Ādaži Training Area in Latvia welcomes Slovak servicemen and women
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Latvia's Ādaži Training Centre hosted a welcoming ceremony for Slovak soldiers. The members of the Task Group (TG) Štefánik will be engaged in the country until the end of June. Latvian Minister of Defence Raimonds Bergmanis and Chief of Defence of the Latvian National Armed Forces Maj Gen Leonīds Kalniņš appreciated the presence of the Slovak troops in their country, based on the joint initiative of the V4 countries and the performance of the NATO Warsaw Summit outcomes.
The ceremony to welcome the Slovak soldiers was also attended by Brig Gen Vladimír Kubáň, Commander Mechanised Brigade Topoľčany. In his speech, he reminded that the engagement of the Slovak soldiers in Latvia must have two objectives: “To show that even a small country such as Slovakia is ready to support other NATO Member States and to conduct training alongside other NATO militaries so as to enhance interoperability among our troops.“ As part of his visit to Latvia, Brig Gen Kubáň received a tour of the Slovak soldiers' accommodation facilities, military hardware and the training area itself where the TG Štefánik members will be operating in the next three months.
Maj Vladimír Moško, Commander TG Štefánik, explained that, following the successful movement of material and assets to Latvia, the Slovak troops will undertake a live fire exercise using personal weapons and an integration training exercise to align individual platoons. On 7 April, the Slovak flag thus joined the Latvian, Lithuanian, US and Canadian flags flying over the main parade grounds of Ādaži Training Area.
The ceremony to welcome the Slovak soldiers was also attended by Brig Gen Vladimír Kubáň, Commander Mechanised Brigade Topoľčany. In his speech, he reminded that the engagement of the Slovak soldiers in Latvia must have two objectives: “To show that even a small country such as Slovakia is ready to support other NATO Member States and to conduct training alongside other NATO militaries so as to enhance interoperability among our troops.“ As part of his visit to Latvia, Brig Gen Kubáň received a tour of the Slovak soldiers' accommodation facilities, military hardware and the training area itself where the TG Štefánik members will be operating in the next three months.
Maj Vladimír Moško, Commander TG Štefánik, explained that, following the successful movement of material and assets to Latvia, the Slovak troops will undertake a live fire exercise using personal weapons and an integration training exercise to align individual platoons. On 7 April, the Slovak flag thus joined the Latvian, Lithuanian, US and Canadian flags flying over the main parade grounds of Ādaži Training Area.
