Chief Warrant Officer Zoltán Kaszab
08:02 August 10, 2021CSM Kaszab commenced his military service as a conscript soldier from 1991-1992. Following his 12 month obligatory service he enlisted at the 34. Bercsényi Miklós Long Range Reconnaissance Battalion at Szolnok, Hungary (later was renamed as 34. Bercsényi László LRRB).
Upon enlistment he was assigned at the Long Range Reconnaissance (LRRS) communication training company as instructor until 1995.
Following his instructor assignment CSM Kaszab was appointed LRRS team deputy team leader, later team leader.
Between 2004-2006 he was assigned as a Company 1st.SGT at the LRRS company where he served earlier.
Following the structural changes that formed his LRRS Battalion into a Special Forces Battalion CSM Kaszab was appointed as battalion Sergeant Major, and later Regimental Sergeant Major from 2007-2015.
Upon the establishment of the Hungarian Defence Forces Command CSM Kaszab was promoted to CSM of the Joint Special Operations Command.
CSM Kaszab recently is serving as the Command Sergeant Major of the Hungarian Defence Forces.
Military Education
2000 – US Army Drill Sergeant School, Ft Leonard Wood, Mi, USA,
2004 – British Military Advisory Team (BMATT) Szentedre, Hungary
2004 - Hungarian SWAT sniper course, Budapest Hungary,
2005 – USMC Staff NCO Course, Quantico, Va, USA,
2007 – Hungarian Warrant Officer Course, Szentendre, Hungary,
2007 - Hungarian Special Forces Qualification Course, Hungary,
2008 - Military Free Fall Course, Szolnok, Hungary,
2008 – US Army Sergeant’s Major Academy, Ft Bliss, El Paso, Tx, USA,
2010 - FX SIMUNITION T3 Course, Brussels, Belgium,
2011 – US Army Airborne School, Ft Benning, Ga, USA,
2011 – US Army Special Forces Qualification Course, Ft Bragg, Nc, USA
Education:
Szenti István University, Adult Education (BA),
Szent István University, Human Resource Counsellor (MA, ongoing – 2022 january)
Deployments:
2001-2004 – Joint Force Command Naples, J2, analist,
2006 – NATO Training Mission - Iraq, Instructor,
2012 – Afghanistan, TF 10
2013 – Afghanistan, TF 10 East SGM
2016-2019 – Joint Force Command Naples, JOC watchkeeper.
Medals and Decorations:
Hungarian NCO Merit, III.
Hungarian NCO Merit, II.
Hungarian NCO Merit, I.
NATO Ribbon (Kosovo),
NATO Ribbon (Iraq),
NATO Ribbon (Afganisztán), Slovakian Republic Humanitarian Medal,
US Army Meritorious Service Medal,
US Army Commendation Medal. Language
Qualification:
English Advanced „C” English STANAG 3343.
CSM Kaszab is married to Edina and has a son, David
Crowd and Riot Control training
13:28 April 25, 2024
Latvian soldiers assigned to the NATO-led KFOR mission took part in this week in fire phobia training led by Hungarian trainers deployed with the KFOR Tactical Reserve Battalion (KTRBN), at Camp Novo Selo.
Military and defence industrial cooperation between Hungary and the United Arab Emirates
16:26 April 22, 2024
Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky recently held a discussion with Minister of State for Defence Affairs Mohammed Fadel Al Mazrouei in the United Arab Emirates on the possibilities of military and defence industrial cooperation.
Farewell to the air service
13:08 April 22, 2024
After more than 40 years of service as aircrew member, Senior Warrant Officer István Molnár – an airman of the HDF 86th Helicopter Wing – took off on his last flight in EUFOR Operation Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The seasoned Mi-17 aircrew member will soon retire in Szolnok, Hungary. Following his last flight in the mission, the personnel of the EUFOR Aviation Detachment received and greeted István “Moles” Molnár – with a water jet, a memorial certificate and a friendly goodbye hug.
HDF begin exhuming more than a thousand former prisoners of war
13:05 April 22, 2024
”Out of those deceased in the former Baja POW camp, 1023 German and Hungarian soldiers and laborers were reinterred in three large mass graves opposite the barracks in 1948. Exhumation work in the area has already begun” – wrote recently Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media profile.
There is no NATO without the national armed forces
11:34 April 19, 2024
NATO is the largest, most successful and really working defensive military alliance in the world, but there is no NATO without the national armed forces – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in Nyíregyháza on Thursday, 18 April.
Striving for Full Operational Capability
09:42 April 19, 2024
The personnel of the Hungarian EUFOR maneuver company are conducting a Full Operational Capability (FOC) validation exercise in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
They will become military observers
12:41 April 18, 2024
On 8 April, with the participation of students from 18 different nations, the 44th International Military Observer Course commenced at the Hungarian Defence Forces Peace Support Training Centre (HDF PSTC).
Meeting of Italian–Hungarian Defence Policy Directors in Budapest
12:38 April 18, 2024
On 15 and 16 April, Major General Enrico Barduani, Italian Defence Policy Director, visited Hungary at the invitation of László Hajnik, MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy.
HQ MND-C embarks on inaugural Military March, reflecting NATO’s enduring unity
11:23 April 17, 2024
Established in 1949, NATO aims to safeguard its member states’ freedom and security through collective defence. With 32 member countries across North America and Europe, today the Alliance remains vital for our transatlantic security. Over the past 75 years, NATO has adapted to various security challenges, including the Cold War and counterterrorism. Its mission includes deterrence, crisis management, and cooperative security. The Alliance’s commitment to collective defence highlights the importance of unity among its members as well as the striving for peace, stability, and democratic values in the Euro-Atlantic region and on a global scale.
Reconciliation Over the Graves
17:19 April 15, 2024
A large-scale commemoration was held to mark the 30th anniversary of signing the German-Hungarian agreement on war grave care in the Szentlélek military cemetery – that had been renovated by German and Hungarian reservists – in Székesfehérvár on Saturday, 13 April.