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Military Forests and Estates warns about spraying operations against bark beetles across military forests in Záhorie
Military Forests and Estates of the Slovak Republic (VLM) warns that land-based chemical spraying of trees and tree cover, infested by bark beetles, will be conducted across the Záhorie Military District between April and September 2019. The re…
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Airmen are once again helping to extinguish a forest fire
The SVK Armed Forces are once again helping to extinguish a forest fire. Based on a request for firefighting assistance from the Firefighting and Rescue Corps, this time airmen of the Transport Wing Kuchyňa are helping to put out a forest fire …
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A SVK Air Force helicopter assists in extinguishing a fire at Kravany
The SVK Armed Forces have assisted in battling a forest fire in the cadastral area of the village of Kravany in the Poprad region. In response to a request for assistance from the Firefighting and Rescue Corps, a SVK Air Force Mi-17 helicopter,…
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Act of Remembrance in tribute to General Louis-Eugène Faucher
An Act of Remembrance in tribute to General Louis-Eugène Faucher was held on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of his death in the French town of Saint Maixent l'École on 2 April 2019. From 1919 onwards, General Faucher was a member o…
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SOLDIERS THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN: Pupils are invited to participate in 18th MOD Drawing and Painting Contest
The SVK Ministry of Defence has announced the 18th MOD Drawing and Painting Contest, called SOLDIERS THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN, thanks to which children can express how they perceive the life of military personnel and work in armed forces. …
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2019 Military Police Children’s Camp
The Crisis Management, Training and K9 Branch, Military Police Department Vlkanová-Hronsek, prepared an interesting programme for the 2019 Military Police Children’s Camp for kids from the Children’s Home in Kráľová Lehota. As part of the progr…
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Defence cooperation between Slovakia and Croatia has solid basis and potential to go from strength to strength, Ministers Gajdoš and Krstičević agree
The defence cooperation between Slovakia and Croatia has a solid basis and the potential to go from strength to strength, be it at the bilateral level, within the European Union and NATO, or in the regional V4 and CEDC formats, which are curren…
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Exoskeleton 2019 on Trenčín’s ‘Island’
The M-Centre, located on Trenčín’s ‘Island’ in the Váh River, hosted the 4th Integration of the Exoskeleton in the Battlefield Workshop with those Exoskeleton manufacturers from NATO countries who had accepted an invitation to the workshop in s…
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New partner for NATO Multinational Military Police Battalion project
Based on Georgia (GEO)’s interest in entering the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the GEO MOD is cooperating on several initiatives with its foreign partners via the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package (SNGP). One of the initiatives is the SNG…
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P. Gajdoš: We are not saying good-bye to Anastasiya Kuzmina, for her results and representation she deserves our gratitude
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš congratulated Anastasiya Kuzmina, member of the Dukla Banská Bystrica Military Sports Club, on her world champion title in the women’s sprint race in biathlon during their meeting at MOD Main Building today (12 Apr…
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Tatra Freedom exercise series spans across Slovakia from Michalovce to Bratislava
A second exercise of the Tatra Freedom exercise series took place practically across the whole of Slovakia on 8-12 April 2019. Over 220 service personnel deployed on the exercise, with nearly 30 assets from the SVK Air Force’s Command, Control …
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OSCE Dialogue on Military Doctrines took place in Vienna
The OSCE Dialogue on Military Doctrines, an expert seminar organised on the initiative of Austria with substantial support by Slovakia as the OSCE chair country and in collaboration with Switzerland’s OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC) C…
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Ex Toxic Lance 2019 involving four armies in finals
An international CBRN exercise, involving armed forces from the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and the United States of America, is running on 1-14 April 2019 at the Training Centre Lešť and the CBRN Training and Testing Centre Zemianske Kost…
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Training of Active Reserves for Mechanised Company Trebišov is culminating
This year’s first training event for soldiers of the Active Reserves (AR) is culminating at the Training Centre Lešť. On 1 April 2019, 10 men and 4 women reported to 21st Combined Mechanised Battalion Barracks in Trebišov. They were to spend th…
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B9 Defence Ministers meet for talks on bolstering security cooperation
Meeting in Warsaw for two days (4-5 April 2019), the Bucharest 9 (B9) Defence Ministers concurred on the need to bolster security cooperation not only in the region but also as part of the North Atlantic Alliance and the European Union. Securit…
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74th anniversary of liberation of Bratislava marked by commemoration ceremonies
