U.S. Ambassador to Romania Kathleen Kavalec visited Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase with Romanian Minister of Defense Angle Tilvar and Chief of Defense Staff General Daniel Petrescu on February 27. The visit included meetings with Romanian and Allied military units including the U.S. 101st Airborne Division, a detachment of the Italian Air Force, and a liaison team ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 1 March, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Aegis Ashore, ambassador, deveselu, Kathleen Kavalec, Mihail Kogalniceanu, România
Aegis Ashore Romania is fully operational and fully funded. It is a critical contribution of the United States and Romania to NATO Ballistic Missile Defense. The legislation under consideration in the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act is regarding additional capabilities for air defense of the base in Deveselu. The United States remains committed to ensuring ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 7 October, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Aegis Ashore, deveselu
– As prepared. Check against delivery – Deveselu, Romania Good afternoon. It’s a real pleasure for me to be here on my first visit to Romania. I only wish I could stay longer to see more of this beautiful country. I want to thank President Iohannis, Prime Minister Ciolos, and Minister Motoc for being such ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 12 May, 2016 | Topics: Policy | Tags: deveselu, Missile Defense, Robert O. Work
– As prepared. Check against delivery – Deveselu, Romania Secretary General, Deputy Secretary of Defense, President of the Romanian Senate, Ministers, Your Excellencies, Dear members of the military, diplomats and local officials, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to be at the Deveselu Military Base today with you – Romanian, American, North-Atlantic Alliance ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 12 May, 2016 | Topics: Policy | Tags: Aegis, Ciolos, deveselu, missile defence
– As prepared. Check against delivery – Deveselu, Romania Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for that welcome. Today represents an important moment for NATO and for transatlantic security. This ceremony means that the United States’ AEGIS Ashore system here at Deveselu is certified for operations. This represents a significant increase in the capability to defend ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 12 May, 2016 | Topics: News, Policy | Tags: Aegis, deveselu, Missile Defense, nato, Stoltenberg
– As prepared. Check against delivery – Deveselu, Romania President of Romanian Senate Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu,Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Valeriu Zgonea, Prime Minister Ciolos, Secretary General Stoltenberg, Ambassador Klemm, Deputy Secretary of Defense Work, Minister of Foreign Affairs Comanescu, Minister of National Defense Motoc, General Ciuca, distinguished visitors and guests; Good Morning and on ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 12 May, 2016 | Topics: News, Policy | Tags: amiral, deveselu, missile defence, nato
Ambassador Douglas Lute U.S. Ambassador to NATO Assistant Secretary Frank A. Rose Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Romanian State Secretary Daniel Ionită Strategic Affairs Bucharest, Romania Moderator: We have a very prestigious panel. I would like to begin with our host, Romanian State Secretary for Strategic Affairs, Daniel Ionită. You’ll find his bio in your ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 11 May, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders | Tags: briefing, deveselu, ionita, lute, missile defence, nato, press, rose
Antony J. Blinken U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Telephonic Press Briefing Hosted by the Brussels Media Hub Moderator: Thanks so much, and greetings everybody from the U.S. Department of State. I would like to welcome all of you dialing in from across Europe today, and thank you for joining us in this call. We are ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 11 May, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders | Tags: blinken, briefing, deputy, deveselu, nato
President Obama has approved the recommendation of Secretary of Defense Gates and the Joint Chiefs of Staff for a phased, adaptive approach for missile defense in Europe. This approach is based on an assessment of the Iranian missile threat, and a commitment to deploy technology that is proven, cost-effective, and adaptable to an evolving security ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 17 April, 2016 | Topics: Fact Sheets, Featured Event | Tags: deveselu, Missile Defense
Preamble The United States of America and Romania (hereafter referred to as the “Parties”); Having in mind the United States – Romanian Strategic Partnership and the further development thereof, and recognizing that a very important pillar of the United States – Romanian relationship is the solidarity embodied in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 17 April, 2016 | Topics: Fact Sheets, Featured Event | Tags: deveselu, Missile Defense
The United States and Romania are committed to enhancing bilateral ties and working to strengthen security in the Euro-Atlantic area. In the context of their Strategic Partnership, the United States and Romania are pleased to announce today that major military components of the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System (AAMDS) in Romania, a key element in ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 18 December, 2015 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Aegis Ashore, deveselu
U.S. Ambassador to Bucharest, Hans Klemm, participated Tuesday, November 10, in an inauguration ceremony at Deveselu school and kindergarten. „Providing a better environment for the education of the children of this part of Romania will have long lasting effects. Better education leads to better outcomes and will help the future of the region and help ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 10 November, 2015 | Topics: Former Ambassadors | Tags: deveselu, EUCOM, Hans Klemm, Inauguration, Kindergarten, School
Officials from Romania, the United States, Poland, NATO, and Turkey conducted a joint Mast Stepping ceremony on November 17, 2014 for the Aegis Ashore missile defense site now under construction at Deveselu, Romania. In naval tradition, when a mast is stepped (process of raising a ship’s mast and setting it into a notch or step ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 17 November, 2014 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Ceremony, deveselu, Mast Stepping, Missile Defense
In support of the European Phased Adaptive Approach Phase II, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District has awarded a construction contract to Kellog Brown & Root Services, Inc. (http://www.kbr.com). The contract is valued at USD 134 million and will be performed at the Deveselu Base in Olt County Romania. The contract encompasses all ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 15 July, 2013 | Topics: Featured Event | Tags: deveselu, Missile Defense
In support of the European Phased Adaptive Approach Phase II, the U.S. Naval Facility Engineering Command (NAVFAC) in Naples, Italy awarded a 31 month Base Operations and Services Support (BOSS) contract to U.S. firm Exelis Systems Corporation 19 March, 2013. The contract, which is valued at USD $5.7M, will be performed at the Deveselu Base ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 25 March, 2013 | Topics: Featured Event | Tags: deveselu, Missile Defense, U.S. - Romania
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District has awarded an eight-month USD 3.3 million task order to SC Glacial PROD SRL, headquartered in Ilfov, Romania, to construct temporary facilities in support of the deployment of the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System in Deveselu, Romania. The task order includes for the placement of a temporary ...
Read More» By U.S. Mission Romania | 22 December, 2012 | Topics: Featured Event | Tags: deveselu, Missile Defense
