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Press Release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence

2012. november 5. 16:49

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence have been shocked to hear that unknown perpetrators desecrated the monument to the airmen of the United States Air Force in Szigliget, whose aircraft crashed in World War II. Press release.

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Medal Parade in Naples

2012. október 15. 9:03

There were several Hungarian soldiers among the recipients of the NATO medal for the successful participation in Operation Unified Protector (OUP) in Libya. The medal parade took place at the Allied Joint Force Headquarters in Naples.

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Medal Parade Before Returning Home

2012. október 7. 6:00

The personnel rotation at the Hungarian contingent of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in Sinai Peninsula took place recently. Before traveling home, the soldiers and policemen completing their tour of duty were invited to the traditional medal parade as well.

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The Objective is to Develop Proficiency

2012. szeptember 15. 6:06

“The NATO membership connects our countries and armed forces, while the rivers and the task system of river crossing are a close tie between our military units and the soldiers’ everyday activities”, Lt.-Col. (Eng.) István Varga, the acting commander of the HDF 37th ‘Ferenc Rákóczi II’ Engineer Regiment said at the opening of the Czech–Hungarian joint bridging field training exercise “Danube-2012” in Szentes on Monday, September 10.

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Lt.-Gen. Rainer Glatz Visits Hungary

2012. szeptember 7. 16:21

Authorized by the Minister of Defence, Lt.-Gen. Rainer Glatz, the commander of the Bundeswehr Operations Command paid an official visit to Hungary on Thursday, September 6. The German general was received by Gen. Dr. Tibor Benkő, the Chief of the Defence Staff.

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Gen. Dr. Tibor Benkő Receives the Legion of Merit

2012. szeptember 5. 16:09

On Tuesday, September 4 Gen. Dr. Tibor Benkő, the Chief of the Defence Staff visited the the US Army Europe Headquarters (USAREUR HQ) in Heidelberg, Germany at the invitation of US Army Europe Commander Lt.-Gen. Mark P. Hertling.

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„The Wings of the Nation”

2012. augusztus 22. 13:51

Produced by the Zrínyi Media Military Film Studio, the short film „The Wings of the Nation” introducing the workings of the QRA duty service had its premiere in Veszprém on August 15, the day of the Hungarian Air Force. The film can be watched below.

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We Can Gain Strength from the Transatlantic Aviators’ Example for Everyday Acts of Heroism

2012. július 18. 15:43

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.

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NATO SHAPE Senior Enlisted Leader Visits Hungary

2012. június 25. 13:00

Chief Master Sergeant Richard Todd Small, the senior enlisted leader of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) paid a four-day visit to Hungary at the invitation of the command sergeant major of the Hungarian Defence Forces.

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Csaba Hende Visits NATO Base in Germany

2012. június 22. 15:34

On Thursday, June 21 Defence Minister Csaba Hende and Lt.-Gen. Dr. Zoltán Orosz, the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff visited the NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany.

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