The Bondsteel Bullet November 2013 | Page 2

Meet Legal Capt. Karen Berggren, the operational law attorney for Multinational Battle Group-East, arrived in Kosovo five months ago and has appreciated the dedication that her local staff provides to the U.S. Army and NATO mission in Kosovo. “Sasha and Burim provide technical support in every legal field,” said Berggren. “Most importantly, they supervise all claims and fiscal law matters for MNBG-E, ensuring that we exercise fiscal responsibility in all we do.” SASHA SOKOLOVSKI senior paralegal specialist for Judge Advocate General’s office How do you start your day? I start my day with checking my government e-mail. How long have you been working here? I have worked for the US Army since 1993 and since 2012 at Camp Bondsteel. What do you do here at JAG office? Claims, U.S. Income Taxes, Legal Assistance. BURIM JASHARI legal assistant for Judge Advocate General’s office at Camp Bondsteel How do you start your day? I come in the office at 0830 hrs and have a brief with the legal team. I check my e-mails and continue with my daily routine. How long have you been working here? I have been working here since Oct. 28, 1999, initially as a linguist at the JAG office, and since Nov. 2009 as a legal assistant. What is the most rewarding part of your job? When a soldier leaves the office satisfied with the service he/she got. Where are you from? Skopje, FYROM. Married, Kids? Married, 1 son (age 15). What do you usually do when you arrive home from work? Pick up my son from training. He is a swimmer. What do you do here at JAG office? I work as Legal Assistant for Administrative, Fiscal, Contract and Ethics law. My duties also involve multiple other tasks at the legal office. What do you and your family enjoys doing together? Going to sport matches - soccer, handball, basketball ???v?B?2F?R??7B&Wv&F??r'B?b??W"??#??F?R??7B&Wv&F??r'B?b???"?2?V???r?W"6?V?G2?v?BF???RF?????W"F?v??g&VR?F??S??7V?BF??Rv?F?f???v?W&R&R??Rg&???B&R??R?'&?VC???v2&?&??B&?6VB???V???f??e?$?????fR&VV???'&?VBF??v?fR'Ff?"?V'2??r??BvR?fRGv??FVv?FW'2?B6?????&WFv???2r???v???2R??@?G&??b???F???G2??v?BF???RW7V??F?v?V???R'&?fR???Rg&??v?&???v?V??vWB???R?7V?B??7B?bF?RF??Rv?F????G0?6?V6???rF?V?"???Wv?&??BF?V??7GVG?f?"??7FW ?FVw&VR&?w&???7&?????r??v?BF???R?B??W"f??V????F???rF?vWF?W#?????G2?v?2V????v???r?WG6?FR??F?R?GW&R?B?6??v???rF?F?R?????v?BF???RF?????W"F?v??g&VR?F??S???7V?B??7B?b?F??Rv?F??f???B7GVG???r????fP?????r?BvF6???r6?66W"?vR")x?D?R$??E5DTT?%T??U@????&'??"7?'G3?????6?66W"??6RvVV???