2010

Slovakia withdraws the troops from KFOR

23/Nov/2010
The Slovakian KFOR contingent has accomplished its mission in Kosovo and the
last soldiers will return home by this week according to the previous announcement of the Slovak Prime Minister, Dr. Iveta Radičová during her recent visit in Kosovo.


Outstanding Military Service Member Second Half 2010 Awarded by Admiral Samuel J Locklear III

22/Nov/2010
Master Warrant Officer Sharon Power, Canadian Air Force, currently assigned to the Protocol Office in the SoS, became the Outstanding Military Service Member Second Half 2010 at Joint Force Command Naples on the 22nd November. Commander JFC Naples Admiral Samuel Locklear presented her with the award. After the award ceremony, ADM Locklear hosted a luncheon for all the nominees.


NATO ship rescues stranded sailor while patrolling in Eastern Mediterranean Sea

17/Nov/2010

Naples, Italy: 17 November 2010. Earlier today the Spanish Ship ESPN Marques de la Ensenada was alerted to a small craft in distress after the lone passenger in a stranded boat fired a signal flare. Upon approaching the six meter launch the crew discovered that the passenger Mr. Hassan Hamut had been adrift for several days after an engine failure. He had also run out of food and water.



Ukrainian ship joins NATO’s counter-terrorism surge in eastern Mediterranean

15/Nov/2010
This week, Ukraine sent a warship to the Mediterranean to assist NATO's Operation Active Endeavour, which aims to detect and deter terrorist activity in the region. The ship's crew will participate in surge operations, helping to monitor civilian shipping, collecting and analysing information on suspicious vessels and accompanying ships carrying important cargo if required.

Second Security Sector Reform (SSR) Defence and Operational Concept seminar for the year 2010 conducted by JFC Naples MCD

5/Nov/2010

JFC Naples Military Cooperation Division (MCD) conducted The second Security Sector Reform (SSR) Defence and Operational Concept seminar for the year 2010, which was hosted by the Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Army Hall, Sarajevo on 27 and 28 October 2010.



US NCO selected for international training course

5/Nov/2010

NAPLES, Italy -- US Navy Petty Officer 2nd class Lia Toader Joint Forces Command Naples, Office of the Commander, Supply Clerk, attended the Intermediate Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership Course hosted by the Swiss Armed Forces as a part of the NATO Partnership for Peace Program in Sion, Switzerland, Oct. 25 to Nov. 5.



NATO Logistic Operational Planning Course in Belgrade

1/Nov/2010
Logistic Mobile Training Team (LMTT) from Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples performed The NATO Logistic Operational Planning Course for logistic officers of the Serbian Armed Forces (SAF), in Belgrade, November 1 to 5, 2010.