US Air Force Gathers Seven Balkan Nations To Standardize Airbases
More than 60 officers met in Tirana July 13-17, then toured Kuçovë Air Base to align rescue, defense and command procedures under American doctrine.
- USAFE-AFAFRICA ran the conference with Albania's Ministry of Defense, July 13-17 in Tirana.
- Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia joined Albania and the US.
- Lt. Col. Andrew Zimmer called an airbase 'a highly active weapons system,' not just a runway.
Why it matters: Two states outside NATO now drill to American airbase standards; alliance is built before any treaty is signed.
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