Departure of 6th CAF contingent to UNDOF mission
On the eve of departure of the 6th CAF contingent to the UNDOF peacekeeping mission on the Golan Heights today, November 24, in the “Pleso” barracks, a farewell ceremony was organized for the members of the contingent. The ceremony was attended by high CAF delegation, led by the Deputy Chief of General Staff Admiral Zdenko Simicic and Commander of the Command and Operational Centre of General Staff Brigadier General Vlado Sindler.
The report to Admiral Simicic was given by the Contingent Commander Major Denis Vukovic. This was the first group of soldiers, while the departure of second group has been scheduled in early December. The contingent will count a total of 95 members from all three CAF services.
Speaking about the specifics of the UN mission on the Golan Heights, in which soldiers will spend six months, Admiral Simicic said that all their activities must be directed to complete tasks. In this you can count on the support of the General Staff and your parent units. “You represent the armed forces, but most you represent a flag that you wear on the shoulder and the state created in the Homeland War. Be proud of it”, the Deputy Chief of General Staff concluded.
General Sindler and Major Vukovic emphasized that all members of the 6th contingent have been trained and equipped for the mission in accordance with all its requirements and set standards.
Members of the Armed Forces are currently participating in the 7 UN mission: UNMOGIP (India and Pakistan), MINURSO (Western Sahara), UNMIL (Liberia), UNFICYP (Cyprus), UNMIS (Sudan), UNIFIL (Lebanon), while the largest number of CAF members, 95, have been deployed in the UNDOF mission on the Golan Heights. Currently a total of 119 members of the Croatian Armed Forces have been deployed in the UN missions.