8 hours agoKSF closer to 1,000 troops in the largest international exercise
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Kosovo for the third time since 2021, has been a host of the largest international exercise ever conducted by the United States Army for Europe and Africa “Defeder Europe 2025” [European Guardian 2025] In this exercise which is the largest multinational military to be led by the United States....
In the operation led by the US Army Command for Europe and Africa, about 25 thousand troops from 29 NATO allies and partners are expected to participate.
Acting Defence Minister Ejup Macedonia said that Kosovo's participation in “Defender Europe 2025<181> shows the confidence the United States has towards the Republic of Kosovo.
Macedonia for KosovaPress said the exercise “Defender Europe 2025”, this year is even more important, since for the first time at Gjakova Airport, the tactical command of the eighth Nationalist division has been established, from which command all brigades that will be commanded to exercise in the Balkan region, broadcast Periscope.
<x0.>Defender Europe 2025 configuration is extremely important to our country, not only for the fact that our country will be a participating country with KSF troops in this exercise, not only for the fact that we will be among the 18 economic countries of this exercise, but also for the fact that this time for the first time the United States Army for Europe and Africa has believed in the state of Kosovo, in our institutions in our Kosovo Army, to deploy in Kosovo, at the Gjakova Police Airport the tactical command of the eight nation division, which commands to carry out all crews in the Balkans... Defender Europe 2025 is the largest exercise by the US Army on the continent of Europe this year, around 25 thousand troops from 29 NATO countries and partner countries in three exercise areas” are participating, he said.
Macedonia said that in the largest military exercise “Defender Europe 2025x1>, approximately 1,000 members of the Kosovo Security Force are participating.
Kosovo with the KSF will participate in this exercise approximately a thousand members who, in addition to Kosovo, will be the largest number of KSF members to attend the exercise part, dealt with and has already been deployed in Albania, Northern Macedonia and Croatia. It all tells of the confidence the United States has in the Republic of Kosovo and in the ability of our institutions to host an exercise of such size”, he said.
Kosovo Security Force through exercise “Defender Europe 2025” will show operational readiness and the degree of combat interoperability with partner countries and the region, including the United States of America, Albania, Croatia, Northern Macedonia and Bulgaria.
This exercise in Kosovo will take place from 26 May to 9 June. /Kosovo priss
