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=2851 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 065-07 June 14, 2007 DoD Briefing on Mental Health Task Force Results The Department of Defense will brief key findings from the latest DoD Mental Health Task Force report at 10:30 a.m. ...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=3989 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 M. Gates June 14, 2007 12:00 PM EDT Media Availability with Secretary Gates at the NATO Ministerial Meeting in Brussels, Belgium SEC. ...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=2850 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 064-07 June 14, 2007 Aviation Brigade Combat Team Commander to Brief Live From Iraq Army Col. Daniel Ball, commander of 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, will brief li ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2007)069 14 June/juin 2007 MEETING OF THE EURO-ATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP COUNCILIN DEFENCE MINISTERS SESSIONHELD IN BRUSSELS ON THURSDAY, 14 JUNE 2007  CHAIRMAN'S SUMMARY Defence Ministers of the member countries of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) met in Brussels today. The Defence Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia participated for the first time, following the decisions of the Riga Summit in 2006, and were warmly welcomed into the EAP ...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=3988 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Two Senior Defense Officials June 12, 2007 Defense Department Background Briefing on Upcoming NATO Defense Ministers Meeting SR. DEFENSE OFFICIAL ONE: (Inaudible) ...Continue Reading

** MEETING OF THE NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL * AT THE LEVEL OF MINISTERS OF DEFENCE* NATO HEADQUARTERS, *BRUSSELS*, *14 JUNE 2007**  *  * CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT*  *  *  *  * The NATO-Russia Council (NRC) at the level of Defence Ministers met on 14 June in Brussels to discuss defence and military cooperation among NRC member states, as well as current international security issues. Ministers welcomed the recent ratification of the Partner ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2007)068 14 June/juin 2007 CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT MEETING OF THE NATO-UKRAINE COMMISSION IN DEFENCE MINISTERS SESSION HELD IN BRUSSELS ON THURSDAY, 14 JUNE 2007 The NATO-Ukraine Commission met in Brussels at the level of Defence Ministers on 14 June to discuss defence and security sector reform in Ukraine and Ukraine’s participation in NATO-led operations.  Ministers reiterated their strong commitment to and support for Euro-Atlantic values and ...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=3986 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey, Former Commander, Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq June 13, 2007 DoD Press Briefing with Lt. Gen. Dempsey from the Pentagon ...Continue Reading

*Classification: NATO UNCLASSIFIED (Releasable for Internet Transmission)* 11 June 2007NATO Press Release (2007)071NATO Secretary General to visit Turkey The Secretary General of NATO, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will visit Ankara on Tuesday 12 June 2007.During his visit, the Secretary General will meet with the Prime Minister, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoðan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Abdullah Gül, Minister of Defence Mr. Mehmet Vecdi Gönül and with the Chief ...Continue Reading

Classification: NATO UNCLASSIFIED (Releasable for Internet Transmission) 11 June/juin 2007 PR/CP(2007)066 NATO workshop on man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) 12-13 June 2007 NATO will host a MANPADS Workshop on 12-13 June 2007 at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The workshop "MANPADS and All Its Aspects" will concentrate on the global threat associated with MANPADS and on the global response to it - focusing on the ongoing activities (both technical and political) in preventing the use and prolifera ...Continue Reading