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The 4th brigade opens "Exercise Reliable Sword 2014" in the Netherlands with a mass parachute jump

14.5.2014

On the 5th May, the Brigade Task Force based on the 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade kicked off the “Reliable Sword 2014“ exercise at the The Air Operations Control Station at Nieuw-Milligen in the Netherlands with a mass parachute jump. It was the first international exercise this year; with the participation of more than four thousand soldiers from 14 nations.

Czech and American soldiers monitor the Russia-Ukraine border

7.5.2014

An American and Czech team carried out the observation flight over territory of the Russian Federation from 21st to 25th April, 2014, in accordance with the Treaty on Open Skies.

Minister Stropnicky visits soldiers in Mali

30.4.2014

A Czech delegation, led by Minister of Defence Martin Stropnicky, boosted members of the 3rd ACR unit serving on the European Union Training Mission (EU TM) in Mali, on 25th April 2014.

Guard company personnel begin training on the unit's cohesiveness

23.4.2014

Although the 2nd Guard Company recently assumed its operational task for the ISAF operation at the Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, only the week before, its successor unit, the 3rd Guard Company, had already participated in specific exercises which focused on the unit’s cooperation and cohesiveness.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen: "The Czech Government must stop the decline of defence expenditure"

16.4.2014

The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited the Czech Republic on 10th April for the 15th anniversary of the country's accession to NATO, to discuss collective defence, defence investment, and the Ukraine crisis with the Czech Government and President Milos Zeman.