SVK service personnel and military policemen to provide security during 2019 Ice Hockey World Championship
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- Date: 10.05.2019
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Over 100 service personnel and military policemen will be on standby every day in Bratislava and Košice, if required, to deploy on mixed patrols with the Police Corps of the Slovak Republic during the 2019 Ice Hockey World Championship and help maintain security and public order, protect life, health and property, and combat terrorism and organised crime.
Based on the request of the Police Corps of the Slovak Republic and the decision of the SVK Government, 26 SVK Armed Forces personnel will serve on mixed patrols with members of the Police Corps at both venues of the event between 10 to 26 May 2019. Military policemen will undertake traffic control tasks and provide military working dog (MWD) services.
The SVK Armed Forces are ready to reinforce the patrols by additional service personnel and deploy air assets of the Helicopter Wing Prešov and light off-road patrol vehicles for monitoring the areas. Also on standby will be teams of the CBRN Defence Battalion Rožňava and the 5th Special Forces Regiment Žilina.
Based on the request of the Police Corps of the Slovak Republic and the decision of the SVK Government, 26 SVK Armed Forces personnel will serve on mixed patrols with members of the Police Corps at both venues of the event between 10 to 26 May 2019. Military policemen will undertake traffic control tasks and provide military working dog (MWD) services.
The SVK Armed Forces are ready to reinforce the patrols by additional service personnel and deploy air assets of the Helicopter Wing Prešov and light off-road patrol vehicles for monitoring the areas. Also on standby will be teams of the CBRN Defence Battalion Rožňava and the 5th Special Forces Regiment Žilina.
