Tuesday, February 15, 2011

U.S. carrier reportedly to join Key Resolve/Foal Eagle exercise - Korea - Stripes

U.S. carrier reportedly to join Key Resolve/Foal Eagle exercise - Korea - Stripes: "A U.S. aircraft carrier will participate in the annual Key Resolve/Foal Eagle exercise that begins later this month, according to Korean media reports.

U.S. Forces Korea announced Tuesday that the exercise will kick off Feb. 28.

Nearly 13,000 U.S. troops and more than 200,000 South Korean troops will participate in the drills, the first regularly scheduled exercise since North Korea bombarded a South Korean island in November, according to South Korean and U.S. defense officials."
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NATO Missile Defense for Europe





NATO has agreed to provide ballistic missile defense or BMD for all of Europe. This NATO BMD will protect NATO (European and American) military forces in Europe. It will also – for the very first time – protect the civilian population throughout Europe from ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction launched from the Middle East.
Much of this NATO missile defense for Europe – known as the European Phased Adaptive Approach – will actually be provided by the United States armed forces. This will include seaborne AEGIS missile defense on board US Navy ships in the Mediterranean, as well as land based radars and interceptor missiles.
This e-book describes how NATO missile defense for Europe will be organized and implemented.