach!

Day 1 of the Land Module of the Candidate Senior Officer Course 📚 Over the next 14 weeks, candidates will build a solid foundation in brigade-level combined arms operations, in both offensive and defensive missions, across four operational settings put into practice 📈

Monday we hosted a group of @UAntwerpen students with an interest in our wargaming practice. And of course such a visit had to include some practice for them as well. Thank you for your visit and for the interesting exchanges!

5 of our Advanced Staff Course students, accompanied by 1 instructor, are participating in a Corps level planning exercise at the German Führungsakademie. This is a long-standing cooperation between our two institutions, generating a clear win-win. Oh yes, and they are doing 👍

Honouring the traditions that shape us. Yesterday, we gathered for our annual corps dinner, a meaningful moment that reinforces our bonds and reflects our shared values. It’s an occasion to toast His Majesty the King and celebrate the spirit of camaraderie that defines us. 🇧🇪

The learning never stops. Some new additions for our library 😁

Third and final day at #FLF2025, the food for thought and original research is so dense it's hard to take note of it all! A great event bringing together the military, academia, and industry.

First day of the #FutureLandForces conference in Warsaw. Excited to be here! #FLF2025

Our Candidate Senior Officer Course is not just about doctrinal knowledge and tactical planning skills but also about individual observation and analysis. Last year's students wrote on the Ukrainian war, resulting in some of them being published: defence-institute.be/en/publication…

@RCRBuck Love the decals!

We don’t wargame just to wargame. We wargame to get reps in before the real thing, building decision speed, judgment & composure when it counts. Train the mind like we train the body. #PDlikeyouPT

Building our connections with similar institutions worldwide and improving our own knowledge and insights. You can't teach if you don't learn yourself!

This time, we have 03 teams (mixed trainees and teachers) who already performed well in the first operation (COBRA): all our teams are in the Top 10! Congratulations to them and good luck for the rest of the tournament! Let’s prepare the AVALANCHE operation in Italy now!

Just like last year, we are participating in the WARPLAN wargame tournament organised by the US Marine Corps University (MCU). This tournament consists of three major WWII operations and will last until April 2026. #Wargaming #PME #WARPLAN

Our future Field Grade officers (Joint, not just Army) spent the day with the Army in Heverlee receiving briefings, attending demonstrations, and exchanging in order to concretize the past weeks of classes with something more down to earth. Thank you @Belgian_Army for hosting us!

Earlier this week, the Defence College's year-long courses have been kicked off with induction briefings. Welcome to all of our students, looking forward to teaching and learning with you!

MICRO GAME PLAYTESTERS NEEDED! I am leading a micro game design jam with designers from around the world. The theme is "warfighting" and we need some blind playtesting and feedback. Any help would be appreciated, instructions below. 🎲 🔗drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

@SebastianBae @GUWargaming @markherman54 @JasonDCMatthews Antoine Bourguilleau

We're looking for new speakers for the @GUWargaming virtual webinar series! Former speakers have ranged from commercial designers to professional wargamers -- such as @markherman54, @JasonDCMatthews, and others. Please drop your suggestions below! 🔗 @georgetownuniversitywargam6881?si=T3Et_OjfLoXnZOPR" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@georgetownuni…

Great wargaming week at King's College (London). High level discussions about current and future trends in professional wargaming. As usual, we come back with a lot of ideas for potential implementation within the Belgian Defence. #Wargaming #PME

The international PME wargaming network may not be huge, but it is alive and kicking! Thank you Antoine Bourguilleau for your visit, for the always enjoyable and fruitful discussions and for the copy of Duel Tactique. See you soon!

We've reached another level this year thanks to the commitment of our instructors and wargaming team. This event provides our students with a unique opportunity to put into practice everything they've learned over the past 14 weeks. We're proud to see their skills in action!