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18 May. 2012

NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - NATO Photo Exhibit at the Pritzker Military Library, Chicago

Summit meetings of Heads of State and Government Chicago, USA - 20–21 May 2012

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    NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic speaking at the Pritzker Military Library of Chicago

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    NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic speaking at the Pritzker Military Library of Chicago

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    Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel

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    Colonel (IL) J. N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired) discusses the book Naval Customs Traditions and Usage, by Leland P. Lovette, 1939 edition, with SACEUR Admiral James G. Stavridis at the Pritzker Military Library of Chicago. The book belonged to Colonel Pritzker’s uncle, Lieutenant Jay A. Pritzker USNR, a veteran of World War Two, who later gave it to Colonel Pritzker's father, Robert Pritzker, when he was a manufacturing contractor for the U.S. Navy in the 1950’s

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    SACEUR Admiral James G. Stavridis signs a copy of his book "Destroyer Captain" for the Pritzker Military Library of Chicago.

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Photo exhibition "NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow"

NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Providing Peace and Security - NATO Summit - Chicago - 20-21 May 2012 18 May. 2012 A British soldier guards a strategic bridge on the route to Pristina in 1999. (Photo: UK Ministry of Defense) 
NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Countering and Preventing Terrorism - NATO Summit - Chicago - 20-21 May 2012 18 May. 2012 Slovak engineers search for mines and explosives buried in the ground in order to clear areas slated for development in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Over 50 percent more IEDs and mines are found and cleared by coalition troops than explode but the insurgents continue to rely on them as their main weapon in the campaign. The bombs take many civilian lives and over 60 percent of the civilian casualties caused by insurgents result from indiscriminate IED explosions. 
NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Working Together - NATO Summit - Chicago - 20-21 May 2012 18 May. 2012 French military vehicles drive off a US amphibious ship during the multinational exercise "Bold Alligator" in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in January 2012. The exercise was an example of interoperability in action. Partnerships are important for the overall effectiveness of the Alliance. Each NATO nation has its own way of conducting operations, but the interoperability challenges are met through observation, data collection and analysis during bilateral and multilateral exercises. Such exercises are used by NATO to help build better capabilities for the future. 
NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Tackling New Threats with New Capabilities - NATO Summit - Chicago - 20-21 May 2012 18 May. 2012 NATO's Joint Force Training Center (JFTC) in Bydgoszcz, Poland is a state-of-the-art center that supports training for NATO and partner forces to improve joint tactical interoperability. The center provides pre-deployment training to Regional Command Headquarters (RC HQs) and Operational Mission Liaison Teams for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The center is a cornerstone of Allied Command Transformation (ACT), headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia – the only NATO headquarters on US soil. It works in coordination with the Joint Warfare Center (JWC) in Stavanger, Norway. 
NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Safeguarding the Seas - NATO Summit - Chicago - 20-21 May 2012 18 May. 2012 Since August 2009, NATO ships patrol the waters off the Horn of Africa as part of Operation Ocean Shield. Their mission is to contribute to international efforts to counter maritime piracy. Operation Ocean Shield cooperates closely with other naval forces including US-led maritime forces, EU naval forces and national organizations operating against the threat of piracy in the region. 
NATO Delivers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Meeting Humanitarian Needs - NATO Summit - Chicago - 20-21 May 2012 18 May. 2012 In one of the areas worst hit by a devastating earthquake in Pakistan in October 2005, NATO engineers supported the rebuilding of a village of Bagh. Here, a Spanish engineer helps build a new school. 

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