Romanian Armed Forces

04/04/2026

26/09/2025

04/02/2025

➡️Dok se ove sedmice obilježava , donosimo iskustvo narednika Diane Nice, pripadnice Oružanih snaga 🇷🇴Rumunije o tome kako vjera oblikuje život vojnika u misiji.

"Dolazim iz Rumunije i pravoslavne sam vjeroispovijesti. Vjera za mene predstavlja i religiju i duhovnost, povezujući sve aspekte mog života. Ona djeluje kao ključna pokretačka snaga koja poboljšava kvalitet ljudskih odnosa, dok istovremeno radim na ostvarenju jednog od svojih glavnih ličnih ciljeva – održavanju visokog nivoa samosvijesti i svakodnevnom trudu da postanem bolja osoba.

Vjera je izvor snage koju pronalazim u sebi da bih prevazišla sve prepreke.

Kao žena u vojsci i samohrana majka, život mi nije uvijek bio lagan. Posebno tokom dugotrajne misije, suočila sam se s brojnim psihološkim i emocionalnim izazovima. Ipak, mogu s punim uvjerenjem reći da smo, zahvaljujući vjeri, moja porodica i ja uspjele ispuniti svoje obaveze i održati zdrave i stabilne odnose na pozitivan način.

Bez sumnje, da nisam imala oslonac u sopstvenim uvjerenjima, duboko ukorijenjenim u mojoj vjeri, ne bih postigla većinu svojih uspjeha. Čvrsto vjerujem da bez nepokolebljivog povjerenja u višu silu – kako god je ljudi nazivali – naši ciljevi i želje ostaju samo iluzije, osim ako zaista ne vjerujemo da će se sve odvijati na najbolji mogući način." – Narednik Diana Nica, Rumunija, Podoficir u Odjeljenju za logistiku NATO štaba Sarajevo.

➡️ As is observed this week, we share the experience of SGT Diana Nica, member of the 🇷🇴Romanian Armed Forces on how faith shapes the life of a soldier on a mission

“I am from Romania, I am orthodox. Faith to me represents both religion and spirituality, manifested as liaison amongst all spheres of activity in my life, acting as a pivotal drive meant to enhance the quality of human relationships, while working on achieving one of my main personal goals – which is thriving to maintain a higher level of self-awareness and thus working on a daily basis to become a better person.

Faith is the source of all the strength I need to find within to overcome all adversity.

To me as a female in the military and also as a single mother, life has not always been easy and especially being on a long term deployment, I managed to overcome challenging situations, both psychologically and emotionally speaking, so I can strongly state it is mainly due to our faith, me and my family were able to fulfill our responsibilities and maintain healthy normal relationships in a positive manner.

Undoubtedly, had I not relied on to my own set of personal beliefs, all thoroughly rooted in my faith, I would not have successfully accomplished most of my achievements, since I strongly believe that without the unwavering trust in the higher-self (whatever people choose to call it as a deity), our goals and desires are mere illusions, unless we truly believe that everything will unfold in a beneficial way.” - SGT Diana Nica, Romania, NHQSa J4 Logistics NCO.

02/02/2025

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28/01/2025

The 🇪🇺 Multinational Battalion has a 🇷🇴Romanian commander!

Today, Lt. Col. László Nagy of the 🇭🇺 Defence Forces handed over command of the Multinational Battalion (MNBN) to Lt. Col. Vasile Ardeleanu of the 🇷🇴 Armed Forces in a Transfer of Authority ceremony presided over by 🇷🇴 Major General Florin Marian Barbu, the commander of the 🇪🇺 European Union Force in 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The MNBN is EUFOR's military maneuver unit operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It comprises troops from Austria, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania and Türkiye.

The MNBN is configured to respond to different situations as well as to train and exercise with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH). If the situation requires, EUFOR can be reinforced by reserves provided by EU nations and NATO. This is exercised every year through the exercise series 'Quick Response'.

📷 European Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina

27/01/2025

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21/01/2025

The Romanian Aviation Detachment begins service under command 🇪🇺

As of yesterday, the Romanian 🇷🇴 Aviation Detachment has officially taken on transportation and air medical evacuation ( ) tasks under EUFOR command.

In a handover ceremony attended by the outgoing 🇭🇺 and incoming 🇷🇴 COM EUFOR, the 🇷🇴 Romanian team assumed responsibilities from their colleagues in the 🇭🇺 Hungarian Air Force.
All four Romanian helicopters, now proudly marked with the 🇪🇺 EUFOR insignia, are ready to execute transportation and missions at a moment’s notice.

📷 European Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina Marian Bălășescu & Denis Dobre

30/10/2024

STEADFAST DUEL 2024 – ’s largest computer-assisted command post exercise of the year, is exercising the Deterrence and Defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area and family of plans in an Article 5 setting and is is taking place from October 22 to 31, 2024.

The 360-degree multi-domain setting scenario is providing the platform to test a full array of advanced capabilities in the land, air, maritime, cyberspace and space domains, including NATO's chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence, strategic communications, humanitarian
and total defence missions and more, with the aim of enhancing NATO’s operational readiness.

