Topic: James Stavridis

No NATO liaison on ground in Libya: alliance chief

AFP American Edition - 320 days ago
NATO has no representative on the ground in Libya to work with rebel forces fighting Moamer Kadhafi's regime, the alliance's top commander told lawmakers on Tuesday.Admiral James Stavridis also said he had no orders to supply the rebels with ...

NATO Europe commander to information leaks during Albania visit

Investors Business Daily - 494 days ago
NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Admiral James G. Stavridis, will spend a few days in Albania during an official visit to Tirana. The Ministry of Defence announces that Admiral Stavridis, commander of Allied Command Operations, NATO (SACEUR), accompanied by his wife and ...

NATO may cut troops in Kosovo later this year: commander

AFP American Edition - 633 days ago
The commander of NATO, Admiral James Stavridis, said on Wednesday he hoped to call for further cuts in allied troops in Kosovo this year amid improving conditions.Noting that NATO had already decided to drawdown from 15,000 to 10,000 troops ...

US cites Caribbean as terror base

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 918 days ago
The article reports on the statement of Admiral James Stavridis, chief of the Florida-based Southern Command. In his annual military assessment, Stavridis considered Latin America and the Caribbean to be potential bases for future terrorists threats to the U.S. due to ...

Stavridis: Afghan security more than guns

AP News - 957 days ago
Stavridis, head of US European Command, looks to blend of measures to fight Afghan insurgencyThe new commander of all U.S. forces in Europe on Tuesday said quelling the Afghan insurgency would take more than bullets, calling for efforts to rebuild roads ...

Gates to make brief trip to Germany to visit troops

AFP American Edition - 958 days ago
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will visit Germany on Tuesday for a brief trip to oversee a change in command at the head of US forces in Europe, and to visit US soldiers injured in Afghanistan and Iraq.On Tuesday in ...

US admiral is new NATO supreme commander

AFP American Edition - 1006 days ago
NATO announced Tuesday that it had appointed US Admiral James Stavridis as its supreme military commander, following a request from the United States.Stavridis will replace US General John Craddock as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), said a statement from the Defence ...

US admiral appointed new NATO commander

AP News - 1006 days ago
US admiral Stavridis appointed new NATO commanderA U.S. Navy officer who advocates a combination of military and diplomatic power to secure strategic goals has been formally appointed as NATO's top military commander, the alliance said Tuesday.U.S. Adm. James ...

A thoroughly modern admiral for the NATO command

AFP American Edition - 1059 days ago
A blogging, book writing US Navy officer who talks about casting aside Cold War assumptions, Admiral James Stavridis is President Barack Obama's expected choice to take over the command of an alliance rooted in the last century.His penchant for combining ...

Biographical info on Adm. James G. Stavridis

AP News - 1060 days ago
Biographical information on Adm. James G. StavridisNAME James G. Stavridis.AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION 54; Feb. 15, 1955; West Palm Beach, Fla.EXPERIENCE Commander, U.S. Southern Command, 2006-present; commanded Enterprise Carrier Strike Group, conducting combat operations in the Persian Gulf in support of ...