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Defence Minister P. Gajdoš pays tribute to memory of WW2 victims at Slavín Memorial
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš paid tribute to the memory of the victims of the Second World War at the Slavín Memorial in Bratislava today (9 May 2019). The commemoration ceremony marked the 74th anniversary of the end of the worst conflict in…
Minister Gajdoš pays tribute to memory of WW2 victims in Zvolen
On the occasion of Victory in Europe Day, known as Victory over Fascism Day in Slovakia, and the 74th anniversary of the end of WW2, Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš paid tribute to the victims of the Second World War at the Central Military Cemet…
Military Forests and Estates announces insecticide spraying against pests in Šenkvický háj
Military Forests and Estates of the Slovak Republic (VLM) has announced that insecticide spraying will be conducted against the calamitous outbreak of Gypsy Moss (Lymantria dispar) in the area of Šenkvický háj throughout May 2019. From 20 up to 50…
MOD civilian employees and military staff mark 74th anniversary of Victory over Fascism Day
On the occasion of the upcoming Victory over Fascism Day commemorations and the 74th anniversary of the end of WW2, MOD civilian employees and members of the Slovak Armed Forces gathered at the SVK MOD Club today (6 May 2019), to pay tribute to…
Minister Gajdoš along with his counterparts from French and Czech Republics pay homage to General Štefánik
To mark 100 years of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik’s tragic death, Slovak Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš along with French Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly and Czech Defence Minister Lubomír Metnar paid respects to his memory at t…
Defence Ministers Gajdoš and Metnar pay respects to memory of General M. R. Štefánik on eve of 100th anniversary of his tragic death
Slovak Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš and Czech Defence Minister Lubomír Metnar together paid respects to the memory of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik during an Act of Remembrance in Bratislava today (3 May 2019). Already 100 years will have p…
Defence Minister P. Gajdoš pays tribute to memory of General M. R. Štefánik on occasion of upcoming 100th anniversary of his tragic death
Today (2 May 2019), Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš paid tribute to the memory of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik at the symbolic tomb of General Štefánik during an Act of Remembrance in Ivanka pri Dunaji, at the site where he died tragically 10…
Slovak Republic marks 15 years of its entry into European Union, we are an active member and a contributor to security
Today (1 May 2019), the Slovak Republic has marked the 15th anniversary of its entry into the European Union since it became an EU member country along with another 9 countries on 1 May 2004. Over this period, it has been actively involved in s…
Ministry of Defence makes provision of occupational health care more effective at its Sliač Outpatient Clinic
The Ministry of Defence has made the provision of occupational health (OH) care more effective at its Sliač Outpatient Clinic, which falls under the remit of the Ružomberok Central Military Hospital – Faculty Hospital. While until recently medi…
MOD issues warning as US helicopters are to fly over Slovakia
The SVK Ministry of Defence has issued a warning to the public as US UH-60 helicopters are scheduled to fly from Latvia to Italy via Slovakia in support of Combined Southern Exercise Campaign 2019, with a planned stopover in Bratislava. The overfl…
Allies express appreciation for Slovak project on demining training in Iraq
A meeting of allies took place at the premises of the Permanent Delegation of the Slovak Republic to NATO, as Slovakia’s successful project on demining training in Iraq, financed from a NATO Trust Fund, drew to a close. Thanks to the volume of …
Institute of Military History releases a short video film on the life of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik
To mark the approaching 100th anniversary of General M. R. Štefánik’s death and the 140th anniversary of his birthday next year, the Institute of Military History has staged a media presentation of a short video film which maps out the life and…
Defence Duels series puts students’ physical readiness and knowledge to test in Trenčín region
Secondary school students from the Trenčín region battled it out in the third round of the Students’ Defence Duels series, a nation-wide competition combining physical readiness, civil defence skills and knowledge of Slovak military history, h…
SVK soldiers should continue to perform tasks in the Baltics
SVK soldiers should continue to perform tasks as part of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) in the Baltics. The proposal for up to a 152-strong contribution has been approved today (24 April 2019) by the SVK Security Council and Government.…
Military Forests and Estates warns about spraying operations against bark beetles across military forests in Záhorie
Military Forests and Estates of the Slovak Republic (VLM) warns that land-based chemical spraying of trees and tree cover, infested by bark beetles, will be conducted across the Záhorie Military District between April and September 2019. The re…
Airmen are once again helping to extinguish a forest fire
The SVK Armed Forces are once again helping to extinguish a forest fire. Based on a request for firefighting assistance from the Firefighting and Rescue Corps, this time airmen of the Transport Wing Kuchyňa are helping to put out a forest fire …
A SVK Air Force helicopter assists in extinguishing a fire at Kravany
The SVK Armed Forces have assisted in battling a forest fire in the cadastral area of the village of Kravany in the Poprad region. In response to a request for assistance from the Firefighting and Rescue Corps, a SVK Air Force Mi-17 helicopter,…
Act of Remembrance in tribute to General Louis-Eugène Faucher
An Act of Remembrance in tribute to General Louis-Eugène Faucher was held on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of his death in the French town of Saint Maixent l'École on 2 April 2019. From 1919 onwards, General Faucher was a member o…
SOLDIERS THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN: Pupils are invited to participate in 18th MOD Drawing and Painting Contest
The SVK Ministry of Defence has announced the 18th MOD Drawing and Painting Contest, called SOLDIERS THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN, thanks to which children can express how they perceive the life of military personnel and work in armed forces. …
2019 Military Police Children’s Camp
The Crisis Management, Training and K9 Branch, Military Police Department Vlkanová-Hronsek, prepared an interesting programme for the 2019 Military Police Children’s Camp for kids from the Children’s Home in Kráľová Lehota. As part of the progr…
