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Kfor Assistance to Skopje Authorities Following Torrential Rains KFORThe KFOR Magazine for KFOR CHRONICLE Soldiers August 2016 KFOR ASSISTANCE TO SKOPJE AUTHORITIES FOLLOWING TORRENTIAL RAINS RWDOB SWISS COMPOUND INAUGURATION www.nato.int/kfor CONTENT Peje/Pec-08th July 2016. Key Elements O cers who have been designated as Sta and Flag members of KFOR visited Camp “Villaggio Italia” within the “Key Leader Training” (KLT) course. COM KFOR COM KFOR Farewell Address RWDOB Swiss Compound 03 Inauguration KFOR 04 Helps in Repairing the Consequences of flooding in MNBG-E 06 FYROM Celebration of 4th July in CMLT MILITARY POLICE 08 Marksmanship Exercise CARITAS UMBRIA 09 “Raduloc” Foster Home KFOR HQ A Visual Overview 10 CSI KOSOVO 12 Forensic Evidence Collection PILGRIMAGE 14 Pilgrimage to Letnicë/Letnica 16 CULTURAL CORNER The Ottoman Bridges of PICTURES OF THE Kosovo MONTH 18 Your Chance to be a Part of 20 It! PROFILES Bojan Bosnić MEDICAL ADVICE Ray Duke Effect of Smoking on the 21 Body 22 MP MESSAGE & RADIO K4 23 90.2 FM and 96.6 FM 2 KFOR CHRONICLE 08/2016 COM KFOR COM KFOR FAREWELL ADDRESS PICTURE: Hajrullahu Afrim On 7 August 2015, I was greatly undoubtedly commitment to “winds of change” blowing across honoured to become the the KFOR mission, ensuring the region; what was thought Commander of Kosovo Force. I the safety, security and freedom impossible in the past is now not did not take this duty lightly; I of movement for the people of only achievable but tangible. You rolled up my sleeves and expected Kosovo. took over the responsibility to all of you to do the same. irteen Always remember: our actions “Shape the Change” by turning months has own by and I have have meaning and KFOR is “challenges” into “opportunities”. hugely enjoyed the opportunity still very much needed as a You performed exceptionally well of working with all of you, the key enabler to achieve a stable doing your daily job, maximizing always deeply committed and environment both now and into contributions and contributing professional dedicated soldiers the future. to consolidate the peace and and civilian workers from the KFOR’s motto of “Shaping the stability within Kosovo. thirty-one nations that constitute Change” is a testament to the I thank you all, once again, rst of the KFOR family. transparent merging of NATO all for the e orts you have done, KFOR has unquestionably and KFOR capabilities with the silently, diligently and without been a Force for good in the people of Kosovo, yet it re ects complaining. I wish you all a safe region since 1999. We stabilized the close and quasi-symbiotic and secure future as you return Kosovo in turbulent times, and relationship achieved thus far. to your Nations and families and continue to assist the Institutions KFOR enables and advances this express my gratitude for your in Kosovo while they develop process through its organized comradeship and loyalty to me and grow to serve the Kosovo network of international as your Commander, and the people. In KFOR, we have stakeholders, that today stand integrity and honesty that was continued working this past as one with a uni ed vision and always the true compass of your year to consolidate progress cooperative e ort, supporting the actions. and to keep the momentum future of Kosovo and eventually Remember that the people of towards full stabilization of the normalization of the entire Kosovo also thank you. the region. All of you proved Balkan region. We clearly see the “Shaping the Change!” KFOR CHRONICLE 08/2016 3 RWDOB RWDOB, SWISS COMPOUND INAUGURATION On 1st August, Major General Guglielmo Luigi Miglietta, KFOR Commander, with Major General Philippe Rebord, Commander of Swiss Armed Forces College, Chief of Staff Operational Training and Deputy Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces officiated at the opening of the Swiss Compound that is a key part of the Rotary Wing Deployed Operational Base (RWDOB) at the Slatina Military APOD. This important benchmark heralds the Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the RWDOB. It is currently expected that Full Operational Capability (FOC) RWDOB will be the provision APOD remains separated from will be reached in the fourth of a strategically important the civilian terminal due to both quarter of 2016. facility which will allow a safe the volume and type of traffic The RWDOB, when fully and efficient APOD, for Troop that it processes. The APOD has operational, will become an Contributing Nations (TCNs), its own separate parking apron essential element in providing the whereby they can conduct their and passenger terminal. This mission essential airlift capability dedicated air transport and in turn allows KFOR to operate to KFOR units and the Tactical medical evacuation operations in independently of civil air traffic, Reserve. The primary role of the support of KFOR’s mission. The