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		<title>One more rotation of Lithuanian military deployed to Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/07/one-more-rotation-of-lithuanian-military-deployed-to-afghanistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 6 deployment of the 7th shift of the Lithuanian National  Support Element (NSE) to Afghanistan will take place in Marijampolė. The  ceremony will be attended by Vice Minister of National Defence Mykolas  Juozapavičius, acting Chief of Defence Commander of the Lithuanian Air  Force Maj Gen Edvardas Mažeikis, Director General, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia boosting military presence at Lithuania&#8217;s borders, bigger US role needed in Baltic region &#8211; Minister of Defence</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/07/russia-boosting-military-presence-at-lithuanias-borders-bigger-us-role-needed-in-baltic-region-minister-of-defence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During her visit in Chicago (USA) on  Thursday Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičienė attended a  round-table discussion with members of the Chicago Council on Global  Affairs (CCGA), met with representatives of the Chicago’s Lithuanian  Community, honored the tomb of Gen P.Plechavičius and memory of pilots  S. Darius and S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The majority of population believes that a man should be a soldier</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/06/the-majority-of-population-believes-that-a-man-should-be-a-soldier/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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More than half of Lithuanian adult residents (57%) agree with the view that a man should have military experience, lrt.lt reported on  December 30, 2011.
This was revealed by a survey carried out by the company “Baltijos tyrimai” for the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Lithuania.
The survey’s data revealed that young women and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minister of National Defence R. Juknevičienė: “Partnership with the United States in defence area is the foundation of our statehood”</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/06/minister-of-national-defence-r-jukneviciene-%e2%80%9cpartnership-with-the-united-states-in-defence-area-is-the-foundation-of-our-statehood%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States of America remains the  key guarantee of security and stability in Europe, especially in the  Baltic Region, as it was stated by the Lithuanian Minister of National  Defence Rasa Juknevičienė on Wednesday during a meeting with US  Secretary of Defence Leon Edward Panetta in Washington. The meeting  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Aitvaras (Kite) has been in Afghanistan for 10 years now but the squadron’s activity is still classified</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/04/the-aitvaras-kite-has-been-in-afghanistan-for-10-years-now-but-the-squadron%e2%80%99s-activity-is-still-classified/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year marks the 10th anniversary of the USA’s and NATO’s military operations against Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan. The operations began at the end of 2001 and at the beginning of 2002 representatives of the USA&#8217;s Special Forces became very interested in the Lithuanian counterpart. In February, the first group of Special Purpose Service ‘green [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military power poker near the borders of Lithuania, by Jasiulionis</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/24/military-power-poker-near-the-borders-of-lithuania-by-jasiulionis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ridas Jasiulionis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/?p=9779</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, President Dalia Grybauskaitė met Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Vilnius and said that “the number of military forces and armaments is increasing near the borders of Lithuania and the Baltic States, intense military training is taking place thus NATO’s presence and attention is very important.” Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičienė agreed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Returnee cadets hospitalized for psychological examination</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/11/18/returnee-cadets-hospitalized-for-psychological-examination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/11/18/returnee-cadets-hospitalized-for-psychological-examination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After hiding for more than two weeks, two cadets returned to the Military Academy of Lithuania this weekend and were hospitalized in one of Kaunas hospitals for psychological examination, delfi.lt reported on 15 November.
Department of Public Relations of the Ministry of National Defense announced to BNS that the cadets have been in hospital since Tuesday.
According [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuania wants closer Nordic-Baltic defence cooperation</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/11/16/lithuania-wants-closer-nordic-baltic-defence-cooperation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister of National Defence Rasa  Juknevičienė attended the Baltic Defence Ministers’ meeting which was  held on November 15 and 16 in Orebro (Sweden) and discussed with her  counterparts further defence cooperation, energy security, Nordic-Baltic  initiative, etc., press service of Ministry of National Defence reported on 16 November.
“We seek closer and more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Šiauliai Airport is pressed to rename itself in honor of former US President Ronald Reagan</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/11/08/siauliai-airport-is-pressed-to-rename-itself-in-honor-of-former-us-president-ronald-reagan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Šiauliai local administration has received a letter from the parliament’s foreign affairs committee containing a recommendation to rename Šiauliai  Airport and give it the name of Ronald Reagan, lrytas.lt reported on 5 November.
 
An attachment, containing the excerpt of the protocol, showed the voting results on this matter. The recommendation was supported by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defence Ministers of Lithuania and Sweden underline the importance of cooperation in the Baltic region</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/10/17/defence-ministers-of-lithuania-and-sweden-underline-the-importance-of-cooperation-in-the-baltic-region/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rasa Juknevičienė, Minister of National  Defence, and Sven Toglfors, Swedish Defence Minister, discussed  bilateral cooperation in military training, Nordic-Baltic partnership,  energy security points and security situation in the region in a meeting  on October 13.
