Minister announces military units ready to undertake Deployment Readiness Test

    Minister announces military units ready to undertake Deployment Readiness Test

    13.10.2015

    Minister of Defence Martin Stropnicky along with Chief of the General Staff of ACR Lieutenant General Josef Becvar announced on 9th October that selected military units will carry out a Deployment Readiness Test in order to support the Czech Republic‘s Police Force in managing the migration crisis.

    Czech Police and soldiers test the security of the state border

    Czech Police and soldiers test the security of the state border

    5.10.2015

    After constructing a humanitarian base for up to 450 people in 48 hours, Czech soldiers and police then carried out a joint training exercise to test the security of the Czech-Austrian border to be prepared to control a potential influx of migrants.

    Record Ample Strike 2015

    Record Ample Strike 2015

    29.9.2015

    Flying activities during the international Forward Air Controller (FAC) training exercise Ample Strike 2015 officially concluded on 19th September in the Czech Republic.

    Meeting of the Defence Policy Directors of the Visegrad Group in Ostrava

    Meeting of the Defence Policy Directors of the Visegrad Group in Ostrava

    22.9.2015

    The first Defence Policy Directorial meeting of the Czech presidency of the Visegrad Group was held this weekend in Ostrava during NATO Days 2015.

    American and Czech bomb disposal teams in joint training exercise

    American and Czech bomb disposal teams in joint training exercise

    11.9.2015

    Three Czech explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams and one three-member American EOD team brushed up on their skills during a week-long training exercise in Bechyne.