. . [Via Communist Internet... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Rozoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 11:18 PM Subject: US Sixth Fleet, Marines Stage "Kosovo Rehearsal" [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK] Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- Sixth Fleet Marines to banner US commitment Thursday, 16 August 2001 17:40 (ET) Sixth Fleet Marines to banner US commitment By RICHARD TOMKINS WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Marines assigned to the Navy's Sixth Fleet are staging a Kosovo deployment rehearsal to underline U.S. and NATO resolve to maintain peace in the region and show ability to reinforce troops already on the ground there, the Pentagon said Thursday. The Marines -- about 700 from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit -- have embarked aboard three ships in the Mediterranean area for the exercise that begins next week and will last several weeks. The deployment rehearsal is not connected to the situation in Macedonia or Kosovo, the Pentagon said, but is a regular training event. "The main objective is to validate strategic, operational and tactical concepts for the deployment of the U.S. component to the NATO strategic reserve force," Quigley said. "The deployment demonstrates NATO resolve to maintain a secure environment and deter external aggression." According to U.S. European Command, based in Germany, the Marines during the exercise will support the U.S. contingent in Kosovo peacekeeping and will conduct training missions in support of their peacekeeping operations. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWC Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
