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29 Feb 2012
FORWARD OPERATING BASE LAGMAN, Afghanistan – The soldiers of Combined Task Force Arrowhead may be the newest kids on the block, in Regional Command South, Afghanistan, but they've got an experienced team on their side where finding improvised explosive devices is concerned.

29 Feb 2012
Nisida, Naples 28 Feb 2012: The ships of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) left the Port of Naples today to begin a period of patrolling in the Mediterranean in support of NATO's Article 5 Operation Active Endeavour.

29 Feb 2012
Nisida, Naples, 28 February 2012: Standing NATO Mine Counter Measure Group 2 (SNMCMG2) recently completed a four-day visit to the Algerian capital Algiers as part of the 2012 Mediterranean Dialogue Programme of Port Visits.

28 Feb 2012
During the early morning of 27th February, off the coast of Somalia, Her Danish Majesty’s Ship (HDMS) Absalon, acting as part of NATO’s counter-piracy operation (Operation OCEAN SHIELD), approached a vessel that had been previously captured by pirates and was being used as a mother-ship.

28 Feb 2012
KHAN NESHIN, Afghanistan – Afghans in Khan Neshin district are kneeling in front of the work of their fellow countrymen. Afghan construction workers, contracted in partnership with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and coalition forces, refurbished a grand mosque, which was once a crumbling ruin in the secluded village of Khan Neshin.

28 Feb 2012
A memorial was unveiled Saturday, 25 February, in Fréthun, in the North of France, to honour those who died in operations under the NATO flag, passing on their memory to future generations, and fostering further international collaboration concerning war operations and their commemoration.

28 Feb 2012
Today, 28 February, a walk-in ceremony was held at NATO Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Brunssum to welcome Lieutenant General Richard G. Tieskens. Lieutenant General Tieskens succeeds Lieutenant General Jouke L.H. Eikelboom as the new Chief of Staff JFC Headquarters Brunssum.

28 Feb 2012
Located at SHAPE Headquarters in Mons, Belgium, the NATO Special Operations Headquarters (NSHQ) was set up to coordinate NATO's Special Operations and to optimise the employment of Special Forces. It has one of the most diverse multinational compositions within NATO. NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) member Austria and the NATO ‘contact country' of Sweden have also recently assigned personnel to the NSHQ.

27 Feb 2012
The Operations Room is the nerve centre of a ship. It contains equipment for monitoring and controlling electronic warfare, fire control, sonar, radar – the full spectrum of detection and analytical sensors. Under the distinctive red-colored lighting, there is constant activity that continues 24/7 while the ship is sailing.

27 Feb 2012
The work of the Afghan National Army Signals School Training Advisory Team can be described as "building the plane while flying it.” The advisory team consists of 42 coalition personnel. Twenty-eight are Canadian, and the remainder are from Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Belgium. Our role is to advise the ANA leadership and staff at the Signals School and help improve the quality and effectiveness of training at the school.

27 Feb 2012
NAPLES, Italy– Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III turned over command to Admiral Bruce W. Clingan, during a change of command ceremony of Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples, Feb. 24.

21 Feb 2012
Nisida, Naples 21 February 2012: As Proud Manta 2012 evolves the submarines, surface vessels and maritime patrol aircraft involved in this anti-submarine warfare exercise find their role as hunter can quickly become that of the prey.

 

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