Military and Police Aid
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 05:49
The Brazilian Navy has said that it will establish a naval mission in São Tomé and Príncipe, the small African island nation in the Gulf of Guinea.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 06:43
The United States is creating a vigorous vetting process to weed out undesirables among the Syrian rebels it will train to fight Islamic State, but some of the new recruits will be familiar faces requiring far more limited screening.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 06:40
Indeed, for decades, DOD has sought to strengthen capabilities of America’s security partners. However, the majority of the lessons learned, and training provided to general purpose forces, civilians, and contractors still largely rest and rely upon US experience in building partner capabilities during the Cold War.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 04:41
NATO foreign ministers agreed on Tuesday to launch a new training mission for Afghanistan next year, replacing combat troops who pull out by the end of the year after 13 years of war.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 04:29
NATO will contribute to a planned Georgia-NATO training centre with embedded NATO trainers, secretary general of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg said following the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels on December 2.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:20
Syrian rebel commander Abdulaziz says U.S. military training helped his men kill at least 15 Islamic State fighters in a recent battle near Aleppo. Three months earlier, a similar engagement had gone the other way, with two of his men killed.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:11
The U.S. Embassy says Nigeria has asked the United States to stop training a battalion of Nigerian soldiers, the latest sign of troubled relations between the two countries.
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 07:18
U.S. air support and pledges of weapons and training for Iraq's army have raised expectations of a counter-offensive soon against Islamic State, but sectarian rifts will hamper efforts to forge a military strategy and may delay a full-scale assault.
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 07:09
Indeed, for decades, DOD has sought to strengthen capabilities of America’s security partners. However, the majority of the lessons learned, and training provided to general purpose forces, civilians, and contractors still largely rest and rely upon US experience in building partner capabilities during the Cold War.
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 06:41
The U.S. military will subject Syrian rebels taking part in a new training program to psychological evaluations, biometrics checks and stress tests under a screening plan that goes well beyond the steps the United States normally takes to vet foreign soldiers, a sign of the risks the Obama administration faces as it expands support for armed groups in Syria.