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The Hungarian troops to deploy with UNFICYP in Cyprus have successfully completed their five-week training program in the HDF Peace Support Training Center and the military training area of Táborfalva. The culmination exercise (CULEX) of the training period was mounted on...
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Joint US–Hungarian training for the tasks in the area of operations, and HMMWV driving practice – the HDF 34th ‘Bercsényi László Special Operations Forces Battalion of Szolnok has been combined with an operational detachment alpha (ODA) of the 4th battalion of the US...
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This will be the third occasion that Serb troops – for this time, eight personnel – serve with the Hungarian contingent in Cyprus. They started their pre-deployment training in their country, and in its third week came to Szolnok to join the training program of the...
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The mission of the fifth rotation of the HDF KFOR contingent – which is currently deployed in the area of operations – is nearing completion, so Maj.-Gen. Erhard Drews, the commander of KFOR paid an informal visit to Camp Slim Lines, Pristina on February 8, where he met...
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The Hungarian peacekeepers serving in Bosnia-Herzegovina executed a “live” task just some days after their arrival. Together with troops of other nations, they deployed to join the removal of the meter-high snow that had fallen in the area of the capital.
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Today, the North Atlantic Council met with representatives of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly at NATO headquarters for an exchange of views on the priorities for the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago.
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„We have to remember in order to be able to understand how valuable peace and Hungarian freedom are, because our task is to preserve and pass on this peace”, stressed Dr. Gábor Szarka. The Cabinet Chief of the Ministry of Defence delivered a speech on February 13 at a...
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The common road we have walked down with the faraway Japan shows that it is worth meeting each other, and it is worth working together in the spirit of recognition and mutual respect”, stressed Dr. Csaba Hende. The Defence Minister opened the day of Japanese culture in the...
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The Chief of Police of Baghlan Province recently submitted an unusual request. Gen. Asadullah Sherzad requested the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT) to help the reintegration of former insurgents into society.
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Due to the situation that has arisen in the northern part of Kosovo over the last few months, the Portuguese–Hungarian KFOR Tactical Reserve (TACRES) Battalion carried out most of its training programs and operations in cooperation with a Freedom of Movement Detachment...
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The Hungarian troops can do a lot for the normalization of the situation in the Balkans – Lt.-Gen. Zoltán Orosz said in the Kossuth barracks, Debrecen on February 9. The Deputy Chief of the MoD Defence Staff attended the farewell ceremony held for the 6th rotation of the...
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On February 8 Camp Pannonia hosted a commander’s conference. Col. Dr. Romulusz Ruszin, the commander of the 11th rotation of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT-11) received in the Hungarian camp Maj.-Gen. Markus Kneip, the commander of ISAF Regional Command...
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Life has sped up in Camp Pannonia, Afghanistan for those who entered the half marathon running race. The local circumstances delimited the possibilities, so the entrants covered the half marathon distance by running the so-called “camp lap” (630 meters with 10 meters of...
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The heavy snowfall in early February led to a serious crisis in Bosnia-Herzegovina (as well): the record amount of snow almost completely paralyzed the country. Setting an example to the local authorities, the EUFOR troops started providing assistance to the civil institutions...
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The Hungarian Liaison Monitoring Team (LMT) has completed its mission in Pec/Peje, Western Kosovo. The Hungarian peacekeepers handed over the area of responsibility to their Italian colleagues after more than two years.
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The Hungarian troops to deploy with the eighth contingent of the OMLT travelled to the NATO base in Hohenfels, Germany in the second week of January to implement the next phase of their pre-deployment training program for the mission in Afghanistan. On the base, the Hungarians...
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The European Union’s and NATO’s joint agenda for action based on shared values, the solid and lasting values are what make renewal possible – this was what Gábor Márki said at the annual conference of the European Defence Agency (EDA).
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I warmly welcome today’s decision by the North Atlantic Council to further authorize NATO Air Policing in the Baltic States with a continuous presence of fighters.
This mission continues to demonstrate the Alliance’s commitment to collective defence and solidarity for all...
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“The phrase “Thank you” is too simple for that brave and professional act I have experienced day by day in the task execution”, said Commander Col. Dr. Romulusz Ruszin in Afghanistan. The 11th contingent of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT-11) recently...
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The mission of the fifth rotation of the HDF KFOR contingent (KFOR-5 HUNCON) in Kosovo is nearing completion. The traditional medal parade was recently held in Camp Slim Lines, Pristina.
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On Friday, January 27 Lt.-Col. Zsolt Szilágyi, the acting commander of the HDF 1st Honvéd EOD and Warship Regiment held a staff meeting to say farewell to the troops who are going to deploy in Afghanistan in February and March with the 12th contingent of the HDF Provincial...
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The troops serving with the 11th rotation of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT-11) recently donated containers to the Afghan people on two occasions. On January 23 Lt.-Col. István Megtért, the deputy commander of the contingent handed over a containerized...
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NATO Defence Ministers discussed in Brussels ways to make a maximum use of limited financial resources in times of economic austerity. At their first working sessions, NATO Defence Ministers gave their support to the goal to achieve a maximum effect and efficiency with funds...
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“The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)’s gradual transition of lead security responsibility and the related tasks to the Afghan security forces is on schedule and making steady progress province by province and region by region in Afghanistan” –...