The exercise includes the participation of the Nations, alongside international and non-governmental organizations, providing greater depth, realism, and nuance for the training audiences.

ROU🇷🇴 delegation includes representatives from Ministry of National Defence, Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Euro-Atlantic Resilience Centre. Their collective-thinking and expertise are essential to tackle, in an interinstitutional manner, the challenges posed by the scenario of the premier NATO exercise that trains HQs from the strategic to the higher tactical level, commanding over 500,000 personnel.

NATO
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)
NATO - Allied Command Transformation (ACT)
Allied Joint Force Command Naples - JFCNP
NATO Allied Air Command
NATO Joint Warfare Centre
Headquarters Multinational Corps South-East

01/06/2024

"SWIFT RESPONSE 24": Allies can protect the southeastern flank of the Alliance

More than 5,000 troops from seven allied and partner states, of which approximately 2,000 paratroopers, participated in the Romanian sequence of the SWIFT RESPONSE 24 Multinational Exercise conducted in Romania by the U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF).
🇷🇴Romania’s participation consisted of 2,300 soldiers, of which 80 paratroopers, and 220 means of equipment.

The exercise featured the largest air assault operation conducted in Europe after World War II, involving approximately 2,000 allied paratroopers from France, Germany, Romania, Spain, the United States of America, and the Netherlands.

NATO, the strongest political-military alliance in history, brings together 32 member states and guarantees the security of over 1 billion citizens.

Swift Response 24 in numbers:
Transport aircraft – C-17 Globemaster III, A-400 M Atlas, C-130 Hercules, CASA CN 235, and C 27 J Spartan.
Helicopters – NH 90, Sikorsky CH 53, Eurocopter EC 135, Sikorsky UH 60 Black Hawk, Eurocopter EC 665 Tiger, CH 47 Chinook, IAR 330 M Puma, and IAR 330 Puma SOCAT.
Fighter aircraft – F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Military vehicles – over 300, of which 121 were armored (20 armored fighting vehicles “Wiesel” for airborne troops).

Military units that have participated in Swift Response 24 exercise in Romania 🇷🇴:
Division Schnelle Kräfte (DSK) Germany 🇩🇪
11th Airborne Brigade (DSK) Netherlands 🇳🇱
82nd Airborne Division SUA 🇺🇸
11th Airborne Battalion France 🇫🇷
2nd Airborne Battalion Spain 🇪🇸

Romanian Armed Forces 🇷🇴 with:
495th Infantry Battalion
71st Airbase Câmpia Turzii
90th Transport Airbase
81st Mechanized Infantry Brigade / 4th Infantry Division
10th Engineering Brigade
Land Forces Staff
Air Forces Staff
Joint Force Command
Medical Directorate of the Ministry of National Defence

Romania’s effort, as a host nation, was possible thanks to the involvement of the other institutions from the National Defense, Public Order and National Security System.
Special thanks to all of them!

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SWIFT RESPONSE 24 was led by the United States Army V Corps (Fifth Corps) and consisted of joint airborne operations to increase the readiness level and interoperability among NATO allies while contributing to the allied defence and deterrence efforts. SWIFT RESPONSE 24 was linked to the national exercises QUADRIGA SOUTH in Germany, DACIA 24 in Romania, and SPRING STRIKE in Sweden.

DEFENDER 24 Training Platform (consisting of Exercises SABER STRIKE 24, IMMEDIATE RESPONSE 24, and SWIFT RESPONSE 24) was planned by the United States European Command (USEUCOM) and led by United States Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF). The exercise took place between March 28 and May 31; it involved more than 40,000 troops from 20 allied and partner countries and is the largest US military exercise conducted in Europe. It aimed at increasing allied training and strengthening the Alliance's defence capability, being linked to the STEADFAST DEFENDER 24 Exercise, NATO’s largest military exercise in decades.

U.S. Army Europe and Africa U.S. European Command (EUCOM) Bundeswehr 82nd Airborne Division Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) NATO Mission AIGLE

21/02/2024

Romanian mountain troops at ICE PATROL

The ICE PATROL competition, part of the multinational exercise VOLPE BIANCA 24, is held in the town of Val Badia, Republic of Italy, from February 20 to 22.

The competition consists of a field training exercise, with the Romanian Army represented by an 8-man Land Forces detachment from the 61st Mountain Troops Brigade, "General Virgil Bădulescu".

The exercise includes several tactical moments/tasks tailored to mountain troops.
The operational area consists of an approximately 17-kilometer route through heavily disturbed mountainous terrain that is difficult to access.

The activity's opening ceremony took place yesterday, February 20, in the presence of the Undersecretary of State for Defence - Isabela Rauti, and the commander of the Army Corps of the Alpine troops, Lieutenant General Ignazio Gamba.

04/06/2023

03/06/2023

Meet U.S. Army Maj. Octave Houdegbe, the Task Force Operations Officer with the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade out of Savannah, Georgia.
Maj. Houdegbe and the Soldiers from Task Force Brawler are participating in the Multi-National Brigade South East Air Assault exercise during Saber Guardian 23 in Bordusani, Romania.

ℹ️ U.S. Army Europe and Africa