A NATO C-IED training course is being held at the HDF Central Training Centre in Szentendre, Hungary between August 14-27. The Iraqi and Hungarian officers who take part in the training learn how to cope with Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). The NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) initiated the training for Iraqi military officers and government experts.
The HDF National Support Element Afghanistan (HDF NSE) deployed to Mazar-e Sharif received its four brand new, armoured Toyota Land Cruisers at Camp Marmal. The vehicles were purchased by public procurement procedure that was open for car dealers in Afghanistan.
The training of the Afghan National Police in Pol-e-Khomri continued under the guidance of Hungarian police officers, who had been sent from the Ministry of Interior to the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL).
The recognition of bravery, of steadiness, of sense of duty and loyalty of the soldiers is coeval with military history. Just like a thousand year ago our forces are proud to wear the medals for merit, which speak instead of those who wear them and about them. We all know that our soldiers in the operational theatre are working hard, in a tight manner away from their home and their families.
The weather was nicer for the spectators on the second day of the Air Show and the programs could start just on time, at 9.00 o’clock in the morning. Visitors were continuously arriving to the Airbase and the best places had been filled up quickly. There were many people at other display spots, both adults and children who could familiarize with military instruments and weapons.
MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Dr. István Simicskó ceremonially opened the 11th International Air and Military Show on August 7 at the HDF 59th Szentgyörgyi Dezsõ Air Base in Kecskemét. Although initially it was foggy, the first aircraft were cleared for take-off in the morning hours.
The ninth rotation of Hungarian Provincial Reconstruction Team (HDF PRT) to Afghanistan, the third HDF KFOR (Kosovo Force) contingent to Kosovo held their ceremonial farewell in Hódmezővásárhely on 5 August.
One of the Hungarian Provincial Reconstruction Team’s (HDF PRT) tasks is to safely maintain a heliport at Baghlan province.
Minister of Defence Dr Csaba Hende received Admiral Mark P.Fitzgerald USN, Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples for a complimentary meeting on 27th July.
The Ministry of Defence organised its presidency seminar in the framework of the sectoral preparatory training for EU Presidency for the fifth time on 30th June, 2010. At the event Colonel János Tomolya, head of the Unit for Operations, Defence Policy Department, as well as Viktória Nyulász, desk officer of the Unit for Operations, gave lectures on the EU’s operations in Africa and the reasons of the conflicts in the continent.