Air Surveillance and Reporting Battalion

Mission:

• Air monitoring and informing interested parties on the airspace situation;
• Timely detection and tracking of enemy means for air attack;
• Notification of the armed forces for air space targets;
• Radar protection of combat actions of units for Air Defence.

Tasks:

• Continuous monitoring of air space at all heights;
• Detection of targets at maximum distances based on the equipment capabilities;
• Tracking exposed goals and own aviation;
• Collecting, processing and display of data on the situation in the airspace of the Republic in cVNJ.

Lieutenant colonel Kjemal Xhaferi

Lieutenant colonel Kjemal Xhaferi was born on 15^th October, 1983 in Gostivar. He graduated elementary and high school in Gostivar. He continued his education at the Military Academy “General Mihailo Apostolski” in Skopje. After four years he was commissioned to the first officer rank of Second Lieutenant in the branch of Aviation. He has performed many command duties during his career. On 4^th March, 2022, he was appointed as Commander of the Air Surveillance and Reporting Battalion. He attended many courses in the domain of air space management, including Mase Remote Console (MASE) and Process Functions in the Air Space Management Operation Center in Croatia, Course on Exercise Planning organized by DMTC (Canada) in Podgorica, Montenegro, UN Course for Military Observers in UN in Hammelburg in Germany, and other courses. In 2018 he upgraded his military education by completing a Specialization on Command and Staff Duties at the Military Academy “General Mhailo Apostolski” in Skopje. He completed one rotation of peacekeeping mission ALTEA EUFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2013/2014. He has been awarded and commended many times in his career by the MOD and CGS for his contribution to and development of the Army, including a NATO medal for his contribution to the peacekeeping mission ALTEA EUFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He completed his Master studies in 2018 at the University of “St. Clement of Ohrid” – Technical Faculty – Air Traffic and Transportation in Bitola and gained Master of Science Degree for Air Traffic and Transportation. He is proficient in English language and Judo is his hobby. He is married, father of two children.

Previous appointments:

• 2006, Second Lieutenant, Pilot Listener in the second flight in the Transport Helicopter Squadron in WING;
• 2009, Lieutenant, Civil and Military Cooperation Officer in A-5 Section at the WING Command;
• 2011, Captain, Head of C-4 Section, Logistics Officer at the Air Surveillance and Reporting Battalion;
• 2013, Captain, Commander of the Command and Control Center in Air Surveillance and Reporting Battalion;
• 2017, Major, Head of C-3/5/7 Section in the Air Surveillance and Reporting Battalion;
• 2019, Major, Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of Air Surveillance and Reporting Battalion;
• 03.2022, Major, Commander of Air Surveillance and Reporting Battalion.

Promotions:

• Second Lieutenant 2006-2008;
• Lieutenant 2008-2011;
• Captain 2011-2016;
• Major 2016-2024;
• Lieutenant colonel 2024.