282nd Mechanized Brigade (Romania)

The 282nd Mechanized Brigade "Union of the Principalities" (Brigada 282 Mecanizată "Unirea Principatelor") is a mechanized 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. Its headquarters are currently located in Focşani. The brigade operates the TR-85 main battle tank. Together with the subordinated units, the 282nd brigade has been deployed to peacekeeping missions in Angola, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

Structure

• 282nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade - Focşani
  • 284th Tank Battalion in Galaţi
  • 280th Mechanized Infantry Battalion in Focşani
  • 300th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Sfântul Andrei" in Galaţi
  • 285th Artillery Battalion "Vlaicu Vodă" in Brăila
  • 288th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion in Focşani
  • 469th Logistic Battalion in Focşani

International Missions

• Forces from the 282nd Mechanized Brigade were deployed in Kosovo between 2002 and 2003, and accomplished medevac, as well as other types of peacekeeping missions.
• 280th and 281st battalions were deployed since 2004 in Afghanistan as part of the ISAF and since 2006 in Iraq as part of the Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• 300th battalion was deployed in 2008 (January-July) as part of the ISAF in Afghanistan.
• 280th battalion was deployed in 2010 (Mai-November) as part of the ISAF in Afghanistan.
• BDE HQ along with 280th battalion and 300th battalion were deployed in 2012 as part of the ISAF in Afghanistan.

External links

• (English) Official Site of the Romanian Land Forces
• (Romanian) Official Site of the 2nd Infantry Division
• (Romanian) The 282nd Mechanized Brigade