Press Release(2006)08914 July/juillet 2006 NOMINATION OF GENERAL BANTZ J. CRADDOCK, US ARMY, TO SUCCEED GENERAL JAMES L. JONES AS SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER, EUROPE NATO today approved the nomination of General Bantz J. Craddock, US Army, to succeed General James L. Jones, as Supreme Allied Commander, Europe.In a letter to NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, U.S. President George W. Bush asked the NATO Member States to agree to release General Jones from his assignment as Supreme Allied Commander, Europe ...Continue Reading

SPEECH BY NATO SECRETARY GENERAL*  * RIGA, LATVIA – 14 JULY 2006*  * Ladies and Gentlemen,   It is a pleasure for me to be here in Riga today.  Although my wife and I mainly came here to discuss preparations for the NATO Summit at the end of November, I am delighted to have this opportunity to talk about NATO with a wide audience in Latvia.  And I am especially pleased to see so many people from the younger generation. Let me start with a brief look back at w ...Continue Reading

DefenseLINK News: DoD Transcript U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Transcript On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/transcripts/2006/tr20060713-13448.html Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 Assistant Secretary of Defense For Homela ...Continue Reading

DefenseLINK News: DoD Press Advisory U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Press Advisory On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/advisories/2006/pa20060713-13440.html Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 No. 059-06 ...Continue Reading

United States Department of Defense Image GalleryMedia contact: media@defenselink.mil or +1 (703) 697-5131 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 More photos: http://www.dod.mil/multimedia/ *July 13 2006**There are 6 items in this collection* *Thumbnails with Captions* Send an image as an electronic postcard by clicking on the icon by the image desired.View the screen resolution image by clicking on the thumbnail image. *Thumbnails wit ...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/nr20060713-13439.html Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...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/nr20060713-13445.html Media Contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...Continue Reading

DefenseLINK News: DoD Transcript U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Transcript On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/transcripts/2006/tr20060713-13446.html Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 Major General Robert Durbin ...Continue Reading

Today in the Department of Defense U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Today in DoD On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/today/2006/to20060714.html Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 Today in the Department of Defense, Friday, July 14, 2006 Secretary of De ...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/nr20060713-13447.html Media Contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...Continue Reading