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NATO Military Committee in Session
Ministry of Defence, January 21, 2012 8:31 AM
Gen. Dr. Tibor Benkő, the Chief of the MoD Defence Staff participated in a two-day NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence (MC/CD) Session in Brussels.
Defence Minister Unveils Hungarian Soldiers’ Memorial
Ministry of Defence, January 18, 2012 3:11 PM
On Sunday, January 15 Defence Minister Dr. Csaba Hende attended the unveiling ceremony of a World War II monument in the town of Belényes (Beius), in the south of Bihor County, Romania. The memorial commemorates those ten Hungarian soldiers (‘honvéd’, ie. ‘homeguards’), who were wounded in action at the battles around the town in 1944 and died a hero’s death in a military hospital. The ceremony was organized by the Country Youth Association, the representatives of the established churches of Belényes, and the Bihor County and Belényes organizations of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (DAHR).
TISA Battalion: Lead Nation Role Transferred
Ministry of Defence, January 16, 2012 2:17 PM
On Wednesday, January 11 Lt.-Gen. Zoltán Orosz, the Deputy Chief of the MoD Defence Staff attended the transfer of authority ceremony of the Hungarian–Romanian–Slovak–Ukrainian TISA Multinational Engineer Battalion. At the event held in Hotel Hadik, Budapest, the Hungarian general transferred the responsibilities of the lead nation role to Lt.-Gen. Dr. Dan Ghica-Radu, the deputy chief of the general staff of the Romanian armed forces.
Exceptional Lesson
Ministry of Defence, January 2, 2012 1:39 PM
Col. Dr. Péter Lippai, the Acting Deputy Commander of HDF 5th István Bocskai Infantry Brigade delivered a talk about Afghanistan and the role of the Hungarian soldiers in the mission to the students of the “Gábor Dénes Electronics and Engineering Secondary Vocational School and Dormitory” participating in the Military School “Katonasuli” program.
President Schmitt meets Hungarian peacekeepers in Kosovo
Ministry of Defence, December 22, 2011 4:24 PM
Hungarian President Pal Schmitt continued his two-day visit to the West Balkans in Kosovo on Thursday to extend the season's greetings to Hungarian peacekeepers stationed there.
HUN PRT-12: Ready for the Mission
Ministry of Defence, December 19, 2011 9:16 AM
The soldiers of the incoming 12th rotation of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT-12) recently mounted a culmination exercise (CULEX) to demonstrate their readiness to deploy on a mission abroad. Most of the contingent has been drawn from the HDF 5th ‘Bocskai István’ Infantry Brigade of Hódmezővásárhely.
Dr. Csaba Hende Visited Afghanistan
Ministry of Defence, December 17, 2011 9:05 AM
The delegation led by the Minister of Defence Dr. Csaba Hende, which paid a five-day visit to the Hungarian military units serving in Afghanistan, arrived at the Debrecen Airport on Saturday, December 10. The Minister of Defence heard eight commander’s reports in four garrisons and seven bases, and held six staff meetings. The Minister was briefed about the security situation and tasks of our troops, and had talks with the Commander of the NATO Training Mission Afghanistan (NTM-A), with the Deputy Commander and the Hungarian Chief of Staff of ISAF Regional Command North (RC North), as well as with the Governor of Baghlan Province.
Animating the Hungarian–Indian Defence Cooperation
Ministry of Defence, December 12, 2011 11:32 AM
A ministerial-level delegation led by MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Economy Dr. Gábor Márki conducted negotiations in India between November 2 and 4 of 2011. The main goal of the visit was to hold the next session of the Hungarian–Indian Joint Military Commission with Co-chairman Shekhar Agarwal, the Secretary of Defence Production of the Indian Ministry of Defence.
SOF Troops Recognized
Ministry of Defence, December 8, 2011 3:30 PM
The servicemembers of the HDF 34th ‘Bercsényi László’ Special Operations Forces Battalion who displayed outstanding bravery in a firefight in the theatre of war in Afghanistan received medals and recognitions in the presence of their relations on November 29 in Szolnok.
Hungarian Chief of Defence Receives US SOCEUR Commander
Ministry of Defence, December 7, 2011 3:26 PM
Maj.-Gen. Michael Repass, the commander of the US Special Operations Command Europe (US SOCEUR) paid a courtesy call to Gen. Dr. Tibor Benkő, the Chief of the MoD Defence Staff on Monday, November 28.