Chief Warrant Officer Tamás Zsiros
13:28 August 13, 2025Personal details:
Date of birth: 30/07/1975
Place of birth: Miskolc
Marital status: married
Military career:
15/08/2025– Command Sergeant Major of the Hungarian Defence Forces
01/08/2023 – 15/08/2025 Commandant, NCO Leadership Center of Excellence, HDF NCO Academy, Szentendre, Hungary
30/09/2020 – 31/07/2023 Support Branch Chief/Deputy Commandant, NCO Leadership Center of Excellence HDF NCO Academy, Szentendre, Hungary
16/09/2013 – 29/09/2020 Command Sergeant Major, HDF Ludovika Battalion, Budapest, Hungary
08/07/2009 – 15/09/2013 Chief of Support Division, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personal Assistant, Headquarters NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy (HQ NRDC-ITA), Solbiate Olona, Italy
01/06/2008 – 07/07/2009 Subordinate NCO, command organizations, ISR cell, HDF 34th László Bercsényi Special Operations Forces Battalion, Szolnok, Hungary
31/01/2005 – 01/06/2008 Senior Training Instructor NCO, Platoon Sergeant, HDF 34th László Bercsényi Special Operations Forces Battalion, Szolnok, Hungary
01/09/1999 – 30/01/2005 Team Leader, Long-Range Reconnaissance (LRR) Team, 1st Company, HDF 34th László Bercsényi Special Operations Forces Battalion, Szolnok, Hungary
12/7/1998 – 31/08/1999 Team Leader, Long-Range Reconnaissance (LRR) Team, 4th Company, HDF 34th László Bercsényi Special Operations Forces Battalion, Szolnok, Hungary
Foreign service experience:
2021–2022 Command Sergeant Major for COM KFOR, KFOR HQ, Pristina, Kosovo,
2014–2015 Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff, Personal Assistant, EUFOR HQ, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2013 CJOC – C-IED Branch Liaison NCO, IJC, ISAF, Kabul, Afghanistan
2009–2013 Chief of Support Division, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personal Assistant, Headquarters NATO Rapid Deployable Corps-Italy (HQ NRDC-ITA), Solbiate Olona, Italy
2008–2009 Team Sergeant, Kabul International Airport Commander’s Close Protection Team, Kabul, Afghanistan
2007–2008 Senior Advisor/Chief Training Instructor, NATO Training Mission–Iraq (NTM-I) for training the Iraqi Guard and Security Battalion, Baghdad, Iraq
2004–2005 Platoon Sergeant, 1st Light Infantry Company, Kabul, Afghanistan
2001–2002 Team Leader, HDF Guard and Security Battalion, KFOR, Pristina, Kosovo
Courses:
04/2025 Conduct After Capture (CaC) Training and Instructor (CaCI) Course, HDF NCO Academy, Szentendre, Hungary
2021 NATO Command Senior Enlisted Leaders Course, NATO School, Oberammergau, Germany (NATO’s top-level CSEL course)
06/2018 Commandant Pre Command Course, US Army Sergeants Major Academy, El Paso, TX, USA (training and development course for leading the HDF NCO Academy)
03/2018 Master Resilience Training Course, The University of Pennsylvania, El Paso, TX, USA (course preparing for coping with and successfully reacting to everyday challenges and tasks of the military vocation and civilian life)
2017–2018 US Army Sergeants Major Course, US Army Sergeants Major Academy, El Paso, TX, USA (training course for command sergeant majors of the US Army)
2015–2016 Command Senior Enlisted Leaders (CSEL) Course, HDF NCO Academy, Szentendre, Hungary. “Primus Inter Pares” Award.
