A wide range of skills required

During the exercise the Turkish soldiers conducted a number of different military tasks which included transport planning, explosive ordnance disposal and first aid. All the tasks were completed to an excellent standard and the Turkish soldiers demonstrated high levels of professionalism and teamwork and were highly motivated.

Multinational Battalion

The MnBn based in Camp Butmir Sarajevo is the only military manoeuvre unit operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is currently made up of 2 infantry companies from Turkey and Austria and a staff of Turkish, Austrian and Hungarian soldiers. EUFOR retains with it the capacity to react to security challenges throughout the country, and has a credible reserve force to draw upon. Additionally the troops contribute to the EUFOR Capacity Building and Training programme.