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One of the important tasks of the European Naval Force in Operation Atalanta is Military outreach during the port visit.  

 The Naval crew of  ESPS Relampago with Convent Sisters. Djibouti October 26, 2016  © EU NAVFOR

Earlier this week the Spanish Naval warship ESPS Relampago  in its port stop in Djibouti, visited a Catholic charity school of Couvent de la Nativité.  The Commanding Officer of ESPS Relampago  presented the funds  which had been donated by the two Spanish charity foundation of ‘Caritas Castrense’ and ‘Asociacion Nuestra señora del Carmen’, and school materials provided by Spanish Navy School Colegio de Huerfanos de la Armada.                                                                                        

The Spanish  Naval Warship, ESPS Relampago has been part of Operation Atalanta in rotational deployment terms since 2012, when its  chapter in Operation Atalanta started with a successful  Rescue Operation that saved the lives of 68 people in the gulf of Aden.                                         

News from EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta
News from Spanish Navy                                              News from Spanish Armed-Forces
News from UK Royal Navy                                        News from the Royal Netherlands Navy

Sources: EU NAVFOR/ Spanish Navy 

Exercise Silver Arrow is a two-week Latvian-led exercise starting from October 17.  The participant Armed-Forces are from: Albania, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Romania, UK and the United States.

“The Exercise is to develop relationships and leverage Allied and partner nation capabilities preserving peace through strength. And it is part of  Operation Atlantic Resolve, a U.S. lead effort being conducted in Eastern Europe to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO and dedication to enduring peace and stability in the region.” Highlighted by the DVIDS October 17, 2016 

October 18, 2016 © US Mission to NATO

• News from Albanian Mission to NATO                  News from Canadian Mission to NATO
• News from Estonian Mission to NATO                   News from German Mission to NATO
• News from Lithuanian Mission to NATO                 News from Latvian Mission to NATO

• News from the Netherlands Mission to NATO
• News from Romanian Mission to NATO                        News from UK Mission to NATO
•  News from U.S Army Europe                                                                             News from NATO

Sources: DoD/ U.S Mission NATO/U.S Army Europe

The State of Israel and its Armed-Forces have one of the most open multicultural political and military system.  

The history of Holy Land can attest this fact, by having its 8th President an Iranian immigrant Moshe Katsav,  only a few years ago.

With the encouragement of PM  Benjamin Netanyahu  and religious leaders like Greek Orthodox Priest Father Gabriel Nadaf  more young Arab and Christian are joining the Israeli Armed-Forces, for a better life and future which integrates them fully in the States of Israel as the citizens. 

The number of Christians and Arab Serving  in the Israeli Defense Force is increasing every year. 

“The traditional view of the Arab-Israeli conflict is of Jews fighting Muslims. But that image does not always reflect the truth.

In fact, there are thousands of Muslim Bedouin who serve in the Israeli army, or IDF, and even bear arms against their fellow Muslims in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.”  Rachid Sekkai BBC Arabic Service, northern Israel. October 20, 2009

 

 

1. Additional: Increased Coordination Between Israeli Armed-Forces and the Palestinians for Celebration of Christmas Season
2. Thousands of Muslim serving in Israeli Army .  The Israeli Army does not publish statistics about the exact number of non-Jewish enlisted soldiers, although it says hundreds of non-Jewish Israeli citizens – Muslims, Christians and Druze – join up every year. by BBC documentary   

 

• News from PM Netanyahu                                          
• News form Israel Armed-Forces

 

Acknowledgments:  Article by Catherine S. Schmidt, Editor in Chief. 

On October 12, the USS Mount Whitney as a part of U.S Naval Forces in Europe/Africa arrived in Batumi  Georgia for a port visit. 

Described by the United States Navy,  the USS Mount Whitney’s entry in the Black Sea is a routine port visit in partnership with the NATO Allied member States and partners which aims:

• To enhance maritime security;
• Re-enforce the stability in the region;
• Promote readiness, and strengthen partnerships with our allies and partners. October 12,2106 © Seaman Ford Williams/U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs                 

October 10, 2016 © US Mission to NATO/  US Naval Forces Europe-Africa

News from U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria
News from US Naval Forces Europe-Africa
News from U.S Air Force Europe-Africa                 News from Strong Europe U.S Army Europe            News from U.S Mission to NATO             

Invest in Denmark and Copenhagen Capacity are helping IBM expand its activities with a new innovation centre in Copenhagen. Within two years, 250 IT professionals will be employed at the new centre. The first talents will join already by the beginning of 2017.

Denmark’s unique position as an innovation lab with access to highly skilled IT talents with a solid business acumen has been the main reason for IBM’s choice of Denmark as the location for its new innovation centre. The centre is expected to bring IBM closer to its Danish clients, making it easier for them to collaborate on creating new innovative digital solutions.  Announce the MFA of Denmark October 5, 2016 © MFA of Denmark 

News from Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Denmark
News from Minister Kristian Jensen for Foreign Affairs
News from Danish Mission to NATO
News from former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Joint Declaration by the President of the European Council,  the President of the European Commission, and the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

October 10, 2016 © US Mission to NATO