AAF and KSF start construction of a bridge in Maliq municipality

Published: Wednesday, 07 February 2018 16:10

Engineering unit of the Albanian Armed Forces and their colleagues from the Kosovo Security Force has begun work on the construction of a bailey bridge in the village of Zëmblak, the Pojan administrative unit in the Maliq municipality.
The construction of this bridge comes after the assistance provided by the Government of the Republic of Kosovo after the floods of December last year, which also caused damage to infrastructure.

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Floods return, AAF in the field, Xhaçka: Identify problematic areas

Published: Monday, 05 February 2018 16:05

The recent rainfall has again caused problems in some areas of the country. This situation called for the Armed Forces to go to the field to be close to the community and face the situation.

Defense Minister Olta Xhaçka alongside with the AAF was in the field, to closely follow the effective work in helping the affected inhabitants.

Apart from the maximum engagement of all structures of the Armed Forces during the floods, Minister Xhaçka emphasized the identification of problematic areas in order to prevent serious consequences.

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Emergencies, US donate equipment to the Armed Forces: Minister Xhaçka : “A friend in need is a friend indeed!”

Published: Tuesday, 30 January 2018 17:06

Albanian military men will be more trained and equipped to address the civil emergency situations. All this is made possible through the generous assistance offered by the American Government, which accepted the request sent last month by the Albanian government.

In the premises of the Supporting Command where recently there has been established a Center for Receiving and Managing Assistance, Minister Xhaçka and the US Ambassador Donald Lu, participated in a ceremony held on the occasion of receiving the first part of the assistance whose total value is 650 thousand dollars.

Minister Xhaçka thanked the Allied countries for the solidarity rendered during the latest floods directing explicitly to the United States of America for their contribution to the Albanian Armed Forces.

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97 years of Engineering and Artillery, Xhaçka: 25 thousand inhabitants have new bridges and roads thank to the AAF's contribution

Published: Monday, 22 January 2018 16:31

The 97th Anniversary of the establishment of the Engineering and Artillery Battalions finds then on terrain contributing on improving the lives of citizens all around Albania. At the special ceremony organized at the Armed Forces Command Battalion of the Armed Forces, Defense Minister Olta Xhaçka highlighted the achievements of these engineers in the civil emergency situation and their effective interventions at any difficult moment.

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