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WEITERE BEITRÄGE
Lieutenant Colonel Eder takes over AUTCON UNIFIL
Change of command in Lebanon: With the latest rotation (-> "Call the Austrian": Lebanon contingent bids farewell), the Austrian contingent in the UNIFIL mission...
“Military of the Year 2024” event in Traun
On 13 November, Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner and high-ranking military officers honored extraordinary achievements in the armed forces at the "Military of the Year...
“Legion of Merit” for Major General Jürgen Ortner
Major General Jürgen Ortner was awarded the "Legion of Merit" by the US President for his work as Austria's defense attaché in the USA...
Brigadier Reinhard Kraft moves to the BMLV
A new challenge for Brigadier Reinhard Kraft: The former commander of the Air Force and Air Defence School moved to the Ministry of Defense...
Officers’ ball: Lieutenant Colonel Matzhold rises to the top
Lieutenant Colonel Markus Matzhold succeeds Colonel Georg Frischeis as the new Chairman of the Officers' Ball Committee. Frischeis had held the position since 2018,...
Handover of command at the Military Command of Lower Austria
On August 20 Colonel Georg Härtinger was appointed as the new military commander for Lower Austria by Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner. Colonel Michael Lippert...
Camillo Award for Deputy Officer Phillipitsch
The Camillo Award was presented for the fifth time in parliament on October 10 to honor outstanding achievements in the field of emergency medical...
Lieutenant Colonel Winkler takes over Burgenland fighter battalion
As part of an official ceremony (-> Report on the handover of command), Lieutenant Colonel Werner Winkler was handed over command of the Burgenland...
Handover of command at the Jägerbataillon Burgenland
With the end of of this year's militia exercise of the Jägerbataillon Burgenland the ceremonial handover of command took place on Saturday at the...
Colonel Skudnigg takes over army logistics school
On October 4, the ceremonial handover of command of the Army Logistics School in the Vega-Payer-Weyprecht barracks took place on Tradition Day in the...
Army athletes win at the Lotteries Sports Aid Gala
On October 3, the 28th Lotterien Sporthilfe Gala took place in the Wiener Stadthalle. Austria's best athletes were honored for their achievements with the...
Lieutenant Colonel Christoph Huber is the new TLZ commander
The commander of the Technical Logistics Center (TLZ) for airspace surveillance, Colonel Harald Manzl, recently handed over command to his successor, Lieutenant Colonel Christoph...