2008 SWAT Close Protection Training, International Training Centre, Budapest, Hungary
2007 US Army Special Forces Train the Trainer Course, Szolnok, Hungary
2007 HK MP5 Operator and Instructor Training, Szolnok, Hungary
2006 Special Forces Qualification Course, Szolnok, Hungary
2005 United States Marine Corps (USMC) Basic Amphibious Reconnaissance Course, Fort Story, Norfolk, VA, USA
2003 “Distinguished International Student” graduate at the Special Forces Qualification Course (SF Weapons Sergeant Training Program) of the US Army JFK Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, NC, USA
2000 Basic Military Free-Fall Training Course, Szolnok, Hungary (currently 177 parachute jumps)
1998 Long-Range Reconnaissance and Training Sergeant (Distinguished Graduate), Reconnaissance Program, HDF Military Vocational School and Student Hostel, Szentendre, Hungary
1997 Basic Parachuting Course, Szolnok, Hungary
University:
Security Policy Expert (ongoing; expected completion date: July 2026), Security and Defence Policy Program, International Studies, Milton Friedman University, Budapest, Hungary
Language Qualification:
English STANAG 3333
English Advanced “C”
Medals and Decorations:
Hungarian Outstanding Service Medal “Gold”
Hungarian Outstanding Service Medal “Silver”
Hungarian Outstanding Service Medal “Bronze”
Hungarian Distinguished Service Medal “Silver”
Long-Term Foreign Service Medal
Hungarian Peacekeeping Service Medal (7×)
Hungarian Migration Crisis Management Service Medal
Flood Control Service Medal (2×)
Hungarian Military Service Medal Grade II (after 20 years of service as NCO)
Hungarian Military Service Medal (after 10 years of service as NCO)
NATO Non-Article 5 Service Medal for KFOR CSM activity
2022 Italian Armed Forces Service Medal, Pristina, Kosovo
2022 Slovenian Armed Forces “Medal for International Cooperation Grade IV”, Pristina, Kosovo
2022 US Army Joint Service Achievement Medal
2018 US Army NCO Professional Development “Level 5” Medal
2018 US Army Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal
2016 “Primus Inter Pares” Award, CSEL Course, Szentendre, Hungary
2013 US Army Commendation Medal
2010 “NCO of the Year” Award, NATO NRDC-ITA, Solbiate Olona, Italy
2010 “NCO Quarter of the Year” Award, NATO NRDC-ITA, Solbiate Olona, Italy
2009 US Army Achievement Medal
2003 “Distinguished International Graduate”, US Army Special Forces Course, Fort Bragg, NC, USA
For each other, not just beside each other
19:45 August 3, 2026
“Cohesion is the most effective weapon” – emphasized Major General Tibor Králik, the outgoing commander of Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) at the commanders’ handover-takeover ceremony held on July 31. Major General László Antal has become the first Hungarian General Officer to assume command of the Székesfehérvár-based NATO headquarters since its establishment.
Youth Mine Awareness Training in Mostar
11:29 July 31, 2026
With the assistance of Hungarian bomb disposal experts, the EUFOR Liaison and Observation Team (LOT) in Mostar organised a mine awareness presentation for participants at a multinational scout camp.
Talks on Collective Defence Preparation Tasks
11:20 July 31, 2026
Lieutenant General Kai Rohrschneider, Commander of NATO’s Allied Joint Support and Enabling Command (JSEC), and representatives of his staff paid an official visit to Hungary on 28 July. The event was a key stop in a series of country visits within the NATO command’s area of responsibility.
Reporting from the US: Successful Validation
11:36 July 29, 2026
The Hungarian contingent stationed at Camp Grayling, together with the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Ohio National Guard, successfully completed the US validation exercise ‘Combat Readiness Exercise 2026’.
US Congressional Delegation at Parliament
11:32 July 29, 2026
In today’s security environment, allied cooperation must deliver tangible results. That is why we discussed the development of European defence capabilities, and opportunities for Hungarian-American defence industry cooperation. Hungary’s interest lies not only in acquiring state-of-the-art military equipment but also in ensuring that as much of its production and industrial capacity as possible is brought to our country. This strengthens our national defence, our economy and our strategic autonomy – Minister of Defence Dr Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi stated on his social media page on 27 July.
„The war took everything from them”
10:27 July 28, 2026
More than 17,000 soldiers are buried at the Budaörs Military Cemetery and Memorial Park. Many of them remain unknown even today, or have been forgotten over time, which is why the ongoing maintenance of their graves is invaluable. This summer, ten Hungarian and ten German war grave caretakers undertook this work of remembrance, and their selfless efforts culminated in a joint, dignified commemoration on July 23.
Reporting from the U.S.: Hungarian Commanders in the Field
16:34 July 27, 2026
During the CRX26 exercise, senior officers from the HDF visited Camp Grayling. Major General Dr. László Drót, commander of the HDF Territorial Defence Forces Command, Brigadier General Gábor Lőrincz, Hungary’s Military Attaché to Washington, Senior Warrant Officer Lajos Hérincs, Command Senior Enlisted Leader of the HDF Territorial Defence Forces Command, and Colonel Zoltán Fekets, commander of the HDF 7th Territorial Defence Regiment.
Spotlight on Hospital Major Incident Medical Management
16:26 July 27, 2026
The Hospital Major Incident Medical Management and Support (HMIMMS) international course is held in Budapest for the second time. British and Estonian military medical professionals provide training to military doctors and specialists of the HDF Medical Centre, as well as civilian doctors, on the effective and standardized organization of hospital major incident medical management.
Reporting from the U.S.: Different Weapons, Joint Mission
17:12 July 23, 2026
At the Camp Grayling Training Centre, the Ohio National Guard is providing M240B 7.62×51-millimeter machine guns to Hungarian reservists participating in Combat Readiness Exercise 2026 (CRX26) to carry out their training tasks. Before the equipment was put into use, their American comrades provided a detailed demonstration of how to use it safely and effectively.
Chief of HDF Defence Staff receives Qatari Ambassador
17:08 July 23, 2026
General Zsolt Sándor, Chief of the HDF Defence Staff, received Radi Sowayed B.S. Alajami, the Qatari Ambassador to Budapest, on an office call. The meeting focused on the potential expansion of military cooperation.