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=3997 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Ryan Henry, Principal Deputy Undersecretary Of Defense For Policy June 21, 2007 DoD Special Briefing on Africa Command with Mr. Ryan Henry from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Ar ...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=3995 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Colonel Martin Schweitzer, Commander, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division; And Major General Abdul Khaliq, Commander, Afghan National Army 203rd Corps June 20, 200 ...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=2854 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 068-07 June 20, 2007 Commanders To Brief Live From Afghanistan On Security And Development U.S. Army Col. Jonathan Ives, commander, Task Force Cincinnatus, Combined Joint Task Force-82 ...Continue Reading

** 20 June/juin 2007* COMMUNIQUE*  * PR/CP(2007)075*  * *  ALLIES AGREE ON STRATEGIC AIRLIFT  CAPABILITY INITIATIVE*   NATO Allies agreed today to set up a new NATO agency to acquire and manage C-17 strategic transport aircraft on behalf of a group of 15 NATO nations and two Partnership for Peace countries.  Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer welcomed the decision.  “The Strategic Airlift Capability initiative will help address NATO’s -- a ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2007)074 20 June/juin 2007 Visite du Secrétaire général de l'OTAN au Canada   Le Secrétaire général de l’OTAN, M. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, se rendra au Canada les 21 et 22 juin 2007.   Il rencontrera le premier ministre canadien, M. Stephen Harper, le ministre des affaires étrangères, M. Peter MacKay, et le ministre de la défense, M. Gordon O’Connor, ainsi que des commandants de la Force opératio ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2007)073 20 June/juin 2007 *NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS IN *RUSSIA* * 25-26 June *2007**  *   NATO and the Russian Federation are marking the tenth anniversary of the signing of the Founding Act and the fifth anniversary of the creation of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC). As part of the commemoration events the NATO-Russia Council (NRC), chaired by the Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will travel to Russia. There, the Council will take part in an NRC seminar in St. ...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=2853 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 067-07 June 19, 2007 Commanders To Brief Live From Afghanistan Col. Martin Schweitzer, commander 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82 Airborne Division and Maj. Gen. Khaliq, commander, 203rd A ...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=3993 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 15, 2007 Press Availability with Secretary Gates in Brussels, Belgium SEC. GATES: I had a cordial business-like meeting ...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=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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