In the barracks “National hero Strasho Pindzur” – Petrovec, a military handover ceremony was held of the Commander of the Air Defense Battalion (ADBn) as part of the Air Force Brigade (AFBde).
Lieutenant Colonel Trajche Denchevski handed over the duty of ADBn Commander to Lieutenant Colonel Zoran Cikarski, who was the head of the A-9 section in AFBde. The ceremony was attended by the commanders of the AFBde units and retired commanders of the ADBn.
In his speech, the AFBde Deputy Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Stojko Pejovski, outlined the activities carried out by the unit in the past period and congratulated the former and the newly appointed commanders.
The former AFBde Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Trajche Denchevski, thanked the staff of the unit for the given support during the execution of his duty. The newly appointed commander, Lieutenant Colonel Zoran Cikarski, thanked for the trust he was given to be the ADBn commander and stressed that he will conscientiously and responsibly command the unit. The members of the battalion gave a plaque with the logo of the unit to the former commander.
At the end of the ceremony with the ceremonial act of handing over the military flag of the unit, the official hand over of the duty of the Air Defense Commander was ended.