Items Tagged with "Republic of Macedonia"
Article | US, Macedonia military engineers partner to renovate local school
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August 26, 2014
Army civil engineers from the U.S. and Macedonia, together with local civilian contractors, partnered to renovate the Femo Kulakov Kindergarten in Negotino, Macedonia, during the month of August.
Article | Assuring our allies through investment in Europe's regional cyber, C4 interoperability
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April 2, 2014
Twenty-nine nations and three international organizations participated in the Combined Endeavor Main Planning Conference. The conference deliverables assisted in designing a mission network that utilized an interoperable “bring your own devices model” and ensured the international coalition audience was able to participate. Ultimately, the mission network contributed toward constructing an exercise operational scenario across land, air and cyberspace domains.
Article | New VTNG adjutant general moves Macedonia partnership forward
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September 18, 2013
Maj. Gen. Steven Cray, the adjutant general, Vermont National Guard, met with senior military, civilian, and government leaders in Macedonia the week of Sept. 12.
Blog Post | Special Forces - Empowering our Lines with Allies and Partners
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July 2, 2013
SOCEUR continues to focus on expanding theater-wide SOF capabilities in a manner that "thickens our lines” by training, developing, and enabling European SOF Allies and partners to deploy to Afghanistan as part of Combined Special Operations Task Force 10 (CSOTF-10), which serves under the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.
Article | Opening day ceremony starts off Shared Resilience 13 exercise
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May 28, 2013
The focus of this year’s exercise will be conducting humanitarian assistance/disaster relief, crisis response, and consequence management operations in response to a natural disaster. More than 300 participants are expected to take part in medical classes, certification courses, a mass casualty response exercise, and an earthquake simulation.
Blog Post | Cyber Endeavor Regional Seminar 1 in Tirana, Albania
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March 27, 2013
I spent a great week in the busy and historic city of Tirana, Albania, with a New Jersey Army National Guard team executing the first Cyber Endeavor regional seminar of 2013.
Blog Post | EUCOM-USAID team home run in Tetovo, Macedonia
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November 5, 2012
October 26, I participated in a ribbon cutting at a school in Tetovo, Macedonia, just north of Skopje. The school is part of a joint USAID-EUCOM initiative in Macedonia to encourage schools to conduct ethnic integration through education.
Video | Immediate Response 2012: So Pharr, So Good
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June 8, 2012
Pvt. Jacob Pharr with the with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment distinguishes himself during training at Immediate Response 2012. Immediate Response 12 is a multinational tactical field exercise that involves more than 700 personnel from the U.S. Army Europe's 2nd Cavalry Regiment and Croatian land forces, with elements from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Slovenia. Macedonia and Serbia have brought observers.
Video | Immediate Response 2012: Slovenian Troops In A Fire Fight
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June 8, 2012
Pvt. Tonya Breznik of the Slovenian Armed Forces talks about the training going on during Immediate Response 2012 and how it relates to here experience serving in Afghanistan in support of the International Security Assistance Force there. Immediate Response 12 is a multinational tactical field exercise that involves more than 700 personnel from the U.S. Army Europe's 2nd Cavalry Regiment and Croatian land forces, with elements from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Slovenia. Macedonia and Serbia have brought observers.
Article | U.S. Ambassador to Republic of Macedonia visits NATO multi-national exercises
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May 25, 2012
The U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia and the Chief of Defense of the Republic of Macedonian Army observed training at the NATO-led multi-national exercises here May 23, 2012.
Article | 11 nations share lessons learned at medical symposium
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April 24, 2012
Representatives of the military medical community from 11 Partnership for Peace and NATO countries met to discuss common problems and solutions within the career field here April 18 - 20.
Article | Demir Kapija Honors U.S. Emb. for Humanitarian Assistance
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November 7, 2011
On Nov. 7, Municipality Mayor Trajche Dimitriev and Office of Defense Cooperation Chief, Lt. Col. Michael Tarquinto, marked the completion of the construction of a 3-bay service vehicle garage and the renovation of the “Dimche A. Gaberot” Primary School in the city of Demir Kapija.