“Sweden is one of our closest partners  and neighbors despite being a non-NATO country. I am really [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The best official – a former soldier?</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/09/14/the-best-official-%e2%80%93-a-former-soldier/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/09/14/the-best-official-%e2%80%93-a-former-soldier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lithuanian Ministry of the Interior has submitted changes for approval by the Cabinet of Ministers over the Government Decree, which regulates the competition for civil service positions. If accepted, candidates who have undertaken regular compulsory military services or finished basic military training will have an advantage over their competitors who have not served in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>By crashing a car with an armoured vehicle, A. Zuokas displeased the MND</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/09/08/by-crashing-a-car-with-armoured-vehicle-a-zuokas-displeased-the-mnd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Internal Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Images of Mayor Arturas Zuokas in an armoured vehicle running over a car parked on Gediminas Avenue have swept the world.  Such an event attracted not only shouts of admiration from abroad but also the Lithuanian government and representatives’ criticism. The management of the Ministry of National Defence (MND), which loaned the armoured vehicle to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jukneviciene: first call of reserve soldiers exceeded all expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/08/21/jukneviciene-first-call-of-reserve-soldiers-exceeded-all-expectations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 06:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister of National Defence Rasa Jukneviciene participated in a presentation of 96 reserve soldiers’ training on Wednesday in Gaiziunai training ground, Rukla (Jonava district), alfa.lt reported on 17 August. In the training, which is ongoing from the 7th to 23rd of August, reserve soldiers who have served in 2005-2008 in Lithuanian Army Motorized Infantry Brigade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Min of Defence will take part in the Baltic Defence Ministers’ meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/05/26/min-defence-will-take-part-in-the-baltic-defence-ministers%e2%80%99-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 12:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 25-26 Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičienė will attend a meeting of the Baltic Defence Ministers in Liepaja, Latvia. Lithuanian Minister with her Baltic counterparts Artis Pabriks (Latvia) and Mart Laar (Estonia) are planned to discuss security situation in the Baltic region, Baltic defence cooperation projects, and perspectives of deepening cooperation and compatibility [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baltic Host 11 begins</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/04/04/baltic-host-11-begins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, April 4, multinational Host Nation Support (HNS) exercise Baltic Host 11 begins at Gen Adolfas Ramanauskas Warfare Training Centre (Vilnius Region). The exercise which is of utmost importance to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will drill capacity of the Baltic States national agencies to host a set quantity of coalition forces, Ministry of Defence reported.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Allies care about our security more than we do – Min of Defence</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/03/29/allies-care-about-our-security-more-that-we-do-%e2%80%93-min-of-defence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lithuanian Minister of Defence is still surprised over Lithuanians’ lack of trust towards its NATO allies and deficiency of self-confidence even though Lithuania is marking the 7th anniversary of its NATO membership today.
Rasa Jukneviciene, the Minister of Defence said that sometimes there is a feeling that our Scandinavian neighbours and the NATO allies do care [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baltic States will host training event of NATO and Swedish air assets</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/03/21/baltic-states-will-host-training-event-of-nato-and-swedish-air-assets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 22-23, Headquarters Allied Air Command Ramstein (HQ AC Ramstein) organises the eighth Baltic Region Training Event (BRTE VIII). For the first time in the history of the event (since 2008) the Swedish Air Force will take part in the BRTE VIII, the Ministry of Defence reported.
Scenario of the training event will challenge NATO and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water Purification Unit of Vytenis Battalion will be deployed on a half-year duty with the EU Battle Group</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2010/12/29/water-purification-unit-of-vytenis-battalion-will-be-deployed-on-a-half-year-duty-with-the-eu-battle-group/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 1 Water Purification Unit (WPU) of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytenis General Support Logistic Battalion will be assigned for a half-year duty with the EU Battle Group. From January 1 to July 1 of 2011 12 service members of Lithuania will conduct duty in a joint Battle Group together with Austrian, Dutch, Finnish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DefMin Jukneviciene: Lithuanian army is too small</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2010/12/12/defmin-jukneviciene-lithuanian-army-is-too-small/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the eve of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Day (23 November), Rasa Jukneviciene, Lithuanian Defence Minister and deputy chair of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats, said that if Lithuania does not increase its defense funding, the country may be unable to perform the duties of a NATO country, Veidas weekly magazine wrote on 22 November.
Veidas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baltic States keen on stronger security coop with Nordic nations</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2010/11/11/baltic-states-keen-on-stronger-security-coop-with-nordic-nations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lithuania would like to join the EU&#8217;s Nordic Battle Group in 2014, Lithuania&#8217;s Defence Minister Rasa Jukneviciene said on 10 November at an Oslo meeting of Baltic and Nordic Defence minsters.  The most important Lithuania’s security guarantor the US have also began to indicate that Washington is also keen on stronger security cooperation among the [...]]]></description>
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