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Pietna spomienka v Nitre
Dňa 25. júla sa v Ústave na výkon väzby a Ústave na výkon trestu odňatia slobody v Nitre uskutočnila pietna spomienka na nespravodlivo väznených komunistickým režimom. Na úvod všetkých prítomných privítal riaditeľ ÚVV a ÚVTOS Nitra pplk. Milan Rus…
Výročie biskupskej konsekrácie Mons. Rábeka
V sobotu 27. júla 2019 na sviatok svätého Gorazda si vojenský ordinár Mons. František Rábek pripomenie 28 rokov od svojej biskupskej konsekrácie. Za biskupa bol vysvätený v Katedrále svätého Emeráma v Nitre, dnes už nebohým Mons. Jánom Chryzostomo…
Ordinár sa zúčastnil slávnostného aktu zmeny velenia v Žiline
5. pluk špeciálneho určenia v Žiline má nového veliteľa. Funkciu v utorok 23. júla 2019 slávnostne prevzal plukovník Pavol Šebík, ktorý tak nahradil plukovníka Miroslava Gardla. Slávnostného aktu sa zúčastnil aj ordinár Ozbrojených síl a ozbrojený…
Odpustová slávnosť v nitrianskej väznici
Za prítomnosti 42 odsúdených žien sa konala 21.07.2019 odpustová slávnosť v ÚVV a ÚVTOS Nitra. Bohatý duchovný a kultúrny program bol zložený z niekoľkých častí. Svojou návštevou ale predovšetkým službou ústav v Nitre poctili v tento deň vzácni ho…
State Secretary Róbert Ondrejcsák meets Chairman of the EU Military Committee Gen C. Graziano
Today (18 June 2019), State Secretary of the SVK MOD Róbert Ondrejcsák welcomed Chairman of the European Union Military Committee (CEUMC) Gen Claudio Graziano to the Ministry of Defence for bilateral talks. This was his first visit to Slovakia …
Officer cadets training out in the field
Officer cadets are training out in the field at the Training Centre Lešť on 14-31 July 2019. 93 1st-year and 56 2nd-year cadets of the M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy Liptovský Mikuláš (AOS), joined by 13 cadets of the Technical University …
Letný detský tábor, organizovaný Referátom duchovnej služby pre deti príslušníkov Finančnej správy z košického a prešovského kraja.
Na pravé nedeľňajšie poludnie 14. júla stojím spolu s veliacimi dôstojníkmi svojich družstiev na kopčeku „Zelený breh“ neďaleko Kokošoviec pri Prešove a myslím na Leonida, kráľa Sparty, ako vedie svojich tristo mužov k Tep…
72 cadets earn Bachelor’s degree at Armed Forces Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš
72 cadets have finished their Bachelor’s degree studies by attending the official graduation ceremony at the General M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš today (12 July 2019). They all will continue their studies with the Maste…
Minister Gajdoš holds talks with Israeli Ambassador Z. A. Vapni
Today (11 July 2019), Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš welcomed the Israeli Ambassador to Slovakia, His Excellency Mr Zvi Aviner Vapni to the Ministry of Defence for bilateral talks, as his Diplomatic Service appointment in Slovakia draws to an end. …
Airmen continue extinguishing forest fire in Low Tatras
Airmen of the Helicopter Wing Prešov are now into their third day of extinguishing a forest fire within the cadastral boundary of Bystrá, a village in the Low Tatra Mountains. Also today a SVK Air Force UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, fitted with a …
Minister Gajdoš briefs President Čaputová on current MOD tasks
Today (9 July 2019) at Grasalkovich Palace, Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met with President and Commander-in-Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces Zuzana Čaputová for talks on the current tasks being taken on by the Ministry of Defence. On this …
Armed Forces deploy Black Hawk helicopter to battle fire across difficult terrain
Service personnel are once again assisting firefighting efforts. This time the fire is burning across difficult mountainous terrain within the cadastral municipality of Bystrá (below Mount Chopok, Low Tatras). After undertaking prescribed firef…
Students of Children’s Comenius University learn more about challenging military jobs in Sereď
Active duty soldiers of the Engineer Battalion Sereď and 12th Mechanised Battalion Nitra have prepared a programme for students of Children’s Comenius University for the next two days. They have an opportunity to familiarise themselves with mil…
Minister Gajdoš holds talks with Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach
Slovak Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš held talks with Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach at MOD Main Building today (2 July 2019). Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach is visiting Slovakia to take part in th…
Service personnel are gearing up for military parade in tribute of Slovak National Uprising heroes
In preparation for the 75th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP), these days members of the Slovak Armed Forces are gearing up for a military parade to be held on 29 August 2019 in Banská Bystrica. In this way, too, the Slovak mili…
Voluntary Military Training continues in Martin
With an opening ceremony on Monday, 1 July 2019, the Voluntary Military Training (VMT) scheme has been underway at the Training and Mobilization Manning Base Martin. Of 122 applicants, 44 met the entry conditions and reported to the Base. The f…
V4 EU Battlegroup to be on standby again from 1 July 2019
The V4 EU Battlegroup will be on standby again from Monday, 1 July 2019. The Slovak Republic has made available 229 members of the SVK Armed Forces to cater for the needs of the V4 EU BG. Its standby period will last until 31 December 2019. …
SVK Army corporal becomes winner of 14th Iron Man Competition
Winner of the 14th Iron Man Competition, which was held at the Training Centre Lešť on 27 June 2019, is Corporal T. from the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Battalion Prešov, with members of the Police…
Minister Gajdoš confirms Slovakia’s readiness to fulfil its Allied commitments and continue contributing actively to NATO’s collective defence
Slovakia is ready to continue delivering on its obligations stemming from NATO membership not only by stepping up defence expenditure, but also by participating in international crisis management missions and operations. This announcement was m…
NATO Defence Ministers discuss the potential and risks of new technologies
NATO Defence Ministers met in Brussels today (26 June 2019) for talks on current security challenges, with the development of new technologies, their use for joint defence purposes and the risk of their misuse topping the agenda. Defence …
75th anniversary commemorations of Allied landings in Normandy
Representing the SVK MOD at the 75th D-Day anniversary commemorations in the French coastal town of Arromanches was SVK Defence Attaché to France Col Peter Knánik. On this occasion, a Memorial Plaque dedicated to the Czechs and Slovaks who part…
