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Another intake of Voluntary Military Training (VMT) graduates passes through Basic Military Training (BMT)
Another 40 Voluntary Military Training (VMT) graduates took the Oath of Allegiance at the Training and Mobilization Manning Base Martin during a graduation ceremony today (13 September 2019). With the graduation ceremony and their promotion to the…
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P. Gajdoš: Service members can find what they need at military warehouses
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš and General Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Ján Hoľko visited the Central Issue Facility of the Slovak Armed Forces in Nemšová. On this occasion, they presented the progress in supplying military clothing to …
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CBRN specialists on Ex Toxic Valley 2019
On 9-20 Sept 2019, the Training and Testing Centre Zemianske Kostoľany, which operates under the National EOD and CBRN Defence Centre Nováky, is hosting the 7th iteration of Ex Toxic Valley 2019 on a multinational scale in Slovakia. Personnel of t…
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TISA Multinational Engineer Battalion to extend its area of responsibility to include Danube
The TISA Multinational Engineer Battalion, whose primary role is to deliver cross-border assistance to local residents in the event of natural disasters along the River Tisa, will extend its area of responsibility to include the River Danube. The …
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Parliament clears Defence of the Slovak Republic (Amendment) Bill 2019
Today (11 September 2019), Parliament cleared the Defence of the Slovak Republic (Amendment) Bill, produced and presented by the SVK Ministry of Defence, with the aim of bringing more quality to exercising control of State defence. This legislatio…
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Ministry of Defence remembers victims of the Holocaust and racial hatred
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD), known asHolocaust and Racial Hatred Victims Day in Slovakia, a commemorative ceremony in remembrance of all victims of the Holocaust and racial hatred was held in Bratislava’s Rybné Square today (9 September 2…
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13th Armed Components and Rescue Services Day with Children in Piešťany
The Museum of Military History Piešťany hosted the 13th edition of Armed Components and Rescue Services Day with Children, held under the auspices of Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš, on 7 September 2019. The event attracted thousands of visitors…
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Crime Scene 2019
The 7th Crime Scene Police Competition, dubbed Crime Scene 2019, took place at the Training Centre Lešť on 5-6 September 2019. Director of the Military Police Activities Department Lt Col Pavol Zemek said: “The organisers prepared identical sta…
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State Secretary Ondrejcsák represents Slovakia at V4+Korea Forum
On 4-6 September 2019, State Secretary of the Slovak Ministry of Defence Róbert Ondrejcsák visited the Republic of Korea (ROK), where he held talks with Korean Vice Defence Minister Park Jae-min and took part in the Seoul Defence Dialogue (SDD), w…
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P. Gajdoš: We insist on the need to increase Service pay and a systemic modernization of armed forces
The historically most extensive real modernization of the Slovak Armed Forces, the provision of clothing items for soldiers, and higher Service pay are the results of the more-than-three-year-long endeavours by the current Ministry of Defence lead…
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Armed Components and Rescue Services Day with Children
The 13th edition of ‛Armed Components and Rescue Services Day with Children’, held under the aegis of Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš, will be hosted by the Museum of Military History in Piešťany from 09.30 to 17.00 on 7 September 2019. Accord…
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MOD military and civilian staff mark 75th anniversary of Slovak National Uprising and Constitution Day
Today (2 September 2019), MOD military and civilian staff gathered in front of MOD Main Building to attend a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) and Constitution Day. Recognising the heroism of anti-Nazi…
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Bernolákovo-based school to educate and train students also for armed forces
Today (2 September 2018), Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš attended the First Day of School – 2019/2020 Academic Year Opening Ceremony at the J. A. Gagarin Agrotechnical Secondary School in Bernolákovo, as the school takes on a new programme of study…
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P. Gajdoš: Armed Forces reaffirm to be a strong and stable pillar of Slovakia’s security system
The SVK Armed Forces have reaffirmed to be a strong and stable pillar of the State’s security system, one which is fully ready to defend it. This statement was made by Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš during a press conference on the assessment of th…
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Minister Gajdoš takes part in 75th SNP Anniversary Commemorations in Banská Bystrica
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš took part in the nation-wide 75th SNP Anniversary Commemorations in Banská Bystrica. On this occasion, he paid his respects to the memory of WW2 victims during a wreath-laying ceremony at the SNP Museum today (29 Augu…
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State Secretary Róbert Ondrejcsák participates in Informal Meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Helsinki
