On 14 August, 2019 handover-takeover of duty Ranger Battalion Commander was held at Ilinden Barracks. Lieutenant Colonel Mentor Saiti took over the duty Battalion Commander from Lieutenant Colonel Blerim Ismaili. At the ceremony, Brigadier General Hadji Janev Metodi in his speech addressed the previous activities and successes realized by the unit in the past, and…
A team of alpine instructors of the Special Operations Regiment participated in the multinational exercise “Lavaredo 2019”, which lasted 10 days and took place at a famous tourist and historical site, Tre Cime di Lavaredo, in the Italian mountains Dolomites. Following a well-known scenario developed by the host country, the participants did a tactical climbing…
On July 2nd 2019, the military attaché of the United Kingdom, Lieutenant Colonel Andy Leyton, visited the Special Operations Regiment (SOR) in Ilinden Barracks. The visit was paid on the occasion of the forthcoming preparation for the army competition Cambrian Patrol 19 which is organized by the Army of the United Kingdom. Lieutenant Colonel Andy…
In the past three days on the terrains in “Ilinden” barracks, members of the Logistics Support Company as part of the Special Operations Regiment carried out a training for setting up and functioning of an executive logistic command post. Successful management of logistic operations is a key factor for the success of military operations at…
Yesterday in the area of village Ognjanci, Petrovec Municipality, members of the Ranger Battalion from the Special Operations Regiment (SOR) organized a tactical march. In order to deepen the cooperation with the civilian population, the Battalion command and members of the Ranger Battalion, led by their commander, Lieutenant Colonel Blerim Ismaili took advantage of the…
Part of the members of the Special Purpose Battalion from the Special Operations Regiment with their colleagues from the special forces of Albania and Bulgaria participated at the trilateral exercise “Joni 19”. In the past ten days at the “Pashaliman” naval base in Valona, Albania diving teams from the three countries exercised together and realized…
Today, NATO Special Forces Headquarters Commander visited Special Operations Regiment (SOR). NATO Special Forces Headquarters delegation led by Vice Admiral Colin Kilrain was welcomed by Special Operations Regiment Commander, Brigadier General Metodi Hadji Janev. The aim of the visit was an exchange of information regarding the Special Forces (SF) transformation and integration after becoming a…
In the last seven days the Special Operations Battalion servicemen, within the Special Operations Regiment, conducted training for setting up base camp and survival in the wilderness. The training was conducted on the mountain Lopushnik where the servicemen improved their skills in food search, cooking and storing of the food in the wilderness. The capability…
At the assault courses at “Ilinden” and “Gjorche Petrov” barracks the members of the Special Operations Regiment with their colleagues from the MOI special units conducted joint training activity. During the past few days the best in their area of expertise exchanged their knowledge and experience. This training resulted from the lessons learnt at the…