Today, (Monday) 21st September, 2015 in barracks “Chede Filipovski – Dame” in Kicevo, a ceremony was held on the occasion of handing over of duty commander of the 4th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (4th MIBn), part of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade (1st MIBde).
Lieutenant Colonel Boro Latkoski, previously posted Chief of HQ, Deputy Commander of 4th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, received the duty commander of 4th Mechanized Infantry Battalion from Lieutenant Colonel Blagoja Mijakoski.
The ceremony was attended by the Commander of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Colonel Zoran Mileski, representatives of public institutions and services, representatives of local government within the area of responsibility, and legal and private individuals with whom Macedonian Army cooperates.
The Commander of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade Colonel Zoran Mileski addressed the audience at the ceremony and presented the unit’s activities in the previous period.
The outgoing commander of the 4th MIBn Lieutenant Colonel Blagoja Mijakoski thanked the personnel for the given support during his performance of duty. The newly appointed commander Lieutenant Colonel Boro Latkoski stated that he would manage the unit extremely conscientiously and responsibly.
During the ceremony there was an official handover of duties and of unit’s military flag, which was followed by a military parade performed by the 4th MIBn subordinate units.