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Trees and Earth Day
The Slovak Ministers of Agriculture, Defence and Education came together to remind us on Earth Day that natural resources cannot be exploitable forever. They joined, alongside children of elementary schools, the nation-wide initiative titled “I…
Minister welcomes soldiers
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Deputy Chief of Defence Lt Gen Pavel Macko attended a homecoming ceremony, held at the Training and Mobilisation Replenishment Base Martin, for 22 SVK Armed Forces service personnel returning from their tour…
Slovak soldiers in Latvia are participating in Exercise Summer Shield 2017
The Slovak service personnel deployed with Task Force Štefánik in Latvia have joined the Summer Shield 2017 tactical exercise. Besides the Slovak troops, the training audience come from Latvia, the USA, Canada, Lithuania, Germany, Denmark, Esto…
A military historian's jubilee
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš recognised Vojtech Dangl, renowned Slovak military historian, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of his birthday. The Minister awarded him with the Slovak Defence Minister's Memorial Medal, Class I, for his…
MOD to recognise exceptional deeds of 2016 in Military Deed of the Year Awards
This year, too, the MOD is to recognise exceptional deeds of soldiers and those who cooperate with the SVK Armed Forces and contribute to developing military traditions and building a good name for Slovak soldiers. Those who have made it to the br…
On duty during Easter
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš spoke via videoconference calls with the troops currently deployed on international crisis management operations and missions to wish the Slovak Contingent commanders and their teams a very happy Easter. During …
Almost 500 people are interested in military university-level studies
A total of 484 applicants have applied for military university-level studies in Slovakia this year. The General M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy, located in Liptovský Mikuláš, attracted the attention of 435 applicants, but only 107 of them c…
Ādaži Training Area in Latvia welcomes Slovak servicemen and women
Latvia's Ādaži Training Centre hosted a welcoming ceremony for Slovak soldiers. The members of the Task Group (TG) Štefánik will be engaged in the country until the end of June. Latvian Minister of Defence Raimonds Bergmanis and Chief of Defenc…
Government endorses a plan
The Security Council and Government of the Slovak Republic passed the Plan for the Use of the SVK Armed Forces in a Time of War on 5 April. This is the first document of its kind in the history of the SVK Armed Forces to have been submitted to …
Slovak soldiers to deploy on operation in the Mediterranean Sea
The Security Council and Government of the Slovak Republic approved the deployment of Military Police personnel on EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia. The Slovak service personnel will serve as a boarding team of a ship sailing under the flag of the…
Bratislava's liberation anniversary
To mark the 72nd anniversary of Bratislava's liberation, Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, Prime Minister Robert Fico and other members of the SVK Government paid their tribute during a commemoration ceremony held at the Slavín Memorial. …
New Deputy Chief of Defence
Maj Gen Miroslav Kocian assumed the appointment of Deputy Chief of Defence – Chief of Staff (DCHOD/COS) with effect from 1 April. He has succeeded Maj Gen Jindřich Joch, who has taken over command of the SVK Land Forces as Commander SVK Land Fo…
ŠTEFÁNIK heading to Latvia
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces General Milan Maxim bid their farewell to the soldiers leaving for the training mission to the Baltics during a pre-deployment ceremony at the 13th Mechanis…
Farewell to a rotation
State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Marián Saloň bid his farewell to the soldiers deploying on a tour of duty with EUFOR ALTHEA in Bosnia and Herzegovina during a pre-deployment ceremony at the Training and Mobilisation Replenishment Bas…
Defence ministers and heads of Intelligence confirm in the Poland their interest to develop Counter Intelligence Centre
Defence ministers of Slovak Republic and Republic of Poland Peter Gajdoš and Antoni Macierewicz consider creation of NATO Counter Intelligence Centre of Excellence (CI CoE) as a contribution for strengthening security of the North Atlantic Alli…
State Secretaries meet for talks
State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence R. Ondrejcsák and Deputy Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic/Head of the Defence Policy and Strategy Division J. Landovský met in Prague to discuss the security situation in the European neig…
Slovakia marks 13 years in NATO
The Slovak Republic marked the 13th anniversary of its entry into the North Atlantic Alliance. On 29 March 2004 our country became, alongside Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Slovenia, a member of the elite community that provi…
MOD to construct a memorial
Working in conjunction with the Liptovský Mikuláš city authorities, the MOD wants to build a memorial dedicated to the memory of the soldiers who have died on missions and operations abroad in the contemporary history of the SVK Armed Forces. T…
Zuzulová becomes SVK Champ
Veronika Velez-Zuzulová became the Alpine Skiing Champion of Slovakia on Saturday. The member of the Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica clearly won over all of her competitors at Štrbské Pleso. This victory marks the 8th time she has …
Change of Commander SVK Land Forces
The parade ground of SNP Barracks in Trenčín saw the Commander SVK Land Forces change of command ceremony with the participation of CHOD Gen Milan Maxim, DCHOD Lt Gen Pavel Macko, Ordinary of the SVK Armed Forces and Corps Mons František Rábek,…
