PR/CP(2006)0835 July/juillet 2006  NATO Secretary General to visit  Greece* Friday, 7 July 2006*   The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will visit Athens on Friday, 7 July 2006.  He will meet with Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Theodora Bakoyannis and with Minister of Defence Evangelos Meimarakis. The Secretary General will also address the conference “NATO, European Security and Greece in the 21st cen ...Continue Reading

DefenseLINK News: DoD News Release U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/releases/2006/nr20060705-13382.html Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...Continue Reading

 * PRESS RELEASE* 05 July, 2006 *NATO Support for Pope Benedict’s visit to Spain*  * *Mons, Belgium--* At the request of Spanish national authorities, aircraft from the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force (NAEW&C Force) will provide airspace surveillance support during the Pope Benedict XVI visit to “5th World Meeting of Families” in Valencia, Spain on 9 July 2006. NATO has agreed to augment SpainÃ& ...Continue Reading

Bush Calls on Public to Support Troops By Linda D. KozarynAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 4, 2006 – President Bush today called on the American public to do their part in supporting the nation's men and women in uniform. "Across our country, Americans are coming together to help our deployed forces and their families -- and we can do more," ...Continue Reading

Pace Thanks Troops, Families in Independence Day Interviews By John D. BanusiewiczAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 4, 2006 – As the nation observes its 230th birthday, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff took to the airwaves today to thank the men and women of the armed forces and their families for their service. Marine Gen. Peter Pace noted on NBC's ...Continue Reading

Country Singer Rockie Lynne Salutes 'America Supports You' By Linda D. KozarynAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 4, 2006 – The Defense Department's "America Supports You" program is a good thing for the nation's men and women in uniform, breakout country music star Rockie Lynne said today on ABC's "Good Morning America." ...Continue Reading

Country Singer Rockie Lynne Salutes 'America Supports You' By Linda D. KozarynAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 4, 2006 – The Defense Department's "America Supports You" program is a good thing for the nation's men and women in uniform, breakout country music star Rockie Lynne said today on ABC's "Good Morning America." ...Continue Reading

America Supports You: Naturalized American Honors War Dead By Rudi WilliamsAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 4, 2006 – A former illegal alien from Iran who now is an American citizen is showing his love and appreciation for what his adopted country has done for him by building a memorial to honor servicemembers who have died in the global war on terrorism. ...Continue Reading

Bush Vows Troops Will Not Have Died in Vain By Linda D. KozarynAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 4, 2006 – President Bush today promised the nation's men and women in uniform he would not allow "the sacrifice of 2,527 troops who have died in Iraq to be in vain by pulling out before the job is done." Speaking at Fort Bragg, N.C., the president sai ...Continue Reading

Servicemembers Achieve American Citizenship in Iraq By Sgt. Kristin Kemplin, USASpecial to American Forces Press Service CAMP VICTORY, Iraq, July 4, 2006 – For soldiers like Army Spc. Guillermo Paniagua, a nuclear, chemical and biological specialist with Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, enlisting into the Army meant more than just joining the military - it m ...Continue Reading