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 Brigade - Focşani
 * [[Image:BATALION 280.png|30px]]280th Mechanized Infantry Battalion - Focşani
 * 284th Tank Battalion - Galaţi
 * BATALION 285.jpg Mixed Artillery Battalion "Vlaicu Vodă" - Brăila
 * 300th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Sfântul Andrei" - Galaţi
 * 3rd Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion - Turda
 * 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.