16.08.2017
New issue of ODBRANA
Through the overhaul of the old and procurement of new planes and helicopters, by increasing the number of flying hours and raising the level of expert and operational competence, the members of 204th Air Brigade, proven not only in discharging combat tasks, but in actions of assisting the population as well, are preparing for the new, long awaited uplift of Serbian military aviation – said the Commander of that unit of Serbian Armed Forces, Colonel Željko Bilić in the interview for “Odbrana”.We are recommending the topic about the cultural heritage of Serbia to our readers of the new issue. Sopoćani, Stari Ras, Đurđevi Stupovi, Petar’s Church are all threatened by everything that threatens Novi Pazar as well – illegal construction, rubbish dumps, negligence and refrainment from the enforcement of regulations. For the time being, UNESCO does not consider removing that complex from the list of the world heritage, but it is monitoring the situation. And the situation is – alarming.
The military magazine also brings the headlines on the tasks of the Regional Centre of the Ministry of Defence Belgrade, River Flotilla, and international sport competitions in skyrunning on the Kopaonik Mountain, and about the filming of a new television serial “Nemanjići – the Birth of the Kingdom“ in the showpiece facility of the Guard in the hunting ground „Dobanovci“.
The team of our magazine covered this year’s “Tank Biathlon”, the most attractive discipline of the International Military Games, where 20 tankmen of our Armed Forces competed against their colleagues from 19 countries on the training ground “Alabino” in the vicinity of Moscow. Our tankmen finished the competition at the sixth place, and the bakers of the Serbian Armed Forces, who together with their baking skills demonstrated their weapon handling skills in the discipline “Field Kitchen” and won the third place.
TOPIC – Cultural heritage of Serbia: GAMBLING WITH THE TREASURE
IN THE FOCUS – Minister Vulin at the International Military Games in the Russian Federation: CONFIRMATION OF FRIENDSHIP
INTERVIEW – Colonel Željko Bilić, Commander of 204th Air Brigade: A NEW UPLIFT
DEFENCE – River Units and River Flotilla Day: THE POWER OF PANNONIAN SAILORS
Regional Centre of the Ministry of Defence of Belgrade: CITIZENS IN DEFENCE
SOCIETY – River combat boat “Sava”: A UNIQUE CULTURAL ASSET
From the filming of the serial “Nemanjići“: SNATCHED FROM OBLIVION
A man, war and death: SUPPRESSING THE FEAR
FEUILLETON – Military parades (4): SWAN SONG
CULTURE – A pearl of an everlasting glow – Gallery of the Central Club of Serbian Armed Forces: ART AS A GIFT
SPORT – The eight CISM training camp on the Kopaonik Mountain: FULFILLED EXPECTATIONS
SPECIAL ADDITION – A century and a half of the takeover of the fortified towns in Serbia: A GREAT VICTORY OF PRINCE MIHAJLO
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