Articles from October, 2006

  • Aircraft carrier makes port call to Cyprus

    LIMASSOL, Cyprus - "Underway, shift colors." This one phrase called out over the public address system aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) meant Limassol, Cyprus was now a fond memory for the crew.

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  • U.S. European Command general visits Africa

    STUTTGART, Germany — The U.S. European Command deputy commander completed a nine-day trip to three Southern African countries Oct. 28, 2006.

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    • Ambassador addresses Marshall Center's advanced security studies students

      GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — The Euro-Atlantic community helped Bosnia-Herzegovina transform, and now the transformed country is poised to join the Euro-Atlantic community in addressing international security concerns, according to U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina Douglas McElhaney.

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      • Anzio Sailors help clear the litter

        TIVAT, Montenegro — Thirty Six Sailors from the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) helped 54 Montenegrin junior achievement scholars clean up litter in the port city of Tivat, Oct. 23, 2006 as part of a community relations project.

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        • Reconstruction, reform key to Afghanistan's future, general says

          WASHINGTON — NATO will not be defeated militarily in Afghanistan, but the key to long-term stability in that country rests on reconstruction and reform, NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe said here today.

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          • First Navy ship to visit Montenegro since independence

            TIVAT, Montenegro - The guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) pulled into port here Oct. 23, 2006, the first time for a U.S. Navy ship to visit Montenegro since the country declared independence in June 2006. The visit is intended to enhance the emerging partnership between the U.S. and Montenegro as well as to give the crew a few days of rest ashore.

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            • U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander builds on U.S.-Romania relationship

              BUCHAREST, Romania — The road ahead for the partnering of U.S. and Romanian air forces continues on the fast-track after a visit Oct. 19 and 20 by the U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, who met with key Romanian officials.

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              • Eisenhower concludes Naples port visit

                NAPLES, Italy — The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) weighed anchor here Oct. 21, 2006, following a successful four-day port visit.

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                • U.S. European Command welcomes new inspector general

                  STUTTGART, Germany — Army Col. Mike Anderson was sworn in as the U.S. European Command Inspector General during a brief ceremony here Oct. 16, 2006.

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                  • U.S., German paratroopers jump en masse

                    GRAFENWOEHR Germany — As eight C-130 Hercules transports slowed to 130 knots at just 800 feet above the ground, more than 700 U.S. and German paratroopers jumped from the aircraft, living up to the embroidered wings on their uniform sleeves.

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                    • U.S. Army, Europe's top enlisted pushes NCO development in coalition militaries

                      KIEV, Ukraine — U.S. Army, Europe's command sergeant major says he is a man on a mission: promoting the growth of a professional noncommissioned officer corps in the militaries of coalition nations.

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                      • EUCOM provides $103,000 of goods to Latvia social welfare centers

                        RIGA, Latvia - Three social welfare centers in Latvia are the beneficiaries of more than $103,000 worth of furniture, cookware, appliances, recreational equipment and musical instruments provided under the U.S. European Command's Humanitarian Assistance Excess Property Program.

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                        • Vermont Guard trains Macedonia military for peacekeeping missions

                          KRIVOLAK, Macedonia — Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom veterans traveled more than 4,400 miles to share their Global War on Terror training methodologies with a Macedonian military police battalion.

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                          • Maritime safety, security conference set for Benin

                            U.S. Naval Forces Europe, U.S. European Command, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies and the Department of State are sponsoring a Gulf of Guinea maritime safety and security conference in Cotonou, Benin, Nov. 13-15, 2006.

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                            • Montenegro hosts first Marshall Center conference

                              Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany — Montenegro will begin charting its course toward NATO and European Union membership during the first George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies conference in that nation since it declared independence in June. The conference, Montenegro's Euro-Atlantic Integration Perspectives, is being held in cooperation with Montenegro's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oct. 30 through Nov. 1, 2006.

