Albanian Air Force

Images from the early 1990s of thousands of Albanians crammed onto all kinds of ships—most famously the “Vlora” with 10,000 passengers—on the journey of hope from Durrës to Italy are not so distant. It was August 8, 1991, when scenes of a drama were unfolding at the port of Bari that were destined to be repeated.

An Italian navy ship carrying to the two closed Italian centers in northern Albania illegal immigrants sailed from Lampedusa a short time ago, the Interior Ministry in Rome said.

NATO officially began work in Kuchova, Albania for the construction of the first airbase in the Western Balkans, announced the  Ministry of Defense, cited by SeeNews.

Balkans, US launch emergency prep drill

A military exercise led by the US aims to help Balkan states respond to natural and man-made disasters.

An Albanian Air Force helicopter rescues a man who was trapped on the roof of a building by floodwaters on February 1st. [Albanian Air Force]