2012

29 Jun 2012
Nisida, Naples - 29 June 2012. The Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) is currently preparing for the Bulgarian naval exercise "BREEZE 2012”, an annual , national, naval exercise with international participation and directed by the Bulgarian Navy Command.

29 Jun 2012
GHOR, Afghanistan (June 28, 2012) – Inteqal is the Dari and Pashtun word for transition, the process by which security responsibility for Afghanistan is gradually transitioned to Afghan leadership.

29 Jun 2012
After a two day hunt in the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea, NATO's flagship HNLMS Evertsen boarded a pirated dhow early this morning and released seven hijacked Indian and Bangladeshi crew members. The Omani flagged dhow Nebarkad had been hijacked on 20th June off the coast of Oman, and was used by the pirates to attack merchant vessels in the Arabian Sea.

29 Jun 2012
Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Brunssums Chief of Staff assembled the Headquarters staff in the Alliance Theatre on June 27 to present his ‘Chief of Staff (COS) Briefing' to the headquarters.

28 Jun 2012
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Regional Support Command-South greeted a new commander in a change of command ceremony June 26 at the Kandahar Air Base NATO Sports Hall.

27 Jun 2012
PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan (June 26, 2012) — Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Mirweis led his soldiers to victory in western Paktika province recently, improving the livelihood for the people of the province.

27 Jun 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan (June 25, 2012) — Afghan civil society leaders and members of several non-governmental organizations met with Afghan High Peace Council and International Security Assistance Force leaders for a luncheon at the Serena Hotel, June 25, to discuss the role women and youth play as the nation continues to strive for peace.

26 Jun 2012
PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan (June 24, 2012) — Commanders from the Afghan National Police, Afghan Local Police, the District Chiefs of Police along with the Paktika Provincial Chief of Police gathered together in Sharan district for the first area law enforcement conference, June 9.

26 Jun 2012
KAKARAN, Afghanistan (June 25, 2012) — To best judge a teacher, look at his students' progress. During Operation Atash June 18 - 20, Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps cleared the town of Kakaran of improvised explosive devices and insurgents, while British Advisor Teams from the Brigade Advisory Group acted as a mobile quick reaction force.

26 Jun 2012
On 15 June the Turkish Navy hosted the Operation Hand over of Commander Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 at Aksaz Naval base, Turkey. Vice Admiral Rinaldo Veri, Commander Allied Maritime Command Naples presided over the Ceremony where Rear Admiral Sinan Azmi Tosun, Turkish Navy, handed over Command to Rear Admiral (LH) Thorsten KÄHLER, German Navy.

22 Jun 2012
Lt. Gen. Leandro De Vincenti, JFC Naples Chief of Staff, visited Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) on 18-19 June to review the ongoing efforts of the International Commission for Missing Persons (ICMP) and learn how the NGO additionally provides support in other areas.

21 Jun 2012
Qala-e-Naw, Afghanistan – The "BRIPAC” (Spanish Paratroopers Brigade) relieves the Spanish Legion on the lead of the mission that Spanish Army has been carrying out in the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), in Badghis province, for the last seven years.