State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Róbert Ondrejcsák led a SVK delegation to the Informal Meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Helsinki on 28-29 August 2019. The meeting was organised by the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the Europ…
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Minister Gajdoš: I am proud of our men and women in uniform who staged this military parade, thereby paying homage to SNP heroes
Servicemen and women held the SNP Military Parade as part of the nation-wide 75th Slovak National Uprising (SNP) Anniversary Commemorations in Banská Bystrica today (29 August 2019). During the parade, over 2,000 soldiers, including crews operatin…
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Complex revamp of Military Sports Centre’s Athletics Stadium in Banská Bystrica launched with foundation stone tapping ceremony
Today (28 August 2019), Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš joined Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko and Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini in tapping the foundation stone at the SNP Athletics Stadium in Banská Bystrica to mark the launch of its complex …
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Minister Gajdoš answers questions by students from Comenius Children’s University during Question Time in Parliament
The purchase of infantry fighting vehicles and the share of their manufacture by Slovak companies, Service pay in Slovakia and in other countries of the world, free lunch at schools, and Slovak students living abroad – these all were among the que…
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Another two Black Hawk helicopters touch down at Sliač
Another two brand new UH-60M Black Hawk multirole helicopters to enter service with the Slovak Air Force have touched down at Sliač Air Base today (26 August 2019). Head of the Defence Ministry Peter Gajdoš said: “This marks another shift in m…
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Residents of Banská Bystrica and surrounding municipalities notified of final military parade rehearsal
The Ministry of Defence has notified residents of Banská Bystrica and the surrounding municipalities of the final military parade rehearsal to be held from 21:00 to 06:00 on the night of 27/28 August 2019. The final parade rehearsal is part of pre…
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New wind to recruit specialists for pinch point military trades
On 22 August 2019, the SVK MOD’s Human Resources Department has signed an Agreement for Delivery of Practical Training to Students in 2019/2020 Academic Year with the Director of the Exnárova Private Secondary School in Bratislava, Mr Milan Gibej,…
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Minister Gajdoš honours SNP victims by taking part in act of commemoration and Skýcov-Zlatno Educational Partisan Trail March
Today (24 August 2019), Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš honoured the memory of the Slovak National Uprising victims and participated in the 31st Skýcov-Zlatno Educational Partisan Trail March. On this occasion, he underscored the values of freedom a…
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Minister Gajdoš commemorates Slovak National Uprising in Bratislava
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš commemorated the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1944 Slovak National Uprising (SNP) in SNP Square, Bratislava today (23 August 2019). During the act of commemoration, he paid homage to all heroes who lost the…
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Preparations for military parade are culminating
Final preparations for the military parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising on 29 August 2019 in Banská Bystrica are culminating these days. The Armed Forces will parade their capabilities for the public and confirm the…
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139th anniversary of Štefánik’s birthday marked
The 139th anniversary of the birthday of one of the most prominent personalities in our contemporary history – Gen Milan Rastislav Štefánik – was marked by SVK MOD and Armed Forces officials, led by Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko, during a cere…
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Defence Minister P. Gajdoš pays tribute to victims of 1968 Warsaw Pact Armies’ invasion of Czechoslovakia
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš paid tribute to the memory of all victims who died in the 1968 Warsaw Pact Armies’ invasion of Czechoslovakia during a ceremony held today (21 August 2019) in Šafárik Square, Bratislava. In his statement, Peter Ga…
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Service personnel will receive higher Service pay
Service personnel will receive higher Service pay. This follows from the Active Duty Soldiers State Service Amendment Act, which was approved by the Government today (21 August 2019). This is yet another move by the MOD to make Service conditions …
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Military Ordinary on pilgrimage to Częstochowa in Poland
The last two legs of the 10-day 28th Military Walking Pilgrimage from Warsaw to Częstochowa were joined in by the Ordinary of the Slovak Armed Forces and Armed Corps, Mons František Rábek. The approx. 330km-long pilgrimage route was undertaken by …
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NATO Centres of Excellence presented at NATO HQ
The NATO Centres of Excellence (COEs) are staging a presentation of their aims and tasks at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 15-16 July 2019. Among the 25 NATO-accredited centres being presented is also the NATO Explosive Ordnance Disposal Centre …
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