In the period from 16 to 17 June 2015, the Commander of Joint Operations Command (JOC) Major General Metodija Velickovski, at the invitation of the Commander of the Turkish Air Force, General Akin Ozturk attended the opening ceremony of the multinational military training center for pilots (MMTCP) in Izmir, Turkey. During the two-day visit, the…
On 18.06.2015 (Thursday), the assistant defense attaché of the Russian Federation, Major Vitaly Sukhanov, visited the Nuclear Biological and Chemical Company from the 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade (1st MIBde) of the Joint Operations Command at the 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade barracks “Strasho Pindzur” in Petrovec. The purpose of the visit was the request expressed by…
Today, 17.06.2015 in the Center for Individual Training, according to the annual training plan of the Training and Doctrines Command (TRADOC), Quarterly Briefing on Training (QBT) was held and half year reporting on TRADOC support in building combat readiness of ARM units. Commanders and heads of subordinate units of TRADOC presented to Colonel Ljupcho Kostovski…
On 06.17.2015, ARM members from barracks “Mirche Acev” conducted a joint demonstration exercise with members of Fire Fighting units (FFU) from Prilep and Bitola on the topic “Dealing with fire at hard to reach locations and objects protected by The Law on Cultural Heritage. ” The activity took place in the vicinity of the monastery…
From 08.06 to 12.06.2015 at the Training Centre (TC) “Pepelishte” the main planning conference (MPC) for exercise “Macedonian Flash 11” was held and it is a part of the planning activities, which should be conducted in the first half of October at the Army Training Area (ATA) “Krivolak” and TC “Pepelishte”. The importance of this…
On 10.06.2015 the retired American General Benjamin Freakley visited the Joint Operations Command (JOC), who also in the previous few days attended the informal forum in Berovo which was organized by the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Macedonia. After he was welcomed by the JOC Commander, there was a presentation during which general…
In the period from 26.05 until 09.06.2015 with part of the members of the Special Operations Regiment on the slopes of Mountain Bistra conducted training in survival. This type of training involves basing on unknown, inaccessible terrain and surviving only with what nature has to offer. Topics covered during these training include making shelters, burning…
Today and tomorrow in the Army House in Skopje, a workshop on gender perspective is being held with ARM battalion commanders. The workshop, which is organized by the General Staff of ARM, examines the implementation of Resolution 1325 from the UN Security Council, and it focuses on the need to achieve gender equality, from planning…
