MOD Republic of Croatia

The implementation of Training program for search and rescue operations of the Croatian Mountain Rescue Service (HGSS), signed on 17 May 2010 between the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces and the State Directorate for Protection and Rescue began on 1 October 2011.

Polish military attaché Colonel Slawomir Zbroja paid an official inaugural visit to the Ministry of Defence, on Thursday, 29 September 2011, who in the past two years served as a deputy military attaché in the Republic of Croatia.

The practical flight training of 17^th generation of pilot students of the "Cadet" and 1^st generation of military pilots on the new model of schooling (candidates in the status of officers, military scholar and soldier-trainees of the MOD and CAF) began on Wednesday, 28 September 2011, in Zemunik barracks.

The ceremony upon the 20^th anniversary of the CAF General Staff was held on Monday, September 26, on the Croatian Military Academy "Petar Zrinski".

State Secretary Pjer Simunovic participated today, 23 September 2011, in Wroclaw, Poland, on a briefing / political dialogue for the EU candidate countries and European NATO countries (non-EU countries) that was held on the sidelines of the informal meeting of the EU member states.

The delegation of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland led by Military Attaché Colonel Phil Osment visited today, 21 September 2011, 93^rd CAF Air Force Base in Zemunik barracks where they were received by Chief of Staff of the 93^rd Air Base, Lieutenant Colonel Davor Tretinjak.