January - ACO - NATO

Brigadier General Fischer has been very successful.During his six months in the operation, JLSGcredibility was growing up day by day due to hardwork, his personality and his crew’s followthrough[…] some examples of the JLSG’s tirelessperformance under his command were the transport ofthe universal bridge to Pakistan, the valuable inputs toimprove emergency procedures at Slatina Airport, theassumption of fuel supply responsibilities[…] and wecan’t forget the latest effort he made to present anumber of projects that could reduce the logisticsfootprint in KFOR. ”DCOM KFOR also expressed respect for the wealth oflogistic experience the incoming COM JLSG holdsand his confidence in Brigadier General JoseFonseca’s expertise and ability to lead the JLSG.“Now, I would like to welcome Brigadier General JoseFonseca[…] I am extremely confident that you and allyour people will support all of KFOR’s logisticalrequirements during the challenging and excitingtimes ahead.”DCOM KFOR then presented Brigadier GeneralFischer with the NATO “Non Article 5” medal. Theofficial Transfer of Authority followed the medalpresentation. Symbolic of the powers behind a changeof command, Brigadier General Fischer surrenderedthe JLSG/NATO flag to Brigadier General Serronha,who then gave command authority to the newJLSG/KFOR Commander, Brigadier General JoseFonseca.The new JLSG/KFOR commander’s vision isstraightforward: be agile and flexible while enablingKFOR’s move towards minimum presence. JLSG willidentify shortfalls and redundancies and will find waysto assist the nations in reducing their costs and numberof deployed KFOR personnel without jeopardizingtheir forces’ mission accomplishment. The mission ofJLSG/KFOR will be signified by COM KFOR’smotto: “Together for Progress”.KFOR Chronicle, January 201127