KFOR is taking position as a guarantor of the security of Kosovo. More than this general issue, Commander Kosovo Force Lieutenant General Xavier de Marnhac is actively interested in social problems and the needs as far as health is concerned, for the entire population of Kosovo.
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PRISTINA/PRISHTINE, Kosovo - Commander Kosovo Force Lieutenant General Xavier de Marnhac switched on the Christmas tree lights Dec. 15 at Camp Film City.
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Commander Kosovo Force Lieutenant General Xavier de Marnhac, accompanied by the Commander Kosovo Protection Corps Lieutenant General Sylejman Selimi, made a visit to the KPC Protection Zone I Dec. 11, 2007, in Srbica/Skenderaj.
More... PRISTINA/PRISHTINE, Kosovo-Just after the Dec. 10 deadline for the conclusion of negotiating the status of Kosovo, Kosovo Force servicemembers sat back in their chairs and enjoyed the fighting and shooting.
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The new Commander Joint Force Command in Naples Admiral Mark Fitzgerald made a visit to Kosovo Dec. 3-4, 2007.
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PRISTINA/PRISHTINE, Kosovo--The NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer made a visit to Kosovo Force Headquarters Nov. 30, 2007, at Camp Film City.
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PRISTINA, Kosovo - The fanfare of the Italian Bersaglieri Corps held a concert Nov. 18, at Camp Film City, Kosovo, for all the Italian soldiers.
More... The Commanding and Support Battalion Sports Office organized a 10-kilometer cross-country run around Camp Maréchal De Lattre Tassigny.
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PRISTINA /PRISHTINE, Kosovo—It could be difficult for the approximately 30 Airmen of the 401st Air Expeditionary Group, Detachment 2, to find a family to celebrate Thanksgiving with while in the Balkans.
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The morning is grey and white colored. Inspite of the snowy cold weather and the early hour, more than 1,000 Kosovo Force members from all parts of Kosovo and from different nations are gathered to reach the same purpose.
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On Nov. 13, a crowd riot control exercise, Mean Machine II, was conducted at Camp Lebane in Multi-National Task Force Center.
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CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo-Brig. Gen. John E. Davoren accepted command of Multi-National Task Force East from Brig. Gen. Douglas Earhart in a transfer-of-authority ceremony Nov. 2, which was attended by the Commander of Kosovo Force Lieutenant General Xavier de Marnhac.
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On Oct. 23, 2007, Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Allaoui took command of the Moroccan Battalion of the Multi-National Task Force North from Colonel Mohamed Makboub.
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A transfer-of-authority ceremony took place at Multi-National Task Force West, Oct. 23 in Camp Vilaggio Italia, Pec/Pejë.
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PRISTINA/PRISHTINE, Kosovo-The Commander of the Italian Joint Operations Headquarters Lieutenant General Mauro del Vecchio met Oct. 22, 2007, in Film City with the Italian contingent on duty in Pristina/Prishtine (Headquarters Kosovo Force, National Support Element, Civil-Military Cooperation Group South).
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PRISTINA/PRISHTINE, Kosovo-Four Headquarters Kosovo Force vehicles destined for Iraq were picked up at the Pristina/Prishtine Airport Oct. 12.
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SUVA REKA/SUHEREKE, Kosovo-On Oct. 15, AUCON 17/KFOR began its service in the south of Kosovo as the 17th Austrian Contingent.
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ISTOK/ISTOG, Kosovo-The Commander of Kosovo Force Lieutenant General Xavier de Marnhac made a visit to the Municipal Assembly of Istok/Istog Oct. 10, 2007.
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MITROVICA/MITROVICE, Kosovo-Brigadier General Olivier Jumelet accepted command of Multi-National Task Force North from Brigadier General Eric Arnaud in a transfer-of-authority ceremony Oct. 4, 2007, which was attended by Commander Kosovo Force Lieutenant General Xavier de Marnhac.
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PRISTINA/PRISHTINE, Kosovo-Commander Kosovo Force Lieutenant General Xavier de Marnhac made a visit to the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) Oct. 3.
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MILITARY CAMP VILLAGGIO ITALIA, Peć/Pejë - A two-day first aid course was organized for members of Kosovo Police Service (KPS) in Camp Villaggio Italia. Members of Multinational Task Force West (MNTF -W) prepared the training for 20 KPS policemen from Peć/Pejë regional command. The combined activity was conducted successfully and finished on Tuesday, October 2nd, with final course certificates awarded.
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PRISTINA/PRISHTINE, Kosovo--A Trilateral Meeting was held at Headquarters Kosovo Force, Camp Film City.
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PRISTINA/PRISHTINE, Kosovo-Military professionals from 34 nations work, live and socialize together every day at a small camp on the west side of Kosovo's capital city.
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PRISTINA/PRISHTINE, Kosovo--Lieutenant Colonel Joao Carlos Cabral de Almeida Loureiro Magalhaes accepted command of the Kosovo Tactical Reserve Maneuver Battalion in a transfer of authority ceremony on Sept. 22, 2007, attended by Commander Kosovo Force Lieutenant General Xavier de Marnhac.
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PRISTINA/PRISHTINE, Kosovo—Maintaining a safe and secure Kosovo is the goal of Lt. Gen. Xavier de Marnhac, according to his statements at his first press conference as Commander Kosovo Force Sept. 21, 2007, at Hollywood Center on Camp Film City, Kosovo.
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PRISTINA/PRISHTINE, Kosovo-Smoke everywhere, bodies lying all around, blood coming from people's ears and many other situations were faced by Kosovo Force and Pristina Airport first responders in a mass casualty exercise Sept. 20, 2007.
