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Children's Day with SVK Armed Forces makes kids from entire Slovakia happy
The first Saturday during the holiday period belonged to children – demonstrations of an EOD team's activity, of armaments and equipment, and of fighting in built-up areas. All this and a lot more could be seen by hundreds of kids and their par…
50 Years UNFICYP
The State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic Miloš Koterec visited Cyprus on 26 June, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the UN peacekeeping mission UNFICYP. Together with Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General …
EU Military Committee Chairman visits Slovakia
Upon invitation by Chief of the Defence Staff Lt Gen Milan Maxim, Gen Patrick de Rousiers, Chairman of the European Union Military Committee, visited Slovakia. Top on the agenda of talks with the SVK Chief of the Defence Staff were the EU´s sec…
Physical tests get tougher
The SVK Armed Forces will get tough on checking the results of physical tests of service personnel as part of their physical readiness. This follows from the task assigned by Minister of Defence of Martin Glváč, who gave orders to Chief of the …
Advisory team in Afghanistan
Having been assigned an operational task, the second advisory team co-operating with the Afghan security forces MSF SFAT (Mobile Strike Force Security Forces Advisory Team) has started to operate. Under the lead of Commander Lt Col Peter Michlí…
Art Film Fest
A film premiere The Assassination of Heydrich – The Story of Jozef Gabčík and Ján Kubiš was held at the international Art Film Fest in a cinema hall Kúpeľná dvorana in Trenčianske Teplice on Monday, 23 June. The film made by a journalist Veroni…
Farewell to last rotation
On Thursday, 19 June, SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč bid farewell to the last rotation of troops deploying to ISAF, Afghanistan. Two US military aircraft flew 301 Slovak troops, to include the control group of nine, to Afghanistan. Col Zo…
Minister appreciates cooperation
SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč presented Brig Gen Michael Fantini, Kandahar Airfield (KAF) Commander, with the “Commemorative medal for participation in military operations.” On the authority of the Minister, the medal was presented by Co…
Green Wave 2014
Thanks to a unique exercise dubbed Green wave 2014, soldiers gained valuable experience. This was concluded by SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč after he had watched several demonstrations within the exercise in Kamenica nad Cirochou. "…
Final rotation in ISAF
A pre-deployment ceremony took place at Nitra Barracks, home to the 12th Mechanized Battalion, with SVK Armed Forces personnel bound for the ISAF mission in Afghanistan. The ISAF-bound 253-strong contingent were greeted by Lt Gen Milan Maxim, C…
Commemorating veterans
Miloš Koterec, State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence, took part in the ceremony of the unveiling of a memorial plaque in honour of Czechoslovak war veterans who fought for the liberation of Europe in the British Royal Air Force (RAF) d…
Firing rocket launchers and SPHs Zuzana
The 1st firing battery of the self-propelled artillery division Michalovce and a rocket launcher platoon of Rožňava - based rocket launcher division performed tasks of combat firing practice on 16 – 17 June in the Training centre Lešť. The main…
Summer Rain 2014 sweeps across Slovakia
Exercise Summer Rain 2014 culminated towards the end of the week at Military Training Area Turecký vrch (MTA Turecký vrch) in Záhorie. According to the exercise director, 2nd Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff Maj Gen Pavel Macko, it was a compr…
Preparedness put to test
On his working trip, Minister of Defence Martin Glváč visited the Training Centre Lešť. This top centre offers the military, police, rescue and medical professionals a possibility to undergo comprehensive training, to include training aimed at …
Preparedness put to test
On his working trip, Minister of Defence Martin Glváč visited the Training Centre Lešť. This top centre offers the military, police, rescue and medical professionals a possibility to undergo comprehensive training, to include training aimed at …
Minister Glváč attends D-Day celebrations in Normandy
SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč attended the celebrations held to mark the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings. He arrived in France as a member of delegation of the SVK President Ivan Gašparovič, accompanied by two Slovak veterans, …
M. Glváč: We do not wish to lose experienced professionals, soldiers will be allowed to serve longer
Professional soldiers will be able to serve in the SVK Armed Forces longer. This follows from the State Service of Professional Soldiers Draft Act, which was approved by the government on Thursday, 4 June. The Ministry of Defence does not wish …
We are ready to make Lešť available
The Slovak Republic is ready to make Lešť available for training of NATO member states. Defence Minister Martin Glváč informed of this his ministerial colleagues at the meeting in Brussels. “Our contribution is also Lešť AFB, which is permanent…
V4 reckons with Ukraine
A meeting of V4 defence ministers could be held in the future even with the participation of the Ukrainian Minister of Defence. This was suggested by SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč during a meeting with his counterparts from the Visegrad …
Military Deed of the Year
Department of Defence announced results of the 17th Annual Military Deed of the Year. In the category Lifesaving, the award went to Staff Sergeant Miroslav Staník for his swift action during the attack on the Slovak troops in Afghanistan. His p…
