282nd Mechanized Brigade (Romania)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=282nd Mechanized Brigade
"Brigada 282 Mecanizată"


caption=A TR-85M1 company belonging to the 282nd Mechanized Brigade
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type=Armored
branch=Romanian Land Forces
dates=24 September 1968 - present
country=Romania
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command_structure=1st Territorial Army Corps
size=8 battalions + other supporting companies
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current_commander=Colonel Cătălin Tomescu
garrison=Focşani
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anniversaries=24th September

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 1st Territorial Army Corps. 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.

tructure

*282nd Mechanized Brigade - Focşani
**280th Mechanized Infantry Battalion - Focşani
**281st Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Bold Eagles" - Râmnicu Sărat
**284th Tank Battalion - Galaţi
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**288th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion - Focşani
**300th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Sfântul Andrei" - Galaţi
**3rd Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion - Focşani
**469th Logistics Battalion - 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.

External links

* [http://www.en.forter.ro/ Official Site of the Romanian Land Forces]
* [http://www.corpul1a.forter.ro/ Official Site of the 1st Territorial Army Corps]
* [http://www.mapn.ro/eveniment/2007/200710/20071013/smirdan2.doc "The 282nd Mechanized Brigade"]