The Austrian Chief of Defence, General Othmar Commenda, visited HQ EUFOR Camp Butmir from the 6th to the 7th of December. On arrival he was greeted with an Honor Guard consisting of one platoon of Austrian and one platoon of Turkish soldiers from the Multinational Battalion. He was introduced to several key EUFOR staff members, then proceeded to General Staff AF BiH for a meeting with the Chief of Joint Staff BiH, Lieutenant General Anton Jeleč.
General Commenda and COM EUFOR inspect the Honour Guard consisting of Austrian and Turkish troops
On day two General Commenda received an update brief on Op Althea from Commander EUFOR, Major General Schrötter, before meeting more of the Austrian contingent in Camp Butmir.
Austria is a large contributor to the EUFOR Althea mission, with personnel working in almost every facet of the operation including Capacity Building & Training, disposal of surplus ammunition and the Multinational Battalion. A total of 306 Austrian soldiers are currently serving in BiH under COM EUFOR.
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