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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Voluntary training in progress
94 candidates (73 men and 21 women) joined voluntary military training (VMT). They were greeted in a ceremony by Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and DCHOD Lt Gen Pavel Macko at the Training and Mobilisation Replenishment Base Martin. In additi…
Assisting with fire suppression operations
Airmen of Helicopter Wing Prešov were called in to assist with fire suppression as woody debris caught fire in a forest near the village of Betliar. A Mil Mi-17 helicopter, equipped with a Bumbi bucket, took off at the request of the Fire and R…
Minister hands over helicopters
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš handed over two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to SVK Air Force personnel for use during a handover ceremony in Prešov. They will be stationed at Lt Col Ján Ambruš Helicopter Wing Prešov. Speaking at the…
Temporary ban on entry into some portions of military forests
A temporary ban on entry into parts of military forests due to a high fire risk has been in place from 3 August until further notification at Military District Záhorie. Also in force across the forests is a ban on starting a fire and working wi…
Military policemen depart to protect EU's southern border
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš visited the Military Police Training and Cynology Department Vlkanová to attend a predeployment ceremony for the MP personnel deploying on EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia. In his remarks, he reiterated the signifi…
Full emergency call-out at Sliač
During the landing manoeuvre of a BOEING 737-500 airliner, which was bringing in holidaymakers from the Egyptian summer resort of Hurghada, the pilot reported a landing gear leg overheating. As a result, the ATC officers on duty, from the Air T…
A Czechoslovak Legion train brings the legion closer to the public
SVKMinister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, joined by State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Transport and Construction Peter Ďurček, opened a presentation at a passenger railway station in Žilina of a Czechoslovak Legion train, known as “Legiotrain”,…
Extremely topical memories
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš visited Starý Tekov to participate in the 12th edition of the Battles on the (River) Hron 2017 event, a historical reenactment of the battles of March 1945, which takes place under the auspices the Minister of D…
Life stories are inspiring
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today received a participant of national struggle for liberation and a veteran of the Western Resistance Movement, Brig Gen (Rtd) Milan Píka, and the widow of a prominent Czechoslovak Army officer, Mrs Ai…
U.S. ARMY convoy road traffic accident
As a U.S. ARMY convoy was crossing Slovak territory as part of Exercise Saber Guardian, one of its vehicles was involved in a road traffic accident (RTA) near Giraltovce on the evening of 26 July. To avoid an incoming Turkish lorry, the U.S. Ar…
Slovak air defenders join in live firings on Exercise Tobruq Legacy 2017
TOBRUQ LEGACY 2017, aimed at testing the level of interoperability of Surface-Based Air Defence (SBAD) systems forces, culminated last week. The significance of the exercise for achieving full interoperability and understanding common NATO oper…
Mirgorodský becomes C1 World Champ
The Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica is delighted with yet another U23 World Champion title after Jakub Grigar's success. This time thanks to the brilliant performance of Marko Mirgorodský in the C1 (Men's Single Canoe) category. Ju…
Grigar defends K1 title from Krakow
Whitewater slalom kayaker Jakub Grigar defended his last year's World Champion title from Krakow at the Čuňovo Water Sports Centre (SVK), when in his final race he came in firstin the U23 K1 (Men's Single Kayak) category, despite being penalise…
