Prior to Deployment to Cyprus

A tactical exercise of the members of the Slovak contingent to be deployed within the March rotation to the peacekeeping forces UNFICYP in Cyprus is being held in the premises of the training area Kolíňanský vrch in the vicinity of Nitra. The aim of the exercise is to put the soldiers’ capabilities to test, to make sure they are ready to perform the tasks arising from the mandate of the peacekeeping mission of the UN. The staff members are subject to the testing focused on their functions and responsibilities, while the members of the forces protection company are subject to the testing focused on their ability to address the potential incidents, on reporting and performing the tasks they will be supposed to perform in the area of operations. The engineers are being tested on specialized tasks. The vital part of the tactical exercise is the second stage, which represents the practical test of capabilities.  After completion of the exercise, the selection of the best will take place. Altogether 107 members of the AF SR take part in the exercise, to include 7 female soldiers. Approximately one half of them are the members of the Air Force. In mid March, 85 best soldiers will leave for Cyprus.