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Commander of Lithuanian Special Operations Force appointed 2008.04.30
  National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas passed an order on appointment of Lithuanian Armed Forces Special Operations Force commander, April 30. The new commander will assume the post from May 8.
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ISAF leadership visited Lithuanian Ghowr PRT 2008.04.30
 Lithuanian-led Ghowr PRT-6 was visited by ISAF Commander Gen. Dan K. Mcneill and Commander of Regional Command West Brig. Gen. Francesco Arena, April 29. The first to arrive Brig. Gen. Francesco Arena viewed facilities of the PRT-6 camp, heard introduction on the camp structure, tasks, achievements, and planned changes. When the delegation was joined by Gen. Dan K. Mcneill, the guests left for Chaghcharan to see objects in the capital established by joint effort of Lithuanian development cooperation and international support organisations.
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Lithuanian military experts assist investigating incident in Georgia 2008.04.28
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Staff of Baltic Battalion took part in exercise in Tartu 2008.04.28
 Staff of Lithuanian Grand Duke Mechanised Infantry Battalion participated in joint training ”Intelligent Wolf" of the Baltic Battalion staff in Tartu (Estonia) on April 21-25. The exercise, also attended by the Baltic Battalion Staff representatives from Estonia and Latvia, was headed by Commander of the Baltic Battalion Maj. Remigijus Baltrenas.
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Last compulsory basic military service soldiers finished service in Algirdas Battalion 2008.04.28
 33 last soldiers of compulsory basic military service finished service in Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion in Rukla (Jonava region), April 26. From now on Algirdas Battalion will be manned only by soldiers of professional military service.
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Close cooperation of the Baltic States furthered 2008.04.25
 Baltic Chiefs of Defence two-day meeting in Birstonas was closed, April 25. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were represented by the Lithuanian Armed Forces Commander Lt. Gen. Valdas Tutkus, Latvian Armed Forces Commander Gen. Maj. Juris Maklakovs, and Estonian Armed Forces Commander Lt. Gen. Ants Laaneots respectively.
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Commanders of Lithuanian Land Force and Joint Staff appointed 2008.04.24
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Awards for returning KFOR-17 in Alytus 2008.04.24
 Formal homecoming ceremony will be held for KFOR-17 returning after the mission in Kosovo Republic on April 25 in Alytus Town Hall Square. KFOR-17 members will be awarded National Defence System medals For International Operations.
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Baltic Chiefs of Defence meet in Lithuania 2008.04.23
Baltic Chiefs of Defence, Lithuanian Armed Forces Commander Lt. Gen. Valdas Tutkus, Latvian Armed Forces Commander Gen. Maj. Juris Maklakovs, and Estonian Armed Forces Commander Lt. Gen. Ants Laaneots will meet for a two-day session in Birstonas on April 24.
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Concluding field exercise before deployment to Afghanistan 2008.04.22
 PRT-7 soldiers to be deployed to Afghanistan within a short period underwent the concluding pre-mission field exercise in Kairiai Military Ground in Klaipeda region, April 14-18.
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