The 282nd Mechanized Brigade "Union of the Principalities" (Brigada 282 Mecanizată "Unirea Principatelor") is a mechanized

Mechanized Warfare

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 brigade of the Romanian Land Forces, originally formed as the 282nd Mechanized Regiment on 24 September 1968.

The brigade is widely regarded as one of the best-trained units of the Romanian Land Forces; it is subordinated to the 2nd Infantry Division

2nd Infantry Division (Romania)

The 2nd Infantry Division is an infantry division of the Romanian Land Forces.It was part of the 1st Army Corps during the mobilisation of 1877, during the Romanian War of Independence. It was at the Battle of Plevna in 1877 as part of the 2nd Operational Corps. During the Second World War it...

. Its headquarters are currently located in Focşani

Focsani

Focşani is the capital city of Vrancea County in Romania on the shores the Milcov river, in the historical region of Moldavia. It has a population of 101,854.-Geography:...

. The brigade operates the TR-85

TR-85

The TR-85 is a main battle tank designed for the armed forces of Romania. Based on the TR-77-580 , the TR-85 tank was developed from 1978 to 1985 and produced from 1986 until 1990. A modernization program was initiated in March 1994 in order to upgrade the TR-85 tanks to NATO standards...

 main battle tank

Tank

A tank is a tracked, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility, tactical offensive, and defensive capabilities...

. Together with the subordinated units, the 282nd brigade has been deployed to peacekeeping

Peacekeeping

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 missions in Angola

Angola

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, Kosovo

Kosovo

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, Afghanistan

Afghanistan

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, and Iraq

Iraq

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.

Structure

• 282nd Mechanized Brigade - Focşani
  Focsani
  Focşani is the capital city of Vrancea County in Romania on the shores the Milcov river, in the historical region of Moldavia. It has a population of 101,854.-Geography:...
  
  
  • 280th Mechanized Infantry Battalion - Focşani
  • 284th Tank Battalion - Galaţi
    Galati
    Galați is a city and municipality in Romania, the capital of Galați County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, in the close vicinity of Brăila, Galați is the largest port and sea port on the Danube River and the second largest Romanian port....
    
    
  • 285th Mixed Artillery Battalion "Vlaicu Vodă
    Vladislav I of Wallachia
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    " - Brăila
    Braila
    Brăila is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County, in the close vicinity of Galaţi.According to the 2002 Romanian census there were 216,292 people living within the city of Brăila, making it the 10th most populous city in Romania.-History:A...
    
    
  • 300th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Sfântul Andrei
    Saint Andrew
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    " - Galaţi
  • 3rd Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion - Turda
  • 469th Logistics Battalion - Focşani

International Missions

• Forces from the 282nd Mechanized Brigade were deployed in Kosovo
  Kosovo
  Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
  
   between 2002 and 2003, and accomplished medevac
  MEDEVAC
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  , as well as other types of peacekeeping
  Peacekeeping
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   missions.
• 280th and 281st battalions were deployed since 2004 in Afghanistan
  Afghanistan
  Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
  
   as part of the ISAF
  International Security Assistance Force
  The International Security Assistance Force is a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations Security Council on 20 December 2001 by Resolution 1386 as envisaged by the Bonn Agreement...
  
   and since 2006 in Iraq
  Iraq
  Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
  
   as part of the Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• 300th battalion was deployed in 2008 (January-July) as part of the ISAF in Afghanistan.

External links

Official Site of the Romanian Land Forces Official Site of the 2nd Infantry Division The 282nd Mechanized Brigade