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On January 25 a multinational group of journalists arrived at the HDF Pápa Air Base. The aim of their visit was to learn about the use of the Boeing C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft operating from the base and the assessment of the practical experience gained during the...
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Brig.-Gen. Zoltán Gulyás, the Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of EUFOR – Hungary’s Senior National Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina – welcomed the troops of the 10th rotation of the HDF EUFOR Contingent, who commenced their six-month tour of duty after a...
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At a ceremony held in Karlberg Palace, Stockholm, Hungarian Defence Minister Csaba Hende and Swedish Defence Minister Sten Tolgfors signed the modified version of the Gripen contract that had been concluded between the governments of Hungary and Sweden in 2001. This move...
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Ms. Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, the Ambassador of the United States of America to Hungary sent a personal letter to Defence Minister Dr. Csaba Hende to confirm earlier press reports saying that the US Congress has recently approved a $13.3 million funding to be provided by...
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The tour of duty of the ninth rotation of the HDF EUFOR Contingent (EUFOR-9 HUNCON) has ended in Operation EUFOR ALTHEA. On Tuesday, January 24 the commanders of the ninth and tenth rotations – Lt.-Col. Szabolcs Kiss and Lt.-Col. Tamás Papp – signed the main record of...
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On Tuesday, January 24 a ‘Welcome Home’ ceremony was held for the troops returning from Afghanistan in the community center of the HDF 86th Szolnok Helicopter Base. Altogether 20 soldiers have now completed their tours of duty abroad. The commander of the fifth contingent...
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On January 30 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen met with Romania’s President, Mr. Traian Basescu, and had a follow-up discussion on the preparations for the Alliance’s upcoming summit in Chicago.
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Col. Dr. Romulusz Ruszin, the commander of the 11th contingent of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT-11) received in Camp Pannonia a group of leaders arriving from the New Zealand PRT, Bamyan Province. The head of the delegation was Richard Prendergast, the...
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The Ministry of Defence invited the military attachés accredited to Budapest to the traditional New Year toast in Stefánia Palace on January 24. Among others, the event was attended by Defence Minister Dr. Csaba Hende, Lajos Fodor, the MoD State Secretary for Public...
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On Monday, January 23 the HDF Pápa Air Base organized a ceremonial staff meeting to mark the Day of Hungarian Culture. The leadership of the Heavy Airlift Wing (HAW) – a unit stationed on the Air Base – was also represented at the event.
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On 26 January, Anders Fogh Rasmussen launched the first ever ‘Annual Report’, which gives a brief overview of NATO’s principal achievements and challenges in 2011.
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Another project has recently been completed in Baghlan Province, Afghanistan. Col. Dr. Romulusz Ruszin, the commander of the 11th contingent of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT-11) handed over a new, 13-km section of the Jownaw road at a ceremony on January 21,...
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On 23th January 2012, in honour of Major-General Chao Liu, the Force Commander of UNFICYP, the staff of the peacekeeping mission celebrated the beginning of the Chinese New Year.
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On January 17 a so-called transition meeting was held for the first time in Camp Pannonia, the base of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT) in Afghanistan. The initiator of the meeting was Col. Dr. Romulusz Ruszin, the commander of the 11th contingent.
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On February 7 a combined welcome home and farewell ceremony was held in Hódmezővásárhely for troops returning from and going on missions. The 6th rotation of the HDF Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (HDF OMLT-6) has completed its service in Afghanistan, whereas the...
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The HDF 86th Szolnok Helicopter Base has already welcomed colleagues returning home from abroad many times, but to welcome the troops of the first rotation of a mission back home is always a special occasion. Led by Lt.-Col. Gyula Pelczéder, the first contingent of the...
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“Anything to anywhere, anytime” – this is the slogan of the Teve (“Camel”) Squadron. The aircrews of the Kecskemét unit of the Hungarian Defence Forces fly An-26s, but as some of today’s theatres of war are thousands of kilometers away from Hungary, and the amount...
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The introduction of the National Public Service University was a great success at the Educatio 12th International Educational Exhibition, which opened in Budapest on January 20. Nearly 200 exhibitors representing virtually all Hungarian institutions of higher education were...
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Last September the 30th rotation of the Hungarian contingent of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) deployed to the divided island of the Mediterranean Sea. We asked the commander of the Hungarian contingent, Lt.-Col. Péter Lukács about the experiences of the...
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The Pentagon is steering more money toward Eastern European allies fighting in Afghanistan, Bloomberg news agency reported on January 19, referring to a press release issued by the US Department of Defense. Hungary will receive $13.3 million in the fiscal year ending September...
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Recently organized in Camp Slim Lines, Pristina, the competition “Spartan 300” provided opportunity for several Hungarian and Portuguese peacekeepers serving in Kosovo to demonstrate their determination and endurance while testing their strength.
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On January 18 Col. Dr. Romulusz Ruszin – the commander of the 11th rotation of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT-11) in Afghanistan –, handed over a newly set up police vehicle checkpoint on the southern edge of the town of Pol-e Khomri.
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On Thursday, January 19 a remembrance ceremony was held on the 6th anniversary of the plane crash at Hejce, to commemorate the victims of the most serious disaster in the history of the Armed Forces of Slovakia, which occurred near the village on the border and claimed 42 lives.
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The HDF 5th ‘Bocskai István’ Infantry Brigade recently held a conference on the preparation for the NATO CREVAL training process in its Hódmezővásárhely garrison, with a view to discussing the arising issues.
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