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                              • Strike group ships stop in Naples

                                Both ships are homeported in Norfolk, Va.

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                                • Brilliant Midas focuses on NATO response force measures

                                  TOULON, France — Approximately 60 Marines from all three Marine Expeditionary Forces; Marine Corps Forces, Europe; Blount Island Command; and Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Atlantic; bunkered down into the sand here Sept. 28 for two weeks to participate in exercise Brilliant Midas 06.

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                                  • USS Barry changes commanders in Europe

                                    NAPLES, Italy - Navy Cmdr. William B. Seaman assumed command of the USS Barry (DDG 52) during a change of command ceremony here Oct. 11, 2006.

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                                    • NATO air forces remain strong, look to future excellence

                                      RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — NATO air forces' partnership is strong and poised to grow even stronger over the long haul, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley said Oct. 5, 2006, before a congregation of air force commanders from 25 NATO nations.

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                                      • USAREUR Soldier named best in Army

                                        WASHINGTON — For the second year running, a U.S. Army, Europe Soldier has been named as his service's best.

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                                        • Reserve components vital to EUCOM, transformation

                                          Every day, an average of 4,500 National Guard and Reserve troops serve in EUCOM's region, performing missions such as command and control, airlift, airborne tankers, engineering, force protection, special operations and intelligence, Jones said. Additionally, members of the Reserve components make up more than 10 percent of the uniformed personnel of the EUCOM headquarters, he said.

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                                          • Medical exercise helps Navy strengthen ties with Ghana

                                            GHANA, Gulf of Guinea — The medical training exercise MEDFLAG 06 concluded its maritime phase here Oct. 6, 2006, greatly enhancing the Navy's Theater Security Cooperation initiatives in the West Africa, Gulf of Guinea region.

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                                            • Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group to visit Med

                                              USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, Atlantic Ocean - Nearly 6,500 Sailors assigned to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Carrier Strike Group are on a regularly scheduled deployment that will bring the ships into the Mediterranean Sea in mid-October.

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                                              • Montenegrin Chief of Defense visits Naval Forces Europe, NATO

                                                NAPLES, Italy - The Chief of the General Staff, Montenegrin Armed Forces arrived here Oct. 2, 2006, to discuss the development of Montenegro's defense force with staff members from NATO and Naval Forces Europe.

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                                                • Army Reserve Command Sergeant Major visits Soldiers in Europe

                                                  SCHWETZINGEN, Germany — New U.S. Army Reserve Command Sgt. Major Leon Caffie recently spoke with Reservists in Europe about transformation, his expectations from them and what they can expect from him.

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                                                  • Germersheim Army Depot home to new distribution center

                                                    GERMERSHEIM ARMY DEPOT, Germany — The U.S. European Command's Theater Consolidation and Shipping Point, Europe was officially opened during a ribbon cutting ceremony here Oct. 2, 2006.

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                                                    • Eagle Vision wraps up in Portugal

                                                      LAJES FIELD, Azores, Portugal — A Department of Defense experiment testing the versatility of one of the Air Force's Eagle Vision systems wrapped up here Sept. 29, 2006.

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                                                      • Afghanistan-Pakistan cooperative networks forged at Marshall Center

                                                        GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — As their nations' leaders met in Washington, D.C., military officers working on both sides of the Afghanistan and Pakistan border were forging new cooperative networks in their fight against terror, according to participants in a seminar held here September 18-29, 2006.

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                                                        • Georgian troops graduate training

                                                          TIBLISI, Georgia - About 600 Georgian army soldiers were recognized by U.S. Army trainers during a graduation ceremony at the Krtsanisi Training Area here Sept. 29, 2006. The Americans trained the Georgian troops for three months as part of ongoing preparations for an upcoming deployment to Iraq.

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                                                          • U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander tours Portuguese facilities

                                                            LISBON, Portugal — The commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe visited Portuguese defense officials to build relationships and tour facilities Sept. 29, 2006.

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