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Voluntary training in progress
94 candidates (73 men and 21 women) joined voluntary military training (VMT). They were greeted in a ceremony by Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and DCHOD Lt Gen Pavel Macko at the Training and Mobilisation Replenishment Base Martin. In additi…
Assisting with fire suppression operations
Airmen of Helicopter Wing Prešov were called in to assist with fire suppression as woody debris caught fire in a forest near the village of Betliar. A Mil Mi-17 helicopter, equipped with a Bumbi bucket, took off at the request of the Fire and R…
Minister hands over helicopters
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš handed over two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to SVK Air Force personnel for use during a handover ceremony in Prešov. They will be stationed at Lt Col Ján Ambruš Helicopter Wing Prešov. Speaking at the…
Temporary ban on entry into some portions of military forests
A temporary ban on entry into parts of military forests due to a high fire risk has been in place from 3 August until further notification at Military District Záhorie. Also in force across the forests is a ban on starting a fire and working wi…
Military policemen depart to protect EU's southern border
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš visited the Military Police Training and Cynology Department Vlkanová to attend a predeployment ceremony for the MP personnel deploying on EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia. In his remarks, he reiterated the signifi…
Full emergency call-out at Sliač
During the landing manoeuvre of a BOEING 737-500 airliner, which was bringing in holidaymakers from the Egyptian summer resort of Hurghada, the pilot reported a landing gear leg overheating. As a result, the ATC officers on duty, from the Air T…
A Czechoslovak Legion train brings the legion closer to the public
SVKMinister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, joined by State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Transport and Construction Peter Ďurček, opened a presentation at a passenger railway station in Žilina of a Czechoslovak Legion train, known as “Legiotrain”,…
Extremely topical memories
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš visited Starý Tekov to participate in the 12th edition of the Battles on the (River) Hron 2017 event, a historical reenactment of the battles of March 1945, which takes place under the auspices the Minister of D…
Life stories are inspiring
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today received a participant of national struggle for liberation and a veteran of the Western Resistance Movement, Brig Gen (Rtd) Milan Píka, and the widow of a prominent Czechoslovak Army officer, Mrs Ai…
U.S. ARMY convoy road traffic accident
As a U.S. ARMY convoy was crossing Slovak territory as part of Exercise Saber Guardian, one of its vehicles was involved in a road traffic accident (RTA) near Giraltovce on the evening of 26 July. To avoid an incoming Turkish lorry, the U.S. Ar…
Slovak air defenders join in live firings on Exercise Tobruq Legacy 2017
TOBRUQ LEGACY 2017, aimed at testing the level of interoperability of Surface-Based Air Defence (SBAD) systems forces, culminated last week. The significance of the exercise for achieving full interoperability and understanding common NATO oper…
Mirgorodský becomes C1 World Champ
The Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica is delighted with yet another U23 World Champion title after Jakub Grigar's success. This time thanks to the brilliant performance of Marko Mirgorodský in the C1 (Men's Single Canoe) category. Ju…
Grigar defends K1 title from Krakow
Whitewater slalom kayaker Jakub Grigar defended his last year's World Champion title from Krakow at the Čuňovo Water Sports Centre (SVK), when in his final race he came in firstin the U23 K1 (Men's Single Kayak) category, despite being penalise…
Minister commemorates 137th anniversary of General Štefánik's birthday
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš visited Košariská to participate in a commemoration ceremony on the occasion of the 137th anniversary of General Štefánik's birthday. Head of the MOD visited Štefánik'sbirthday home, which houses a museum de…
Soldiers and Children's University
Soldiers of the “General Milan Rastislav Štefánik” Transport Wing Kuchyňa put together a rich programme for child students of Children's Comenius University. They had the opportunity to see a static display of weaponry and equipment, followed b…
Declaration's anniversary
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš was present in Parliament for a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration on the Sovereignty of the Slovak Republic, which laid the foundations for establishing an indepen…
Change of SVK Air Force Commander
After almost 5 years of service as SVK Air Force Commander Maj Gen Miroslav Korba handed over command of the SVK Air Force to Brig Gen Ľubomír Svoboda. The SVK Air Force Commander change of responsibility ceremony was held at the Tactical Wing …
Polish V4 Presidency concluded
The Ministers of Defence of the Slovak and Polish Republics and the State Secretaries of the Defence Ministries of Hungary and the Czech Republic came together in Warsaw to evaluate the Polish Presidency of the Visegrad Group, as it drew its cl…
Assistance tasks carried out at Slanské Hills
Garrison Veľké Ozorovce's training ground at the Slanské Hills and the villages of Malé and Veľké Ozorovcehosted Exercise New Horizon 2017 on 10-13 July, with the aim of practising the C2 system and SOPs in running the SVK Armed Forces' assista…
108 VMT candidates get a pass
The SVK Armed Forces have selected 108 candidates from among 246 applicants for this year's Voluntary Military Training (VMT). They were required to meet demanding requirements, including medical examinations and individual psychological assess…
