Croatian Air Force and Air Defence marks 24th Anniversary
The Croatian Air Force and Air Defence marked its 24th anniversary in Dom HV in Zagreb on 11 December 2015.
The ceremony marking the anniversary was attended by the present and former members and commanders of the Croatian Air Force and Air Defence, the Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces, as the Envoy of the President of the Republic, General Drago Lovrić, the Assistant Minister for Material Resources, Viktor Koprivnjak and families the fallen members of the service.
The Commander, Major General Dražen Ščuria stated in his address that the Croatianaddressed the audience saying that 24 years following its establishment the Croatian Air Force and Air Defence was a competent and respectable service of the Croatian Armed Forces.
“We gathered experts and sincere patriots, equipped well our units, built a military pilot education system, maintain productive co-operation with the civilian community. Our activity at home and in international missions is systematic and recognised. Our future development and future generations of members rest on the combination of tradition, experience and learning“.
General Lovrić extended congratulations to the members of the Croatian Air Force and Air Defence: The Croatian air force and air defence have sacrified emplary sacrifice and patriotism since the early days of the Homeland War. They honed and expanded their capabilities, culminating in the liberating operations „Lightning“ and Storm“. General Lovrić took the solemn opportunity to pay tribute to the fallen members of the service, and called on the future officers and NCOs to adopt the values they had sacrified their lives for.
On the occasion of the 24th anniversary the decorations, promotions and awards were presented to the meriting members and a promotional video by the Multimedia Department of the Public Affairs and Publishing Service on the Fighter Squadron was displayed. The ceremony programme featured a performance by the Croatian Armed Forces’ Jazz Band and the Vocal Ensemble “Zrinski“ and a presentation of the historic unit Zrinska garda Čakovec.
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