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Defense Chiefs Discuss Afghanistan, Future of NATO
Defense Chiefs Discuss Afghanistan, Future of NATO By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service BRUSSELS, May 16, 2013 – The NATO defense chiefs are moving closer to determining what the post-2014 alliance posture in Afghanistan will look like, Danish Gen. Knud Bartels, the chairman of the Military Committee, said here yesterday. The
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2001 Authorization Still Legal Basis for War, Leaders Say
2001 Authorization Still Legal Basis for War, Leaders Say By Karen ParrishAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 – The 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force remains viable more than a decade after its passing, a panel of defense leaders told Congress today. The
Afghan Special Operators ‘Very Competent,’ General Says
Afghan Special Operators ‘Very Competent,’ General Says By Karen ParrishAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 – Afghan special operations forces and Afghan local police are taking on two distinct, but critical, missions during the transition from NATO to Afghan security
Missile Defense System Completes Successful Intercept Test
Missile Defense System Completes Successful Intercept Test American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 – The Missile Defense Agency and Navy sailors aboard the USS Lake Erie conducted a successful flight test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system yesterday, Pentagon officials
Nimble Titan Increases Multinational Missile Defense Cooperation
Nimble Titan Increases Multinational Missile Defense Cooperation By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 – When the United States, Germany and the Netherlands deployed missile defenses to Turkey to augment the Turkish military’s capabilities near the Syrian border,
Combined Force Kills Insurgent in Paktiya Province
Combined Force Kills Insurgent in Paktiya Province From an International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Release KABUL, Afghanistan, May 16, 2013 – A combined Afghan and coalition security force in the Zurmat district of Afghanistan’s Paktiya province today killed an insurgent
Dempsey: Sexual Assault Constitutes Crisis in Military
Dempsey: Sexual Assault Constitutes Crisis in Military By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT, May 15, 2013 – Sexual assault in the force constitutes a crisis in the military, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today. “We’re losing
Hagel Hosts Bosnia-Herzegovina Defense Minister at Pentagon
Hagel Hosts Bosnia-Herzegovina Defense Minister at Pentagon American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 – Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel hosted Bosnia-Herzegovina Minister of Defense Zekerijah Osmic at the Pentagon today, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
Dempsey Discusses Transition to Post-ISAF Afghanistan
Dempsey Discusses Transition to Post-ISAF Afghanistan By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT, May 15, 2013 – The NATO chiefs of defense discussed what the post-2014 alliance presence in Afghanistan will look like and how it could work, Army Gen. Martin
Special Ops Task Force Helps Shift Afghanistan Trend Line
Special Ops Task Force Helps Shift Afghanistan Trend Line By Karen ParrishAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 – As U.S. and coalition conventional forces in Afghanistan prepare to draw down, the quiet professionals of the special operations community remain committed to