U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Transcript On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=3992 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and Commanding General Multinational Force Iraq Gen. David Petraeus June 16, 2007 9:30 AM EDT Joint Pr ...Continue Reading

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** *PRESS COMMUNIQUE - COMMUNIQUE PRESSE* * * * * *NATO PA DELEGATION VISIT TO **JAPAN*** *JUNE 11-15, 2007***   Japan will continue to deregulate its economy, reinforce trade links throughout Asia and work to deepen ties with NATO and NATO members to advance global peace and security. This was the message 22 Parliamentarians from the NATO Parliamentary AssemblyÂ’s Economics and Security Committee will bring back to their capitals after visiting Tokyo and Osaka, Japan from June 11-15.& ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Transcript On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=3990 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Commander of the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Multinational Division-Central Col. Daniel Ball June 15, 2007 DoD News Briefing with Col. Daniel Ball fr ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Transcript On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=3991 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Dr. S. Ward Casscells, Vice Adm. Donald Arthur, Rear Adm. John Mateczun, Maj. Gen. Gale Pollock, Maj. Gen. Bruce Green, Col. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, Ellen Bmbre, and Sh ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Press Advisories On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/advisories/advisory.aspx?advisoryid=2852 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 066-07 June 15, 2007 Multinational Corps--Iraq Commander to Brief Live from Iraq Army Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of the Multinational Corps-Iraq, will brief live from ...Continue Reading

** 11-17 June 2007 14 June 2007 NATO agrees on missile defence way forward NATO’s 26 countries agreed to assess by February 2008 the political and military implications for the Alliance of the US missile defence system.  More... 14 June 2007 NATO to strengthen protection against cyber attacks Concerns over recent cyber attacks against NATO member Estonia led to calls from NATO Defense Ministers on 14 June to boost efforts to protect information systems of critical importance to NATO against future atta ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2007)072 15 June/juin 2007 VISIT OF PRESIDENT OF *MOLDOVA**   The President of Moldova, Mr. Vladimir Voronin, will visit NATO Headquarters on Monday 18th June 2007 and will meet with the Secretary General,  Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.   There will be no media opportunity. VISITE DU PRESIDENT DE LA MOLDAVIE*  * Le Président de la Moldavie, M. Vladimir Voronin, viendra en visite au siège de l'OTAN le lundi 18 juin 2007 pour y rencontrer le Secré ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2007)070 15 June/juin 2007 MINISTERIAL MEETINGS OF THE DEFENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE AND THE NUCLEAR PLANNING GROUP HELD IN BRUSSELS ON FRIDAY, 15 JUNE 2007 FINAL COMMUNIQUE 1.         The Defence Planning Committee and Nuclear Planning Group met in Ministerial Session on 15 June 2007. 2.         As the Defence Planning Committee, responsible for the collective force planning system of the Alliance, we conside ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2007)067 14 June/juin 2007 MEETING OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL IN DEFENCE MINISTERS SESSION HELD IN BRUSSELS ON THURSDAY, 14 JUNE 2007 FINAL COMMUNIQUE  1.         The North Atlantic Council met in Defence Ministers’ session on 14-15 June 2007 to review NATO’s current operations and missions, and defence aspects of the Alliance’s transformation and partner ...Continue Reading