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Hungarian soldiers leaving for Afghanistan
Ministry of Defence, September 3, 2012 6:22 PM
Some 300 Hungarian soldiers will leave for Afghanistan to serve at Kabul airport, in a provincial reconstruction team, an air training command team and an air advisory team from September, Defence Minister Csaba Hende said on Monday.
Minister of Defence Csaba Hende shakes hands with Hungarian soldiers departing to Afghanistan
Ministry of Defence, August 30, 2012 5:22 PM
The Hungarian troops will be stationed at the Kabul airport, where they will, among other tasks help guard and operate the airport. At the request of the North Atlantic Alliance, the Hungarian Defence Forces will take over the lead nation role in force protection (FP) at Kabul International Airport (KAIA) for six months as of October 1, 2012.
Hungary Transforms Its Role in Afghanistan
Ministry of Defence, August 23, 2012 3:55 PM
While Hungary’s Afghanistan policy remains unchanged, at the request of NATO the Hungarian Defence Forces are going to transform their role in Afghanistan so that they can contribute even more effectively to the Asian country’s becoming independent and more secure, Defence Minister Csaba Hende stressed at a press conference on Thursday.
Open letter from the Hungarian Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence, August 22, 2012 4:01 PM
Open letter from the Hungarian Ministry of Defence regarding the latest articles appearing in the New Zealand media.
Preparations under way for the 20 August national holiday
Ministry of Defence, August 17, 2012 2:50 PM
Lt Mariann Gömör at the dress rehearsal of the oath-taking ceremony, that will take place Monday morning in front of the Parliament Building.
Hungarian MoD rejected the criticism of New Zealand’s Prime Minister
Ministry of Defence, August 10, 2012 1:53 PM
New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key criticised the Hungarian troops this week, saying that they refused to patrol after dark in Baghlan, the province under Hungarian control, and their reluctance had led to an increase in insurgent activity in the area. Referring to the critics the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Hungary issued a statement that the Hungarian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) had met the International Security Assistance Force requirements and performed its mission at a high standard.
Farewell to the 7th HDF group to join KFOR
Ministry of Defence, August 1, 2012 5:04 PM
A farewell ceremony was held in Szolnok for the troops of the Hungarian Defence Forces, the seventh group leaving for Kosovo to relieve their KFOR colleagues.
We Can Gain Strength from the Transatlantic Aviators’ Example for Everyday Acts of Heroism
Ministry of Defence, July 19, 2012 5:21 PM
We all have to do our work in our own places within the limits of our possibilities, and if we dare to dream, we will be able to cope with every difficulty, Defence Minister Csaba Hende said at the memorial to the transatlantic aviators in Bicske on July 15.
Dead Hero’s Grave Found in Ukraine
Ministry of Defence, July 19, 2012 5:14 PM
On Friday, July 13 Lt.-Col. Dr. László Töll, the Head of the MoD Military Heritage and War Grave Care Department and his deputy, Maj. Roland Maruzs announced one of the most significant events of Hungarian war grave care in the Balaton St. compound of the Ministry of Defence. The mortal remains of vitéz nemes József Barankay – a legendary Hungarian officer serving with the self-propelled artillery (SPARTY) branch – have been found and identified in the Hungarian–German heroes’ cemetery in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.
EOD Team Used Hook and Line Kit to Remove IED From Tanker Truck
Ministry of Defence, July 16, 2012 11:12 AM
Last weekend, Hungarian and Afghan EOD technicians saved the lives of hundreds by removing a magnetic bomb from a tanker truck filled up with 16,000 liters of kerosene in downtown Pol-e Khomri. The commander of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT) and the chief of the EOD cell told us the story.
Hungarian An-26 Wins Trophy in Fairford
Ministry of Defence, July 12, 2012 4:26 PM
The organizers of the Fairford Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2012 had another busy day on Friday, July 6 as well. While the pilots were practicing flying under a low cloud base, the panel of judges in the “Concours d’Elegance’ competition went round on the ground to see the aircraft on display.
„The Hungarian Defence Forces Always Need Excellent NCOs”
Ministry of Defence, July 12, 2012 4:13 PM
The armed forces rely on the NCOs and are held together by the NCOs who carry them on their back, Defence Minister Csaba Hende said at the NCO swearing-in ceremony which was held in Budapest on Saturday, July 7.
Saving Lives in Afghanistan
Ministry of Defence, July 9, 2012 11:13 AM
On July 7 at 18:30 the deputy police chief of Baghlan Province informed the commander of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT) stationed in Afghanistan that a magnetic improvised explosive device (IED) had been emplaced on a tanker truck on the main road in the town of Pol-e Khumri, 2.5 kilometers from Camp Pannonia. Press release.
Preparing for the CREVAL
Ministry of Defence, July 9, 2012 9:39 AM
On June 26 a conference was organized on the readiness level of the battalion-sized HDF Infantry Battle Group (IBG) – a unit preparing for a NATO CREVAL process due this year – in the Hódmezővásárhely garrison of the HDF 5th ‘Bocskai István’ Infantry Brigade. The core of the IBG is drawn from the 62nd infantry battalion of the brigade.
NATO is More Than a Political and Military Alliance
Ministry of Defence, July 9, 2012 8:45 AM
The Chief of Staff at NATO HQ Sarajevo (NHQ Sa) recently paid an official visit to the Institute for Protection of Female Children and Youth – Višegrad, which is a unique social and health care residential institution for females in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
With Remembrance Against Oblivion
Ministry of Defence, July 5, 2012 10:34 AM
The representatives of the Hungarian Defence Forces, a military delegation from the US Embassy in Budapest and the World War II American and British Military Heritage Association held a joint wreath-laying ceremony in Szigliget on Saturday, June 30. On the hill of the settlement near Lake Balaton, US and Hungarian war memorials keep alive the memory of the soldiers who fell in World War II.
Farewell to Military Attachés
Ministry of Defence, July 3, 2012 9:59 AM
„We are saying goodbye to our excellent comrades who have done very much in the field of military diplomacy to enable the armed forces of their countries and the Hungarian Defence Forces to fulfill their mission and be able to protect their homelands against all kinds of challenges to security”, Defence Minister Csaba Hende said in the evening of Thursday, June 28 at the farewell ceremony of the Croatian, Serbian, French and US military attachés accredited to Budapest.
Firefighting
Ministry of Defence, July 3, 2012 9:47 AM
On June 28 in the late afternoon hours, one local resident was killed and five were injured when a magnetic bomb emplaced on an oil tanker went off in the busiest hub of Pol-e Khomri, Afghanistan. It was sheer luck that the explosion did not cause a mass disaster in the always crowded downtown area.
WHITE KNIGHT in Tuzla
Ministry of Defence, July 2, 2012 7:51 PM
The superior ordered in June the companies of the Multinational Battalion (MNBN), the maneuver element of EUFOR to practice Crowd Disturbance Operations (CDO) using crowd riot control (CRC) techniques.
Montenegrin Chief of Defence Pays Courtesy Call
Ministry of Defence, June 27, 2012 3:35 PM
In the morning of Tuesday, June 26 Dr. István Simicskó, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence received Vice-Admiral Dragan Samardzic, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Montenegro on an office call.