Mission and Tasks
Mission:
Unit of the Army from a priority reserve designed to defend the sovereignty and integrity of the Republic.
It provides carrying out of attack and defense actions on the entire territory of the Republic.
The 3rd Infantry Brigade personnel is professional and from the reserve.
Tasks:
- Continuation of the planned transformation and restructuring of the brigade and bringing the training close to NATO standards;
- Training of the brigade commands and units;
- Recruiting and equipping the brigade with material and technical resources and men.
Commander
Colonel Kjiro Kalkov
Date and place of birth:
05.09.1969, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
Education
- Military High School, Zagreb, 1986-1988;
- Military Academy for Land Forces, Belgrade 1988-1991;
- Military Academy for Land Forces Banja Luka 1991- November 1991 (AMU);
- A course in Pepelishte 1992-1993 (Finishing Military Academy);
- Instructor’s Course for Land Forces (September-November 2000);
- Company Commander Course, France (February-May 2001);
- Command and Staff School, France (June 2003-January 2004);
- UN Military Observers Course, Bosnia and Herzegovina (February 2006);
- National Defense School, Paris, France (July 2008-June 2009).
Duties:
- Motorized Platoon Commander within National Guard Brigade;
- AMU Training Center Commander;
- Tank Company Commander in Abn T-55;
- Chief of Staff of Abn T-71;
- Operations Officer in Abn T-71;
- Deputy Abn T-71 Commander and CS;
- Abn T-71Commander;
- Chief of Operations, Planning and Combat Readiness Department in G3/JOC;
- Chief of OC in JOC;
- Chief of J5/JOC;
- Chief of Reserve Forces Command.
Promotions:
- 1993-2nd Lieutenant
- 1994-Lieutenant
- 1998-Captain
- 2001-Captain 1st Class
- 2003-Major
- 2008-Lieutenant Colonel
- 2014-Colonel
Foreign languages:
- French-STANAG 3.3.3.
- English
Contact:
E-mail: [email protected]
Deputy
Command Sergeant Major