Admiral Mark P. Fitzgerald, Commander of NATO Allied Joint Force Command in Naples and Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, visited Montenegro on September 9-10. At the invitation of the Montenegrin Minister of Defense. Admiral Fitzgerald met with senior Montenegrin civil and military officials and toured Montenegrin Military facilities.
On September 9, Admiral Fitzgerald met with Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic, Speaker of Parliament Ranko Krivokapic, Defense Minister Boro Vucinic, and Acting Army Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Dragan Samardzic to discuss further cooperation between NATO and the Montenegrin Armed Forces. Admiral Mark P. Fitzgerald also visited the Montenegrin Army training center in Danilovgrad.