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Archive 2005

Archive 2005

 

Aug 04 2005

ISAF VIII TAKES ON THE MANTLE OF NATO’S PRIORITY MISSION

KABUL (AFGHANISTAN), 04 August 2005. Attended by His Excellency President Karzai and Italian Foreign Minister Fini, and presided over by General Gehard Back of Joint Force Command Brunssum and NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative, Minister Çetin, today Italian Lieutenant General Mauro del Vecchio received the ISAF flag from Turkish Lieutenant General Ethem Erdaği to mark the occasion of the change of command of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force.

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Aug 01 2005

GEN, DEL VECCHIO LEAVES ITALY TO ASSUME ISAF’s COMMAND

VERONA (VR) 1st AUGUST 2005. NRDC-IT Commander left Italy from the airport of Verona Villafranca in northern Italy the 1st of August late in the night.

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Jul 28 2005

A NEW CONTRIBUTING NATION: BULGARIA JOINS THE NRDC-IT

SOLBIATE OLONA (VA) 28 JULY 2005. NRDC-IT welcomes the arrival of a new member among the contributing nations: Bulgaria, starting from today, is the 12 th nation belonging to the HQ based in Italy.

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Jul 21 2005

FIRST ECHELONS DEPART FOR KABUL

SOLBIATE OLONA (VA), 21July 2005. Members of the Italian sponsored High Readiness Headquarters have started deploying to Kabul for assuming command of NATO's mission in Afghanistan and form the next International Security and Assistance Force by the beginning of August.

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Jun 28 2005

MINISTER CICU SALUTES HQ NRDC-IT ON ITS DEPARTURE FOR AFGHANISTAN

SOLBIATE OLONA (VA), 28 June 05. On the eve of its departure for Kabul to command ISAF VIII, this Headquarters has received an operational send-off from Minister Salvatore Cicu, under-secretary of state for Defence. 

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Jun 24 2005

GREEN MEANS “GO!” FOR ISAF VIII

Stavanger, 24 June 2005. As a result of its 10-day Misssion Rehearsal Training at NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) in Stavanger, Norway, HQ NRDC-IT has comfortably met the criteria required to assume command of NATO’s mission in Afghanistan and form the next International Security and Assistance Force in August. 

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Jun 10 2005

DET ØRN HAR LAND! (The eagle has landed!)

In the final stage of its journey to assume command of ISAF, HQ NRDC-IT has this week deployed to NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) in Stavanger, Norway, to conduct Exercise EAGLE THUNDER from 11 to 23 June.

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May 25 2005

FUTURE CHAIRMAN OF US JOINT CHIEFS OF DEFENCE STAFF VISITS HQ NRDC-IT

SOLBIATE OLONA (VA) 25 May 05. HQ NRDC-IT has hosted a visit from General Peter Pace, currently Vice Chairman and designated the new Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Defence Staff.

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May 05 2005

EXERCISE EAGLE ACTION 2005

After months of preparation, HQ NRDC-IT has finally begun its main preparatory exercise for assumption of Headquarters ISAF.

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Apr 19 2005

COMMANDER ALLIED RAPID REACTION CORPS (ARRC) VISITS HQ NRDC-IT

SOLBIATE OLONA (VA) 19 Apr 05. This Headquarters has received a visit from Lieutenant General D J Richards CBE DSO, Commander of the Germany-based NATO Corps, which will share with HQ NRDC-IT an 18-month tour of duty in Afghanistan as HQ ISAF.

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Apr 15 2005

HQ NRDC-IT RECONNOITERS AFGHANISTAN IN PREPARATION FOR ISAF VIII

KABUL (AFGHANISTAN) 15 April 2005. As part of the comprehensive build up to assumption of command of HQ ISAF VIII, this Headquarters has completed a detailed reconnaissance of the Afghan theatre to better inform its preparation and training.

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Mar 08 2005

NRDC-IT OPENS ITS DOORS TO HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS

SOLBIATE OLONA (VA), 8 MARCH 2005. More than three hundred students from local schools have peacefully invaded Ugo Mara Barracks, home of the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps-Italy. 

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Feb 15 2005

HQ NRDC-IT BEGINS TRAINING FOR ISAF VIII

SOLBIATE OLONA (VA), 15 February 2005. 6 months before this command is due to take over the NATO HQ ISAF mission in Kabul, the staff has begun a protracted period of training.

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Jan 24 2005

THE MEDIA AND THE NEW NATO

MILAN, 24 Jan 05. High Representatives from NATO HQ in Bruxelles, Italian Defense Staff in Rome and NATO Rapid Deployable Corps-Italy took part to a conference organized by the Journalist Association of Lombardy, with the support of NRDC-IT, in order to promote a better understanding of the Alliance’s transformation and changes after 11 September 2001.

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Jan 13 2005

NATO RESPONSE FORCE 3: END OF TOUR AS LAND COMPONENT COMMAND ROLE FOR NRDC-IT

SOLBIATE OLONA (VA), 13 JAN 2005. After six months spent on stand-by role, ready to be deployed within only five days notice, next 14 January NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Italy will end its tour of duty as Land Component Command for the third rotation of the NATO Response Force (NRF 3).

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