In “Ilinden” barracks in Skopje, North Macedonia, members of the Steering Board and the Standing Organization of the Balkan Medical Task Force on a ceremony marked the BMTF Day and reaching the full operational capability.

Balkan Medical Task Force from 4 to 14 April 2019 took part in the "Vigorous Warrior -19" exercise, international medical exercise organized by the NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine (MILMEDCOE) together with a Host Nation - Republic of Romania at the training area of the Romanian Armed Forces "GETICA" in Cincu.

"Vigorous Warrior 2019" is the largest dedicated medical exercise, co-organized by the NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine, the Romanian Armed Forces General Staff and the Romanian Ministry of National Defence Medical Directorate.

Mass Casualties (MASCAL) Course was conducted with representatives of all six nations participating in Balkan Medical Task Force(BMTF) in organization of NATO Centre of excellence for military medicine (NATO MILMED COE) and the Multinational Medical Coordination Center with facilitators from Hungary, Netherlands and Germany.

The post-exercise Lessons Identified Conference was jointly organised by the The Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) and the NATO Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence.