** **MEDIA ADVISORY  * 26 June 2008  /* Chairman of the NATO Military Committee handover* *  *NATO HQ, BRUSSELS -- Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, former Chief of the Italian Defense Staff, tomorrow afternoon will assume the position of Chairman of the NATO Military Committee – NATO’s top military officer – from outgoing Canadian Gen. Ray Henault. A ceremony will be held in the afternoon at the NATO HQ and will be witnessed by the NATO Secretary General and Chiefs of Defence of member countries ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:28:00 -0500 Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell June 25, 2008 1:00 PM EDT DoD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.             MR. MORRELL: Good afternoon. Hi, everybody. I have nothing to open with. So let's get down to questions.      ...Continue Reading

** 19 June – 25 June 2008 24 Jun. 2008 NATO launches Intensified Dialogue with Montenegro  A first round of consultations at staff level opened the Intensified Dialogue between NATO and Montenegro on 24 June 2008. The talks covered a broad range of issues, from the Intensified Dialogue process to the expectations NATO has for aspiring countries regarding foreign and domestic policy as well as NATO's current political aSgenda.More... 23-27 Jun. 2008 NATO week in Armenia As part of "NATO Week in ...Continue Reading

** NATO Press Release (2008)089 25 June 2008 NATO completes rocket fuel destruction project in Azerbaijan Baku, 25 June 2008 The NATO Science for Peace and Security  Programme celebrated today in the capital city of Baku the destruction of all remaining stocks of mélange rocket fuel in Azerbaijan.  Through a NATO Science for Peace project, about 1300 tonnes of highly toxic corrosive material have been destroyed. All stocks of mélange rocke ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)088 25 June 2008 VISITE DU SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL DE LÂ’OTAN EN ITALIE*  *   Le secrétaire général de lÂ’OTAN, M. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, se rendra à Rome le jeudi 26 juin 2008.   Au cours de sa visite, le secrétaire général rencontrera le président de la République italienne, M. Giorgio Napolitano, le président du Conseil d ...Continue Reading

** Issue ¹ 3/2008 NATO-Russia Council defence ministers meet Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov met Allied defence ministers at NATO Headquarters on 13 June to discuss defence and military cooperation and current international security issues. more>> Russia takes part in NATO submarine rescue exercise A Russian rescue vessel, the RFS Titov, carrying a Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV), participated in a NATO submarine search-and-rescue exercise in the North Sea from 26 May to 6 Jun ...Continue Reading

** Issue ¹ 3/2008 NATO-Russia Council defence ministers meet Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov met Allied defence ministers at NATO Headquarters on 13 June to discuss defence and military cooperation and current international security issues. more>> Russia takes part in NATO submarine rescue exercise A Russian rescue vessel, the RFS Titov, carrying a Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV), participated in a NATO submarine search-and-rescue exercise in the North Sea from 26 May to 6 Jun ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Schloesser from Afghanistan Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:08:00 -0500 Presenter: Commander, Combined Joint Task Force-101, and Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser June 24, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Schloesser from Afghanistan              (Note: Major General Schloesser appears via teleconference.)     &n ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Austin III from Iraq Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:40:00 -0500 Presenter: Commander, Multinational Corps, Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin III June 23, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Austin III from Iraq             BRYAN WHITMAN (Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs): Hey. Look, I understand we're a little bit early, by about a minute or so, but we've got General Aust ...Continue Reading

** 20 June/juin 2008* NOTE*  * PR/CP(2008) 087* NATO Secretary General to visit Kosovo* on *Monday, 23 June  2008**   The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will travel to Kosovo on Monday, 23 June 2008.  He will meet with COMKFOR,  Lieutenant General Xavier de Marnhac and visit KFOR troops. The Secretary General will meet with President Fatmir Sejdiu and  Prime Minister Hashim Thaci.  The Secretary General will also hold talks with ...Continue Reading