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Exercise QUICK RESPONSE 2015 with EUFOR ALTHEA reserve units
A military exercise, dubbed QUICK RESPONSE 2015, got underway in Camp Butmir, Sarajevo, involving EUFOR units, including the nearly 130-strong Reserve Unit earmarked from the 11th Mechanized Battalion – “Captain Janko Francisci” Immediate Respo…
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Ministers’ negotiations in Brussels
During the negotiations in Brussels, NATO member states’ Defence Ministers confirmed creation of NATO Force Integration Units (NFIU) in Slovakia and Hungary. “The goal is to strengthen the Alliance’s responsiveness and to facilitate the deploym…
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SVK Minister of Defence Medal for Maciej Popowski
On the premises of the Permanent Representation of the Slovak Republic to the EU, State Secretary of the SVK MOD Miloš Koterec awarded outgoing Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Maciej Popowski with the SVK…
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State Secretary Miloš Koterec observes anniversary of Carpatho-Dukla operation
On Tuesday, 6 October, State Secretary of the SVK MOD Miloš Koterec observed the 71st anniversary of the Carpatho-Dukla Operation at memorials in Dukla and Svidník. President of the Slovak Republic Andrej Kiska, Prime Minister Róbert Fico and C…
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International CBR exercise TOXIC VALLEY 2015
After one year, SICA (Sampling and Identification of Chemical Agents) teams from Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, France and Slovakia meet again in the CBRN Training and Testing Centre Zemianske Kostoľany at the …
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Under NATO auspices
On initiative of the Slovak Republic and Republic of Poland, the process of establishment of the NATO Centre for the counter intelligence capabilities (NATO CI CoE) has been completed. The North Atlantic Alliance had been in want of such centre…
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Defence department representatives awarded by the Federal Republic of Germany
Thomas Götz, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Bratislava, on behalf and in the name of Federal Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen handed over the Bundeswehr Gold Cross of Honour to Brig Gen Boris Ďurkech, Rector of the Arm…
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M. Glváč: "High quality armed forces matter to MPs."
In plenum of the National Council of the Slovak Republic (NC SR), both coalition and opposition MPs supported the bills put forward by the SVK MOD. On Friday, 25 September, the MPs voted for the long-awaited Bill on State Service of Professiona…
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Slovak Shield 2015
The largest military exercise in the modern history of the SVK Armed Forces, Slovak Shield 2015, culminated on Lešť Training Area. According to SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč, wide-raging international exercises contribute, to a great ext…
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Indiana National Guard Commander in Slovakia
On Tuesday, SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč and Chief of SVK General Staff Lt Gen Milan Maxim welcomed Maj Gen Courtney Carr, Adjutant General of the Indiana National Guard (ING). He was visiting Slovakia for the first time since being app…
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Armed Forces Day
A ceremony to mark Armed Forces Day was held in M. R. Štefánik Square in Brezová pod Bradlom with the participation of the State Secretary of the SVK MOD, Miloš Koterec, and the Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces, Lt Gen Milan M…
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Congratulations to world champion
The SVK Minister of Defence, Martin Glváč congratulated Marián Jung who defended his title of the world champion at the World Championship F-500 in power boat racing held in Cremona (Italy). The victory of the sportsman of the Military Sports C…
Read morePreparations for Exercise Slovak Shield enter their final phase
Historically, the most extensive international exercise in the contemporary history of the SVK Armed Forces – Exercise Slovak Shield – has entered its final stage of preparations. That preparations for the exercise had been underway was clear l…
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Minister received in audience by Pope Francis
On Wednesday, within the 10th national pilgrimage of the Armed Forces and Armed Corps of the Slovak Republic, SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Róbert Kaliňák and Minister of Justice Tomáš …
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US soldiers attending Open Day at SVK Ministry of Defence
Up to 640 US soldiers and 150 pcs of equipment moved, within the so-called Dragoon Crossing, to the NATO exercise Brave Warrior 2015 in Hungary. The convoy set off from the US base in Vilseck, Germany. The first part of the convoy reached …
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Martin-based company at Turecký vrch
In the period of 10 – 14 September 2015, at Turecký vrch Military Training Area, preparation of the detached Slovak declared contribution took place. The contribution is on stand-by since 1 April until the end of this calendar year to be deploy…
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Modernization appreciated
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg paid a visit to the Slovak Republic for the first time since taking up his post as NATO chief. At their meeting, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Minister of Defence Martin Glváč discussed a range o…
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Service members evaluate modernization positively
The ongoing modernization process of the SVK Armed Forces’ military equipment and arsenal of armaments is viewed positively by 73.7 % of Service personnel. This follows from an internal opinion survey conducted throughout the military units and…
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Martin Glváč congratulated Matej Tóth, a race walker
SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč congratulated Matej Tóth, a race walker, on his historical success. The sportsman from the Military Sport Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica has become the winner of the men’s 50 kilometres race walking world titl…
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71st anniversary of Slovak National Uprising
The SVK Minister of Defence, Martin Glváč participated in the commemoration ceremony and the ceremonial gathering, taking place in Banská Bystrica on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (SNU). The celebrations, …
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Air Show SIAF 2015
The biggest international air fest in Slovakia, which ended on Sunday at Sliač Air Base, saw more then 140 000 visitors. They had an opportunity to watch both static displays and dynamic demonstrations by 720 participants from 14 countries of t…
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Slovak soldiers use S-300 system for the first time in Bulgaria
Soldiers of the SVK Armed Forces for the first time participated in a combat live fire exercise, firing of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, which was held at the Bulgarian shore of the Black Sea. “For the first time, our Armed Forces had…
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Citizens can undergo voluntary military preparations
The Government of the Slovak Republic has approved the project of voluntary military preparations. Citizens, undergoing a 12-week-long training, will gain basic knowledge and skills necessary to perform tasks of the SVK Armed Forces and the cri…
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Martin Glváč attended the atypical session of the National Council
SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč attended the atypical session of the National Council. Together with Robert Kaliňák, Juraj Draxler, Peter Kažimír, Peter Žiga and Peter Pellegrini, he faced the inscrutable questions posed by the children at…
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Last Farewell
Held at Prešov-based Colonel General Ján Ambruš Helicopter Wing, the SVK Minister of Defence, Martin Glváč participated in the last farewell ceremony dedicated to the deceased pilot Capt Richard Sépi, who tragically died in the Mi-17 helicopter…
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We have to be prepared for crisis situations that can arise
Building and protecting a refugee camp, patrolling at state borders, dealing with immigration wave from the territory of a neighbouring country, transporting refugees, managing various incidents and taking appropriate security measures on the t…
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Tragedy in Prešov
During its training flight, the SVK Armed Forces Mi-17 helicopter carrying a 3-member crew crashed near the village of Hradisko. One of the professional soldiers died, the other two were seriously injured and transported to hospitals. The helic…
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U.S. cadets on visit to the 5th Special Operations Regiment
The third week of July saw Žilina-based 5th Special Operations Regiment hosting U.S. Army cadets. Throughout the summer months, a total of 27 soldier trainees from 20 states in the U.S. are attending a variety of training programmes and courses…
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Visit from Vietnam
The State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence, Miloš Koterec received a delegation from the Vietnamese People’s Air Force (VPAF). The main topic of discussion was the hitherto bilateral defence and security cooperation, as well as areas of…
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M. Koterec held talks in Poland
The State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence, Miloš Koterec met with Robert Kupiecky, the Under-Secretary of State of the Polish National Defence Ministry, in Krakow to discuss the current issues of political and defence cooperation, prep…
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