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Military exercises in Murça
President Cavaco Silva visited the Dragon 13 & Pristina 132 Military Exercises, carried out by the Army, in Murça, district of Vila Real, and presided at the presentation of the National Standard to the 2nd Infantry Battalion, which will leave for Kosovo next September, comprising United Nations forces.
After being briefed on the Army Intervention Brigade and on the mission of the 2nd BI/KFOR, President Cavaco Silva attended a tactical demonstration by the Battalion’s military and their march past in the streets of Murça, having also visited an exhibition of military materiel.
Murça
Murça
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