267 soldiers of the American Forces joined NATO’s largest military exercise "Defender Europe 21", which will be conducted in 7 Albanian military bases. Soldiers from the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team were welcomed at Rinas Airport by US Ambassador Yuri Kim and Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces Major General Assoc. Prof. Bajram Begaj. US Ambassador Yuri Kim considered this a historic event.
Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General, Assoc. Prof. Bajram Begaj hosted in a meeting the Military Attaché of the United States of America, Captain James Hilton, within the framework mandate termination Military Attaché accredited in Tirana.
Major General Assoc. Prof. Begaj praised the excellent bilateral military cooperation between the countries in the field of Security and Defense; cooperation recently concretized with the Defender Europe 21 exercises in which Albania is a host country.
The Chief of Defense of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Albania, Major General Assoc. Prof. Bajram Begaj, congratulated all teachers, instructors, leaders, and civils who have served and are serving in the Academy of the Armed Forces on the occasion of the 62nd Anniversary of its establishment through the following message:
Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Assoc. Prof. Bajram Begaj, through a message, today commemorated the second anniversary of the fall on duty in the NATO mission in Latvia of the Homeland Martyrs, Major Klodian Tanushi and Lance Corporal Zarife Hasanaj.
The message sent is as following:
Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Prof. Assoc. Bajram Begaj, commemorates the life and work of the Homeland Martyrs who lost their lives for Albania, with the following message:
Defence Minister Niko Peleshi and the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Assoc. Prof. Bajram Begaj, participated in the 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Albanian Military Aviation.
The ceremony was attended by the representatives of "Aviators Association of Albania" and the “Association of Families of Aviation Martyrs", families and friends of martyrs, at the Air Force Command, Rinas.
