The Albanian Naval Force ship "Lissus" rescued 84 people in two successive operations in the Aegean Sea

Published: Monday, 03 December 2018 11:42

The Albanian Naval Force ship "Lissus" engaged in two different operation for rescuing and preventing immigrants in the Aegean Sea.
Yesterday evening, at 21:35, the Albanian Naval Force ship "Lissus" detected a boat with 39 immigrants on board, of which 31 of Palestinian nationality and eight of Syrian nationality.

In a second operation, this morning at 10:25, the Albanian Naval Force ship "Lissus" escorted another dinghy boat with 45 people on board, out of whom 31 were men, five women and nine children. Of them, 28 were of Afghan nationality, 10 Iraqis, 5 Syrians, 1 Egyptian, and 1 is still under identification process.

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AAF celebrate the Liberation Day in the pedestrian area, Armed Forces Wind Band in its brand new uniform

Published: Thursday, 29 November 2018 18:36

The Armed Forces (AAF) and the citizens celebrated the Liberation Day in a totally different way. The pedestrian area of the capital served for several hours as a meeting place between the AAF and the citizens. They visited the stands where equipment and effectives from all AAF military units were located.

On this "AAF Open Day” the Armed Forces Wind Orchestra (AFWO) performed during the forenoon wearing its brand new uniform, bringing a festive atmosphere to children and adults. Today, it was introduced for the first time the brand new AFWO uniform designed in traditional Albanian motifs, on red and black colors, and the members of the wind band were especially greeted by Defence Minister Olta Xhaçka.

Minister Xhaçka, during her speech in front of hundreds of citizens, said that Albania’s history is full of war facts and sacrifices, but, 74 years after Liberation, as far as AAF are concerned,  it is experiencing a completely different situation.

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Land Force exercises before being deployed to Afghanistan, General Brigadier Kollçaku: Government has paid more attention to FA

Published: Monday, 26 November 2018 15:23

The Effectives of the Third Infantry Battalion of the Land Force conducted in Rreth –Greth, region of Kavaja, one of the exercises for the training of the additional II Contingent in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The first additional contingent of Resolute Support Mission (RSM) that returned home from the first missions in Afghanistan and Bosnia, has served as a good experience for the development and planning of such exercises.
Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces, Brigadier General Bardhyl Kollçaku carried out a survey of "Rreth - Greth 2018" exercise and emphasized the increased attention to the uniformed officers.

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700 Albanian Armed Forces effectives conduct the training of "Kastrioti - 2018" in combat operations scenarios

Published: Wednesday, 21 November 2018 17:04

700 effectives from all Forces and Commands of the Armed Forces participated in "Kastrioti - 18” training. In this training, communication and coordination capabilities in distance were tested in combat operations scenarios.

"The General Staff and its subordinate structures training serve to plan joint combat operations, as well as to harmonize standard procedures in line with those of NATO," - said Col. Petrit Çuni, Chief of Staff of the Multinational Joint Task Force.
There were also implemented in scenarios and training objectives lessons learned from the previous exercises.
The Chief of Staff conducted frequent communications with the leaders of the participating forces in this exercise, through direct links.

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