ho fatto 9 mesi presso il comando Nato AFOR Tirana.... magari questo può bastare
se serve altro posto tutto il materiale a disposizione...le spille del regolamento uniformi non sono le uniche approvate ma solo parte.....considera che ci sono oltre 40 spille ufficiali e altre "20 ufficiose"
dal sito della nato......basta digitare AFOR su google e trovi tutto
Operation Allied Harbour
Allied Harbour was NATO's first humanitarian operation. Normally, such operations are almost exclusively the domain of civilian organisations, both international and non-governmental, but, in the case of the Kosovo crisis, by the end of March 1999 these agencies were unable to cope with the massive influx of refugees into Albania.
Within a fortnight over 200,000 refugees had arrived from Kosovo and NATO was the only organisation quickly able to meet the expanding need. HQ AMF(L) was deployed within five days and much credit should be given to the nations and NATO HQs in deploying their forces and the augmentees so quickly.
The soldiers and staff arrived ‘on the run', setting to work within twenty four hours of arrival, and within a few weeks, working closely with the civilian sector and the Albanian Government, we had the crisis under control. Of course the crisis did not end there and by 15 June 1999 there were 479,223 refugees in the country. But the provision by NATO of medical, engineer, transport, security and staff support prevented Milosevic from destabilising Albania and proved instrumental in sustaining the refugees and in their eventual return to Kosovo. The soldiers from all twenty five nations involved in the operation have much to be proud of. What follows is an outline of their achievement.
Key Events
5 April - SHAPE placed AMF(L) at 72 hours Notice to Move (NTM)
9 April - AMF(L) Advance Party arrived in Albania
10 April - AMF(L) core staff arrived in Albania
16 April - Transfer of Authority to AFOR
17 April - 20 May - AFOR main effort was camp construction and improvements to the flow of humanitarian aid
28 April - HQ AFOR relocated to Durres-Plepa
20 May - 15 June - AFOR main effort is the relocation of refugees from Kukes
9 June - Cessation of bombing
14 June - Start of Information Campaign to delay spontaneous return and introduction of mine-awareness campaign
15 June - Camp construction programme suspended
27 June - Activation of OPLAN 104131 July – 7 August - AFOR main effort is the Repatriation Plan
1 July – 30 August - AFOR secondary task is the movement of shelter and aid
8 – 31 August - Relocation of AFOR forces and transition to COMMZ W
1 September - Transfer of Authority from AFOR to COMMZ W
Background
Headquarters ACE Mobile Force (Land), based in Heidelberg, Germany is the Supreme Allied Commander Europe's Immediate Reaction Force Headquarters. It is trained, equipped and resourced to deploy within 72 hours anywhere within the NATO area in order to deter aggression and, since 1995, to conduct other missions, including humanitarian operations, elsewhere. This multinational headquarters conducts two major field training exercises and one major artillery/air live firing exercise annually to practise its subordinate units in combat and PSO operations in a range of temperatures and terrain from Norwegian winters to Turkish summers.
In early Spring 1999 President Milosevic ordered his paramilitary police force and Army into Kosovo where they embarked on a campaign of terror, expelling nearly one million Kosovar Albanians and causing many others to become internally displaced, hiding in the hills to escape the brutality of the ethnic cleansing. Those driven into neighbouring countries of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Montenegro and Albania were given shelter, food, protection and hope.
Albania embraced the Kosovars and, at the height of the emergency, there were nearly half a million refugees living with host families, in collective centres and refugee camps.
In response to the crisis, the Albanian Government reacted quickly in creating an Emergency Management Group (EMG) to co-ordinate the relief effort. Also NATO was approached to provide assistance, and on 16 April 1999 the North Atlantic Council approved Operation Order 40414 to deploy AFOR to Albania, with the task of assisting the Albanian Government and UNHCR (the designated lead humanitarian agency) in resolving the refugee crisis.
On 5 April 1999 HQ AMF(L) received a warning order and, based on the experience from a reconnaissance conducted the previous year in Albania, began developing an operational concept.
On 10 April 1999 COMAMF(L) deployed with a core command staff, via HQ AFSOUTH, to Albania to confirm the military requirements for AFOR and to take control in country from a predeployed AFSOUTH Command and Control node. The staff initially operated from the Albanian Ministry of Defence; being at the MoD provided proximity to key agencies, ministries, contractors and international and national journalists.
The HQ AMF(L) advance party arrived in Albania on 14 April with the main body following on the 20 April. Transfer of Authority (TOA) was issued on 16 April and HQ AFOR embarked on a five month mission, assisting Albania to absorb nearly half a million refugees, and later providing the necessary support to facilitate their return to Kosovo.
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Inizio missione: 1 aprile 1999
Fine missione: 31 agosto 1999
Stato: Conclusa
Luogo: Albania
Medaglia per le operazioni di soccorso alla popolazione
Dalla fine del 1998 l'Albania è interessata da un continuo flusso di profughi dal Kosovo, in seguito alla repressione messa in atto dai Serbi. Tale flusso ha assunto proporzioni gigantesche da fine marzo 1999, in concomitanza con l'inizio dei bombardamenti NATO in RFJ, interessando il Montenegro, la Bosnia, la Macedonia e l'Albania.
A metà aprile sono stati stimati in 300.000-350.000 i profughi presenti nella sola Albania. A fronte di questa tragedia umana, la Comunità Internazionale in generale e l'Italia in particolare si sono mosse per fornire solidarietà ed assistenza. In questo quadro, il Consiglio Atlantico ha formalmente approvato la costituzione di un contingente militare da rischierare in Albania con prevalenti compiti di soccorso umanitario.
L'Operazione ALLIED HARBOUR ha visto l'impiego di una forza multinazionale denominata ALBANIAN FORCE (AFOR) di circa 8.000 uomini rischierati in Albania. Ad essa l'Italia ha fornito un contributo molto significativo di forze di circa 2.300 uomini, basato essenzialmente sulle unità della Brigata Alpina Taurinense (1.800 uomini), alle quali si sono aggiunti 300 fanti del Reggimento San Marco e circa 160 Carabinieri. Tale contributo è stato il più consistente tra quelli forniti dagli alleati ed ha permesso all'Italia di avere un ruolo di rilievo nella struttura di Comando di AFOR con l'assegnazione in particolare, dell'incarico di Deputy COMAFOR carica ricoperta dal Maggior Generale GANGUZZA.
Il dispiegamento delle Forze NATO in Kosovo, con il successivo e conseguente rientro dei profughi Kosovari-Albanesi, hanno determinato la fine della missione "Allied Harbour" il 31 agosto 1999 e la contemporanea costituzione, sulla base del Comando della Brigata Alpina "Taurinense", già presente in Albania, del Comando della Zona delle Comunicazioni WEST (COMMZ W) nell'ambito dell'Operazione Joint Guardian.
Nell'ambito della Brigata Multinazionale a guida italiana sono inserite le contribuzioni di Grecia, Turchia, Norvegia, Danimarca, Germania, Canada, Lituania e Repubblica Ceca.
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