Active November 15, 2002 Type Engineer Battalion | Branch Land Forces Size 703 | |
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Role Response to natural disasters | ||
Multinational Engineer Battalion Tisa (Ukrainian: Багатонаціональний Інженерний Батальйон “Тиса”, Hungarian: "Tisza" Többnemzeti Műszaki Zászlóalj, Romanian: Batalionului Multinaţional de Geniu "Tisa", Slovak: Mnohonárodný Ženijný Рrápor "Tisa") is an engineering unit intended to quickly respond to flooding and other natural disasters in the Carpathian Region. Initial idea for creation of such unit was voiced by Ukraine in December 1998. Battalion was created on November 15, 2002 after Heads of General Staff of Hungarian, Romanian, Slovak and Ukrainian Armed Forces signed the Technical Arrangement on Implementation of Intergovernmental Agreement on Multinational Engineer Battalion Tisa in Budapest. The name comes from river Tisza.
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Annual exercise is held by participating nations, who take turns hosting the exercise. Exercise is held under the name Light Avalanche. First exercise was held in Ukraine in 2002 as Tysa-2002.
Structure
Each participating country provides up to 200 soldiers. In January 2012 total size was 703. Ukrainian part is from the 128th Mechanized Brigade. Hungary provides soldiers from 5th Infantry Brigade and the 37th Engineering Regiment Romania provides 52nd Engineering Battalion "TISA". Slovakia provides a company from Engineer Battalion in Sereď.
Equipment
60 units including 6 PTS-2