Country | Republic of Macedonia
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November 1, 2011
The United States and Macedonia have enjoyed good bilateral relations since Macedonia gained its independence in 1991 and enjoy a cooperative relationship across a broad range of political, economic, cultural, military, and social issues.
Article | Pediatrics Association in Macedonia Recognizes United States for Humanitarian Assistance Efforts
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October 5, 2011
Dr. Aleksandar Sajkovski, President of the Pediatrics Association of Macedonia, today awarded the American Embassy in recognition of the many years of successful cooperation and special contributions in supporting the goals of the Association.
Article | U.S. Sponsored Conference Addresses Combating Terrorism and Cyber Crime
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October 4, 2011
On Monday, September 26th, the U.S. Embassy opened a conference entitled “The Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism and Cyber Crime” at Lake Ohrid.
Article | Montenegro partnership for peace country attends Combined Endeavor 11
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September 14, 2011
Montenegro is among the 40 nations that are participating in Combined Endeavor a multinational exercise, from Sept. 9-22, 2011.
Video | DoD renovated Primary School "Bratstvo Migjeni" v. Sarakino, Municipality Tetovo.
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September 13, 2011
DoD/ODC, with technical assistance by USAID/PEP, renovated Primary School "Bratstvo Migjeni" v. Sarakino, Municipality Tetovo.
The renovation included replacement of all windows and doors, the roof, the floor, the central heating system, the light and electrical installation, reconstruction of toilets, installation of thermal façade, painting the external walls, painting the classroom walls and the installation of paths around the school.
Article | NMCB 74 Detail Macedonia supports MEDCUER 11
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July 18, 2011
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Detail Macedonia, complete a humanitarian and civic assistance mission in Demir Kapija, Macedonia, supporting Medical Training Exercise in Eastern Europe 11.
Article | Multinational Partners Hold Joint Land Component Demonstration During Sea Breeze 2011
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June 13, 2011
Multinational partners hosted a joint land component demonstration for local media during exercise Sea Breeze 2011, June 11.
Article | U.S. Marines Hold NCO Course for Multinational Partners during Sea Breeze 2011
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June 10, 2011
More than 30 non-commissioned officers (NCO) from Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, and the U.S. deployed to Exercise Sea Breeze 2011 attended a two-day training course on leadership development held at the Shirokyilan facility from Nicolaev.
Blog Post | Cyber Defense is a Team Sport
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February 16, 2011
The theme of this conference was “Empowering a Cyber Defense Workforce" and included over one hundred participants with 40 partner cyber defenders from 18 countries, NATO, and other international organizations. The cheer squad came from USEUCOM's components, DoD agencies and industry.
Article | Macedonian soldiers welcomed home from Afghanistan
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December 3, 2010
Ambassador Reeker joined the Minister of Defense Zoran Konjanovski, the Chief of Defense, Lieutenant General Miroslav Stojanovski and Vermont Adjutant General Representative Lieutenant Colonel David Kaiser yesterday at the Army’s Ilinden Barracks to officially welcome home the 79 soldiers who have successfully completed the first ever 9-month combined deployment in Afghanistan.
Video | MEDCEUR opening ceremony
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September 13, 2010
Servicemembers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine and the United States stand in formation together at Danilovgrad Army Base, Montenegro, Sept. 10. The ten nations have gathered to work together during MEDCEUR 10, a medical training exercise in central and eastern Europe. This exercise will provide training that will give these servicemembers a strengthened emergency and medical response in the event of any real-world disasters or accidents. For more information, visit www.usafe.af.mil/medceur.asp and www.odbrana.gov.me.
Article | Ten for '10: MEDCEUR officially begins
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September 10, 2010
Servicemembers of ten nations, including the United States, snapped to attention in formation on the parade ground here for the opening ceremonies of MEDCEUR 2010, a large-scale medical exercise for central and eastern Europe.
