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 Air Defense Gunner Advanced Officer Course (Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, USA).
2004 - 2005 US Air Force Command and Staff College (Montgomery, Alabama, USA)
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
The system of territorial defence reserve keeps strengthening in the international domain
11:08 November 5, 2024
Hungary’s delegation also participated in the professional conference of the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR) held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain between 31 October and 2 November.
Defence of Hungary and Europe Does not Begin at our Borders
11:05 November 5, 2024
The key to peace in Hungary and the EU is a stable Western Balkans. We are committed to supporting the security of the region, for which EUFOR Operation ALTHEA is indispensable. We are proud that the EU operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been led by a Hungarian commander, Major General Dr. László Sticz, for almost a year. The general recently talked about his experiences to Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in person.
Hungary participates in EU-level crisis management exercise
10:46 October 31, 2024
Conducted in two phases, the European Union’s Integrated Resolve 2024 Parallel and Coordinated Exercise (EU IR24 PACE) has recently ended. During the multi-phase activity, the EU and national response capability and crisis management processes were being tested, especially in the light of the fact that today the global security situation requires the building of high-level resilience within the national and allied systems.
Change of Command at Bundeswehr Logistic Command
10:40 October 31, 2024
Major General Jochen Deuer recently took over command of the Bundeswehr Logistic Command (Logistikkommando der Bundeswehr) from Lieutenant General Gerald Funke. The handover-takeover event held in Erfurt was attended by the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, the logistic representatives four distinguished partner countries including Hungary, as well as several military and local leaders.
Full-fledged membership and collective air defence
09:07 October 31, 2024
With their own modern air defence capability, the Hungarian Defence Forces have joined the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) support partnership.
Exercising with American soldiers
09:00 October 31, 2024
Besides the Hungarian forces based on the infantrymen from the 39th battalion of the HDF 11th Motorized Infantry Brigade, Italian, Croatian and Turkish subunits also serve in the multinational NATO Forward Land Force Battle Group (FLF BG). During Exercise Brave Warrior 2024-II, the battle group was augmented with American soldiers.
Perfect cooperation is the key to success
11:25 October 28, 2024
Under the command of the HDF 11th Motorized Infantry Brigade, the multinational NATO Forward Land Force Battle Group (FLF BG) had to accomplish a complex task. It seized a key objective, while the enemy was defending it with all possible means. The success was guaranteed by the perfect cooperation between the maneuvering Hungarian and Italian forces, as well as the combat support and combat service support subunits. With the help of the MILES system, the combat engagement was realistically simulated – those hit by the laser had to quit the maneuver.
Conference for the protection of the invisible operational domain
11:20 October 28, 2024
Thanks to the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, the EU Cyber Commanders Conference was recently organized in Hungary for the first time. The primary objectives of the event were to discuss current issues in the field as well as to identify the directions of its future development and the new targets for the capabilities to be generated. The series of lectures took place in the Bálna Defence Center, Budapest on 22 October.
Commemoration of 1956 in EUFOR
11:15 October 28, 2024
The Hungarian personnel of EUFOR recently commemorated the events of the 1956 Revolution and War of Independence with a series of programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
International Exercise Brave Warrior Serves Defence of the Country’s Territorial Unity
13:02 October 25, 2024
International exercise Brave Warrior is meant to serve the defence of the country’s territorial unity and sovereignty, said Lieutenant Colonel Szabolcs Rácz, Deputy Brigade Commander at the media day of the exercise in Tótvázsony on Thursday, 24 October.