01.12.2011.
149th issue of magazine ODBRANA brings
Minister of Defence Dragan Sutanovac attended the third Security Forum in Halifax in Canada participating in the debate “Across borders: the transnational illegal trafficking and crime” and held several meetings during which bilateral cooperation, situation in Serbia and the region as well as the process of European integrations were discussed.
Attending the celebration on marking the Day of the Army in Nis, Minister Sutanovac emphasised that the years behind us show that if we invest energy, faith, vision and ideas, all reforms can be realized despite the lack of money. In Novi Sad, 19 flats have been allocated to the members of the system of defence, whereas the construction of the new settlement is being planned.
There is no doubt that our international security credibility has increased and that the overall credibility of Serbia and Serbian people is at a higher level than before, assessed Serbian President Boris Tadic congratulating the members of the Military Security Agency on their holiday.
Memorandum on Understanding was signed between the Government of Serbia and the United Nations opening new possibilities for the improvement of cooperation.
At “Kadinjaca”, the commemoration was held to mark 70 years since the legendary battle for defence of the Republic of Uzice.
In an interview to ODBRANA, Brigadier General Djokica Petrovic, Commander of the First Army Brigade, emphasises that the confirmation of success ensues from a quality evaluation of the individual and collective skill-possession, which confirms that the brigade is trained and mature for demanding responses to new risks and threats.
At the exercise “Combined Endeavor 2011“ operators from Serbia significantly contributed to resolving the problem of interoperability via STANAG 5066, already identified last year, which was also stressed by the US Brigadier General Gregory Brundidge, director of the exercise. Assessing the participation of the members of the Serbian Armed Forces at this-year’s exercise in Germany, Head of the Telecommunications and IT department Radivoje Vukobradovic said that the achieved results were “beyond expectations”.
Members of the Howitzer-Cannon and Mixed Missile Artillery Division of the Mixed Artillery Brigade from Nis demonstrated recently during the exercise Fire 2011 the service training level as well as the accuracy of their tools and systems.
Military construction institution “Beograd” successful returns to market, after several years of non-operation, and almost decline which affected even the most powerful companies.
Special supplement in this issue: Reserves in the Republic of Serbia – ACTIVE AND PASSIVE RESERVES. In the period of the abolishment of the military service, a system of voluntary civil service, which according to initial indicators gives excellent results, has been established. All other elements of the military service system (introduction into military records, medical and other check-ups and psychological testing, recruitment, obligations as a reserve) continue to function in line with the law, since that is the only way of securing necessary human potential for the defence of the country.
What is the nature of conflict in the changed international conditions? Contrary to the period of the bipolar world order, when there was an imminent danger of the outbreak of a large, world conflict, in contemporary conditions danger of the great world war is distant, if not completely removed. Great powers, above all US, Russia and China, continually work on improvement of the existing and development and production of the new means of war technique, focusing on nuclear components of their armed forces, and on means and methods for leading information and cyber war.
Recently closed exhibition “Pavle Beljanski Collection: again in Belgrade" in the Military Club was visited by 11,000 people. Currently there is an exhibition from the Novi Sad Military Club’s Artistic Collection.
Renovated Military Club in Vranje has a central hall, officers’ club, multimedia hall, VIP-lounge, suite, reception room and offices. Central hall can accommodate 250 people and it will host theatre plays and movies, officer balls and similar cultural and entertainment events.
Only towns and peoples with a rich history have soul. If there is some place, where the soul of Serbian people has been preserved, and its turbulent and difficult history suspended in time, then it is, without doubt, at the SOC Museum “Riznica” in Sremski Karlovci. Together with the Museum in the Patriarchal Palace in Belgrade it is the richest collection of the Serbian spiritual treasure, ancient religious manuscripts and objects from the 15th century onwards.
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