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Armed Forces personnel to assist SVK Police in enforcing latest government measures on COVID-19 over Easter holidays
Over Easter holidays, Armed Forces personnel will be out in cities and villages across the whole of Slovakia, to assist members of the SVK Police Corps in enforcing the SVK Government's latest measures on dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak. Based …
EU Defence Ministers meet "online" to discuss developing COVID-19 situation
In a video conference, EU Defence Ministers today met to discuss the current security issues and measures to counter the spread of coronavirus, as well as the assistance response being provided by the armed forces of EU Member States in the battle…
Armed Forces transport swab samples taken from Roma communities to laboratory by Black Hawk helicopter
As part of the SVK military's response to the spread of COVID-19, a SVK Air Force UH-60M Black Hawk multi-role helicopter, crewed by airmen of the Helicopter Wing Prešov, flew a mission to transport the nasopharyngeal swab samples taken over these…
MOD and Armed Forces leaders mark 75th anniversary of Bratislava's liberation
To mark the 75th anniversary of Bratislava's liberation, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, State Secretary of the SVK MOD Marian Majer and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko today attended an act of commemoration at the Victory Memorial in Bratislava'…
Testing for COVID-19 underway across Roma settlements for third day, 244 SVK nationals returning from abroad have been tested in first two days
Pilot testing for COVID-19 has been underway across selected 33 Roma communities in an effort to minimise the spread of coronavirus. There have been 244 tests carried out on recent arrivals from abroad across Roma settlements over the past two day…
Remarks by Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď on 75th anniversary of Bratislava's liberation
Dear friends, Today we commemorate the liberation of Bratislava, the capital city of the Slovak Republic, for the 75th time already. And we do so at a time when each of us and, at the same time, we all together face a global threat – that of co…
Armed Forces provide fully equipped shipping container turned dental surgery for Trnava Faculty Hospital
The SVK Armed Forces have today lent the Trnava Faculty Hospital a shipping container turned dental surgery, which forms a containerized element of the military field hospital, operated by the SNP Central Military Hospital in Ružomberok. This is a…
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď meets with U.S. Ambassador Bridget A. Brink
Since assuming his appointment, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď has today for the first time met with the U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia, Her Excellency Mrs Bridget A. Brink, for talks at MOD Main Building. According to the U.S. Ambassador, Central Eur…
Ministry of Defence to assist with on-site COVID-19 testing across Roma communities
The SVK Ministry of Defence is to assist with on-site coronavirus testing across 33 Roma settlements in the coming days. This announcement was made today by Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď at a press conference on the Action Plan for Marginalised Ro…
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď presents new MOD prospects and priorities to President Zuzana Čaputová
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď met with President of the Slovak Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces Zuzana Čaputová at MOD Main Building today (27 March 2020). On this occasion, he presented the MOD's new prospects and priori…
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď will not allow the sale of a building owned by Military Forests and Estates SOE in Malacky
The new MOD leadership will not allow the sale of a building owned by Military Forests and Estates of the Slovak Republic, a state-owned enterprise (SOE), in Malacky. The SOE has planned to sell the office building only to rent it from its new own…
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď addresses personnel serving abroad via video call
Speaking by video call from the MOD, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko today addressed service personnel currently serving on international crisis management operations abroad, including with NATO's RESOLUTE SUPPO…
Marian Majer appointed new State Secretary of SVK Ministry of Defence
Marian Majer has been appointed the new State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic. His appointment to the post has been approved by the SVK Cabinet, on the recommendation of Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď. He is returning to…
Medical kit from China reaches Slovakia, service personnel assist with unloading and delivery of supplies
Over the past few hours 74 tonnes of medical supplies have been delivered from China to Slovakia. Service personnel from HQ Bratislava Garrison (HQ BA GAR) have been assisting with the unloading and delivery of all supplies to a warehouse of the S…
Peter Kozák to take over as new Secretary General of MOD Service Office
Peter Kozák is to take over as the new Secretary General of the Service Office of the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic on Thursday 26 March 2020. On the recommendation of Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, he was today appointed to the role …
First two confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Defence
There have been the first two confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Defence. Namely, a serviceman from the Ministry of Defence in Bratislava and a civilian employee from the Helicopter Wing in Prešov. Both sources of the infection have been identifie…
Jaroslav Naď appointed as new Defence Minister
Mr Jaroslav Naď has been appointed as the new Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic. The Ministry of Defence was officially handed over to him by the outgoing Defence Minister, Mr Peter Gajdoš, this afternoon (21 March 2020). Jaroslav Naď …
Armed Forces offer flying hours under SALIS programme for transport of medical supplies
The Armed Forces have offered pre-paid flying hours under the Strategic Airlift International Solution (SALIS) programme for the transport of medical supplies. The advantage of this solution is that supplies can be delivered by an outsized cargo a…
Armed Forces have deployed nearly 340 soldiers to conduct assistance tasks, all military units are on standby
All units and facilities of the Slovak Armed Forces have been on standby since Monday 16 March 2020. In practice, this means that the Armed Forces as a whole is poised to start carrying out assigned tasks within 6 hours of receiving a request for …
Serviceman helps rescue man after he faints in front of pharmacy
A serviceman from the Civil-Military Cooperation and Psychological Operations (CIMIC/PSYOPS) Centre, operating under the Martin-based Special Operations Forces, today helped rescue the life of an elderly man after he fainted in front of a pharmacy…
