** 20-27 February 2008 19-21 Feb. 2008 NATO ambassadors see progress in Afghanistan The North Atlantic Council completed a three day visit to Afghanistan on 21 February 2007. More... 26 Feb. 2008 Icelandic Prime Minister discusses security issues with NATO Secretary General The Prime Minister of Iceland, Mr. Geir H. Haarde, met with NATO Secretary General Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at NATO Headquarters on 26 February 2008.More... 25 Feb. 2008 NATO Secretary General and the EU High Representative discuss ...Continue Reading

** Issue ¹ 1/2008 NATO-Russia airspace cooperation project undergoes joint tests Joint system testing is currently underway on the Cooperative Airspace Initiative (CAI), which is being developed under the auspices of the NATO-Russia Council. more>> Tenth Winter Academy takes place in Berlin Some forty students gathered in Berlin, Germany, for a lively discussion of security issues with NATO officials and senior academics at the tenth annual Winter Academy. more>>   NATO and Russia exp ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)032 27 Feb. / fév. 2008 THE NATO SECRETARY GENERAL TO VISIT  THE UNITED STATES*   The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer,  will visit Washington  on 28th and 29th February 2008.   He will meet with President George Bush,  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and National Security Advisor Steve Hadley.  On Friday, the Secretary General will also give an address on “Forging the 21st Century ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Rodriguez from Afghanistan Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:01:00 -0600 Presenter: Commander, Combined Joint Task Force 82 and Regional Command East Maj. Gen. David Rodriguez February 26, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Rodriguez from Afghanistan                  MODERATOR:  Well, good morning and welcome.  Allow me to introduce to you, it's always my pleasure t ...Continue Reading

Media Roundtable With Secretary of Defense Robert Gates from Australia Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:19:00 -0600 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates February 24, 2008 Media Roundtable With Secretary of Defense Robert Gates from Australia             STAFF: Thank you all for coming. The secretary is prepared to give you guys 30 minutes on the record. We want to make sure everybody gets a question in.  ...Continue Reading

** NATO Press Release (2008)031 26 February 2008   Visit to NATO of the President of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) , Mr. Branko Crvenkovski on Wednesday 27 February 2008   The President of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Branko Crvenkovski, will visit NATO Headquarters on Wednesday 27 February 2008.  He will meet with the Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. There is no media opportunity. [1] Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its co ...Continue Reading

**  Issue: 1/2008 Chairman of NATO Military Committee visits Kyiv General Ray Henault, the Chairman of NATO's Military Committee, visited Kyiv on 14 and 15 February for meetings with the Ukrainian Chief of Defence Staff, Army General Serhiy Kyrychenko, and Defence Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov. more>> NATO-Ukraine defence ministers meet in Vilnius Ukrainian Defence Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov briefed his Allied counterparts on the new Ukrainian government's priorities in security and defence policy, at an ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Ham from the Pentagon Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:19:00 -0600 Presenter: Director for Operations, Joint Staff, Lt. Gen. Carter Ham February 25, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Ham from the Pentagon                 GEN. HAM:  Just a couple of brief remarks, and I'll get to your questions.             &n ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)030 25 February / février 2008 VISITE À LÂ’OTAN, LE MARDI 26 FÉVRIER 2008, * DU PREMIER MINISTRE DÂ’ISLANDE*  *  * M. Geir H. Haarde, premier ministre dÂ’Islande, sera en visite au siège de lÂ’OTAN le mardi 26 février 2008 ; il y rencontrera le secrétaire général, M. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.   Note aux médias*   17h20      ...Continue Reading

Media Availability with Secretary Gates at the Pier for the USS Russell, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:41:00 -0600 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates February 22, 2008 Media Availability with Secretary Gates at the Pier for the USS Russell, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii              SEC. GATES: Just had a great visit to the USS Russell. The Russell was one of the backup ships for yesterday's ...Continue Reading