thus reducing our impact on the 4 KFOR CHRONICLE 08/2016 RWDOB ever growing civilian side, which in 2015 alone processed over 1.5 million passengers. Major General Miglietta in his speech, highlighted the importance of this vital KFOR asset, remarked that “RWDOB will be a key enabler for NATO and KFOR to be able to cope with any evolving scenario in Kosovo through the provision of a lean, efficient and cost-effective force”. The Aviation Detachment remains a key KFOR operational asset that will be enhanced by the operational activation of the RWDOB that is now an integral part of the APOD. The Aviation Detachment is comprised of helicopters from Croatia, Slovenia, Switzerland along with US helicopters belonging to the MNBG-E, which for KFOR comprises the ‘‘third dimension’’ capable of conducting multi-role missions and key tasks. KFOR HQ, on a daily basis, may task these assets for a multitude of diverse tasks from reconnaissance missions, medical evacuations (MEDEVAC) and assisting local authorities in, for example, the provision of air assets in quenching forest fires. General Miglietta concluded his address thanking the Swiss contingent for the extremely important contribution that allowed the Initial Operational Capability (IOC) of the RWDOB to be achieved in a seamless and timely manner. Maj. Rory Finegan OF-3 IRL-A KFOR CHRONICLE 08/2016 5 KFOR KFOR HELPS IN REPAIRING THE CONSEQUENCES OF FLOODING IN FYROM* A er the catastrophic oods that hit villages near Skopje in FYROM on the 6th of August, those who were among the rst responders to aid the local population and begin the operation of eliminating the consequences of the oods were members of the Swiss and Austrian KFOR contingent. A total of 18 staff members and 13 Republic of Macedonia who are to the soldiers of KFOR for being vehicles of NATO KFOR mission, most vulnerable and who are in tireless; they are working for with heavy machinery, loaders, a very bad situation. “I am also twelve or thirteen hours to help excavators and tipper trucks were happy that our soldiers are highly us. We admire them for their deployed from Kosovo to the motivated, they see and feel the dedication and for what they area that has been affected by the gratefulness of the residents of have shown on the field, and floods, in the village of Stajkovci, these villages for being able to help the engineering unit of KFOR near Skopje. them, and this is most important”, is unmatched and at a very high Colonel Arnold Staudacher, said Colonel Arnold Staudacher. level”, said Zoran Stefanovski, a commander JLSG was pleased Villagers of Stajkovce are villager of Stajkovce. with the swift action that KFOR immensely grateful for the help Captain Stefan Weber, the conducted in order to help the that came from KFOR. commander officer of the most vulnerable residents of “The situation in the village is International Transport Coy has the village. “The operation of now much better. We are grateful been on the ground for days, eliminating the consequences of floods in FYROM is very unique, for me personally also, because the engineers from here were immediately engaged. Everything went very well, and, as a commander, I am very happy that the decision-making process moved quickly, so we could immediately react and provide assistance to the local population”, said Staudacher. He added that it is very important that KFOR is able to help the citizens of the Former Yugoslav *Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia“ (FYROM). Turkey recognizes the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name. 6 KFOR CHRONICLE 08/2016 KFOR directly involved in helping the villagers of Stajkovci. He says that the situation in the village after the floods was very difficult because the mud clogged all roads and houses, and it was impossible to move around the village. “We are constantly working to clean the streets and houses, and if we haven’t been doing it everything would be buried, we are first aid for people who are trying to restart a normal life. Most of them are very poor, they have to remove the things from their homes, and we are here to help them and sympathize with them”, said Captain Weber. Severe storm that befell the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has caused significant material damage, particularly in the villages Stajkovci and Cento, Sindjelic, Aracinovo and Smiljkovci, near Skopje. At least 22 people were killed, dozens were injured and more than 1,000 have been evacuated due to the floods that hit the villages near Skopje on August 6. The youngest victim of a big storm that was found was two years old, and the oldest was an 83-year-old woman. While this natural disaster brings tragedy, it nonetheless reinforces the need for KFOR troops to be constantly trained for such emergency situations, whereby if called they can respond not only quickly but professionally.
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