Friday 2 Sep 2016, Vice Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Gordon Messenger CB DSO* OBE, visited EUFOR Camp Butmir during a 2 day official call to Bosnia and Herzegovina. After visiting the Training and Doctrine Centre Travnik (TRADOC) he was hosted by COMEUFOR, Major General Freidrich Schrötter and COM NATO Sa Brigadier General Giselle Wilz.
Vice Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Gordon Messenger lays a wreath at the Camp Butmir UK memorial accompanied by the EUFOR UK Contingent and the BiH UK Ambassador Edward Ferguson. Photo: WO Stephan Weiss
Accompanied by the UK Ambassador to BiH, Edward Ferguson and the Defence Attaché Lt Col Paul Marshall the delegates paid their respects at the Camp Butmir British memorial with a wreath laying, before meeting the UK EUFOR Op Althea Contingent. The UK Senior National Representative Wg Cdr Jamie Miller briefed VCDS on the UK contribution to the mission. EUFOR Chief J5, Wg Cdr Ian Tripp went on to explain the importance of the UK contingent contribution to Op Althea and the progress of the mission during his tenure.
