MOD Republic of Croatia

19th anniversary of the Croatian Military Academy "Petar Zrinski" (HVU) was commemorated today in the presence of senior officials of Ministry of Defence and Croatian Armed Forces in the Officer's Club in Zagreb on December 17.

Minister of Defence Branko Vukelic and Chief of General Staff General Josip Lucic held a regular annual briefing for members of the military diplomatic corps (VDZ) in the Republic of Croatia at the "Petar Zrinski" Croatian Military Academy today, 16 December 2010.

Crew of the Transport Helicopter Squadron (ETH) of the 93^rd Air Force Base on Tuesday, December 14, transported at night, by helicopter MI-8 MTV, the 37-year old female from Split Clinical Hospital to Pleso Airport, where she was transported for the organ transplantation to Merkur Clinical Hospital.

As part of the preparation for the departure to the ISAF peacekeeping operation in Afghanistan, members of the Military Police Regiment of the 17^th HRVCON visited today, December 15, Zagreb Mosque where effendi Aziz Hasanovic delivered a lecture on the basics of the Islamic religion, language, culture and customs of the people in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

The 19^th anniversary of the Croatian Air Force and Air Defence was officially celebrated on December 10 in "Pleso" Barracks in Velika Gorica.

The activity of controlled gradual incineration of low-smoke gunpowder, under the control of authorized deminers of the CAF Support Command will take place on the " Bralovac" military training area near Knin from Tuesday, 7 December 2010.