ZAGREB, Dec 11 (Hina) - The President of the Republic and Supreme Commander of the Croatian Armed Forces, Stjepan Mesic, sent a message to members of the Croatian Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence extending his best wishes on the
occasion of their day, December 12, and the 12th anniversary of the Air Force and the Anti-Aircraft Defence.
ZAGREB, Dec 11 (Hina) - The President of the Republic and Supreme
Commander of the Croatian Armed Forces, Stjepan Mesic, sent a
message to members of the Croatian Air Force and Anti-Aircraft
Defence extending his best wishes on the occasion of their day,
December 12, and the 12th anniversary of the Air Force and the Anti-
Aircraft Defence. #L#
Mesic recalled the day when the first air force units had been
formed and the first aviation equipment had been collected from
flying clubs and farming aviation, as well as the courage
demonstrated by aviators and the efforts invested over the past 12
years into the building of the Air Force and the Anti-Aircraft
Defence.
The Croatian army has shown that it has met NATO standards long ago
with regard to the readiness and professionalism of its members,
Mesic said, expressing confidence that the army would succeed in
meeting technical requirements also through economical
modernisation.
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