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"To everything there is a season and atime to every purpose under the heaven."It is the season and the time for me to say farewell toyou, the wonderful readers of the KFOR Chronicle.It is time for this captain to sail off (in the words ofa sailor, my excellent Deputy, Andre Sabzog) to newhorizons. I have been here for about six months andconsider myself privileged to have been part of themilitary life here in Kosovo. I have been especiallyhonored to work as the Chief of the Public AffairsOffice team. You have been given one of the mostchallenging and exciting tasks, "to uphold the imageof KFOR," and you have consistently fulfilled withsacrifice and professional excellence. You have alsocarried out your duties in a manner that reflects wellupon your countries. Your Nations could ask nomore. I would also like to introduce you to the next captain of this ship, Colonel Manfred Wittig. I know thathe will bring fresh energy and enthusiasm to the Branch. My work would not have been as joyful or successfulwithout the support and collaboration of all the Flag Officers, especially the JEC Chief and his Team, withwhom we have worked so closely. Last, but not least, I wish to thank the "J heads" inside KFOR HQ and all thePAOs of the MNTFs. We had a great time and I wish you a successful and peaceful continuation of your tourin KFOR and a safe trip back home.All the best and take care,Stefano SchiappacasseColonel Italian ArmyChief Public Affair OfficeCommander KFORLt. Gen. Giuseppe E. Gay, ITA ArmyChief Public Affairs OfficeCol. Stefano Schiappacasse, ITA ArmyChief Internal Infomation & EditorMaj. Andreas Brückner, AUT ArmyJournalistLt. Col. Vadym Tymoshenko, UKR Ar myWebmasterOR-7 Rholondra Louis, U.S. Air ForcePhotographer and DesignMr. Afrim HajrullahuE-mail & web:kforchonicle@hq.kfor.nato.intwww.nato.int/kforThe KFOR Chronicleis produced and fully fundedby HQ KFOR.It is published for KFOR forcesin the area of responsibility.The contents are not necessarilythe official views of, or endorsed by,the coalition governments’defense departments.Editorial content is edited,prepared and provided by theInternal Information Sectionof HQ KFOR’s Public Affairs Office(PAO) in Pristina, Kosovo.PAO HQ KFORreserves the right to edit content toconform to style and space requirements.Articles run on a space-available basis.The KFOR Chronicle isprinted by RASTERTel: 038 601 606ations within KFOR:BelgiumBulgariaCanadaCroatiaCzechRepublicDenmarkEstoniaFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyLatviaon-ATOationsArmeniaAustriaFinlandIrelandMoroccoSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineATO ationsLuxembourgNetherlands NorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited StatesKFORStructureHQ KFORMNTF CentreMNTF NorthMNTF WestMNTF SouthMNTF EastKTMMSUHSGCOMMZ(S)KFOR Chronicle, August, 2009 3