V 53 Festive Edition Ministry for the Kosovo Security Force FORCE’S DAY - OPEN DAY KSF in service to citizens Prishtina, November 27, 2016 FORCE’S DAY - OPEN DAY Content Work, commitment and high professionalism in the KSF .........................................................................................3 The year 2016, year of successes for the KSF …………...........................................................................................4 The KSF won Golden Medal at" Cambrian Patrol" race in United Kingdom ……..........................................……5 KSF officer, Ismail Hoxha was declared the best one at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst of the United Kingdom ………………............................................................................................................................................5 KSF Liuetenant, Manushaqe Nura, the first one at International Race held in Republic of Croatia ……...……….6 KSF Sergean is awarded with golden medal ………............................................................................................… 6 The KSF members took first place in the running race "Run for the Fallen'' in Bondsteel ……..............…………7 The KSF inaguarated the Search and Rescue Center …............................................................................................7 Memorandum of Cooperation among MKSF and Ministry of Defense of Hungary ..........................……………..8 Minister Haki Demolli hosted Operation Assistant of NATO General Secretary, Mr. Patrick Turner ….............….8 Commander of US Army Europe Command met the Minister and Commander of KSF …...........................……..9 Minister Haki Demolli hosted Minsiter of Defense of Croatia, Josip Buljevic ……........................................…..10 Minister and Commander of KSF hosted Admiral Mark Ferguson III …………..........................................…….11 Minister Demolli and Commander of KSF, Gen Rama had important meetings in Pentagon, Washington DC and IOWA`s State ……......................................................................................................................................……….11 US Congress supports Kosovo in the Partnership for Peace …..........................................................…………….12 COMKSF. Lt. General, Rrahman Rama attended NATO Defense College in Rome .................................………12 American General, Timothy Orr visited the KSF Units …........................................................…………………..13 Minister of KSF Haki Demolli hosted Director of Division for Policy and Plans to NATO ..........................……13 NATO mandates Advising and Liasion Team for Ministry of the KSF and the KSF ...........................………..…14 Commander of US Army Europe, General Hodges: KSF is ready expecting political decision on transformation ….....................................................................................................................................................…………….…15 Commander of KSF was hosted by Chief of Armed Forces of Italy ….........................................................……..15 IOWA`s National Guard soldier visited MKSF and LFC …...................................................................………....16 Minister Haki Demolli met US Generals Altman and De Haes from IOWA National Guard ….......…………… 16 In MKSF was held the Fifth Conference "KSF and Partners" ……………..................................................……..17 Minister Haki Demolli hosted deputy secretary for operations of NATO Secretary General John Manza .…..….18 Lt. General Rrahman Rama part of military conference in USA …………...................................................…….18 KSF participating in leading woman summit organized by Iowa National Guard USA ...................…………....18 KSF paraded for 8 Independence anniversary …..............................................................................................…..19 Main "KLA EPIC” manifestation took place in KSF .......................................................................................…...19 KSF leaders paying tributes to Reçak Memorial ...........................................................................................……..21 Ministers and KSF Commander honored KLA martyrs in "Dukagjini Epics" …..........................................……..21 Minister and KSF Commander paid tribute to "Martyrs Cemetery" in Koshare …............................................…21 KSF successfully wrapped up 2016 humanitarian demining operations ……...............................................……..22 KSF members donated more than 1200 doses of blood for Kosovo citizens ….............................................…….22 KSF in "Lets Clean Kosovo" Action ........................................................................................................….……..23 KSF marked the International Earth Day …................................................................................................………23 KSF most trusted entity in the Republic of Kosovo ........................................................................................……24 For two weeks KSF cadets conducted "Youth camp 2016" field exercise in Zhegoc of Gjilane ...................…….24 KSF cadets as most salient, with successful display during "Summer Camp 2016" operations in Krivollak of Macedonia ….......................................................................................................................................................…24 KSF in joint exercise "Joint Effort-1" in Albania …...............................................................................................25 KSF contingent in joint operations in "Immediate response 16" exercise in Slovenia-Croatia …......................…26 KSF successfully carried out "Eagle 5" exercise .............................................................................................……26 Minister Demolli visited "Eagle 5” field exercise .........................................................................................……..27 KSF students in "West Point" ……......................................................................................................................…28 KSF new cadets graduate, 2016 generation …...................................................................................................….28 KSF new cadets take an oath .........................................................................................................................……..29 KSF minority cadets graduate …........................................................................................................................….30 KSF trained "Airborne team" ….........................................................................................................................….30 In "Adem Jashari" barrack of KSF got inaugurated sport facility ….................................................................…..32 KSF, Iowa National Guard and US Army Europe ran with watchword "Together for peace" …................………33 2 FORCE’S DAY - OPEN DAY Work, commitment and professionalism Kosovo Security Force with concrete and committed engagement, from November last year until now, is closing one more very successful year of development, professionalism and overall in all fields, as local also the international ones. With serious work and discipline, with a good planning of KSF commanding staff and its units and also with a good management and efficient function of command and control, the KSF has marked success on conducting its mission, has successfully carried out all the duties, by being active and cooperative with local and international institutions in Kosovo as well as interoperable with militaries of regional partner countries and beyond. The results of the Kosovo Security Force are visible and measurable, first it is the scale of the KSF reliability to the citizens, which can be seen by the results of public opinion polls that align the KSF for years in one of the institutions with high reliability, then awards that the units and members of the KSF have earned either in the individual or team competitions where have been adorned with gold, as well as the successes of KSF contingents, in cooperation with other local emergency institutions, and then exercises with KFOR as well as exercises in region and beyond in which the KSF has proved that it is on a good track to be in pace with other armies. KSF has marked a success in integrating females and minorities in its ranks and has shown commitment on creation of a working environment suitable and equivalent. This year, have graduated the first KSF officers by the Serb community, who based on the cooperation agreement, have completed the Military Academy of the Republic of Macedonia, to be integrated all together for service in the KSF, indiscriminately. In this case I would like to emphasize also the good cooperation that the Ministry for Kosovo Security Force and the Kosovo Security Force continue to have with the NATO Advisory Liaison Team for MKSF and KSF, the good cooperation with the National Guard of Iowa and with other strategic partners. Also in this year we've had a good cooperation with neighboring countries we gave our contribution in regional security initiatives, in benefit of peace and security not only in the region but also beyond. With the purpose of realization of the transformation process of the KSF into Kosovo Armed Forces (KAF) and realization of strategic objectives, the MKSF has