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Fri Jun 28, 2013 2:19 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Rick Rozoff" rwrozoff
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United States European Command
June 28, 2013
Hagel, Sweden’s Defense Minister Meet at Pentagon
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel met with Sweden’s Minister of Defense Karin Enström at the Pentagon today, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
During the meeting Hagel praised Sweden for its role as a key partner to the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Little said.
In particular, he added, Hagel thanked Minister Enström for Sweden's commitment and sacrifices in Afghanistan, and for its key leadership in other NATO operations such as Libya and Kosovo.
“Secretary Hagel reiterated the United States’ steadfast commitment to standing together with U.S. allies and partners,” Little said.
And Hagel affirmed “that the Defense Department will continue to seek ways to enhance our bilateral defense relationship with Sweden,” Little added, “and that our two nations will continue to work closely together to advance our common interests around the world.”
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United States European Command
June 28, 2013
Hagel, Sweden’s Defense Minister Meet at Pentagon
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel met with Sweden’s Minister of Defense Karin Enström at the Pentagon today, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
During the meeting Hagel praised Sweden for its role as a key partner to the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Little said.
In particular, he added, Hagel thanked Minister Enström for Sweden's commitment and sacrifices in Afghanistan, and for its key leadership in other NATO operations such as Libya and Kosovo.
“Secretary Hagel reiterated the United States’ steadfast commitment to standing together with U.S. allies and partners,” Little said.
And Hagel affirmed “that the Defense Department will continue to seek ways to enhance our bilateral defense relationship with Sweden,” Little added, “and that our two nations will continue to work closely together to advance our common interests around the world.”
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Fri Jun 28, 2013 3:28 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Rick Rozoff" rwrozoff
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Allied Command Transformation
June 26, 2013
NATO Partner Sweden Hosts 2013 Strategic Military Partner Discussions on Alliance Future
Written by US Navy Reserve Officer, Commander Steve Zip
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Currently, there are 41 countries that partner with NATO through a series of frameworks: the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, the Mediterranean Dialogue, the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative and many other bilateral agreements across the globe. Host nation Sweden provides an example of the long-term value of NATO partnership.
In Afghanistan, for example, of the 50 contributing nations, 24 are non-NATO members. The momentum for this collaboration is vital to the future capabilities of NATO as it shifts to a contingency posture.
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Amidst long sunny days of the Scandinavian summer, 55 NATO allies and partner nations from as far away as New Zealand gathered in Stockholm, Sweden to discuss the future security environment and share ideas.
A key theme of this Strategic Military Partner Conference (SMPC) that kicked off June 25 is that the complexity of the global security environment requires an evolution of cooperation between NATO members and their many partners. The continued success of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) program – first started 1994 – is very important to alliance members as evidenced by the high level priority given to organising the annual SMPC event.
Partner nations were well represented to dialogue and give their input during this event hosted by PfP partner Sweden. "Partners are security providers that add to NATO output, and also provide unique expertise in many of the challenges that lay ahead of us," said General Sverker Göranson, Supreme Commander Swedish Armed Forces,
NATO and partner nations live in the same increasingly complex world with more and different challenges along with emerging threats such as: ballistic missiles, energy security, access to the global commons [i.e. space], proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and most recently cyber-attacks.
Given the pressure on today's defence budgets, leveraging the intellectual capital of both allies and partners can help them better address these threats. "A true and enduring partnership must be a win-win relationship.
Currently, there are 41 countries that partner with NATO through a series of frameworks: the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, the Mediterranean Dialogue, the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative and many other bilateral agreements across the globe. Host nation Sweden provides an example of the long-term value of NATO partnership. "The transformation of the Swedish Armed Forces during the last 20 years would not have been possible without Sweden's partnership with NATO and our active participation in the EU. Our partnership with NATO has been valuable when it comes to building capabilities, including reaching the required standards. Not only the Planning and Review process, but also for example NATO evaluation tools have been and are of utmost important to us," said General Göranson.