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On Sept. 18, 2007, Mr. Nuno Severiano Teixeira, Portuguese Minister for National Defense, met with COMKFOR Lieutenant General Xavier Bout de Marnhac.
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On Sept. 18, 2007, Mr. Soeren Gade, Danish Minister of Defense, met with COMKFOR Lieutenant General Xavier Bout de Marnhac in HQ KFOR, Camp Film City, during his two-day visit to Kosovo.
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SACEUR General John Craddock visited COMKFOR Lieutenant General Xavier Bout de Marnhac on September 17, 2007.
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On Sept. 10, the Commander of the Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Admiral Harry G. Ulrich III, made his first visit to the Commander Kosovo Force, Lieutenant General Xavier de Marnhac, in Camp Film City in Pristina, since the General de Marnhac's change of command on August 31.
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The new KFOR Commander, Lieutenant General Xavier de Marnhac, visited with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Mr. Joachim Ruecker, and local authorities Sept. 3.
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On Sept. 7, MSU and KTM held a joint Crowd Riot Control exercise at Camp Vrelo. The aim of the exercise was to train the forces in riot control procedures.
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French Lt. Gen. Xavier de Marnhac took command of KFOR from German Lt. Gen. Roland Kather during a ceremony in Film City, Pristina, Kosovo, August 31, 2007.
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Early in the morning, August 30, 2007, KFOR personnel gathered around a commemorative monument at HQ KFOR, Film City, Pristina, Kosovo, for wreath laying ceremony. Lt. Gen. Roland Kather, Commander Kosovo Forces, with his successor, Lt. Gen. Xavier de Marnhac, presided the ceremony.
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Brig. Gen. Roland Kather, Commander Kosovo Forces, held his final press conference, as COMKFOR August 28, 2007, at Film City, HQ KFOR, in Pristina, Kosovo.
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An official MNTF-C TOA ceremony took place in Camp Ville July 31, 2007. COMKFOR Lieutenant General Roland Kather presided over the ceremony in which Brig. Gen. Berndt Grundevik passed on the symbolic flag signifying the end of his tour of duty to incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Gerry Hegarty.
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KFOR is working with its civilian counterparts to put out the wildfires burning across Kosovo. There has been an incredible heat wave across Kosovo for weeks; however, it is a Kosovo tradition that farmers - after harvesting their fields - burn the remaining straw. This tradition, plus extremely dry and hot weather conditions, means spontaneous wildfires have erupted all over Kosovo.
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Much like politicians who shake hands and hold babies, a regiment of Italian soldiers is doing the same in small villages here; however, their goal is not the same. A year-long operations exercise here also gives soldiers a chance to win hearts and minds as they perform duties with in-theatre troops, performing a variety of missions.
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As troops stood in formation in front of the MNTF South Headquarters building in Prizren, Brig. Gen. Ugur Tarçin took command of MNTF S from Brig. Gen. Erich Pfeffer in a ceremony May 29. The ceremony was headed by COMKFOR Lt. Gen. Roland Kather.
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Seven thousand seized illegal weapons will be destroyed at the Swedish KFOR Camp in Kosovo. Swedish Brig. Gen. Berndt Grundevik symbolically cut apart an automatic rifle during the starting ceremony May 28, 2007.
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An official MNTF-N TOA ceremony took place in Camp de Lattre de Tassigny, May 24. COMKFOR Lieutenant General Roland Kather presided over the ceremony in which Brigadier General Bertrand passed on the symbolic flag signifying the end of his tour of duty to incoming commander, Brigadier General Eric Arnaud.
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With the flip of a ceremonial switch and a check presentation for the first bill, the COM KFOR and the Managing Director of KEK officially turned over the responsibility of providing power to Kosovo Forces Headquarters to Kosovo Energy Corporation May 16, 2007.
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In an effort to see the situation in Kosovo firsthand, the Security Council Mission embarked on a two-day trip to the territory.
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On the pleasant sunny morning soldiers from Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Hungary and Romania were prepared to say goodbye to the outgoing and salute the incoming MNTF W commander on April 23.
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20 Apr 2007 - Foreign Ministers from NATO’s 26 member countries will meet in Oslo on 26 and 27 April for informal consultations on the way ahead for NATO’s missions in Afghanistan and Kosovo.
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Argentina is the only South American country, Troop Contributing Nation in NATO – KFOR Mission. From September 1999 one Engineer Compound was deployed in the vicinity of Pec, at the entrance of the beautiful Valley of Rugova. From the beginning this element was integrated to the Engineer Task Force ASTRO, MNB-W first and MNTF-W after, under Italian Command.
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On 2 April, the North Atlantic Council, led by the Secretary General, toured Kosovo. Their visit was a demonstration of the firm commitment of all NATO Allies to continue to ensure a safe and secure environment as proposals for Kosovo’s status made by UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari are being discussed in the UN Security Council.
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At a special meeting at NATO HQ, 27 March, NATO countries expressed optimism about the situation in Afghanistan and full support for the proposals for Kosovo’s future made by UN Special Envoy Athisaari.
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Pristina, KOSOVO – The Transfer of Authority ceremony was held between the 1st Paratrooper Battalion and the 2nd Mechanized Battalion of the Kosovo Tactical Reserve Maneuver Battalion (KTM).
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Pristina, KOSOVO – The "Second International Organizations and Non Governmental Organizations Joint Conference" was held Feb. 8 at KFOR Headquarters, Film City.
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Lipljan/Lipjan, Kosovo - The transfer of authority ceremony for Multinational Task Force Centre took place at Camp Ville on January 29.
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Soldiers from 11 nations stood at attention in formation January 23 for the MNTF N transfer of authority ceremony at Camp de Lattre de Tassigny.
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