Lieutenant General Zoltán Mihócza
08:02 August 10, 2021Personal data:
Date of birth: 18 March 1962.
Place of birth: Budapest
Marital status: Married, with one child
Education:
1980 - 1986 Minsk Military Academy of Air Defense Missile Engineering, (Minsk, Belarus, USSR), certified radio engineer
1996 - 1997 ADA Officers Advanced Course, El Paso, Texas, USA
2004 - 2005 Air War College, Montgomery, Alabama, USA Master degree – strategic studies
Training Courses Attended:
1999 C-70 Chemical Defense Course, NATO School, Oberammergau, Germany
2000 I-32 Staff Officer Course, NATO School, Oberammergau, Germany
2001 C-29 MJLC Course, NATO School, Oberammergau, Germany
2002 NATO Logistics Course, Aachen, Germany
2007 Senior Leadership Course, George C. Marshall Center, Germany
2008 Defence Policy Course, Defence Academy, UK
2010 GFOAC Senior Leadership Course, NDC, Rome, Italy
Military career:
1986 - 1989 11/7th Air Defense Missile Division, Deputy Commander (Technical), Budapest
1989 - 1992 11th Danube Air Defense Missile Brigade, Maintenance Squadron Commander, Budapest
1992 - 1994 11th Danube Air Defense Missile Brigade, Chief of Maintenance, Budapest
1995 - 1996 11th Danube Air Defense Missile Brigade, Chief of Air Defense Missile Engineering, Budapest
1997 11th Danube Air Defense Missile Brigade, Chief of Military Engineering, Budapest
1998 HDF Meteorological Office, Chief Planning Officer, Budapest
1999 Defense Staff, Military Force Planning Directorate, Modernization Department, Research and Analysis Officer, Budapest
1999 - 2002 NATO Joint Forces Command, Group Headquarters J1/4, Logistics Planning Division, Senior Officer, Verona, Italy
2002 - 2003 MOD-DS, Force Planning Directorate, Modernization Division, Senior Officer in Charge, Budapest
2003 - 2004 MOD-DS, Secretary to the Chief of Integration, Budapest
2005 MOD-DS, Secretary to the Director of the Defense Staff, Budapest
2005 - 2006 MOD- DS, Military Planning General Directorate, NATO and Doctrinal Department, Head of Department, Budapest
2006 - 2010 MOD-DS, Operations and Training Division, Deputy Head of Division, Budapest
2010 - 2011 MOD-DS, Force Planning Directorate, Director, Budapest
2011 - 2013 HDF Office of the Military Representative, Military Representative, Brussels, Belgium
2013 - 2016 HDF Joint Forces Command, Acting Commander, Székesfehérvár
2015 - 2016 EUFOR, Chief of Staff, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2016 - 2018 HDF Joint Forces Command, Chief of Staff, Székesfehérvár
2018 HDF Joint Forces Command, Acting Commander, Székesfehérvár
2019 - Headquarters of the Hungarian Defense Forces, Chief of Staff
Participation in operations:
2000 - 2001 KFOR HQ Pristina, Kosovo
2015 - 2016 EUFOR, Chief of Staff, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Honours:
1994 Officer Service Medal 3rd Class (10 years)
2001 NATO Kosovo Medal 2002 Service Medal for Peacekeeping
2003 Service Medal, bronze grade
2003 Officer's Service Medal 2nd Class (20 years)
2004 NATO Service Medal 2005 Service Medal gold grade
2008 Service Medal decorated with Laurel Wreath
2010 Officer's Service Medal 1st Class (30 years )
2013 NATO Service Medal
2015 Hungarian Cross of the Order of Merit, military section
2016 EU CSDP Service Medal
2017 Migration Crisis Management Service Badge
2018 US Air Force Command Staff College, International Hall of Fame Member
2019 Gyula Sipos Award of the City of Székesfehérvár
Language skills:
English: STANAG 6001 4.4.4.4
Russian: advanced level, military interpreter
Speaking the same language
12:55 April 24, 2026
Imaginary mine explosion, passing through illegal checkpoints, continuous observation – all this happened not on the set of an action-packed war movie but during a complex patrol exercise of the 47th International Military Observers Course. Twenty-six students participated in this serious test of physical and mental strength.
Continuous training
11:19 April 24, 2026
In the interest of skill retention and development, the Hungarian infantry company of the Hungarian-led multinational NATO Forward Land Forces Battle Group (FLF BG HUN) held a unit cohesion training event. During the training sessions, the company operating under the 2nd Grenadier Battalion of the HDF 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade practiced how to react to various combat situations, conduct seize and hold operations and perform patrol duties.
Start of Exercise Jolly Vihar 2026
13:36 April 23, 2026
The HH-60W Jolly Green II combat rescue helicopters of the US 56th Rescue Squadron and 57th Rescue Squadron have arrived in Pápa, Hungary from Aviano Air Base, Italy.
Two silver and two bronze medals
12:56 April 23, 2026
In recent days, the military athletes of the Hungarian Defence Forces Sport Company won two silver and two bronze medals at the European Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania.
They Gave Life
13:33 April 22, 2026
More than one hundred EUFOR soldiers and local and international civilian employees gave blood on 14 April at the Institute for Transfusion Medicine of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo.
Speaking the common language of warfare
11:03 April 22, 2026
The NATO Allied Joint Doctrine Development Course has been organized by Hungary already on the tenth occasion in Budapest. The HDF Transformation Command is hosting a five-day course that started on 20 April. Co-organized with the NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) and the NATO Standardization Office (NSO), the course provides training for doctrine custodians and developers.
Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi is the defence minister designate
09:09 April 22, 2026
Tisza Party President and Prime Minister Designate Péter Magyar announced seven ministers of the incoming Tisza government at a press conference held after the first session of the parliamentary group of the party. The future head of government told the press that Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi would be the minister of defence.
Professional Training in Kosovo
08:16 April 22, 2026
For many years, Hungarian servicemembers have been responsible for conducting Fire Phobia training for newcomers arriving in the Kosovo area of operations. This time, the 2nd Infantry Company of the 34th rotation of the HDF KFOR Contingent held a training session for the North Macedonian personnel serving under KFOR Regional Command-West (RC-W), during which Hungarian soldiers demonstrated the necessary techniques stepwise.
Special Operations Forces in international cooperation
14:25 April 17, 2026
In the morning of Friday, 17 April, nominated personnel of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) left for Morocco aboard a KC-390 transport aircraft of the Hungarian Defence Forces to participate in Exercise African Lion.
Hungarian Cadet Successes
13:45 April 17, 2026
“This is an event where secondary school students can demonstrate how well prepared they are,” said Major General Dr. László Drót about the competitors of the 10th National Military Tournament Competition (NMTC) and the 6th International Cadet Cup (ICC). The Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces Territorial Defence and Military Augmentation Command presented the awards to the podium finishers on 15 April in Balatonakarattya.