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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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
