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Sat May 11, 2013 6:57 am (PDT) . Posted by:
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Itar-Tass
May 10, 2013
NATO’s military infrastructure moving to Russian borders - Lavrov
WARSAW: NATO’s military infrastructure is moving towards Russia’s borders, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
“When the military infrastructure is moving towards borders, this always evokes questions,” he said. “Russia and Belarus protect their borders.”
“The alliance’s military infrastructure is really moving eastwards, to the borders of Russia,” he said adding that NATO violates previous obligations.
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Tanjug News Agency
May 10, 2013
"NATO infrastructure is moving towards Russia"
WARSAW: NATO’s military infrastructure is moving towards Russia’s borders, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
"When the military infrastructure is moving towards borders, this always evokes questions. Russia and Belarus protect their borders," Itar-Tass quoted him as saying.
“The alliance’s military infrastructure is really moving eastwards, to the borders of Russia,” Lavrov said adding that NATO violates previous obligations.
He made the statement after the meeting on Friday in Warsaw with his German and Polish counterparts Guido Westerwelle and Radoslaw Sikorski, called to discuss relations between the Russian Federation and NATO.
"Today I discussed very complicated issues with my colleagues. We agree that Russia and NATO are not enemies and that this has been made official in documents adopted at a high level. We also agree that diplomats should do everything they can to help build trust," Lavrov stated.
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Itar-Tass
May 10, 2013
NATO’s military infrastructure moving to Russian borders - Lavrov
WARSAW: NATO’s military infrastructure is moving towards Russia’s borders, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
“When the military infrastructure is moving towards borders, this always evokes questions,” he said. “Russia and Belarus protect their borders.”
“The alliance’s military infrastructure is really moving eastwards, to the borders of Russia,” he said adding that NATO violates previous obligations.
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http://www.b92.
Tanjug News Agency
May 10, 2013
"NATO infrastructure is moving towards Russia"
WARSAW: NATO’s military infrastructure is moving towards Russia’s borders, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
"When the military infrastructure is moving towards borders, this always evokes questions. Russia and Belarus protect their borders," Itar-Tass quoted him as saying.
“The alliance’s military infrastructure is really moving eastwards, to the borders of Russia,” Lavrov said adding that NATO violates previous obligations.
He made the statement after the meeting on Friday in Warsaw with his German and Polish counterparts Guido Westerwelle and Radoslaw Sikorski, called to discuss relations between the Russian Federation and NATO.
"Today I discussed very complicated issues with my colleagues. We agree that Russia and NATO are not enemies and that this has been made official in documents adopted at a high level. We also agree that diplomats should do everything they can to help build trust," Lavrov stated.
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Sat May 11, 2013 6:57 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Rick Rozoff" rwrozoff
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U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa
May 9, 2013
Av-Det partners with Poland as first F-16 rotation arrives
By Senior Master Sgt. Sarah Webb
52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs
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U.S. aircraft, service members and civilian contractors will rotate to the Av-Det on a quarterly basis to foster bilateral defense ties, enhance regional security and increase interoperability among NATO allies through combined training exercises.
The training plan for Av-Det Rotation 13-2 will integrate U.S. and Polish aircraft, to include F-16s, MiG-29s and Su-22s, in simulated air combat scenarios...
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SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany: The first rotation of U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 176th Fighter Squadron, 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, departs for the U.S Aviation Detachment, Lask Air Base, Poland, this week.
More than 90 men and women from the 115th FW will train and integrate with their coalition partners at the Av-Det Rotation 13-2 joint theater security cooperation event.
U.S. aircraft, service members and civilian contractors will rotate to the Av-Det on a quarterly basis to foster bilateral defense ties, enhance regional security and increase interoperability among NATO allies through combined training exercises.
The first fighter rotation is designed to demonstrate the Air Forces' total force concept, as the Air National Guard and active-duty components team together and integrate with coalition partners to meet combined operational requirements.
"The arrival of the 115th FW represents the next iteration in the aviation detachment&#
This is the second of four quarterly exercises hosted by the Av-Det who recently supported C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft from Ramstein Air Base during Exercise Screaming Eagle V.
"Unlike our first rotation consisting of C-130 aircraft from within Europe, the Av-Det faced new and unique challenges with the deployment of a stateside unit," Spears said...
The training plan for Av-Det Rotation 13-2 will integrate U.S. and Polish aircraft, to include F-16s, MiG-29s and Su-22s, in simulated air combat scenarios with both nations' forces working toward a common objective.
"The scenarios will challenge our pilots, not only as a test of their skill and knowledge, but in their ability to overcome differences in language, aircraft capabilities, communications systems, and tactics - a true test in interoperability,
The Av-Det rotation 13-2 exercise is scheduled for May 13-24. The unit's parent wing is the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem AB.
U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa
May 9, 2013
Av-Det partners with Poland as first F-16 rotation arrives
By Senior Master Sgt. Sarah Webb
52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs
====
U.S. aircraft, service members and civilian contractors will rotate to the Av-Det on a quarterly basis to foster bilateral defense ties, enhance regional security and increase interoperability among NATO allies through combined training exercises.
The training plan for Av-Det Rotation 13-2 will integrate U.S. and Polish aircraft, to include F-16s, MiG-29s and Su-22s, in simulated air combat scenarios...
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SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany: The first rotation of U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 176th Fighter Squadron, 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, departs for the U.S Aviation Detachment, Lask Air Base, Poland, this week.
More than 90 men and women from the 115th FW will train and integrate with their coalition partners at the Av-Det Rotation 13-2 joint theater security cooperation event.
U.S. aircraft, service members and civilian contractors will rotate to the Av-Det on a quarterly basis to foster bilateral defense ties, enhance regional security and increase interoperability among NATO allies through combined training exercises.
The first fighter rotation is designed to demonstrate the Air Forces' total force concept, as the Air National Guard and active-duty components team together and integrate with coalition partners to meet combined operational requirements.
"The arrival of the 115th FW represents the next iteration in the aviation detachment&#
This is the second of four quarterly exercises hosted by the Av-Det who recently supported C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft from Ramstein Air Base during Exercise Screaming Eagle V.
"Unlike our first rotation consisting of C-130 aircraft from within Europe, the Av-Det faced new and unique challenges with the deployment of a stateside unit," Spears said...
The training plan for Av-Det Rotation 13-2 will integrate U.S. and Polish aircraft, to include F-16s, MiG-29s and Su-22s, in simulated air combat scenarios with both nations' forces working toward a common objective.
"The scenarios will challenge our pilots, not only as a test of their skill and knowledge, but in their ability to overcome differences in language, aircraft capabilities, communications systems, and tactics - a true test in interoperability,
The Av-Det rotation 13-2 exercise is scheduled for May 13-24. The unit's parent wing is the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem AB.