With regard to operations, the support of NATO partners cannot be understated. In Afghanistan, for example, of the 50 contributing nations, 24 are non-NATO members. The momentum for this collaboration is vital to the future capabilities of NATO as it shifts to a contingency posture. "With the end of ISAF, our operational tempo is likely to decrease for now. This means that we will need to shift our emphasis from operational engagement to operational readiness – from a 'deployed&#
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Allied Command Transformation
June 26, 2013
NATO Partner Sweden Hosts 2013 Strategic Military Partner Discussions on Alliance Future
Written by US Navy Reserve Officer, Commander Steve Zip
====
Currently, there are 41 countries that partner with NATO through a series of frameworks: the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, the Mediterranean Dialogue, the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative and many other bilateral agreements across the globe. Host nation Sweden provides an example of the long-term value of NATO partnership.
In Afghanistan, for example, of the 50 contributing nations, 24 are non-NATO members. The momentum for this collaboration is vital to the future capabilities of NATO as it shifts to a contingency posture.
====
Amidst long sunny days of the Scandinavian summer, 55 NATO allies and partner nations from as far away as New Zealand gathered in Stockholm, Sweden to discuss the future security environment and share ideas.
A key theme of this Strategic Military Partner Conference (SMPC) that kicked off June 25 is that the complexity of the global security environment requires an evolution of cooperation between NATO members and their many partners. The continued success of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) program – first started 1994 – is very important to alliance members as evidenced by the high level priority given to organising the annual SMPC event.
Partner nations were well represented to dialogue and give their input during this event hosted by PfP partner Sweden. "Partners are security providers that add to NATO output, and also provide unique expertise in many of the challenges that lay ahead of us," said General Sverker Göranson, Supreme Commander Swedish Armed Forces,
NATO and partner nations live in the same increasingly complex world with more and different challenges along with emerging threats such as: ballistic missiles, energy security, access to the global commons [i.e. space], proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and most recently cyber-attacks.
Given the pressure on today's defence budgets, leveraging the intellectual capital of both allies and partners can help them better address these threats. "A true and enduring partnership must be a win-win relationship.
Currently, there are 41 countries that partner with NATO through a series of frameworks: the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, the Mediterranean Dialogue, the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative and many other bilateral agreements across the globe. Host nation Sweden provides an example of the long-term value of NATO partnership. "The transformation of the Swedish Armed Forces during the last 20 years would not have been possible without Sweden's partnership with NATO and our active participation in the EU. Our partnership with NATO has been valuable when it comes to building capabilities, including reaching the required standards. Not only the Planning and Review process, but also for example NATO evaluation tools have been and are of utmost important to us," said General Göranson.
With regard to operations, the support of NATO partners cannot be understated. In Afghanistan, for example, of the 50 contributing nations, 24 are non-NATO members. The momentum for this collaboration is vital to the future capabilities of NATO as it shifts to a contingency posture. "With the end of ISAF, our operational tempo is likely to decrease for now. This means that we will need to shift our emphasis from operational engagement to operational readiness – from a 'deployed&#
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Sat Jun 29, 2013 7:27 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Rick Rozoff" rwrozoff
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Hungarian News Agency
June 28, 2013
NATO Secretary General to visit Hungary on Monday
Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen is scheduled to visit Hungary on Monday at the invitation of Defence Minister Csaba Hende.
Rasmussen will pay a visit on the occasion that a heavy airlift unit was moved to the Papa air base in western Hungary under the arrangements of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) programme four years ago, the Defence Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
Rasmussen and Hende will consult in Papa about the strategic airlift capabilities as well as other development projects at the base, and Rasmussen will open a new hangar construction area.
President Janos Ader will meet Rasmussen in his office in Budapest on Monday afternoon, Ader’s office said.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban is also scheduled to meet the NATO General Secretary, his press chief Bertalan Havasi said.
Hungarian News Agency
June 28, 2013
NATO Secretary General to visit Hungary on Monday
Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen is scheduled to visit Hungary on Monday at the invitation of Defence Minister Csaba Hende.
Rasmussen will pay a visit on the occasion that a heavy airlift unit was moved to the Papa air base in western Hungary under the arrangements of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) programme four years ago, the Defence Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
Rasmussen and Hende will consult in Papa about the strategic airlift capabilities as well as other development projects at the base, and Rasmussen will open a new hangar construction area.
President Janos Ader will meet Rasmussen in his office in Budapest on Monday afternoon, Ader’s office said.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban is also scheduled to meet the NATO General Secretary, his press chief Bertalan Havasi said.
