Transfer of Authority in HELBAT

26 Nov. - On 11 November 2009, there was a Transfer of Authority ceremony in the Greece contingent of KFOR (HELBAT). The event took place in Camp Alexander the Great, Multi-National Task Force - North (MNTF-N). The MNTF-N Commander Brigadier General Sainte-Claire Deville participated in this event as well as an honourable guests and representatives from the MNTF-N Staff.

Crowd Riot Control for MNTF-N

26 Nov. - For every mandate, a complementary instruction is carried out for the attention of the units of the FREBAT that are to be deployed in Crowd Riot Control (CRC). This is a complement to an initial formation before the engagement in the theatre. The aim is achieved thanks to collaboration between the General’s Gendarmerie Counselor and the Mobile Gendarmerie Squadron, deployed within EULEX.

The MNTF-E holds Transfer of Authority ceremony

26 Nov. - Multi-National Task Force – East is a U.S.-led task force.  The Headquarters is the 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade from North Dakota.  MNTF-E includes nearly 2,200 Soldiers, including Task Force Hellas and Task Force PPOL/UKR (Polish/Ukraine). The charter mission of MNTF-E is maintaining a Safe and Secure Environment and providing Freedom of Movement for the people in Kosovo.

Bridge Building exercise with a “Mabey & Johnson” portable bridge

26 Nov. - SUHAREKË – From the 9th to the 13th of November 2009, a multinational “Bridge-Training” exercise took place in Camp Casablanca. The KFOR (Kosovo Force) engineer troops practiced building a bridge in the Austro-Swiss camp accompanied by soldiers from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Members of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) “Forca e Sigurisë së Kosovës“, also took part in the exercise.

DANCON March

26 Nov. - On Sunday 24 November 2009, in Olaf Rye Camp, the Danish Contingent, DANCON, from the Multinational Task Force-North (MNTF-N), organized its “Traditional March”.

Czech KFOR lends a hand to the schoolchild in Llaushe/Lausa

20 Nov. - The school in Llaushe/Lausa village was burned by a lightning strike in July 2009 and therefore 260 children lost opportunity to attend classes. The problem was decided through using the resources of the school in Dumnice e Eperme/Gornja Dubnica but just partly - there were only two classes in this settlement and it would have been impossible to teach so many children in one school.

Admiral Mark FITZGERALD, Commander Joint Force Naples, inspected the MNTF-N

20 Nov. - On Tuesday, the 10th of November 2009, Admiral Mark Fitzgerald, Commander Allied Joint Force Naples accompanied by a delegation from his staff, inspected Multinational Task Force North (MNTF-N).

The Ceremony of the Polish Holiday of Independence

20 Nov. - Every year all the Poles celebrate the 11th of November 1918, when Poland was restored after 123 years of slavery. On the 11th of November in Camp Bondsteel, the Polish Holiday of Independence took place.