Article | Largest communication exercise ever hosted at Grafenwoehr Training Area
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September 8, 2010
Nearly 1,400 participants of more than 40 countries and organizations gathered at the Joint Multinational Simulations Center (JMSC) at Grafenwoehr Training Area for the U.S. European Command’s (EUCOM’s) exercise, Combined Endeavor 2010, the world’s largest military communications and information systems exercise, Sept. 2-16.
Article | KFOR Soldiers demonstrate quick reaction skills
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June 25, 2010
Multinational Battle Group East (MNBG E) Soldiers tested their capacity to react quickly during exercises near the border with the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia and outside Viti/Vitina on June 22.
Article | 230th Military Police partner with Macedonian army, prep unit to deploy
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April 5, 2010
MANNHEIM, Germany — "First, we will drink coffee." Those were the words of Macedonian army Maj. Slavco Cvetanoski, the commander of Army Training Area Krivolak in Macedonia March 12 at a meeting with leadership from the 230th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion.
Video | US Troops train Macedonian soldiers
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March 30, 2010
U.S. troops are training soldiers from the Republic of Macedonia. See what U.S. military police are doing to help Macedonian troops.
Video | Military Policemen train Macedonians
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March 17, 2010
American service members are not the only ones training for a deployment to Afghanistan. In Macedonia, Army Spc. Jason Nolte shows us how American and Macedonian troops are "aiming" to teach each other valuable lessons.
Article | Macedonian visit to Ramstein advances partnerships, integration
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February 1, 2010
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- As the Air Force places more emphasis on the importance of building partnerships, Team Ramstein continues to be at the forefront of making this happen in Europe. The base hosted three officers from the Republic of Macedonia Army Jan. 26-28 with the intent of enhancing future operations and mission success.
Video | Skopje, Macedonia school celebration
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December 21, 2009
U.S. military leaders say the Republic of Macedonia is a growing nation that continues to support political, economic and social issues throughout the world. SSG Victor Gardner has more on a celebration for a joint project between the U.S. and the Republic of Macedonia.
Video | Macedonian School Renovation
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December 17, 2009
U.S. troops helped renovate a school in Macedonia. The opening ceremony showcased all of the efforts that were made and Rear Adm. Andy Brown, Director of Logistics at EUCOM, was there at the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Video | Macedonia Awards ceremony
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December 17, 2009
Sixteen Macedonian soldiers are honored by Rear Adm. Andy Brown, U.S. European Command logistics director, for their service in Iraq.
Article | School refurbishments focus on Macedonian children
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December 16, 2009
SKOPJE, Macedonia - It was a time of celebration, a time of friendship and a time focused solely on the children. Hundreds of students, teachers and parents greeted U.S. European Command members who traveled here to celebrate the refurbishment of two local schools.
Video | Stronger Together_0005
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December 15, 2009
U.S. European Command, USAID, the U.S. Embassy in Macedonia and the Government of Macedonia held ribbon-cutting ceremonies Monday at two schools in Macedonia. Through the ongoing partnership and friendship between the U.S. and Macedonia, USAID and EUCOM are assisting with providing a better educational environment for the children of Macedonia. The U.S. and Macedonia are both working toward the common goal of stability through education.
Article | U.S. European Command recognizes Macedonian soldier's; service during Operation Iraqi Freedom
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December 14, 2009
SKOPJE, Macedonia - Navy Rear Adm. Andy Brown, director of logistics at U.S. European Command, recognized Macedonian soldiers Dec. 14 for their distinguished service during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Blog Post | So Long But Not Goodbye - Logistics Exercise 2009
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October 26, 2009
That’s a wrap as they say in Hollywood, or so I’ve heard. Eighteen months of planning, training, and effort finished with the after action review.
Blog Post | Is European Command still relevant?
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October 21, 2009
I thought I'd throw this topic out for some conversation and I'd like to see what others think:
Blog Post | Arriving in Macedonia - LOGEX 09
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October 15, 2009
This is my first blog for Logistics Exercise 2009. Hope you enjoy it! Thanks for tracking!
Blog Post | Ready or Not! Here we go!
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October 15, 2009
So, the final event of LOGEX 09 is upon us...
