Town Hall Meeting with Secretary Robert Gates at Balad Air Base, Iraq Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:46:00 -0600 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates December 14, 2008 Town Hall Meeting with Secretary Robert Gates at Balad Air Base, Iraq             SEC. GATES: (In progress) -- (off mike) -- so I have to tell you I know -- I have a little bit of experience in -- (inaudible) -- and a lot of experience in the go ...Continue Reading

** 11-17 Dec. 2008 15 Dec. 2008 NATO hands over counter-piracy operation to EU Admiral Gumiero, Commander of the NATO counter-piracy Operation Allied Provider off the coast of Somalia, met with his EU counterpart, Commodore Papaioannou, to ensure a smooth transition to EU Operation ATALANTA on 14 December 2008. More... 12-13 Dec. 2008 Youth forum promotes dialogue and cooperation NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division (PDD) supports the second second Greek-Turkish Youth Initiative and South/East Forum, organized ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)160 15 December 2008  INFORMAL MEETING OF NATO DEFENCE MINISTERS  Krakow, Poland, 19-20 February 2009 1.         INFORMATION Defence Ministers will hold informal meetings in Krakow, Poland, on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 February 2009, under the chairmanship of the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. The Minister of Defence of Poland, His Excellency Mr Bogdan Klich, will host the meetings. 2.  &nbs ...Continue Reading

Town Hall Meeting with Secretary Robert Gates at Balad Air Base, Iraq Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:46:00 -0600 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates December 14, 2008 Town Hall Meeting with Secretary Robert Gates at Balad Air Base, Iraq             SEC. GATES: (In progress) -- (off mike) -- so I have to tell you I know -- I have a little bit of experience in -- (inaudible) -- and a lot of experience in the go ...Continue Reading

** 11-17 Dec. 2008 15 Dec. 2008 NATO hands over counter-piracy operation to EU Admiral Gumiero, Commander of the NATO counter-piracy Operation Allied Provider off the coast of Somalia, met with his EU counterpart, Commodore Papaioannou, to ensure a smooth transition to EU Operation ATALANTA on 14 December 2008. More... 12-13 Dec. 2008 Youth forum promotes dialogue and cooperation NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division (PDD) supports the second second Greek-Turkish Youth Initiative and South/East Forum, organized ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)160 15 December 2008  INFORMAL MEETING OF NATO DEFENCE MINISTERS  Krakow, Poland, 19-20 February 2009 1.         INFORMATION Defence Ministers will hold informal meetings in Krakow, Poland, on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 February 2009, under the chairmanship of the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. The Minister of Defence of Poland, His Excellency Mr Bogdan Klich, will host the meetings. 2.  &nbs ...Continue Reading

** 11-17 Dec. 2008 15 Dec. 2008 NATO hands over counter-piracy operation to EU Admiral Gumiero, Commander of the NATO counter-piracy Operation Allied Provider off the coast of Somalia, met with his EU counterpart, Commodore Papaioannou, to ensure a smooth transition to EU Operation ATALANTA on 14 December 2008. More... 12-13 Dec. 2008 Youth forum promotes dialogue and cooperation NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division (PDD) supports the second second Greek-Turkish Youth Initiative and South/East Forum, organized ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)160 15 December 2008  INFORMAL MEETING OF NATO DEFENCE MINISTERS  Krakow, Poland, 19-20 February 2009 1.         INFORMATION Defence Ministers will hold informal meetings in Krakow, Poland, on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 February 2009, under the chairmanship of the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. The Minister of Defence of Poland, His Excellency Mr Bogdan Klich, will host the meetings. 2.  &nbs ...Continue Reading

** * * *SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED POWERS **EUROPE*** *PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE__* *B-7010 SHAPE, **Belgium*** * * * * NEWS RELEASE   Successful completion of NATO mission Operation Allied Provider   12 December 2008   Mons, Belgium – NATO completes its mission to escort World Food Programme (WFP) chartered vessels delivering humanitarian aid today.   NATO provided an escort on eight occasions which resulted in the safe delivery of 30,000 metric tonnes of humanitarian ai ...Continue Reading

Media Availability with Secretary Gates From Kandahar, Afghanistan Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:09:00 -0600 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates December 11, 2008 Media Availability with Secretary Gates From Kandahar, Afghanistan                 SEC. GATES: Good afternoon. And thank you all for joining me. It's good to be back in Kandahar.       &nb ...Continue Reading