On June 7, 2019, Brigadier General Richard Lebel from the US National Guard visited the Joint Operations Command (JOC).
After the meeting with the Commander of the JOC, Major General Pavle Arsoski, a briefing was held where Brigadier General Lebel was familiarized with the mission, structure, equipment, declared units and the capacities of the JOC units. Furthermore General Lebel was acquainted with the future transformation of the JOC units.
During the meeting, General Lebel expressed his satisfaction with the military cooperation so far, stressing that the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia was among the first partner armies that were deployed in Afghanistan together with the US Armed Forces.
He also emphasized that we have his unreserved support for full membership of the Army in NATO, as well as for the organization and planning of future joint trainings with members of the US Army.
