09.01.2013 - Česká mise k Patriotům do Turecka

Army of the Czech republic sends to Turkey four specialists from the 101. the connecting battalion in Lipník nad Bečvou who are in the mission NATO involved on the deployment and operator of the american anti-missile systems Patriot near the border with Syria.
Czech soldiers along with soldiers from Slovakia and Poland will be in 3. the coupling of the battalion of the north Atlantic alliance "to provide and supervise the activities of the communication systems command anti-missile systems Patriot."


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News Radio.cz 10. January 2013 at 06:18

The Czech republic will send to Turkey four soldiers from the 101. the coupling of the battalion Lipník nad Bečvou, who will participate in the mission of anti-aircraft rocket complexis Patriot to protect the airspace of Turkey from possible attack from Syria. Asked about the north Atlantic alliance. Sending four soldiers approved 9.January 2013, the government of the CZECH republic.

NATO asks the soldiers for the period from January to April, possibly up to one year.

"It can be assumed that if the deployment of the Patriot continue, then the deployment of Czech soldiers extended, where appropriate up to the end of this year," said defense ministry spokesman Jan Pejsek
The chief of the general staff of the Peter Paul stated that the Czech republic will be asked to subsequent rotation even after the end of the annual mission, if the presence of anti-aircraft rocket complexis Patriot on the territory of Turkey extended.

Our troops will fly to Turkey with Slovaks and Poles from 3. the coupling of the battalion to NATO and the mission should join at the end of January. Their task will be to oversee the communications systems.

The czechs will be part of the mission, during which will be on the territory of Turkey deployed anti-aircraft rocket complexis Patriot to protect from the whose purpose is to protect Turkey against attack from Syria, where already two years of civil war. Syria has operational tactical missiles Scud, which have a range of hundreds of kilometers and could hit Turkish cities. The warhead of these missiles may have in addition to explosives also, for example, a chemical filling.

Anti-aircraft rocket complexis Patriot is now headed to near the border of Germany and the Netherlands, together with ease of operation and security personnel. In total, the area shifts 1 000 soldiers, including 4 of the Czechs.

"Our soldiers have a so-called mobile communication module and are trained to control it. They are the signalmen, who are destined to do this, so that if necessary they were sent to alliance operations," explained the mission of the Czech soldiers Pejsek.

NGŠ Peter Paul he added that: "the Czech soldiers will not be a direct part of the system Patriot. Strengthen his system of command and control, so actually they are in support of the mission."..
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The commander of this contingent is por. Anton Fig

Source information: broadcast Events THU, 14.12.2013, 19:39.
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