Indiana National Guard Commander in Slovakia

On Tuesday, SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč and Chief of SVK General Staff Lt Gen Milan Maxim welcomed Maj Gen Courtney Carr, Adjutant General of the Indiana National Guard (ING). He was visiting Slovakia for the first time since being appointed to the current position. One of the reasons for his visit was the international exercise Slovak Shield 2015, which was also attended by members of the ING. “The participation of the Indiana National Guard in our exercises, whether we consider Exercise Slovak Shield or last year’s Exercise Ground Pepper, gives our Armed Forces an excellent opportunity to train together. We test the ability of our troops to react to threats in co-operation with Allies and verify our interoperability. I am glad that our relations are very active and friendly,” stated Martin Glváč. He expressed conviction that the finely tuned co-operation would continue to develop in the years to come. It should, in a more intensive manner, be now concerned with generating capabilities for the SVK Armed Forces, such as new Black Hawk helicopters. Accompanied by Maj Gen Milan Maxim, Chief of the SVK General Staff, Maj Gen Carr then visited the National Council of the Slovak Republic (NC SR). He met with Jaroslav Baška, Chairman of the NC SR Defence and Security Committee, as well as with Peter Pellegrini, Chairman of the NC SR. After that, Maj Gen Carr visited Lešť Training Area, where he met with the exercising ING soldiers. Then he visited Sliač AFB and, on Thursday, Maj Gen Carr attended Exercise Slovak Shield 2015.