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KFOR CHRONICLE the KFOR Magazine for KFOR Soldiers June 2013 KFOR CHRONICLE The KFOR magazine for KFOR soldiers June 2013 KKFORFOR JJuneune 11999999 www.nato.int/kfor KFOR CHRONICLE 6/2013 CONTENT PICTURE: Archive KFOR negotiate the Kumanova Agreement - June 1999 COM KFOR 03 Opening Address BLOOD DONATION 04 Soldiers helping Kosovo SOCCER MATCH 06 KP v MNBG-W MNBG-W 07 Joint Training Exercises INTERVIEW 09 Captian Eugenio VARLESE CULTURE REPORT 10 Water in Kosovo HISTORY REPORT 12 KFOR June 1999 HISTORY REPORT 14 Batcave Painting CSM MEETING 15 At Mount Goles Shooting Range MNBG-E 18 Change of Command & Transfer of Authority SUDOKU 20 An activity for the brain PICTURE OF THE MONTH 21 Your chance to be a part of it! WORLD PRESS 22 Photograph Exhibition PROFILES 23 Bruno Calabria Amar Atmane KFOR CHRONICLE 6/2013 COM KFOR “From Facing the de-confl iction. Barricades to Th e second pillar is KFOR’s Own Operations which are thoroughly planned, trained regularly and available Promoting Progress” to encounter a variety of threat situations which could occur all over KOSOVO. KFOR continues to run normal hen I arrived in KFOR in September of 2012 framework operations maintaining a low profi le and Wmy predecessor described the situation as of setting a force posture to be able to react if SASE and his tour as “Facing the Barricades”. If I had to describe FOM are endangered from a KFOR perspective. the situation now, I would describe it as “Promoting Progress”. Th e third pillar is KFOR Support to EULEX Operations. We have established Before I go into some details close cooperation and serious about the current situation I eff orts have been taken to ensure would like to look back just EULEX operations become more for a second and provide eff ective. EULEX continues to assist you my perception of the in establishing rule of law and our strategic framework and the relationship with EULEX has never related tactical developments. been better however, EULEX is Since 1999 KFOR conducted operating under several limitations. a successful and at times challenging mission which Just under construction is the was basically three phases. Th e fourth pillar, KFOR InfoOps and fi rst phase I would call “Intervention and Stabilization”. PsyOps Campaingn. Th e more the political process runs A civilian administration was established, there was progressively the more important it is for the promotion moderate economic and infrastructural advancement of a sound public opinion. Key leader engagement visits and starting with the self-declared Declaration of are conduct on various levels as well as municipality Independence a new phase begun, the “Transition visits to be as convincing and transparent as possible. and Accommodation of Change”. From July 2011 Such exchanges of information as well as the signals of KFOR was facing violent action triggering a period of trust are a clear and well understood massage. It shows roadblocks in the NORTH that lasted almost one year. KFORs impartiality and aff ects KFOR’s mission and the In October 2012, the EU mediated High–level dialogue overall process in a positive manner. in order to ‘normalize relations’ constituted a strategic shift and lead us to a new phase, which I would describe Th e four pillars are structured in order to support from a tactical view as “Normalization and (Hopefully) the KFOR Security Outreach North initiatives which Completion”. Promoting progress can now more fully indicate how we are Promoting Progress. Some show the dynamicity and the progress of change. Derived examples are: from the situation, it was evident at the end of 2012 1) Unfi xing of troops at property with designated that the KFOR strategy needed some change. As things special status and border crossing points. developed, the need for a more comprehensive strategy 2) Th e Administrative Boarder Line Security Project became mindful in order to contribute to progress. 3) Rearrangements and reduction of forces To address the right approach, KFOR developed the 4) Th e fi rst municipality visit of a COM KFOR ever to “KFOR Security Outreach North” concept. Based on MITROVICA North KFORs mandate and mission to contribute to a Safe and Secure Environment (SASE) and Freedom of Movement KFOR has come a long way since I fi rst got here in (FOM), a new concept was developed which consists of September of 2012 and it still has a long way to go. But as four pillars. we continue to work on our four pillars and allow them to support our KFOR Security Outreach North initiatives, I Th e fi rst pillar is the KFOR Security Dialogue, which feel confi dent that we will be moving “Forward Together”. is already established with the dialog and cooperation of the four mayors of the northern municipalities. Th is dialogue is used to develop a