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President Ilves visits NATO’s Steadfast Jazz exerciseSteadfast Jazz 2013 is practicing the use of NATO's NRF rapid-reaction forces in the event of a conventional large-scale military attack and the exercise includes almost all the NATO Allies and…
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Estonian contingent heads to Steadfast Jazz„The purpose of Steadfast Jazz is to make sure that NATO is ready to defend its member states,“ Commander of the Estonian Defence Force’s contingent, Captain Mart Sirel said. „Our preparation has…
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President Ilves: Our participation in the mission in Afghanistan has been an investment in Estonia’s futureThe Head of State recalled that in the ten years of the mission in Afghanistan we have demonstrated resolve, responsibility and helpfulness, and we have also improved as a state during that time;…
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General Sir Houghton: Cooperation started in Afghanistan must continue“In addition to the skills needed in ISAF operation we need to jointly develop further cooperation enabling individual defence capacity as well as fulfilling the NATO Article 5 collective defence…
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Estonian CHOD: Estonian-Finnish training team in Mali effectiveMajor General Terras and Minister Haglund confirmed that the joint cooperation in the European Union Training Mission Mali, which began a month ago has been effective. “The Estonian and Finnish units…
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Chaplains commemorate WWII fallen“The Second World War had a tragic impact to our nation, where Estonia lost one fourth of its entire population,” Chaplain Second Lieutenant Peeter Paenurm said. “We say a prayer and pay our respects…
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Major General Terras to graduates: Defence Development Plan to require new way of thinkingRespected officers, non-commissioned officers, guests, graduates.This years graduating class of the National Defence College is the largest in its history. Estonia has now 34 new second lieutenants,…
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Major General Riho Terras: Reforms will make our Defence Forces strongerThe government approved the new National Defence Development Plan for 2013-2022 January 24, 2013.The new development plan enlarges the rapid response structure up to 21,000 individuals with supply…
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Terras to Allies: You can rely on EstoniaHonourable President of the Republic, Madame Speaker of the Parliament, Mr. Prime Minister, Your Excellencies, Members of the Defence Forces and Defence League, My dear fellow Estonians,Independence…
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Riho Terras: Military security through wide-angled lensMany places in the world are at war and Estonia as a member of the European Union and NATO is participating in these wars. Consequently we must deal with matters of national security in an…