General Staff of the Armed Forces of Hungary (Hungarian: Honvéd Vezérkar) is a joint body organised within the Ministry of Defence. It is responsible for development, organisation, and equipping, training and functioning of the first strategic echelon (stand-by forces) and the other strategic echelon (reserve). The General Staff coordinates the tasks of the armed forces of the Republic of Hungary, develops recommendations for the planning, organisation and supervision of the Ministry’s military duties, and for the development of combat capability.