Czech Military Review, 2011 (vol. 92), issue 1
New Defence Capabilities for New NATO Missions (Lisbon 2010)
Pplk. Ing. Ivo Pikner, Ph.D., pplk. Ing. Miroslav Krčmář, doc. Ing. Milan Kubeša, CSc.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2011: 3-8 
Article deals with new insights into the Alliance missions for the upcoming period of five to ten years that are to be conditioned by achieving higher level of future military capabilities for provision of defence and security within the Alliance and its Partners. Some initiatives are described that are needed to be implemented to achieve the required capabilities and also necessary resources and process measures imposed to the Alliance member states and the Alliance as a whole are indicated. The new Strategic Concept aims to define NATO as a modernized Alliance and a cooperative team player in a globalized world. It gives a comprehensive framework...
Global Security: System Approach (Barack Obama's First Midterm)
PhDr. Antonín Rašek
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2011: 9-37
This extended essay is based upon various sources, among others on May 2010 President Obama's speech at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where President Obama described his national security objectives. The highest priorities of U.S. national security are the safety of Americans at home and abroad and achieving a peaceful, stable world through global cooperation despite a flawed international system. The Obama's security strategy relies heavily on diplomacy and engagement, economic development and other methods of influence, along with U.S. military capabilities with global reach and unsurpassed resources. As we face multiple threats, from...
The Lines of Operation Concept (Part I)Military art
Ing. Ján Spišák
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2011: 38-49
There are two great interpreters of the Napoleonic experience, Jomini and Clausewitz. Both were interested in the application of military force to achieve political goals. The article familiarizes readers with Jomini's theoretical fundamentals of operational design elements, namely the lines of operations. Jomini left a great mark on the details of strategic planning: campaign planning, the selection of the theatre of operation, the base of operation, the line of operation, and decisive points. At the end of this process of selection was the final deployment for the decisive battle. Jomini's major contribution, then, was to provide the geometry of...
The Command Post Exercise "Good Neighbourhood 2010" (CPX GN 2010): Lessons and ExperiencesMilitary art
Ing. Ladislav Koláček, Ing. Petr Ryp
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2011: 50-59
The exercise was a continuation of series of exercises that were conducted in previous years. Among others, participants of the CPX were representatives of Defence University Brno, National Defence Academy Vienna, Austria, and the Armed Forces Academy, Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia. During the exercise, in imaginary region POPRADLAND, there were practiced various basis aspects of forces preparations and engagement that focus on EU Battle Group in Area of Responsibility, explaining forming commander and staff's decision-making process at the level of Battalion Task Force, during operational planning and its engagement in action. At the end the Officer...
What Type of University Education for Military Professionals is Necessary?Opinions, controversy
Doc. RNDr. Ladislav Halberštát, CSc., plk. Ing. Vladan Holcner, Ph.D, mjr. Ing. Pavel Foltin, Ph.D.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2011: 60-70
The paper is a contribution to the ongoing discussion regarding training, drills and education of military personnel. It indicates a comprehensive solution of the issue both in national and international connection of the current approach to military vocations, life-long learning Vojenské rozhledy 1/2011 and expected deployment of the present-day armed forces. Using results of a research conducted within the Czech Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces, authors specify roles of individual stakeholders in the process of training and education in the military and define prerequisites of an effective military educational and training system. The authors...
Civil-Military Reflections: Does the Army Need Its Own Value Code? (Military Culture, Professionalism, and Constabulary Force)Informational pages
Mgr. Tomáš Kučera
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2011: 71-82
Relations between a military and a civilian society belong to the core issue of civil-military studies. This article reflects main ideas and concepts used in theoretical and analytical literature, including seminar works by Samuel Huntington and Morris Janowitz. A military culture, military ethics and influence of new technologies, full-volunteer army and new missions on military culture are discussed. An abstract term "military" can change very significantly in accordance with actual military culture, perceptible to the fact how civilian society accepts military values. Therefore, not only size and equipment determine how particular armed forces look...
The Czech Republic and Its Participation in European Military Transport OrganizationsInformational pages
pplk. Ing. Martin Rejzek, Ph.D., pplk. Ing. Luděk Hradecký
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2011: 83-93
The NATO Washington Summit in 1999 discussed Defence Capability Initiatives to increase Alliance defence potential together with capacities for accelerated deployability and mobility of NATO forces. This fact was underlined during Prague Summit 2002. One of Prague Capabilities Commitments is the requirement of deployability and sustainability in operations. Among others, this requirement is met by Memorandum of Understanding and bilateral agreements. The Czech Republic is involved in activities of international organizations, enumerated in this article. We support a principle of specialization, the concentration to limited, part-time scale of transport...
