Table 3.
Missions and mission areas the study participants deployed to before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Pre-pandemic (n = 96) (2013–2016) |
Peri-pandemic (n = 95) (2021–2022) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country: Mandate | Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent |
| Afghanistan: ISAF/RS/UNAMA1 | 54 | 56.3 | 24 | 25.3 |
| Kosovo: KFOR2 | 17 | 17.7 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Turkey: Active Fence | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mali: MINUSMA/EUTM3 | 9 | 9.4 | 32 | 33.7 |
| Niger: MINUSMA GAZELLE | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.3 |
| Irak: CD/CBI4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.6 |
| Libanon: UNIFIL5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Estonia: VAPB6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15.8 |
| Lithuania: efP. BTG7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Missing | 14 | 14.6 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Total | 96 | 100.0 | 95 | 100.0 |
1ISAF International Security Assistance Force, RS = Resolute Support,
2KFOR Kosovo Force
3MINUSMA United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, EUTM = European Union Training Mission Mali
4CD/CBI Counter Daesh/Capacity Building
5UNIFIL United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
6VAPB Strengthening Air Policing Baltic states (Verstärkung Air Policing Baltikum)
7eFP enhanced Forward Presence (Lithuania), BTG: Battle Group