Articles from December, 2008

  • U.S. military team in Israel reported safe despite attacks

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — About 100 U.S. European Command soldiers, airmen and Marines deployed to Israel to help set up an early warning radar system reported no close encounters with air strikes or retaliatory attacks along the Gaza Strip, a EUCOM spokesman said.

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    • EUCOM gives back to Stuttgart-area children

      STUTTGART-BAD CANNSTATT, Germany — U.S. European Command answered the Christmas wishes of nearly 50 children during a special holiday event held at the Bad Cannstatt Kinderhaus Dec. 22, 2008.

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      • George C. Marshall Center wraps up Program in Advanced Security Studies

        GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — One hundred forty-five participants from 41 countries graduated from the Marshall Center's Program in Advanced Security Studies (PASS) here, Dec. 19.

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        • Navy Seabees open the doors to a medical clinic in Romania

          SINOE, ROMANIA — U.S. Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 renovated a medical clinic here, which proudly opened its doors to the people on Dec. 11, 2008.

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          • U.S. Air Forces in Europe assist in NATO plans

            "We're interested in supporting the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission," said Air Force Col. Steven Rose, USAFE Civil Engineer programs chief. "This base is undergoing an evolution and as new NATO partners, we can help them expand to allow more aircraft to occupy this space."

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            • Training brings U.S., Polish special forces together

              POWIDZ AIR FORCE BASE, Poland — U.S. and Polish special forces began conducting combined airborne exercises here Dec. 16, 2008. The first day of training included the soldiers parachuting from a U.S. MC 130H Talon II.

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              • U.S., Polish special forces to conduct training

                More than 40 soldiers from the 321st Special Tactic Squadron, based at Mildenhall Air Force Base, England, along with Polish Special Forces from GROM and 1st Special Forces Regiment, will conduct low-level static line and High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) parachute drops, simulating precise force insertion operations.

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                • Mildenhall KC-135 refuels search and rescue mission off Irish coast

                  ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England — A KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall provided critical refueling capability to a multinational maritime rescue operation Dec. 10, more than 300 miles off the coast of Cork, Ireland.

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                  • U.S. European Command coordinates difficult rescue at sea

                    STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. European Command Headquarters and U.S. Air Forces-Europe joined forces to conduct a long distance rescue mission off the coast of Ireland, Dec. 10, 2008.

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                    • Nations gather to prep for Baltic Sea interoperability exercise

                      NORFOLK, Virginia — Commander, Carrier Strike Group 12, hosted representatives of 11 nations Dec. 2-4 for the initial planning conference for the 37th annual Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel.

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                      • U.S. European Command hosts part two of the forum for international affairs

                        STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. European Commandds Command Interagency Engagement Group (CIEG) hosted part two of the International Affairs Forum here, Dec. 8, 2008. Transparency, Economics and Tackling Corruption in armaments procurements was the topic of discussion for EUCOM staff members.

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                        • Humanitarian air lift commemorates historic earthquake relief efforts

                          YEREVAN, Armenia — Sailors from Commander, Task Force 63 and Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 64 landed a Hercules C-130 loaded with nearly 7,000 pounds of humanitarian assistance in Zvartnots, Armenia Dec. 7, 2008. The humanitarian assistance effort brought medical supplies and search and rescue uniforms, and was part of a gesture to commemorate the 20th anniversary of an earthquake that devastated the country in 1988.

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                          • Nickels over Bulgaria: air, ground forces train side-by-side

                            AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — Thirteen fighting falcons from 555th Fighter Squadron and approximately 250 Airmen from Aviano Air Base, Italy, returned home Nov. 24 after taking part in the Nickel Javelin 2008 exercise in Bulgaria.

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                            • The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe and Southwest Asia supports Black Sea partnership mission

                              NAPLES, Italy — The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe and Southwest Asia's (NAVFAC EURSWA) provided oil-spill preparedness training aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) during the week of Nov. 10 as part of the multinational 2008 Black Sea Partnership Cruise (BSPC).

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                              • Seabees partner with Bulgarians in renovating kindergarten

                                SLIVEN, Bulgaria — Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 Seabees recently renovated a kindergarten here as part as the annual Joint Task Force-East exercise.

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