NORTH MACEDONIA - Meet North Macedonian Lieutenant Ilhan Baftiroski, an officer with 1st Company, 4th Infantry Battalion. Baftiroski supported a community event in Kavadarci, North Macedonia. The display highlights military vehicles and equipment from the United States, North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro. The public were allowed to handle the gear and get up close and inside some of the vehicles, as well as meet many of the troops to take pictures.
“We have a presentation of vehicles, of CBRN gear, and special forces gear,” said Baftiroski. “It's good for the community to see what we have, and what we are capable of in different situations.”
This event was special to Batfiroski because seeing the children interacting with soldiers reminds him of when he first became interested in the military. “When I was a kid I wanted to be in uniform. I always liked to see the soldiers training and work with the weapons,” said Baftiroski.
A native of Kicevo, North Macedonia, Baftiroski joined the military at age 18 and spent four years in the military academy. After graduating he became an infantryman with the North Macedonian Army.
DEFENDER 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) joint exercise designed to enable combat-ready, multi-national forces. DEFENDER 23 demonstrates USAREUR-AF’s ability to aggregate U.S.-based combat power quickly in Eastern Europe, increase lethality of the NATO alliance, build unit readiness in a complex joint, multi-national environment, and leverage host nation capabilities to increase USAREUR-AF’s operational reach. DEFENDER 23 takes place April 22 to June 23 and includes more than 7,000 U.S. and 17,000 multi-national service members from more than 20 nations.
| Date Taken: | 03.16.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 06.08.2023 10:42 |
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