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Exercise Loyal Arrow has begun 9 June 20092:49 PM

On the morning of June 8, the thunder of the fighter aircraft could be heard from the F 21 Wing at Luleå as the big air exercise Loyal Arrow has started to get serious. “This exercise will strengthen...

The first fighters have landed 8 June 20091:22 PM

On Thursday, June 4, the first foreign fighters to participate in exercise Loyal Arrow 2009 (LAW09), landed. The first to land on Swedish soil was the Turkish contribution to the exercise, with their...

Dangerous gas is quickly dispersed 8 June 20091:14 PM

– In the last few days there have been reports in the news media about the dangerous liquid hydrazine that can be found in the American-built aircraft F-16 Fighting Falcon. During exercise Loyal Arrow...

Exercise Loyal Arrow Kicks Off 8 June 20098:00 AM

Eight NATO member nations and two Partnership for Peace (PfP) member nations were standing at the ready when Brigadier General Gianni Baron, Italian Air Force, and Colonel Per Nilsson, Swedish Air...

Future staff officers at SWEDINT 1 June 200911:00 PM

On last week of May 26 students from 7 different nations began studying at the NATO/PfP Junior Staff Officer Course at SWEDINT.

Pirate attack thwarted 27 May 20091:13 PM

Before dawn on Tuesday, Swedish corvette HMS Malmö thwarted a pirate attack against a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden.  The Swedish Navy vessel fired flares and warning shots towards the suspected...

Police Training of the Trainers course 27 May 20091:00 PM

The Training of Trainer Course for Pre-deployment Training of United Nations Police is currently running at SWEDINT. The course is facilitated by Integrated Training Service, Division of Policy,...

Integrated Mission Education and Training Concept 12 May 200911:21 AM

A team from The United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO), Integrated Training Service (ITS), has just finalised their evaluation of The United Nations Staff Officer Course (UNSOC)...

Bye bye Gothenburg 12 May 20093:18 AM

The first official European Military Fencing Championship has come to an end. Instead of high level fencing, the last day’s schedule was dedicated to cultural events.

Sport and Friendship 11 May 20094:38 PM

Sunday was the women’s day of competition in the European Military Fencing Championship.