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So that it can function at all // Humans of NATO Days

28.05.2023, 09:13

Military logistics is something that cannot be seen at first glance, but neither army exercises nor events such as NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days can do without it. And securing an event of this scale is definitely not easy. First Lieutenant Pavel Macek from the 141st Supply Battalion in Pardubice told us about what all this entails, as well as what the composition of the logistics support unit looks like.


Another premiere: A400M Atlas from an international squadron

18.05.2023, 12:10

The Belgian Air Force is already a traditional participant of the NATO Days & Czech Air Force Days. For this year, the BAF has prepared a premiere of the A400M Atlas transport aircraft from the unique Belgian-Luxembourg unit. It will be accompanied by a pair of F-16 multipurpose fighter jets at the static display.


The cook is a soldier like everyone else // Humans of NATO Days

14.05.2023, 19:12

Soldiers need to eat too. And who cooks for them? Fellow soldiers. Hundreds of people, soldiers and non-soldiers, need to be fed at the NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days. Sergeant Helena Mráčková, a senior cook from the 2nd Economic Cooperative of the Logistics Company, 143rd Supply Battalion, took care of the food together with her colleagues. She revealed how the military kitchen works and how cooking for exercises takes place.


After a one-year break, the Slovenian PC-9 are returning to Mošnov

04.05.2023, 10:58

Another confirmed participant of the NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days is Slovenia, which will traditionally display its PC-9M Hudournik turboprops in a dynamic and static displays.


Some dogs at the customs administration are also from the shelter // Humans of NATO Days

30.04.2023, 18:50

They look for drugs, weapons, cigarettes and tobacco. We are talking about canine colleagues of members of the Customs Administration of the Czech Republic. How long does their training take? What is the easiest to find and what is the reward? And how to get a job as a training cynologist? Where do customs administration dogs come from? These questions were answered by 2Lt. Martin Kobrč, head of the Service Cynology Training Facility of the Customs Administration of the Czech Republic in Heřmanice in Liberecko.


Hungary will show the Hind and the multi-awarded Gripen

20.04.2023, 11:58

The Hungarian Air Force will offer two attractive dynamic displays at this year's NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days. Thanks to it, the JAS-39 Gripen combat aircraft and the Mi-24 battle helicopter called Hind will again be seen in the air.


The President of the Czech Republic granted patronage to the NATO Days

19.04.2023, 16:00

The 23nd NATO Days in Ostrava & 14th Czech Air Force Days, which will take place on 16 - 17 September 2023 on the Leos Janacek Ostrava Airport, will be held under the auspices of Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic and supreme commander of the Czech armed forces.


Six paratroopers in the middle of nowhere, far from everything, and a hundred Afghans // HoND

16.04.2023, 18:52

We probably don't need to introduce Colonel Ivo Zelinka at length. It can be said that he is one of the most famous Czech soldiers. At the time of our interview, he was a lieutenant colonel and deputy commander of the 43rd Airborne Regiment in Chrudim. In November 2022, he became an adviser to the Minister of Defense Jana Černochová, which also brought him a promotion to the rank of colonel. Since January 2023, he has been the head of communications of the General Staff and thus one of the main faces of the Army of the Czech Republic.

But what were his beginnings in the army? How is the paratrooper training, what was his most difficult mission and how did he cope with being separated from family? What funny story did he bring back from Afghanistan and what does he say to those who are thinking about a career as a paratrooper? Read on.


The premiere of the Greek demo team Daedalus expected at the NATO days

06.04.2023, 09:22

After a one-year pause, the Greek Air Force is returning to the NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days, and it will present Demo Team "Daedalus" with the Beechcraft T-6A Texan II training aircraft for the first time.


We are very happy that we are safe in the Czech Republic // Humans of NATO Days

02.04.2023, 18:44

Did you know that the Czech Red Cross also belongs to the secondary components of the Integrated Rescue System (IRS)? And those, in turn, are an inherent part of every big event. At the NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days they oversee the safety and health of visitors, but also present themselves to the general public. The Red Cross Regional Association – Ostrava is no exception, moreover, visitors of the event are also introduced to the principles of first aid. In an interview, its director Alžběta Hrabovská explained the association's activities and her work.


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