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Date		Title
15 Mar. 2013		Spain and NATO look to the future Madrid - General Knud Bartels, Chairman of NATO's Military Committee, paid an official visit to Spain, where he discussed with the Spanish Chief of Defence, Admiral Fernando García Sánchez, NATO defence priorities post-2014, particularly Smart Defence, and the Connected Forces Initiative.
21 Feb. 2013 - 22 Feb. 2013		Defence Ministers to focus on capabilities, Afghanistan, Ukraine Work to improve NATO’s defence capabilities, the ISAF mission in Afghanistan and relations with Ukraine are the main areas of focus at this week’s two-day NATO defence ministerial which starts on Thursday 21 February.
21 Feb. 2013		NATO Defence Ministers agree to expand exercises and multinational cooperation NATO Defence Ministers agreed concrete goals for more ambitious training and exercises to maintain the lessons of interoperability at their meeting in Brussels on 21 February.
20 Feb. 2013		Virtual platform connects forces, businesses and communities of interest NATO member states are using a virtual test platform – the Distributed Networked Battle Labs (DNBL) – to improve combat effectiveness by testing the interoperability of equipment and systems before deployment. The DNBL allows nations to increase the interconnectedness of their forces and to exchange data quickly, efficiently and at a lower cost.
18 Apr. 2012		NATO defence and foreign ministers prepare Chicago summit The defence and foreign ministers of NATO’s 28 member states gathered at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels on 18 April, 2012 for two days of talks to prepare the forthcoming NATO Summit in Chicago.
18 Apr. 2012		NATO Defence Ministers plan for NATO Forces 2020 NATO Defence Ministers discussed the best way to make sure that NATO has the modern capabilities it needs for the coming decade and beyond at their meeting at Alliance headquarters on 18 April.
29 Mar. 2012		National Armaments Directors discuss Smart Defence On 29 March, the Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) brought together top national officials responsible for defence procurement at its biannual meeting at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
23 Mar. 2012		NATO in 2020: Secretary General sets out his vision Seeking the right balance between Allies is the key to the continued success of NATO for 2020 and beyond. This can only be achieved by focusing on shared purpose, responsibility and leadership between European and North American Allies.
29 Feb. 2012		NATO Military Committee visits US Navy Destroyer with Ballistic Missile Defence Capabilities General Knud Bartels, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, together with members of the Military Committee, visited USS Laboon on 29 February 2012, accompanied by General Stéphane Abrial, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, where they were welcomed by Rear Admiral David M. Thomas Jr., Commander Naval Surface Force Atlantic.