2010

NATO AWACS cooperation with Boeing is coming to fruition: Control of the ScanEagle unmanned airborne system (UAS) by a NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft will be demonstrated during Empire Challenge 2010.

Malaysia has offered to deploy 40 personnel to Bamyan province, northeast of the capital, Kabul, to operate within the New Zealand Provicial Reconstruction Team there.

Today 4,123 Afghan National Security Forces graduated from various Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police training courses.

TNT Airlines SA (Liege, Belgium), was awarded the contract to replace the capability provided by the three NATO AWACS Programme Trainer Cargo Aircraft (TCA).

TAJI, Iraq – The sixth Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Course started at the Infantry NCO School in Taji July 15.

In a joint and mutual effort NATO and USAFE Air-Ground Operations School staff trained Forward Air Controllers (FACs) at Adazi Training Area (TA), Latvia, on 21 and 22 July.

The Iraqi War College faculty welcomed a four-member team from the U.S. Army War College teaching staff here July 12, who shared knowledge and ideas across a wide spectrum of military subjects.

Concluding a week-long outreach effort in the Baltic states to establish close relationships with the leadership of NATO member countries, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Admiral James Stavridis visited Estonia 14-15 July.

Continuing his outreach effort to establish close relationships with the leadership of NATO member and partner countries Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Admiral James Stavridis visited Latvia 13-14 July.

Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Admiral James Stavridis visited Lithuania as part of his outreach effort to establish close relationships with the leadership of NATO member countries.

Commodore Michiel Hijmans, Commander of NATO's counter piracy mission, Operation Ocean Shield, hosted a meeting on board his flagship, HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën, for Ministers from Puntland.

Admiral James Stavridis, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and General Sir John McColl, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, arrived in Calgary, Canada, on the invitation of General Walter Natynczyk, Chief of Canadian Defence Staff.