U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=10287 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1272-06December 12, 2006 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freed ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Today In DOD On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/Today/index.aspx?ShowDate=12/13/2006 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.aspx or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Today in the Department of Defense, Wednesday, December 13, 2006 Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld  and Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England have no public or media events on  ...Continue Reading

SERBIA TO JOIN PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE*   The President of Serbia, Mr. Boris Tadić, will visit the NATO Headquarters on Thursday, 14 December for a meeting with the North Atlantic Council.  During this meeting, Mr. Tadić  will sign the Framework Document for the accession of Serbia  to the Partnership for Peace Programme.   Media Advisory*   11:30       Meeting with the North Atlantic Council (restricted pool)   12 ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=10284 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1269-06December 12, 2006 Department of Defense and United Kingdom Sign Next Stage Joint Strike Fighter Agreement Today, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon Engla ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=10283 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1267-06December 12, 2006 DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for November 2006 The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention ...Continue Reading

12* December/décembre* 2006** NOTE*  * PR/CP(2006)155*  *  BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA TO JOIN PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE*   The Chairman of the Tripresidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina , Mr. NebojÅ¡a Radmanović, will visit the NATO Headquarters on Thursday, 14 December 2006 for a meeting with the North Atlantic Council.  During this meeting, Mr. Radmanović  will sign the Framework Document for the accessi ...Continue Reading

12* December/décembre* 2006**  *  * PR/CP(2006)156** *  MONTENEGRO TO JOIN PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE*  *  * The President of Montenegro, Mr. Filip Vujanovic, will visit the NATO Headquarters on Thursday, 14 December for a meeting with the North Atlantic Council.  During this meeting, President Vujanovic will sign the Framework Document for the accession of Montenegro to the Partnership for Peace Programme.   Media Advisory*  * 10:30 &n ...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=3824 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 Donald H. Rumsfeld December 07, 2006 Interview with Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Cal Thomas of Fox News Watch MR. THOMAS: Let me start wit ...Continue Reading

*SECRETARY GENERALÂ’S SPEECH AT THE NATO-KUWAIT PUBLIC DIPLOMACY CONFERENCE KUWAIT CITY -- 12 DECEMBER 2006 * Your Highnesses, Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,      Let me start by expressing my sincere gratitude to you, Prime Minister, and the entire Government of Kuwait, for your initiative in organising this conference.  It is another important step on the way to closer cooperation between NATO and the countries from the Gulf region. And the fact that the North Atlan ...Continue Reading

*MEDIA ADVISORY 5TH ANNIVERSARY of the Operation Active Endeavour Naples, 12 December 2006.* On 15 December 2006, a ceremony to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Operation Active Endeavour will be held at the Allied Maritime Component Command Headquarters (CC-Mar), Naples.   Presiding over the ceremony will be Admiral H.G. Ulrich III, Commander Allied Joint Force Command Naples. Guests will include several senior NATO and Partner Nation officials from contributing nations and local military and political authorit ...Continue Reading