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Jul 22, 2013

Report: US Predator Operation in Turkey Named Nomad Shadow

By Craig Whitlock, Washington Post

From Craig Whitlock, Washington Post:  The steel-gray U.S. Air Force Predator drone plunged from the sky, shattering on mountainous terrain near the Iraq-Turkey border. For Kurdish guerrillas hiding nearby, it was an unexpected gift from the propaganda gods.

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Col. Steve Gilland, left, commander of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division

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Jul 22, 2013

US Commits Brigade Combat Team to NATO Rotation

By Michelle Tan, Army Times

U.S. soldiers are preparing for a rotation with the NATO Response Force, marking the first time the U.S. has committed one of its primary fighting formations to the international effort. The soldiers are with the 1st Cavalry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT).

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Jul 22, 2013

Polish and Baltic Leaders Concerned About Upcoming Russian War Games

By Boris Egorov, Russia Beyond the Headlines

A joint military exercise of Russia and Belarusia code named Zapad 2013 (West 2013) will be held on September 20-26. . . .[C]oncerns are heightened by the decision of Zapad-2013 participants to not allow NATO representatives to attend the exercise.

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Jul 19, 2013

Majority of Serbs Polled Wish to Join EU, but Only 13% Support NATO Membership

By Tanjug

From Tanjug:  A new polls has shown that 53 percent of citizens support Serbia’s EU accession while 13 percent are in favor of the country’s NATO membership. 

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Jul 19, 2013

Over 2,000 Members of NATO & Partner Special Forces Operated in Afghanistan

By Philip Breedlove, EUCOM

From Philip Breedlove, EUCOM:  I had the honor of presiding over the NATO Special Forces Headquarters change of command, from Lieutenant General Frank Kisner to Vice Admiral Sean Pybus

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Jul 19, 2013

New Commander of NATO Special Forces is a SEAL Officer

By U.S. Navy

From U.S. Navy:  Vice Admiral Sean A. Pybus is a career Naval Special Warfare (NSW) SEAL officer with multiple Joint Special Operations duty assignments. 

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Jul 18, 2013

German on Trial for Stealing NATO Passwords

By DPA

From DPA:  A German civilian accused of stealing passwords that would have enabled hackers to break into NATO computers went on trial for espionage Wednesday.

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Jul 18, 2013

Ireland Sending Troops to Syria

By Stephen Collins, Irish Times

From Stephen Collins, Irish Times:  More than 100 Irish troops are to be be sent to war-torn Syria as part of a United Nations observer force later this summer.

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Jul 17, 2013

Impact of Russia-Georgia War on NATO Defense Planning and Article 5

By Mark Kramer, PONARS Eurasia

From Mark Kramer, PONARS Eurasia:  The August 2008 Russia-Georgia war sparked great unease in the three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) and in Poland about the willingness of the United States and other key members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to defend them against Russian military pressure or even a possible attack

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Jul 17, 2013

Britain Must Keep Trident

By the Editors of the Financial Times

From the Editors of the Financial Times:  Between now and 2016, Britain must decide whether to spend £20bn building four new submarines that can carry Trident II missiles with nuclear warheads.

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