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SARAJEVO, November 29 (FENA) - Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colonel General Senad Mašović at a traditional press conference organized to mark December 1 - AFBiH Day, said that during these 16 years Armed Forces of BiH have grown into a respectable military strength, specific but very recognizable.
“As the only, legal, legitimate and professional military force of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the past 16 years, professional and responsible execution of statutory missions and tasks, both in the country and abroad, the AFBiH has gained great trust of domestic government institutions and significant reputation in the international community. Although they have been faced with various challenges and difficulties during all these 16 years, in 2021 the AFBiH managed to achieve a significant number of achievements, progress, as well as very valuable successes,” said Mašović.
He stated that this year, the AFBiH realized the exercise of NATO assessment of the battalion group of light infantry.
“The exercise was realized under the supervision and evaluation of members of NATO mobile teams. The battalion group of light infantry showed a high degree of professionalism, but also a high level of training and interoperability, which is crucial in achieving full membership in NATO,” said General Mašović.
He added that this year it is especially worth mentioning the realization of the largest joint exercise with members of the US Armed Forces, which enabled the AFBiH to show that they are a credible partner both internally and externally.
Over the past 16 years, the AFBiH has received 25 classes of young soldiers, i.e. 6,115 members, eight classes of young officers, a total of 333 members, and seven classes of new non-commissioned officers, a total of 336.
He stated that the AFBiH demined about 1.8 million square meters this year, and found and destroyed more than 700 pieces of mines and explosives.
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