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Minister Gajdoš along with his counterparts from French and Czech Republics pay homage to General Štefánik
To mark 100 years of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik’s tragic death, Slovak Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš along with French Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly and Czech Defence Minister Lubomír Metnar paid respects to his memory at t…
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Defence Ministers Gajdoš and Metnar pay respects to memory of General M. R. Štefánik on eve of 100th anniversary of his tragic death
Slovak Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš and Czech Defence Minister Lubomír Metnar together paid respects to the memory of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik during an Act of Remembrance in Bratislava today (3 May 2019). Already 100 years will have p…
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Defence Minister P. Gajdoš pays tribute to memory of General M. R. Štefánik on occasion of upcoming 100th anniversary of his tragic death
Today (2 May 2019), Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš paid tribute to the memory of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik at the symbolic tomb of General Štefánik during an Act of Remembrance in Ivanka pri Dunaji, at the site where he died tragically 10…
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Slovak Republic marks 15 years of its entry into European Union, we are an active member and a contributor to security
Today (1 May 2019), the Slovak Republic has marked the 15th anniversary of its entry into the European Union since it became an EU member country along with another 9 countries on 1 May 2004. Over this period, it has been actively involved in s…
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Ministry of Defence makes provision of occupational health care more effective at its Sliač Outpatient Clinic
The Ministry of Defence has made the provision of occupational health (OH) care more effective at its Sliač Outpatient Clinic, which falls under the remit of the Ružomberok Central Military Hospital – Faculty Hospital. While until recently medi…
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MOD issues warning as US helicopters are to fly over Slovakia
The SVK Ministry of Defence has issued a warning to the public as US UH-60 helicopters are scheduled to fly from Latvia to Italy via Slovakia in support of Combined Southern Exercise Campaign 2019, with a planned stopover in Bratislava. The overfl…
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Allies express appreciation for Slovak project on demining training in Iraq
A meeting of allies took place at the premises of the Permanent Delegation of the Slovak Republic to NATO, as Slovakia’s successful project on demining training in Iraq, financed from a NATO Trust Fund, drew to a close. Thanks to the volume of …
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Institute of Military History releases a short video film on the life of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik
To mark the approaching 100th anniversary of General M. R. Štefánik’s death and the 140th anniversary of his birthday next year, the Institute of Military History has staged a media presentation of a short video film which maps out the life and…
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Defence Duels series puts students’ physical readiness and knowledge to test in Trenčín region
Secondary school students from the Trenčín region battled it out in the third round of the Students’ Defence Duels series, a nation-wide competition combining physical readiness, civil defence skills and knowledge of Slovak military history, h…
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SVK soldiers should continue to perform tasks in the Baltics
SVK soldiers should continue to perform tasks as part of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) in the Baltics. The proposal for up to a 152-strong contribution has been approved today (24 April 2019) by the SVK Security Council and Government.…
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Military Forests and Estates warns about spraying operations against bark beetles across military forests in Záhorie
Military Forests and Estates of the Slovak Republic (VLM) warns that land-based chemical spraying of trees and tree cover, infested by bark beetles, will be conducted across the Záhorie Military District between April and September 2019. The re…
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Airmen are once again helping to extinguish a forest fire
The SVK Armed Forces are once again helping to extinguish a forest fire. Based on a request for firefighting assistance from the Firefighting and Rescue Corps, this time airmen of the Transport Wing Kuchyňa are helping to put out a forest fire …
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A SVK Air Force helicopter assists in extinguishing a fire at Kravany
The SVK Armed Forces have assisted in battling a forest fire in the cadastral area of the village of Kravany in the Poprad region. In response to a request for assistance from the Firefighting and Rescue Corps, a SVK Air Force Mi-17 helicopter,…
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Act of Remembrance in tribute to General Louis-Eugène Faucher
An Act of Remembrance in tribute to General Louis-Eugène Faucher was held on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of his death in the French town of Saint Maixent l'École on 2 April 2019. From 1919 onwards, General Faucher was a member o…
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SOLDIERS THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN: Pupils are invited to participate in 18th MOD Drawing and Painting Contest
The SVK Ministry of Defence has announced the 18th MOD Drawing and Painting Contest, called SOLDIERS THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN, thanks to which children can express how they perceive the life of military personnel and work in armed forces. …
