Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts
DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Surprise Visit On German Troops In Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan
DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Surprise Visit On German Troops In Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada – March 13, 2012: In this photo provided by German Government Press Office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to soldiers as she visits the German Bundeswehr troops at Camp Marmal on March 12, 2012 in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.
Merkel arrived in Afghanistan for a surprise visit on German troops stationed in Mazar-i-Sharifon Monday. (Photo - Getty)
DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Surprise Visit On German Troops In Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan
DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Surprise Visit On German Troops In Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada – March 13, 2012: In this photo provided by German Government Press Office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is photographed with soldiers as she visits the German Bundeswehr troops at Camp Marmal on March 12, 2012 in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.
Merkel arrived in Afghanistan for a surprise visit on German troops stationed in Mazar-i-Sharif on Monday. (Photo - Getty)
DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Surprise Visit On German Troops In Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan
DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Surprise Visit On German Troops In Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada – March 13, 2012: In this photo provided by German Government Press Office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is photographed with soldiers as she visits the German Bundeswehr troops at Camp Marmal on March 12, 2012 in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.
Merkel arrived in Afghanistan for a surprise visit on German troops stationed in Mazar-i-Sharif on Monday.(Photo - Getty)
DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Surprise Visit On German Troops In Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan
DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Surprise Visit On German Troops In Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada – March 13, 2012: In this photo provided by German Government Press Office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with chefs at the dining facility of Camp Marmal, the German troops base, on March 12, 2012 in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.
Merkel arrived in Afghanistan for a surprise visit on German troops stationed in Mazar-i-Sharifon Monday. (Photo - Getty)
DTN News - GERMAN DEFENSE NEWS: German Soldiers Bundeswehr Carry Torches During Farewell Ceremony For Former German President In Berlin
DTN News - GERMAN DEFENSE NEWS: German Soldiers Bundeswehr Carry Torches During Farewell Ceremony For Former German President In Berlin
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 9, 2012: Soldiers of the German armed forces Bundeswehr carry torches during a farewell ceremony for the former German President on March 8, 2012 at Bellevue Palace in Berlin.
Germany's former president Christian Wulff was honoured at the torchlit military ceremony after leaving office early under the cloud of a political favours probe.
Nearly three weeks after resigning, Wulff, 52, was officially waved off from the largely ceremonial job at a nationally televised evening 'Ceremonial Tattoo' (Grosser Zapfenstreich) in the garden of the president's sumptuous Bellevue Palace.
Wulff, for less than two years Germany's youngest head of state, became embroiled in a quick-fire series of scandals played out in the media, culminating in prosecutors asking parliament to lift his immunity.
DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Panetta Outlines U.S. Troop Changes In Europe
DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Panetta Outlines U.S. Troop Changes In Europe
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 17, 2012: Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta met with German Defense Minister Thomas De Maizière at the Pentagon today, as Defense Department officials announced details of planned changes in the U.S. military presence in Europe.
The Army will inactivate its Germany-based 170th and 172nd infantry brigades this year and in fiscal 2014, respectively, officials announced, as part of a change that will cut U.S. service members in Europe from about 80,000 now to about 70,000 in 2017.
"The minister understands the necessity of the shifts we are making as we work to implement our new defense strategy while meeting our fiscal responsibilities," Panetta said during a press briefing with his German counterpart.
The secretary said he and De Maizière had a productive meeting today, as they had earlier this month in both Brussels and Munich where both attended NATO defense meetings and the annual Munich Security Conference.
Panetta thanked De Maizière for his leadership both in NATO deliberations and in his nation's "very steadfast" support to the alliance-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
"Germany has been with us from the very beginning," the secretary said. "The German military plays a very important role as the lead for ISAF Regional Command North."
Germany is both a top troop contributor for ISAF and a top funding contributor for Afghan security force sustainment, he noted.
DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Panetta Outlines U.S. Troop Changes In Europe
DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Panetta Outlines U.S. Troop Changes In Europe
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 17, 2012: Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta met with German Defense Minister Thomas De Maizière at the Pentagon today, as Defense Department officials announced details of planned changes in the U.S. military presence in Europe.
The Army will inactivate its Germany-based 170th and 172nd infantry brigades this year and in fiscal 2014, respectively, officials announced, as part of a change that will cut U.S. service members in Europe from about 80,000 now to about 70,000 in 2017.
"The minister understands the necessity of the shifts we are making as we work to implement our new defense strategy while meeting our fiscal responsibilities," Panetta said during a press briefing with his German counterpart.
The secretary said he and De Maizière had a productive meeting today, as they had earlier this month in both Brussels and Munich where both attended NATO defense meetings and the annual Munich Security Conference.
Panetta thanked De Maizière for his leadership both in NATO deliberations and in his nation's "very steadfast" support to the alliance-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
"Germany has been with us from the very beginning," the secretary said. "The German military plays a very important role as the lead for ISAF Regional Command North."
Germany is both a top troop contributor for ISAF and a top funding contributor for Afghan security force sustainment, he noted.
DTN News - GREECE FINANCIAL CRISIS: Greece Set To Defy Protesters And Accept Eurozone Bailout Deal
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 12, 2012: A building on Stadiou Street is engulfed in flames during the demonstration against the new austerity measures on February 12, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Greece's creditors have demanded further austerity measures before approving a new bailout from the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund amid renewed concerns the country may default. (Photo - Getty)
DTN News - GREECE FINANCIAL CRISIS: Greece Set To Defy Protesters And Accept Eurozone Bailout Deal
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 12, 2012: People are seen in the streets during the demonstration against the new austerity measures on February 12, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Greece's creditors have demanded further austerity measures before approving a new bailout from the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund amid renewed concerns the country may default. (Photo - Getty)
DTN News - LOCKHEED MARTIN DEFENSE NEWS: Eleventh C-5B Inducted To Become Super Galaxy
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 7, 2012: Lockheed Martin inducted the 11th aircraft to the C-5M Super Galaxy production line on Feb. 1, 2012.
Based at Dover Air Force Base, Del., this aircraft has supported the warfighter’s operations across the globe. It has delivered cargo in locations such as Iraq, Italy, Germany, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar, Spain and Turkey.
Aircraft 86-0017 has accumulated more than 18,000 flight hours and more than 4,300 full-stop landings
Mission The C-5 Galaxy is one of the largest aircraft in the world and the largest airlifter in the Air Force inventory. The aircraft can carry a fully equipped combat-ready military unit to any point in the world on short notice and then provide the supplies required to help sustain the fighting force.
http://defense-technologynews.blogspot.com/2012/02/dtn-news-lockheed-martin-defense-news.html
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