NATO SFA COE bids farewell to Ltc Defrim HAXHIJA
On the 12th of
July, after almost 3 years, Ltc. Defrim HAXHIJA handed over his duties to his
successor.
Ltc. Defrim HAXHIJA, the first
Albanian international representative, has served in the Centre as the Lessons
Learned (LL) branch head. He participated in a multitude of international LL activities
and hosted dedicated SFA LL workshops, covering either different aspects of SFA
activities in various operational theatres, or pointing out gaps and challenges
faced by Commanders and SFA during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
In particular, he contributed
to promoting the SFA Operators profile project, conducting interviews in the
SFA area of expertise with the aim to analyse the Advisor’s capacities and
capabilities in interacting with Local Forces.
The Director highlighted the
support given by Defrim in all the Centre’s activities and praised his outstanding
commitment, his systematically professional approach, and his tireless
dedication to the efforts of the Centre of Excellence throughout his time at
the NATO SFA COE.
The Director also welcomed the
new Albanian representative, who has a great experience in missions abroad as a
NATO staff Officer in KFOR JOC and as EOD adviser in eFP BG Latvia.
Albania was the first nation
to strongly support the Italian initiative and, together with Slovenia, to be
one of the signatories of the Memoranda of Understanding in December 2017.
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