MOD Republic of Croatia

The fourth generation of voluntary conscripts sworn today, May 8, at the Centre for Basic Training in Pozega.

A joint training of helicopter crews and special forces of the Croatian Armed Forces was completed by the exercise held on Thursday, May 6, on the "Crvena zemlja" military training ground near Knin. The integral part of training was tactical combat care of wounded.

In the premises of Aeronautical Technical Centre d.d. (ZTC) in Velika Gorica, Minister of Defence Branko Vukelic today, May 7, signed two agreements arranging mutual rights and obligations in the business cooperation between the MOD and ZTC, and obligations relating to taking over the employees.

The final part of "GUARDEX 10" bilateral military exercise was conducted in Gasinci military training area on Thursday, May 6. Members of the Croatian Armed Forces (Army and Air Force and Air Defence) and the Minnesota National Guard members were participating in the two-week exercise, under the responsibility of the Armoured Mechanized Guard Brigade.

In the "Fran Krsto Frankopan" Command Simulation Training and Doctrine Centre, from 3-7 May, a computer simulated exercise "CAX 10" has been held.

As part of the two-day Croatian-American defence consultations, the U.S. delegation, led by Joseph McMillan, Principal Assistant of Deputy Secretary of Defense for International Security Issues, on Tuesday, May 4, visited the Special Operations Battalion in "Drgomalj" Barracks in Delnice.