65th Anniversary of Kuçova Air Base establishment
- Published: Friday, 15 May 2020 13:29
65 years ago was established one of the greatest prides of Albanian Armed Forces
On May 15, 1955, the Aviation Regiment "23 Peza" was established, today known as Kuçova Air Base, which was the first unit of the Albanian Military Aviation to protect the airspace of the Republic of Albania.

65 years Kuçova Air Base
- Published: Friday, 15 May 2020 11:10
65 years ago, was established one of the greatest pride of Albanian Armed Forces.
On May 15, 1955, was established the Aviation Regiment "23 Peza", today the Kuçova Air Base, which was the first unit of the Albanian Military Aviation to protect the airspace of the Republic of Albania.

Minister Xhaçka praised the military doctors: Your work has been an extraordinary contribution
- Published: Wednesday, 13 May 2020 09:51
At least 120 doctors and nurses of various specialties, part of the Armed Forces, gave their extraordinary contribution in the midst of this pandemic. Military doctors and nurses at the Trauma Hospital were at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19, identifying new cases of infection.
Since March, the Armed Forces set up triage tents outside the Trauma Hospital where after preliminary checks they detected patients with COVID-19 before being hospitalized.

Assistance to 600 needy families in Mat, Burrel and Klos, Xhaçka: Humanitarian operations, all over the country
- Published: Monday, 11 May 2020 11:04
The humanitarian operations by the Armed Forces and the State Reserves continued on the weekend. Support Command of the Armed Forces and the State Reserves delivered food packages to over 600 families in need, and single retirees in the municipalities of Mat, Bulqizë and Klos.
Defense Minister Olta Xhaçka, published photos of the personnel on the terrain, assuring that the humanitarian operation will continue day after day in every region of the country with the main focus on the assistance of families in economic difficulties.

The Armed Forces demolished by controlled explosion the unmanned building at Shkëmbi Kavajës
- Published: Friday, 08 May 2020 16:21
Specialists of the Engineer Battalion, part of Support Command of Albanian Armed Forces (AAF), carried out, a few minutes ago, the demolition of a 6-storey building by controlled explosion in the area known as ‘Shkëmbi i Kavajës’, in Durrës.

Articles from Newsroom



Minister Vengu thanks Hungarian air crews for their support in fighting wildfires
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Albania and Turkey sign Defence Cooperation Protocol
Wednesday, 23 July 2025