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CBRN troops from 10 countries are on exercise in Slovakia
The Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Training and Testing Centre (CBRN TTC) Zemianske Kostoľany is holding the 5th iteration of the international Toxic Valley 2017 exercise. A total of 168 CBRN specialists in toxic chemicals from 10…
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1st Slovak National Council was established 169 years ago, Minister Gajdoš commemorates its anniversary in Myjava
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Security/Deputy Parliamentary Chairman Anton Hrnko visited Myjava to remember the 169th anniversary of the establishment of the 1st Slovak National …
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SVK Defence Development Plan under discussion in interdepartmental consultations
The MOD submitted its “Long-Term Defence Development Plan with Emphasis on Building and Developing the SVK Armed Forces with an Outlook to 2030” to be discussed in interdepartmental consultations. Until recently, this sort of a comprehensive st…
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Beware of false profiles!
The MOD issues this notice to warn people about the false profiles on Facebook that are mistakenly associated with the SVK MOD and Armed Forces. The links to the official Facebook profiles can be found on the following websites: MO SR and Ozbrojen…
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Back from UNFICYP
A total of 92 SVK Armed Forces personnel have returned from UNFICYP, Cyprus. Chief of Defence Gen Maxim welcomed them home during a homecoming ceremony held in Nitra. The United Nations-led mission is the largest one in terms of the SVK militar…
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Minister attends conference on Homeland Defence activities
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš attended the introductory part of the Civic Defence Activities in the Context of Current Developments Conference, which was held under the auspices of the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and S…
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Minister Gajdoš meets with UK Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met for talks with UK Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach at SVK MOD Main Building on 11 September 2017. Topics of discussion included changes to the security landscape in…
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Armed Forces and Rescue Services Corps Day with Children
Minister of Defence opened the 11th annual iteration of “Armed Forces and Rescue Services Corps Day with Children” at the Museum of Military History in Piešťany. As he said, it provides a unique space for Slovak citizens, especially for childre…
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Honouring the Holocaust victims
A commemoration ceremony to mark Holocaust and Racial Violence Victims Day was held in Bratislava's Rybničné námestie. Representing the MOD at the ceremony were State Secretary Róbert Ondrejcsák and DCHOD Lt Gen Pavel Macko. In the presence of …
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Defence Ministers meet in Tallinn
The informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Estonia's Tallinn was dominated by the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) initiative and a response to a simulated cyber attack. As part of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting in the f…
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SVK Military Strategy Proposal
The SVK MOD has submitted the Military Strategy of the Slovak Republic Proposal for an inter-departmental review process. The submitted proposal builds on the new Defence Strategy of the Slovak Republic Proposal, which is now also under inter-d…
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25th anniversary of SVK Constitution
SVK MOD service personnel and civilian employees gathered for a ceremony to remember the 25th anniversary of the coming into force of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic. In his address, Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš said: “The adoption …
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NFIU marks its first year in Slovakia
Representatives of the SVK MOD and Armed Forces remembered the 1st anniversary of the establishment of the NATO Force Integration Unit Slovakia (NFIU SVK). State Secretary Róbert Ondrejcsák reminded that the NFIU's stand-up and activation have …
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Cooperation with Czech partners on PESCO and operations abroad
Cooperation on the EU's PESCO initiative and international crisis management operations was on the agenda of today's meeting between SVK and CZE Defence Ministers Peter Gajdoš and Martin Stropnický who met for talks as the SVK and CZE Governmen…
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Military hike up to Mount Kriváň
To honour the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) heroes, the Soldiers' Union of the Slovak Republic organised the 22nd International Hike up to Mount Kriváň. The 2494m high peak of the High Tatras was also climbed by Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš a…
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Constitution Day
The 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic was marked with a ceremonial session at the SVK Parliament in the presence of the highest constitutional representatives and members of the SVK Government, includin…
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Adjutant General of Indiana National Guard in visit to MOD
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met with the Adjutant General of the Indiana National Guard, Maj. Gen. Courtney P. Carr, at the MOD Main Building. Topics of discussion included the longstanding SVK-U.S. defence ties and the opportunitie…
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SNP marks its 73rd anniversary
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš took part in Slovakia-wide 73rd anniversary commemorations of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) in Banská Bystrica. The official programme saw the participation of the three highest state representatives alongs…
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Freedom is not for free
SVK MOD civilian employees and military professionals attended a ceremony to mark the 73rd anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP). Addressing the gathered audience at the MOD Club, Slovak Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš said: “Our free…
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1-hour Question Time with kids
Topics such as the purchase of airliners for the SVK GOV (Transport) Flight, health care problems, free transport, and the way ahead for Slovakia were included in the curious questions posed to the SVK GOV Ministers in Parliament by the childre…
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Air Fest SIAF 2017
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš opened the 7th annual iteration of the International Air Fest SIAF 2017 at Sliač Air Base. Visitors to the event had a chance to see the first of the two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters in Slovak Air Force service…
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Bound for Cyprus
A further 92 SVK soldiers are departing for UNFICYP in Cyprus under the ongoing rotation of troops. SVK Air Force Commander Brig Ľubomír Svoboda came to the Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade Nitra to bid farewell to them during a ceremony on Friday…
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SVK military policemen are now fully engaged in the Mediterranean Sea
The Slovak military policemen who deployed at the start of August on EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia have by now been firmly embedded with a team under German Navy Command. Having mastered operational procedures in the maritime environment, they …
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Remembering the victims of the Warsaw Pact Armies' invasion
On behalf of the SVK MOD, State Secretary of the SVK MOD Róbert Ondrejcsák commemorated the victims of the 1968 invasion of former Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact Armies at a ceremony in Bratislava's Šafárik Square. The act of commemoration m…
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Paras on JCET Airborne and Military Free Fall
The international training activity dubbed Joint Combined Exchange Training(JCET) Airborne and Military Free Fall for Special Operations Forces (SOFs) from Slovakia, the USA, and the Czech Republic has been underway at Kuchyňa Air Base. The tra…
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Mirgorodský is European champion
Marko Mirgorodský, of the Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica (MSC DBB), proved once again to be in excellent shape by winning the U23 European Champion title in the C1 category in Hohenlimburg, Germany. It was only a month ago that he…
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21 soldiers to leave for Operation EUFOR ALTHEA in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A further 21 Slovak soldiers are leaving for Operation EUFOR ALTHEA in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to contribute to the peacekeeping effort in the country. DCHOD/COS Gen Miroslav Kocian bid farewell to BiH-bound personnel during a pre-deployme…
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WWII resistance fighters deserve more
Participants of the WWII National Resistance Movement (NRM) and their surviving spouses will obtain higher monthly allowance payments. The SVK Government has approved the proposition put forward by Anton Hrnko, Jaroslav Paška and Tibor Bernaťák…
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Slovak and European
Building up functional and operational armed forces is an undoubted priority for the current leadership of the SVK MOD. “As Minister of Defence for the Slovak National Party, I want to emphasise that the security of our citizens is of utmost im…
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Beautiful age and entire life
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš visited the Chief Nurse of the Central Military Hospital in Ružomberok, 102-year-old Sidónia Zdenka Vicenová, to congratulate her on her birthday in person. She worked in the hospital for 36 years during her…
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