About 150 uniforms from respective countries participated in the Norwegian ft March, organized by soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Norway in Kosovo. The 30 km long way with a backpack weighing 11 kg was the fastest to beat the Polish Police representative. A typical of PKW KFOR besides took place on the podium.
The tradition of organizing Norwegian ft March (NFM) dates back to 1915. The intent of the march was to verification of the endurance of Norwegian Army soldiers. Today, various nationalities and civilians can participate in this initiative. The main assumptions of this test have not changed – you gotta cross a distance of 30 km by ft (mart or run) with a backpack weighing not little than 11 kg. During the late organized NFM in Kosovo, participants had to scope the finish line in a maximum of 4 and a half hours, which was rather a challenge under demanding weather and terrain conditions.
About 150 people were at the start of the Kosovo NFM, including 15 representatives of the Polish Military Quota and six EULEX police officers (EU police mission in Kosovo). Polish police officer placed first in the general classification, and Lieutenant Sandra Nagot of the 6th Radioelectronic Centre stood at the lowest level of the podium in the general classification of women.
The way of the march led on the hills close Bondsteel military base (40 km south of Kosovo's capital Pristina). The way was very diverse in terms of the surface (roof, asphalt, rocky trails). It provided beautiful views of the Balkan mountains, but combined with temperatures that exceeded 30oC, and He was very hard on many heights. Uniforms went further kilometers up and down almost without flat sections.
For Lt. Sandra Nagot, who reached the finish line as a 3rd woman, it was not the first specified test of fitness and endurance. – In 2019 I represented the Polish Army in the United States in Chicago, Illinois at the Best Warrior Competition. These were the U.S. National Guards competitions, in which I competed with the men themselves and took 5th place for 12 players," says Lieutenant 6 ORel, who served in the 12th Mechanized Division at the time. “I think that by representing the Polish military contingent in Kosovo during the Norwegian ft March, I one more time proved to myself that as a woman, I can successfully compete with men. I am pleased with the results I have achieved, but that is not what matters to me. Perseverance, fortitude, fighting your own weaknesses. These are the values I effort to guide both in the service and in sports," he adds.
PKW KFOR
Camp Bondsteel, operating since 1999, is the main American military base in Kosovo under the supervision of NATO-KFOR (Kosovo Force) global peacekeeping forces. Polish Military Quota KFOR implements a stabilisation mission there and is part of the Multinational Combat Group – the East. The quota counts up to 300 soldiers, and its main effort is to counter organised crime, smuggling, corruption. Soldiers besides support local authorities and local services in maintaining order and security.
In February 2025, 2 Hrubieszów's Reconnaissance Regiment and another units began to service in Kosovo, forming LI a change to PKW KFOR, which will be the first to carry out tasks on M-ATV vehicles (MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle). Thanks to the Armed Forces Support Inspectorate, the fresh equipment will replace the BRDM armored reconnaissance-patrol vehicles utilized so far.
