{"id":28749,"date":"2022-01-06T17:41:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T16:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=28749"},"modified":"2022-01-06T17:41:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T16:41:27","slug":"u-s-builds-new-headquarters-of-special-operations-forces-in-albania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/u-s-builds-new-headquarters-of-special-operations-forces-in-albania\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. builds new headquarters of Special Operations Forces in Albania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States has introduced a new base for their Special Operations Command for Europe known as SOCEUR located in Tirana, Albania.<\/p>\n<p>The Special Operations headquarters will be based in our country in order to ensure increased interoperability between US forces and their Albanian allies, more access to transportation hubs in the Balkans as well as greater logistical flexibility all around.<\/p>\n<p>In SOCEUR\u2019s official announcement on social media, it states that the new location \u2018greatly reduces the time needed to travel, while improving the flexibility of special operations and conventional forces in the region,\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The news was confirmed by the United States Embassy in our country, which cited the Major General and Commander of Europe\u2019s Special Operations Command, David H. 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