valuable communication MajorMajor GGeneralene Volker Halbauer forum concerning SASE and FOM for prevention and COM KFOR KFOR CHRONICLE 6/2013 3 BLOOD DONATION SOLDIERS DONATE BLOOD IN KOSOVO On 13 and 14 June 2013, Offi cers and NCOs of the Hellenic Armed Forces in Kosovo donated blood to the hospitals of Prishtinë/Priština and Mitrovicë/Mitrovica (both southern and northern sectors). he initiative was taken to Th rough personal connections, regardless of nationality. We are Tcoincide with the World Blood together with the help of the Hellenic here in Kosovo to help its people Donor Day on 14 June and the Embassy, we were able to meet with in all respects, and if we can help Blood Donation Week from 13-20 representatives of both hospitals, by donating blood then we shall June 2013. Th is was organised by who were elated with the project and do this”. Manager of the Prishtinë/ the Blood Transfusion Centre in managed to organise the event. Th e Priština Blood Transfusion Centre, Prishtinë/Priština Hospital, and Greek Commander of the KFOR Dr Eusen Satriu said, “We are the whole event was covered by the HQ Guard, Major Gerasimos Lytras touched, honoured and thankful for local press. stated, “Blood is for all people, the donation. I wish you could do PICTURES: CPT Konstantinos Rantis M.D (2) Greek and Moroccan Soldiers 4 KFOR CHRONICLE 6/2013 BLOOD DONATION PICTURES: CPT Konstantinos Rantis M.D (2) Greek Soldiers involved in the donation this in our mobile units, which will and South Hospitals of Mitrovicë/ initiative and stated that they hope be around the city this week, so that Mitrovica, the Hellenic LMTs from more members of KFOR will give the people in the streets notice what Novo Selo were welcomed by the support like this in the future. you’re doing for us, but since I don’t hospital staff and local habitants of want to cause any inconvenience to the city and nearby villages. Kosovar- Special credit should be given the soldiers, we will of course accept Serbian TV network “MOST” to Moroccan LT Yassine Benali you here at the hospital”. covered the event live in the North (Public Aff airs Offi cer of JRD-N) Sector and members of the Zveçan/ who escorted the Hellenic LMTs At the same time, in both North Zvečan municipality praised the in Mitrovicë/Mitrovica and participated in the event by donating his blood too. At the end of the day, almost 50 units of blood were donated, which represents about half the number of the Hellenic force in Kosovo. It should be mentioned that the Hellenic Armed Forces have a long history of voluntary blood donations and humanitarian aid actions for all people in Kosovo, going back to the beginning of KFOR. Th is tradition was continued on 13 and 14 June. In conclusion, as a representative of the Greek Liaison Offi ce in Kosovo mentioned, “Th is is a great opportunity to show that the Greeks are here to help. We do not take sides, we are here for both Kosovar- Albanians and Kosovar-Serbians and this is the message we want to send with this initiative”. CPT Konstantinos Rantis M.D KFOR CHRONICLE 6/2013 5 SOCCER MATCH PICTURE: MNBG-E (2) The Final Whistle!! SOCCER MATCH / KP VS. MNBG-W On Th ursday, 13 June 2013, in Pejë/Pec a special soccer match was held. Far from the lights of the Confederation Cup in Brazil, a soccer fi eld in Pejë/Pec hosted the challenge between a Kosovo Police (KP) team and an Italian team from Multinational Battle Group West (MNBG-W). he KP team was composed of with friendly greetings between future, challenge a joint team Tpolicemen serving in the Pejë/ the players and the exchange of the composed of the best players of all Pec area, while the MNBG-W was pennants between the two team national contingents in MNBG-W. composed of Italian soldiers of captains. Aft er the third defeat Hopefully this will mean ‘Forward Papa Company. Th is allowed for a of national contingent teams of Together’ for a win! friendly sporting rivalry amongst MNBG-W, the KP team will, in CPT Pietro D’Angelo people who pass each other each day during their work. Th e KP team had many talented players, especially a skillful midfi elder. Th e Italian team, loyal to Italian soccer traditions, worked a defense scheme; waiting for the right moment to launch counterattacks and taking advantage of the KP team, who were overstretched in the Italian middle of the fi eld. Despite the best laid plans, the match ended with the victory to the KP team aft er a competitive game. Th e end of the match was marked MNBG-W attempt to score 6 KFOR CHRONICLE 6/2013 MNBG-W JOINT TRAINING MNBG-W JOINT TRAINING In May and June 2013, Multinational Battle Group West (MNBG-W) units conducted a number of joint training exercises based on Crowd and Riot Control (CRC) in Camp Vrelo and HELO MEDEVAC in Camp Villaggio Italia (CVI).
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