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1. Language center chair talks mobile apps to NATO body

GCMC Public Affairs staff report TBILISI, Georgia (May 17, 2013) – The English programs chair of the Partner Language Training Center Europe here addressed the Bureau of International Language Coordination at its annual conference May 5-10. Peggy Garza, PLTCE’s English programs chair, talked about mobile applications for NATO-orientated language learning at the Bureau for International Language Coordination annual conference May 5-10. BILC is NATO’s only language advisory body. The...

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2. Marshall Center librarian is best in federal government for 2012

ATwcGB1YgqA by Jason Tudor GCMC Chief of Public Affairs Greene at the Marshall Center Research Library May 15. (DOD Photo by Karlheinz Wedhorn/RELEASED) GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (May 16, 2013) – The 2012 Library of Congress Federal Librarian of the Year is an employee of the Defense Department’s George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. Joyce Greene, a Warren, Mich., native who has been at the Marshall Center since 2009 and federal employee...

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3. Bundeswehr language school visits Marshall Center

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (May 15, 2013) – Thirty-two soldiers and faculty from the language department of the German Bundeswehr medical academy in Munich pose for a photo following a tour of the Defense Department’s George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies May 14. The students honed their English skills by learning about Marshall Center operations during a one-hour mission briefing that included a question-and-answer session in English. The briefing and tour...

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4. PfPC Group hosted by the Romanian Intelligence Service addresses new threats

GCMC public affairs staff reports GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – A new book and an agenda dealing with emerging threats highlighted the meeting of the Partnership for Peace Consortium’s Combating Terrorism Working Group in Bucharest, Romania April 16-18. The three-day event, co-organized by the Romanian intelligence service, saw 35 people from 14 countries gather in Bucharest to address “Emerging Threats in a Dynamic World.” The conference included the planning of an innovative...

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5. Center gathers experts to explore larger role in cyber

GCMC public affairs staff report GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (May 14, 2013) -- Exploring the role for cyber at the Defense Department’s European regional center is bringing a combatant and unified command, German partners, a NATO Center of Excellence and others for a two-day conference here May 15-16. The two-day Cyber Planning Workshop at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies plays off guidance given to the regional centers by the Office of the Secretary of...

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6. Seminar enhances partnership with the Government of Azerbaijan

GCMC public affairs staff report GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Members of Parliament and senior officials from the government of Azerbaijan met at the Defense Department’s George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies April 10 and 11 to discuss civilian-military relations and democratic control of the armed forces. The event presented different country perspectives on civilian-military relations in regards to the democratic control of the armed forces, according to...

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7. Marine major earns honor as DOD top SARC

Marine Corps Col. Philip Lark, Commandant of the Marine Corps chair for the Marshall Center, presents the award to Mestemacher. (DOD Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Smith/RELEASED) By Jason Tudor GCMC Chief of Public Affairs GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – An officer lauded as the top Sexual Assault Response Coordinator for the U.S. Marine Corps received her award here at the Defense Department’s George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies May 10....

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8. Workshop galvanizes agenda for new counter trafficking course

GCMC public affairs staff report GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany -- The global nature of illicit trafficking and how to address the transit of illicit goods took center stage during a workshop here April 30 and May 1 bringing together three combatant commands and a member of the Turkish National Police Academy. U.S. Africa, Central, and European Commands gathered at the Defense Department’s George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies here to select and validate course...

Wednesday, 08 May 2013 | Read more

9. Crime, border security lead discussion in Slovenia

GCMC public affairs staff report GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany -- Organized crime and border security provided a basis for discussions at a conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia April 9-11 featuring staff and faculty from the Defense Department’s George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. “Combating Transnational Organized Crime and Enhancing Border Security Processes” gathered 38 participants from Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia...

Tuesday, 07 May 2013 | Read more

10. Consortium thanks stakeholders, volunteers at annual conference

GCMC public affairs staff report Dayton gives opening remarks to the 10th ISF in Geneva. (DOD Photo by German air force Senior Master Sgt. Mark Winkler/RELEASED) GENEVA – Focusing on the work of volunteers and guidance from stakeholders over the past year, the Partnership for Peace Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes held its 15th annual conference here April 22-24. Held in conjunction with the 10th International Security Forum attended by more than 600,...

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