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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…
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…
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…
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…
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. "…
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…
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…
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 …
