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German General visits the 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade

6.9.2016

Lieutenant General Carsten Jacobson, Deputy Commander of the Bundeswehr Army, accepted an invitation to visit the troops and headquarters of the 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade in Zatec which, together with Major General Jan Gurnik, Commander of the Czech Land Forces, took place on 2nd September.

Historical and modern military equipment parade catches the attention of thousands

30.8.2016

More than 25 thousand visitors marvelled at tanks and other equipment displayed at the Military History Institute’s 14th Tank Day exhibition and military parade held at the Technical Museum in Lesany on 27th August.

General Becvar opens exhibition on women in the military

24.8.2016

The Chief of the General Staff General Josef Becvar opened an exhibition last week entitled ‘Women in the battlefields and at the rear‘ dedicated to Czech heroines in uniform.

Air defence unit prepares for TACEVAL

1.8.2016

For the past two weeks a unit from the 25th Air Defence Missile Regiment has been preparing for the Tactical Evaluation certificate in order to be fully operational for deployment within the NATO Response Force and EU Battle Group.

Americans and Czechs conduct 'close air support' training

26.7.2016

The joint training exercise, Avenger CAS, of the Czech Air Force and American National Guard being held in the Czech Republic from 10th - 30th July greatly enhances the proficiency and coordination of forward air controllers, air crew and flight controllers, as well as increasing the efficiency of aerial refuelling during missions.