American Attaché Visits Szentes
Szöveg: Capt. László Juhász | 2013. július 6. 7:00Together with his deputy, the defence attaché of the United States of America accredited to Hungary recently paid a visit to the HDF 37th “Ferenc Rákóczi II” Engineer Regiment of Szentes. In the Szentes barracks, Lt.-Col. (Eng.) István Varga, the deputy regimental commander welcomed Col. Mark Karas, the newly appointed US defence attaché and his deputy, Lt.-Col. Bradley Hocevar.
Lt.-Col. Gábor Bartók, Chief of Staff gave a presentation on the function, tasks and military equipment of the regiment. He introduced the guests to the role of the engineer regiment in NATO and its activity in international missions.
The guests were shown the bagging and transportation activity of the water purification company, and had opportunity to board a PTS-M tracked amphibious vehicle to see the ongoing training sessions on the River Tisza in the riverine training area of the unit. The visit was closed with a guided tour of the unit museum.
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