Third Croatian contingent of 20 members of the Croatian Armed Forces, mostly from the Croatian Air Force and Air Defence with two transport helicopters Mi-171-Sh, left for the NATO KFOR (Kosovo Force) peacekeeping operation in Kosovo, on Wednesday, January 20, for a period of four months.
Third Croatian contingent of 20 members of the Croatian Armed Forces, mostly from the Croatian Air Force and Air Defence with two transport helicopters Mi-171-Sh, left for the NATO KFOR (Kosovo Force) peacekeeping operation in Kosovo, on Wednesday, January 20, for a period of four months.
For the first time there are two women in the Croatian KFOR contingent , one pilot and one technician.
Rotation between the second and third contingent was performed today, January 20. The Commander of the 3rd HRVCON in the KFOR peacekeeping operation is a major Marijan Skorija. Third Croatian contingent will be deployed in the area of Camp Bondsteel in Ferizi / Ferizaj. The fundamental task of the Croatian contingent, consisting of three helicopter crew, aeronautical-technical team for maintenance and support of the national element, is hauling people and cargo. This is the first NATO operation in the Balkans involving Croatian soldiers with their own air transport component.
source: MoD www.morh.hr
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