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Air Force personnel getting trained on ground-to-air communication system, Peleshi: It is essential for civil emergencies to be operative in December

: Published: Friday, 15 October 2021 17:11

Air Force personnel has started a 4-week training on the ground-to-air radio communication systems. Defence Minister Niko Peleshi, while greeting the staff at the Farka Air Base, inquired them to learn as much as possible from this training, as it is very important for the future, to keep the system operational at all times.

"I have only one request that the configuration of this ground-air communication system, to be 100% effective, as we have planned, in December. To learn as much as possible from this training and to be able to update it whenever necessary and with our own resources, not to wait for the contractor”.

October 13th as the International Day of Disaster Reduction, "All together for Civil Protection" activity

: Published: Wednesday, 13 October 2021 16:17

For the second year in a row, the National Agency of Civil Protection in the framework of the "International Day of Disaster Reduction", in cooperation with the Albanian Red Cross, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), World Vision Albania, prefectures, municipalities, as well as the Ministry of Education and Health, reintroduces to 12 schools in the country, the activity with the theme "All together for Civil Protection".

As initiated by the convening of the United Nations General Assembly in 1989, to have a day where society's global attention will be focused on the opportunity and ability of people or communities around the world to reduce their exposure to disasters, October 13^th was observed as a day that serves to raise awareness and the importance of risk prevention to these disasters.

Girls and women in security policy, Deputy Defence Minister: We have enhanced their representation in the AF

: Published: Tuesday, 05 October 2021 12:15

Empowering the role of women in society through knowledge and development of the next generation as a proactive contributor to national and international security policy was at the highlight of the activity organized on the occasion of the launch of the Institute for Women in National and International Security Policy II, a project funded by the US Embassy. Deputy Minister of Defense Dallëndyshe Bici, the US Ambassador Yuri Kim, the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania Vincenzo Del Monaco were some of the participants in this activity.

Civil-Military coordination in the academic field – the challenge of the 21st Century, Deputy Defence Minister greets the participants of the scientific conference

: Published: Friday, 01 October 2021 13:24

Higher education of military personnel should be an integral part of public higher education. This was the main object of the scientific conference held on September 30, in the auditorium of the Ministry of Defense, on the topic: "Civilian-military coordination in the academic field - the challenge of the 21st century ". This academic activity came as a collaboration between the Faculty of Defense and Security at AFA and the Department of Political Science of Barleti University.

Deputy Minister of Defense Dallëndyshe Bici, while greeting the conference proceedings, emphasized the importance of the Academy of the AF in the project of the modernization and professionalization of the Armed Forces.

Minister Peleshi meets with the Deputy Chief of the US National Guard Bureau: Albania, the lever to maintain the orientation of the region towards the West

: Published: Friday, 24 September 2021 11:39

During his visit to the United States, Defence Minister Niko Peleshi met with Deputy Chief of the US National Guard Bureau, three-star General, Marc H. Sasseville. Mr. Peleshi expressed to General Marc H. Sasseville the willingness to further intensify cooperation.