Visiting Slovak troops at exercise Balaton in Hungary
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SVK Chief of Defence Gen Milan Maxim visited the members of the SVK Armed Forces taking part in the international exercise Balaton 2015 in Hungary. The troops from the Combat Service Support Brigade Trečín and from the 1st Mechanized Brigade Topoľčany provide for repairs and maintenance of the wheeled equipment, supplies of potable water, food and other materiel for the Czech and Hungarian partners.
During the six weeks of the exercise Balaton, the members of the SVK Armed Forces have provided for the transportation of 5,500 tons of materiel and have driven more than 60,000 kilometres. Altogether 7,000 troops from Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are taking part in the operation.
“The exercise will be ending on 15 December and the troops will go home, but the operation to secure the Hungarian borders, the borders of the European Union and the Schengen Area will continue,” stated Gen Maxim.
“The decision to continue cooperation was the outcome of the talks held with Chief of the Hungarian General Staff. I presume that our staff officers and planners will take part in the operation in the future,” he added.
“In the exercise Balaton 2015, the Slovak and Czech troops provide support to the Hungarian troops, with the aim to restrict illegal and uncontrolled migration into the Schengen Area,” said Minister of Defence Martin Glváč. “Also in Slovakia we are ready to operate jointly with the Police to secure our borders. Our tactics and courses of action are constantly being improved also thanks to the lessons learned and experiences that our soldiers have gained at the exercises like Balaton 2015,” concluded the Minister.
During the six weeks of the exercise Balaton, the members of the SVK Armed Forces have provided for the transportation of 5,500 tons of materiel and have driven more than 60,000 kilometres. Altogether 7,000 troops from Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are taking part in the operation.
“The exercise will be ending on 15 December and the troops will go home, but the operation to secure the Hungarian borders, the borders of the European Union and the Schengen Area will continue,” stated Gen Maxim.
“The decision to continue cooperation was the outcome of the talks held with Chief of the Hungarian General Staff. I presume that our staff officers and planners will take part in the operation in the future,” he added.
“In the exercise Balaton 2015, the Slovak and Czech troops provide support to the Hungarian troops, with the aim to restrict illegal and uncontrolled migration into the Schengen Area,” said Minister of Defence Martin Glváč. “Also in Slovakia we are ready to operate jointly with the Police to secure our borders. Our tactics and courses of action are constantly being improved also thanks to the lessons learned and experiences that our soldiers have gained at the exercises like Balaton 2015,” concluded the Minister.
