Thursday, 11th September 2014: The Austrian company of the Multinational Battalion has finished its rotation. The soldiers of the Infantry Battalion 17 of the Austrian Armed Forces handed over their duties to the incoming troops of the 35th Mechanized Infantry Battalion this morning.

Shift change within the Austrian contingent

The Battalion Commander of the Multinational Battalion expressed both his gratitude for the outgoing soldiers and his confidence for the arriving unit: “I am happy with your performance during the past three months and wish you a lot of soldier’s luck in the future”, he said to the troops returning home. “At the same time I am looking forward to work together with the well trained and highly motivated troops of the Mechanized Infantry.”