Articles from February, 2007

  • Polish media tours Alaskan missile defense complex

    FORT GREELY, Alaska — Reporters from the Washington, D.C., based Polish Radio and T.V. toured the Missile Defense Complex here Feb. 21. Together the two media outlets have an audience of 14 million people.

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    • USCGC Legare conducts historic port visit in Liberia

      MONROVIA, Liberia - USCGC Legare (WMEC 912) completed a historic five-day port visit here Feb. 19. With a recent end to Liberia's long civil war, Legare became the first U.S. military ship to moor in Monrovia in more than 17 years.

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      • Africa Command Transition Team leader arrives in Stuttgart

        STUTTGART, Germany — Navy Rear Adm. Robert T. Moeller arrived here Feb. 26 to lead the joint service U.S. Africa Command Transition Team as the Executive Director.

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        • Satellite debris analysis indicates hydrazine tank hit

          WASHINGTON - Department of Defense announced Feb. 25, 2008 that based on debris analysis, officials are confident the missile intercept and destruction of a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite, achieved the objective of destroying the hydrazine tank and reducing, if not eliminating, the risk from the hazardous chemical.

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          • Kauffman, Navy ship visits build cooperation in Angola

            LUANDA, Angola — USS Kauffman (FFG 59) completed a four-day port visit here Feb. 24 as part of an ongoing effort to enhance relations throughout West and Central Africa. As the second U.S. Navy ship to conduct a port call to Luanda in the past 33 years, Kauffman's engagement built upon the successful April 2006 visit by USS Emory S. Land (AS 39).

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            • Book provides insight on how nations view homeland security

              GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — The editor of a new book about U.S. and European perspectives on homeland security says the book's Feb. 28 debut will mark another step toward international agreement on what homeland security is and why that agreement can help make everyone safer.

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              • Missile defenses in Europe would shield against Iran, not Russia

                WASHINGTON — Basing missile defenses in Eastern Europe would protect the United States, deployed U.S. troops and Europe against Iran and other rogue nations, but would pose no threat to Russia's missile deterrent, the director of the Missile Defense Agency said here Feb. 22.

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                • U.S. Navy Ship conducts port visit in Luanda

                  LUANDA, Angola — USS Kaufman (FFG 59), a U.S. Navy frigate, arrived here Feb. 20 to conduct a four-day port visit as part of an ongoing effort to enhance relations throughout West and Central Africa.

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                  • USS Kauffman strengthens relationships in Gabon

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                    • Munich conference draws decision makers, opinion shapers

                      MUNICH, Germany — Some 300 political and military leaders from more than 40 countries gathered in a centuries-old hotel here Feb. 9-11 under a banner reading "Peace Through Dialogue" to discuss the latest issues threatening global security.

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                      • Communicators from 22 nations plan premier interoperability workshop

                        PRAIA, Cape Verde — Military communicators from 22 African and European nations are meeting in Praia, Cape Verde to begin planning for the July Africa Endeavor 2007 workshop scheduled in Ditholo, South Africa.

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                        • Special operations commander addresses Program in Terrorism, Security Studies

                          GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — The top U.S. special operations commander in Europe gave Program in Terrorism and Security Studies students at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies a glimpse into the challenges of combating terrorism on an international scale during a visit here Feb. 9.

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                          • World much more complex than during Cold War, Gates says

                            The secretary's comments, in a speech to the 43rd Munich Conference on Security Policy, were largely in response to a remarks yesterday by Russian President Vladimir Putin that were critical of U.S. foreign policy.

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                            • Teaching high-altitude safety at 50 feet below sea level

                              RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AFNEWS) — An NCO from Ramstein Air Base is preparing Airmen for a flight up to 30,000 feet while never leaving the ground.

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                              • USAFE, Liberia medics save lives

                                MONROVIA, Liberia — There would be no questions on this test.

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                                • Bosnia-Herzegovina inspector general visits U.S. European Command

                                  STUTTGART, Germany — The Bosnian Armed Forces' first inspector general visited U.S. European Command for an inaugural visit Feb. 8 and 9.

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                                  • Africa Command geared toward stability

                                    WASHINGTON — The main goal of the new U.S. command in Africa will be to develop a stable environment on the continent to promote civil society and improved quality of life for the people there, a top Defense Department official said here Feb. 7.

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                                    • Seminar focuses on Armenia's on-going defense reforms

                                      YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenian officials today wrapped up a three-day seminar here Feb. 7 that saw them successfully draw on the experience of a network of experts from other nations and organizations to help plan the nation's on-going defense reforms.

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                                      • Senegal hosts Trans-Saharan Chiefs of Defense

                                        DAKAR, Senegal - The third Trans-Sahara Partnership Chiefs of Defense Conference took place here Feb. 7.

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                                        • Africa Command will consolidate U.S. efforts on continent

                                          "The view was that the time has come, in fact, with the increasing importance of the continent to the U.S., that we could better meet our requirements by standing up one unified command to consolidate all of (Defense Department) activities, as opposed to having three separate commands doing that," Moeller said.

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                                          • AFN broadcaster stops attempted murder in Mainz

                                            MAINZ, Germany — They say you never know what you'll do in a life-threatening situation until it occurs, but for one Wiesbaden Soldier "doing the right thing" came as naturally as drawing breath.

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