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Farewell to Daniel Kavuliak
Last goodbye for Daniel Kavuliak, who died carrying out his duties in the ISAF operation, took place at the Roman Catholic Church in Turzovka last Friday. "On behalf of the President of the Slovak Republic, the Government of the Slovak Republic an…
Daniel Kavuliak
Daniel Kavuliak was born on 28 April 1978 in Čadca. He had 3 siblings, 2 brothers and 1 sister. He attended a primary school in Turzovka where he lived throughout his entire life. During 1992 – 1996, Daniel Kavuliak attended School of Woodworki…
Wounded soldiers already in Germany
The American aircraft with two Slovak soldiers on board, who had suffered severe injuries in the attack at our force protection unit on 9 July, landed at the American military base in Ramstein in Germany on Thursday at 11.40. The wounded soldie…
Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Visit the Wounded Soldiers in Afghanistan
On 10 July, The Prime Minister Robert Fico and the Minister of Defence Martin Glváč visited the soldiers who suffered injuries in the tragic incident in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The government special transported the body of the perished soldier …
Act of Terrorism
During training of the Slovak soldiers with the International military police in ISAF, Afghanistan on Tuesday, 9 July, a Slovak soldier was shot dead; two other members of the Slovak Armed Forces suffered grievous injuries and four soldiers suf…
St. Cyril and Methodius Day
Minister of Defence of the SR Martin Glváč took part in the celebration to mark the 1150th anniversary of the arrival of St. Cyril and Methodius to the territory of present day Slovakia. The celebration was held in the Devín Castle. "It is vita…
Ceremony in Darney
The State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic Miloš Koterec commemorated the happenings which occurred 95 years ago and significantly contributed to the recognition of the future independent Republic of Czechoslovakia. …
Government Approves White Paper on Defence
The Slovak Government approved the White Paper on Defence of the Slovak Republic. The document contains a summary of the analysis of the current situation of defence and defines the basic politico-strategic framework of a long-lasting developme…
Soldiers Thanked for Flood Assistance
The Head of the Government Robert Fico and the Minister of Defence Martin Glváč thanked the soldiers for help in this year’s floods and for eliminating the consequences. ‘We would like to thank all the soldiers for their professional work they …
Objectives of Exercise Met
The exercise Capable Logistician 2013 stands as testimony to the ability and potential of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic and armed forces of other countries to cooperate and share their specific capabilities, as concluded by the Minist…
CAPABLE LOGISTICIAN 2013 launched
Foreign units are gradually arriving to take part in the large scale multinational military logistics exercise of the North Atlantic Alliance, which is held on 8 – 26 June in a military training area Lešť, Slovakia. 1,750 soldiers and nearly 600 p…
M. Glváč: Spoluprácu s Indiou by sme mohli prehĺbiť aj v rámci zbrojárskeho priemyslu
Ministerstvo obrany SR má záujem o rozvoj vzájomných vzťahov v oblasti obrany s Indickou republikou. Potvrdil to minister obrany SR Martin Glváč na dnešnom stretnutí s indickým veľvyslancom Rajivom Misrom. „Indiu vnímame ako veľkého hráča v rám…
The Armed Forces Battling High Water
In the evening of 3 June, based on a decision of the Minister of Defence Martin Glváč to provide an immediate assistance to the citizens endangered by floods, 15 soldiers from the Guard of Honour of the Armed Forces of the SR are deployed to th…
Future discussed in Brussels
On 4 – 5 June, Ministers of Defence from NATO member countries met in NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The Slovak delegation was headed by the State Secretary of MoD SR Miloš Koterec. The primary focus of the meeting was on NATO defence plan…
Rainy Day Firing
The VIP day of the Ground Forces' Commander Brigadier General Ondřej Novosad was celebrated in the military training area of Kamenica nad Cirochou (Valaškovce) on 4 June. He welcomed the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces Lieutenant-Gen…
ALTHEA Award
The ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Defence of the SR on 3 June, was the culmination of the successful conduct of the operation Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 22 members of the Armed Forces. The State Secretary Miloš Ko…
Children's Day with the Armed Forces
Dynamic close combat demonstrations, service dogs training, honor guard show, static demonstrations of fighting equipment and much more were part of the Children’s Day with the Armed Forces, which took place in Giraltovce last Saturday. The soldie…
Ironman Competition Won by Soldier
The 9th annual Ironman competition has got a winner. Staff Sergeant Tomáš Barborík from Nitra, who has participated in this competition for the fourth time, received the title and the challenge cup. The Special Health Care and Training Institut…
Children Draw Pictures of Soldiers
A record-breaking number of 2.236 pictures from 150 schools, which is by one thousand more than in the previous year, was evaluated by the jury of the 12th Annual Drawing Competition “Children Draw Pictures of Soldiers”. The winner in the categ…
Tunneling Is a Media Hoax
After week-long internal investigations it was proved true that the document provided to the special prosecutor and the parliamentary supervisory committee is inauthentic. ‘The document is a compilation of certain facts, misinformation and…