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2019 Military Police Children’s Camp
The Crisis Management, Training and K9 Branch, Military Police Department Vlkanová-Hronsek, prepared an interesting programme for the 2019 Military Police Children’s Camp for kids from the Children’s Home in Kráľová Lehota. As part of the progr…
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Defence cooperation between Slovakia and Croatia has solid basis and potential to go from strength to strength, Ministers Gajdoš and Krstičević agree
The defence cooperation between Slovakia and Croatia has a solid basis and the potential to go from strength to strength, be it at the bilateral level, within the European Union and NATO, or in the regional V4 and CEDC formats, which are curren…
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Exoskeleton 2019 on Trenčín’s ‘Island’
The M-Centre, located on Trenčín’s ‘Island’ in the Váh River, hosted the 4th Integration of the Exoskeleton in the Battlefield Workshop with those Exoskeleton manufacturers from NATO countries who had accepted an invitation to the workshop in s…
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New partner for NATO Multinational Military Police Battalion project
Based on Georgia (GEO)’s interest in entering the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the GEO MOD is cooperating on several initiatives with its foreign partners via the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package (SNGP). One of the initiatives is the SNG…
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P. Gajdoš: We are not saying good-bye to Anastasiya Kuzmina, for her results and representation she deserves our gratitude
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš congratulated Anastasiya Kuzmina, member of the Dukla Banská Bystrica Military Sports Club, on her world champion title in the women’s sprint race in biathlon during their meeting at MOD Main Building today (12 Apr…
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Tatra Freedom exercise series spans across Slovakia from Michalovce to Bratislava
A second exercise of the Tatra Freedom exercise series took place practically across the whole of Slovakia on 8-12 April 2019. Over 220 service personnel deployed on the exercise, with nearly 30 assets from the SVK Air Force’s Command, Control …
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OSCE Dialogue on Military Doctrines took place in Vienna
The OSCE Dialogue on Military Doctrines, an expert seminar organised on the initiative of Austria with substantial support by Slovakia as the OSCE chair country and in collaboration with Switzerland’s OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC) C…
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Ex Toxic Lance 2019 involving four armies in finals
An international CBRN exercise, involving armed forces from the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and the United States of America, is running on 1-14 April 2019 at the Training Centre Lešť and the CBRN Training and Testing Centre Zemianske Kost…
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Training of Active Reserves for Mechanised Company Trebišov is culminating
This year’s first training event for soldiers of the Active Reserves (AR) is culminating at the Training Centre Lešť. On 1 April 2019, 10 men and 4 women reported to 21st Combined Mechanised Battalion Barracks in Trebišov. They were to spend th…
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B9 Defence Ministers meet for talks on bolstering security cooperation
Meeting in Warsaw for two days (4-5 April 2019), the Bucharest 9 (B9) Defence Ministers concurred on the need to bolster security cooperation not only in the region but also as part of the North Atlantic Alliance and the European Union. Securit…
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74th anniversary of liberation of Bratislava marked by commemoration ceremonies
On the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the liberation of Bratislava today (4 April 2019), commemoration ceremonies in tribute to the soldiers and civilians who died in liberating our capital city in WWII were held at the Slavín Memorial at …
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Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Bratislava will be a dignified place of remembrance for National Acts of Remembrance
Slovakia will honour the heroism of all the Service members who have fallen in armed conflicts by creating a central point of remembrance. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Bratislava will be a dignified place of remembrance for National Acts …
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CBRN SPECIALISTS CONNECT THEIR STRENGTHS
Ex TOXIC LANCE 2019 – an international exercise for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence units, involving armed forces from the Czech Republic, Poland, and the United States of America, and organised by the SVK Army’s C…
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MOD to ask Foreign and European Affairs Ministry for permission to make draft Defense Cooperation Agreement between SVK and USA available to members of Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs
Based on today’s request by members of the SVK Parliament’s Committee on European Affairs, the MOD is to ask the SVK Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs for permission to make the draft Defense Cooperation Agreement between the Slovak Repu…
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Minister Gajdoš meeting with Korean Ambassador Ch. B. Hwa
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Slovakia, His Excellency Mr Chung Byung Hwa, at MOD Main Building today (2 April 2019). During the Ambassador’s first visit to the MOD, they discussed curr…
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