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Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:25 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Rick Rozoff" rwrozoff
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Civil Georgia
April 24, 2013
Georgian FM Visits Brussels
Tbilisi: Georgia’s Foreign Minister, Maia Panjikidze, participated in the NATO and ISAF partner nations’ foreign ministerial meeting on Tuesday and will meet U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday in Brussels.
Panjikidze said that Georgia, which now has over 1,600 troops in Afghanistan, making the country highest per capita troop contributor to ISAF, reiterated its commitment to the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan and reaffirmed its intention to continue its contribution after 2014, when the NATO combat mission is due to end.
She said that Georgia was also offering NATO to use its territory as a route for reverse transit of ISAF forces and cargoes from Afghanistan, in particular by using a railway link, which is due to be completed later this year and which will link Azerbaijan and Turkey via Georgia.
In a declaration adopted after a trilateral meeting in Batumi in March, 2013 foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey underscored “the necessity of timely conclusion of construction” of the Baku-Tbilisi-
Also on April 23, the Georgian Foreign Minister participated together with counterparts from three other NATO aspirant countries – Bosnia and Herzegovina; Montenegro and Macedonia, in a meeting with three NATO-member states – Poland, Romania and Turkey.
Panjikidze said it was an initiative of these three NATO-member states to initiate the new 3+4 format to engage more actively with four aspirant countries.
On Wednesday Panjikidze is expected to meet U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Brussels to discuss “important details” of bilateral relations, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said.
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Civil Georgia
April 24, 2013
Georgian FM Visits Brussels
Tbilisi: Georgia’s Foreign Minister, Maia Panjikidze, participated in the NATO and ISAF partner nations’ foreign ministerial meeting on Tuesday and will meet U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday in Brussels.
Panjikidze said that Georgia, which now has over 1,600 troops in Afghanistan, making the country highest per capita troop contributor to ISAF, reiterated its commitment to the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan and reaffirmed its intention to continue its contribution after 2014, when the NATO combat mission is due to end.
She said that Georgia was also offering NATO to use its territory as a route for reverse transit of ISAF forces and cargoes from Afghanistan, in particular by using a railway link, which is due to be completed later this year and which will link Azerbaijan and Turkey via Georgia.
In a declaration adopted after a trilateral meeting in Batumi in March, 2013 foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey underscored “the necessity of timely conclusion of construction” of the Baku-Tbilisi-
Also on April 23, the Georgian Foreign Minister participated together with counterparts from three other NATO aspirant countries – Bosnia and Herzegovina; Montenegro and Macedonia, in a meeting with three NATO-member states – Poland, Romania and Turkey.
Panjikidze said it was an initiative of these three NATO-member states to initiate the new 3+4 format to engage more actively with four aspirant countries.
On Wednesday Panjikidze is expected to meet U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Brussels to discuss “important details” of bilateral relations, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said.
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Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:08 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
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U.S. Department of Defense
April 24, 2013
Deputy Defense Secretary Receives Missile Defense Award
WASHINGTON: Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter received the 2013 Ronald Reagan Missile Defense Award yesterday for his contributions in advancing missile defense as a critical U.S. defense capability.
Navy Vice Adm. James D. Syring, Missile Defense Agency director, and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James A. Abrahamson, previous director of the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization and recipient of the 2004 Reagan Award, presented Carter with the award during the Ronald Reagan Missile Defense Forum at Fort Belvoir, Va.
As missile defenses have expanded to play a vital role in the national defense strategy, Carter has been instrumental in defining the relationship between the Missile Defense Agency, the developer, and the military services, which operate the ballistic missile defense system. His perspective has shaped thinking on a national level to meet a real-world evolving threat, officials said in a Pentagon news release announcing the award.
While serving as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics from April 2009 to October 2011, officials said, Carter led the department&#
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U.S. Department of Defense
April 24, 2013
Deputy Defense Secretary Receives Missile Defense Award
WASHINGTON: Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter received the 2013 Ronald Reagan Missile Defense Award yesterday for his contributions in advancing missile defense as a critical U.S. defense capability.
Navy Vice Adm. James D. Syring, Missile Defense Agency director, and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James A. Abrahamson, previous director of the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization and recipient of the 2004 Reagan Award, presented Carter with the award during the Ronald Reagan Missile Defense Forum at Fort Belvoir, Va.
As missile defenses have expanded to play a vital role in the national defense strategy, Carter has been instrumental in defining the relationship between the Missile Defense Agency, the developer, and the military services, which operate the ballistic missile defense system. His perspective has shaped thinking on a national level to meet a real-world evolving threat, officials said in a Pentagon news release announcing the award.
While serving as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics from April 2009 to October 2011, officials said, Carter led the department&#
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Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:08 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
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U.S. Air Force
April 24, 2013
Ramstein Airmen train with Romanian counterparts
By Airman 1st Class Hailey Haux
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany: More than 80 Airmen from Ramstein participated in exercise Carpathian Spring in Romania April 12 through 21.
The exercise was designed for aircrew to receive upgrade training as well as building partnership capacity with Romanians.
"Sequestration has forced us to be more efficient with our training funds and hours," said Capt. Michael Trimble, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft commander. "We have come to Romania to maximize the training available to us. They have great airspace and terrain."
While in Romania, executing effective C-130J Super Hercules aircrew training was a priority.
"Aircrew conducted low-level flying and assault landings, while the 435th Contingency Response Group operated drop zones and manned foreign jumpers," said Capt. Bradley Buinicky, 86th Operations Support Squadron chief of current operations..
"This is our fifth year of training with the 37th [Airlift Squadron]," said Romanian Brig. Gen. Adrian Ciolponea, 6th Special Operation Brigade commander...
Condensing what would have been a month or two of training in Germany, the aircrew was able to get all the training needed in a little more than a week in Romania.
Six pilots were upgraded and two loadmasters met all qualifications to drop personnel during the training. Overall more than 250 Romanian paratroopers were airdropped, with about 350 night-vision goggle events over the course of the 10 days.
U.S. Air Force
April 24, 2013
Ramstein Airmen train with Romanian counterparts
By Airman 1st Class Hailey Haux
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany: More than 80 Airmen from Ramstein participated in exercise Carpathian Spring in Romania April 12 through 21.
The exercise was designed for aircrew to receive upgrade training as well as building partnership capacity with Romanians.
"Sequestration has forced us to be more efficient with our training funds and hours," said Capt. Michael Trimble, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft commander. "We have come to Romania to maximize the training available to us. They have great airspace and terrain."
While in Romania, executing effective C-130J Super Hercules aircrew training was a priority.
"Aircrew conducted low-level flying and assault landings, while the 435th Contingency Response Group operated drop zones and manned foreign jumpers," said Capt. Bradley Buinicky, 86th Operations Support Squadron chief of current operations..
"This is our fifth year of training with the 37th [Airlift Squadron]," said Romanian Brig. Gen. Adrian Ciolponea, 6th Special Operation Brigade commander...
Condensing what would have been a month or two of training in Germany, the aircrew was able to get all the training needed in a little more than a week in Romania.
Six pilots were upgraded and two loadmasters met all qualifications to drop personnel during the training. Overall more than 250 Romanian paratroopers were airdropped, with about 350 night-vision goggle events over the course of the 10 days.