On the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the liberation of Bratislava today (4 April 2019), commemoration ceremonies in tribute to the soldiers and civilians who died in liberating our capital city in WWII were held at the Slavín Memorial at …
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Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Bratislava will be a dignified place of remembrance for National Acts of Remembrance
Slovakia will honour the heroism of all the Service members who have fallen in armed conflicts by creating a central point of remembrance. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Bratislava will be a dignified place of remembrance for National Acts …
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CBRN SPECIALISTS CONNECT THEIR STRENGTHS
Ex TOXIC LANCE 2019 – an international exercise for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence units, involving armed forces from the Czech Republic, Poland, and the United States of America, and organised by the SVK Army’s C…
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MOD to ask Foreign and European Affairs Ministry for permission to make draft Defense Cooperation Agreement between SVK and USA available to members of Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs
Based on today’s request by members of the SVK Parliament’s Committee on European Affairs, the MOD is to ask the SVK Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs for permission to make the draft Defense Cooperation Agreement between the Slovak Repu…
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Minister Gajdoš meeting with Korean Ambassador Ch. B. Hwa
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Slovakia, His Excellency Mr Chung Byung Hwa, at MOD Main Building today (2 April 2019). During the Ambassador’s first visit to the MOD, they discussed curr…
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Soldiers of Active Reserves start training in Trebišov
This year’s first training for soldiers of the Active Reserves (AR) has got underway at the 21st Combined Mechanised Battalion base in Trebišov. Over the next two weeks they are undergoing training in mechanised trades, with particular focus on…
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Students of secondary schools will battle it out in military disciplines and learn interesting information on General Štefánik
This year, too, students of secondary schools will get an opportunity to participate in the Students’ Defence Duels series, organised by the SVK MOD. The aim of this activity is to prepare young students for the defence of the State, promote pa…
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P. Gajdoš: Over the past 15 years we have demonstrated that Slovak Republic is an active NATO member and fully contributes to international security
MOD employees and Service personnel, joined by members of the Military Diplomatic Corps, gathered in front of the Ministry of Defence Main Building for a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the Slovak Republic’s entry into the North Atlant…
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Slovakia bids last farewell to WW2 hero Brig Gen Milan Píka
Slovakia bade last farewell to the WW2 hero Brig Gen (Rtd) Milan Píka who was accorded a full military funeral with honours today (28 March 2019) in Bratislava. Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš attended the funeral service at the Bratislava Cremat…
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Illegal use of military uniforms and insignia will be punishable by fines from May 2019
Illegal use of SVK Armed Forces uniforms and insignia will be punishable by fine of up to €500. This follows on from the 2019 Armed Forces and Military Police Amendment Act, which has been approved by MPs and is due to come into force on 1 May …
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Military policemen of 4 countries exercise at Liptov
The final staff rehearsal forthe NATO Multinational Military Police Battalion (NATO MNMPBAT), ahead of Ex Sharp Lynx 2019 due in May 2019 in Croatia, took place on 25-29 March at the Simulation Centre, Gen Milan Rastislav Štefánik Armed Forces …
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Minister Gajdoš awards Petra Vlhová for successes in her best skiing season so far
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš awarded Petra Vlhová, member of the DUKLA Banská Bystrica Military Sports Centre, the most successful SVK National Team sportswoman in downhill skiing and our only world champion in this sport during a ceremony tod…
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Minister Gajdoš marks 74th anniversary of liberation of Zlaté Moravce
Today (24 March 2019),Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš took part in a commemoration ceremony to mark the 74th anniversary of the liberation of Zlaté Moravce from Nazi occupation forces. On this occasion, he underlined the threat of growing extremi…
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Brig Gen (Rtd) Milan Píka passes away
Brig Gen (Rtd) Milan Píka (born on 28 July 1922), participant of the Western Resistance in WW2, who had lived in Slovakia since 1949, passed away on Wednesday 20 March 2019. At the meeting with Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš who received h…
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Minister Gajdoš holds talks with British Ambassador A. J. Garth
Today (21 March 2019), Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš held talks with the British Ambassador to Slovakia, His Excellency Mr Andrew J. Garth, at MOD Main Building. He expressed his appreciation for the SVK-UK Defence engagement thus far and highl…
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