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Nov. 13, 2008

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Media Advisory

NATO Leaders Discuss Military Experimentation in Oslo

 

NORFOLK, Va. -- NATO's Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) and U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) will co-sponsor the 2008 Concept Development and Experimentation (CD&E) Conference Nov. 17 – 20, in Oslo, Norway.  The Norwegian Defence Staff will host the conference.  Approximately 230 people from 33 countries and NATO are expected to attend.

 

A primary goal of the conference, building partner-nation relationships, is reflected in its theme, "CD&E Partnerships to Address 21st Century Security Challenges."  Conference topics include:

 

·        Military contribution to defence against terrorism

·        Irregular adversaries and non-compliant actors

·        Strategic communication

·        Military support to stabilization activities and reconstruction efforts

 

FOR THE MEDIA:  Brigadier General Ernest Otto Berk, German Army, Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Joint Experimentation, Exercises & Assessment, HQ Supreme Allied Commander Transformation  and Rear Admiral Dan Davenport, Director of Joint Concept Development and Experimentation, US Joint Forces Command and will conduct a media availability session by phone in English from Oslo on Tues., Nov 18, 2008 at 11:00 a.m., US EST. Media wishing to participate in Tuesday’s conference call are requested to contact LCDR Rob Lyon at USJFCOM Public Affairs Media Section (757-836-6559) or robert.lyon@jfcom.mil

           

For additional information on the conference, link to:

 

http://www.act.nato.int/content.asp?pageid=994727526

 

http://www.act.nato.int/content.asp?pageid=400