Preparing for the Kosovo Mission
Szöveg: Lt. Beáta Cs. Sárkány | 2016. december 9. 9:00Pre-deployment training is in full swing in the HDF 5th Bocskai István Infantry Brigade, where more than 300 soldiers are preparing for the Kosovo mission. Drawn mostly from the personnel of the brigade, the 16th rotation of the HDF KFOR Contingent is going to start its service in the Western Balkans country early next year.
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The force-level preparations started with classroom training in early November. Besides learning theatre awareness, the soldiers also participated in legal, medical and mapping courses. During the training, they had opportunity to learn and train for activities and procedures of self-aid and buddy-aid, and carried out the peace operations target practices. As an integral part of the pre-deployment training, the maneuver companies commenced to practice the Crowd Riot Control (CRC) procedures, which will be one of their main tasks in the area of operations.
KFOR entered Kosovo under a UN mandate in 1999. The soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces form a part of the NATO-led international peacekeeping force (Kosovo Force), and their mission is to maintain a safe and secure environment. The primary responsibility of the KFOR Tactical Reserve Maneuver Battalion (KTM) is to ensure freedom of movement on the roads in the whole area of Kosovo and to conduct presence patrolling. In August 2014, the Hungarian Defence Forces increased their troop level in Kosovo, so Hungary is now contributing close to 350 peacekeepers to the Balkans country.
Photos: PFC Zoltán Hajdú and PV2 Miklós Szalka
