Eszter Bányász
Honore et disciplina – With honor and discipline
12:55 October 27, 2025
“Keep the good, identify the better and go for the best” – it was in the spirit of this motto that Brigadier General Dr. (MD) Jens Diehm took over the command of the Budapest-based NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine (NATO MILMED COE) from the outgoing director, Colonel Dr. (MD) László Fazekas. The change of command ceremony was held in the gala hall of the Central Hospital of Northern Pest – Military Hospital on 22 October.
Capability shortfalls are past history
14:37 October 20, 2025
For the fifth time, the HDF 47th Air Base in Pápa is providing Host Nation Support to one of the most important training programs of the Multinational Helicopter Training Centre (MHTC), which is located at Sintra Air Base in Portugal. This event is the Helicopter Tactics Instructor Course (HTIC), whose professional day was held on 15 October.
Quick Response 2025: important engagement in the Balkans
16:02 September 29, 2025
Strength in unity: this is what Quick Response 2025, the largest exercise of EUFOR Operation Althea was about this year. On the Distinguished Visitors’ Day (DVD) closing the exercise, a dynamic display was organized in Camp Butmir, Sarajevo for the superiors of the 25 participating nations – among them, Lieutenant General Zoltán Mihócza – to convince them of the preparedness of the forces of the mission.
Training and Service
14:32 August 29, 2025
“Our unity continues to be our greatest asset… It is this unity, forged in shared purpose, that no adversary can overcome” – emphasized Major General Tibor Králik, Commander, Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) at the handover-takeover event of the rotating Hungarian contingent of the NATO Forward Land Force Battle Group (FLF BG) on 28 August.
Mission: safeguarding the Baltic skies
13:02 July 28, 2025
“There are periods when service goes beyond the daily tasks. When we not only carry out commands, but also take a part of the homeland with us in the national insignia, the colors, the uniform and our sense of duty” – emphasized Lieutenant General Ferenc Kajári, Deputy Chief, HDF Defence Staff in Kecskemét, at the farewell ceremony of the personnel preparing for the 69th rotation of the Baltic Air Policing (BAP) Mission on 23 July.
C-17 Simulator Training – Now Also in Hungary
13:41 May 30, 2025
The ribbon cutting ceremony of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) C-17 Aircrew Training System Facility recently took place at the HDF 47th Airbase in Pápa. This is a milestone in training the professionals of the program, because the aircrews of C-17 aircraft can now conduct their proficiency and capability development simulator training also in Hungary.
Leopards and Lynxes on a collective hunt
14:37 May 19, 2025
A milestone in the history of the Hungarian Defence Forces: for the first time, an armored patrol from Tata and a grenadier platoon from Hódmezővásárhely took part in a joint training event with Leopard 2A7HU main battle tanks and Lynx infantry fighting vehicles. Evolving cooperation is the first step towards combined-arms capability development. The joint training exercises are to continue this year.
EUFOR: Successful Hungarian Command Year Comes to a Close
11:04 January 23, 2025
After one year, 21 January marked the end of Major General László Sticz PhD’s service as Commander EUFOR (COMEUFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is the first Hungarian soldier to have been commander of EUFOR Operation Althea, the peacekeeping operation of the European Union. Last year’s service of the Hungarian commander and troops is meritorious, as they have demonstrated again their ability to carry out designated tasks on an international level. “This is a very important milestone in the history of the Hungarian Defence Forces” – said MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Deputy Defence Minister Tamás Vargha at the Change of Command Ceremony held in Camp Butmir, Sarajevo.
EUFOR Command Year: Hungarian leadership, Highlighted Capabilities
18:07 December 9, 2024
“Soldiers also serve the security of their homeland when they are away”, underlined Hungarian Chief of Defence General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, related to his visit to the EUFOR mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“Representatives, creators and defenders of Hungary’s prestige”
18:03 December 9, 2024
“The Russo-Ukrainian War has had an impact on the whole of Europe, including Hungary. Our goal is to make sure that there is not any other hot spot arising in our environment, so the stability and security of the Western Balkans are in our paramount military and national security interests. For this reason, Hungary deploys significant forces with KFOR and EUFOR alike” – emphasized General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff on 3 December, during his visit to Sarajevo on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the launch of EUFOR Operation Althea, the European Union’s peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.