U.S. Patriots Set To Begin NATO Missile Defense in Turkey
By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2013 – The first elements of U.S. Patriot missile batteries deployed to Turkey earlier this month are expected to reach initial operating capability this weekend, a senior NATO officer reported. Plans are on track for two PAC-3 Patriot anti-missile systems and about 400 U.S. personnel [...]
Pakistan says world is concerned at U.S. drone attacks
IRNA – Islamic Republic News Agency Islamabad, Jan 23, IRNA — Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Tuesday told the parliament that the world is raising concerns on the civilian casualties in the American drone strikes. The United States has ruled out any change in the CIA-controlled drone mission in Pakistan, claiming that it is [...]
Palestinians: Israeli Settlement Plans Cross ‘Red Line’
by Margaret Besheer January 23, 2013 Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki said Wednesday that if Israel continues its settlement expansion plans to the sensitive “E-1” area east of Jerusalem, the action would cross Palestinian “red lines” and the Palestinian Authority would seek redress at the International Criminal Court. When the Palestinian Authority gained enhanced status [...]
UN Head, Envoy Criticize ‘Outside Powers’ Over Syria Arms
January 22, 2013 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the international envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, have criticized ‘outside powers’ for supplying arms to both the government and rebels in Syria. Meeting in New York on January 21, Ban and Brahimi did not name any countries. Russia and Iran, however, have supplied weapons to the government [...]
Northcom Pursues Closer Engagement With Mexico
By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., Jan. 22, 2013 – With a U.S. defense strategy focused heavily on the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East, officials at U.S. Northern Command here are enthusiastically advancing engagement to the United States’ immediate southern border. Mexico, which has long focused its military [...]
Three-Party Syria Meeting Ends with No Solution
RIA Novosti 01:01 12/01/2013 MOSCOW, January 12 (RIA Novosti) – International Syria envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said after talks with Russian and US diplomats on Friday that a political solution to the Syrian conflict is unlikely to emerge in the near future. No practical deals were announced after the five-hour meeting of the UN-Arab League envoy [...]
Syrian Rebels Claim Capture of Key Military Airbase
RIA Novosti 06:49 12/01/2013 MOSCOW, January 12 (RIA Novosti) – Syrian opposition fighters have taken control over a key military airbase in the north of the country delivering another serious blow to government forces, Al-Jazeera reported. Al-Nusra Front and other anti-government groups captured the buildings, ammunition and military equipment at the Taftanaz airbase in Idlib [...]
DOD, Duke University Partner in Research Projects
By Amaani Lyle American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2013 – The Defense Department sponsors Duke University researchers to conduct projects in mathematics, engineering and biology that advance military capabilities and strengthen national security, a university official said in a recent phone interview. Duke University researchers actively participate in DOD programs and awards, and [...]
Fiscal Cliff Legislation Affects Military, Civilian Paychecks
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2013 – The legislation that President Barack Obama signed Jan. 2 that postponed the fiscal cliff means changes to military and civilian paychecks, Defense Finance and Accounting Service officials said today. The legislation increases Social Security withholding taxes to 6.2 percent. For the past two years during the [...]