Posttraumatic Stress DisorderInformational pages
Ing. Jaroslav Kulíšek
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2011: 94-113
The PTSD is an emotional, anxiety disorder that might develop after exposure .to a terribly frightening, life-threatening, or otherwise highly unsafe experiences. Recently, we have witnessed quite inappropriate behaviour of the Czech Army soldiers in Kosovo (KFOR) and Afghanistan (ISAF). The Ministry of Defence came to the conclusions the Czech Army soldiers ought to be immune to PTSD, but so far there has been is no serious psychological research, no survey conducted by Czech Army Mental Health Services and no information how many Czech soldiers returning from the duty in Afghanistan or other missions abroad are suffering from PTSD. It is high time...
The Creation of Lowest Army Rank CorpsMilitary professional
Podplukovník Ing. Bohuslav Pernica, Ph.D.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2011: 114-118
Army personnel are ranked according to level, from the lowest (privates, sergeants, WOs) to the highest (officers, generals). A total of 80 per cent of professional soldiers, in lowest ranks, are hired at labour market. They form the core of our military personnel, so that they have to be properly taken care of. But in ours, we have still the mentality of mass armies of cold-war period. There have been professional armed forces in the Czech Republic for more than five years, nevertheless the question how to build up the other rank corps is still opened. This article deals with this problem and the method how to cope with the need to form more professionalized...
Water Purification Done by Special Logistics Troops of Bundeswehr in AfghanistanMilitary professional
Ing. Vladislav Vincenec, Ph.D., doc. Ing. Miroslav Cempírek, CSc.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2011: 119-127
The paper offers data on the water supply to Federal German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) combat units in the frame of ISAF operations. It explains new concept and technology of water purification and the exploration of natural water sources for BW water filling stations. Experiences have shown that clean water is of top priority especially in field missions such as that in Afghanistan. The systems of WTC 500, WTC 1600, WTC HS (High Salinity) and WTC container systems are able to prepare up to 15.000 litres of water supply every day. They are highly mobile, of friendly use, capable to work under rough climatic conditions. Built-in recycle systems could...
Partnership for Learning Program: Online Drill with Native Speaker As a Supplement to Full-time Study of English at the Defence UniversityLanguage preparation
PhDr. Ivana Čechová Ph.D., Mgr. Radek Nedoma, RNDr. Oldřich Kříž, Jiří Mrenka
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2011: 128-136
Making use of multimedia, ICT, in a foreign language teachinglearning process is the effective way how to influence motivation and results of the educational process. Based upon the Czech-Canadian Partnership for Learning Program, the project provides synchronous communication between a native speaker and a student during language training, regardless the distance. Mutual communication is an opportunity when the students/learners can use their second language not only in professional discussions, but also in solving problem matters, relevant to their study branch, interests, current events or hobbies. The authors' experience and its analysis form also...
Two Monographs on Security from SlovakiaBook review
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2011: 137-143
Prof. Dr. Štefan Volner, CSc., is a very diligent and prolific author. He is the author of many monographs, books, papers and articles in the field of security and defence policy published worldwide. Now we have his latest two books: Security of Mankind (Bezpečnosť ĺudstva) and Security for the 21st Century (Bezpečnosť 21. storočí). In the former one, he comes out of a broad concept of security. Dr. Volner regards the theory of securitization as a lingual and socially determined construct, and so does analyses of security topics. The purpose of his first monograph is to familiarize experts and students with new theoretical concepts, ideas, methodological...
Lieutenant Stanislav Drong (ret.), War Veteran, First Czechoslovak Army Corps in the USSRPersonal data
plk. v zál. Petr Majer
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2011: 144-146
He was born in 1919 at problem region Silesia. He was very sorry to be placed on the so-called Volksliste File No 3, together with his parents, but he was warned by his friends not to oppose to local authorities decision, otherwise the could be send to a concentration camp. Shortly after that he was enlisted into German army and sent for Russian front. He deserted immediately. He joined the First Czechoslovak Army Corps at a position of radio operator. He took part even in the fights at the Dukla battlefield, he suffered injuries and was transferred into military hospital where he stayed for four months. After war he worked at Třinec Iron Works till...