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Romania Snow Blizzards: Army Drafted To Save Trapped Travelers [Jan 26, 2012] By Ioana Patran BUCHAREST, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Romania has drafted in the army to rescue hundreds of travellers stranded by blizzards that dumped up to a metre of snow in 24 hours, derailing a train and forcing authorities to shut down motorways and ports and cancel flights. [via YahooNews] More >>

Black Sea Rotational Force 11 brings the Raven to Romania [Jun 06, 2011] Recently, U.S. Marines and soldiers with Black Sea Rotational Force 11 travelled to Buzau, Romania to provide the Romanian army a familiarization course to display the capabilities of the Raven-B, unmanned aerial vehicle. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's high court rules against army pension cuts [Jan 23, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's high court has ruled that army pensions cannot be cut by authorities as planned. The court said Friday that pensions are considered property and cannot be reduced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's high court rules against army pension cuts [Jan 21, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's high court has ruled that army pensions cannot be cut by authorities as planned. The court said Friday that pensions are considered property and cannot be reduced. [via YahooNews] More >>

About 400 Romanian army and police retirees protest pension cuts [Jan 17, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - About 400 army and police retirees are protesting in Romania against cuts in pensions as part of austerity measures. Protesters in the Black Sea port of Constanta are calling Monday for the resignation of the country's president Traian Basescu. [via YahooNews] More >>

400 Romanian army retirees protest pension cuts [Jan 17, 2011] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) About 400 army and police retirees are protesting in Romania against cuts in pensions as part of austerity measures. Protesters in the Black Sea port of Constanta are calling Monday for the resignation of the country's president Traian Basescu. [via YahooNews] More >>

Mass grave of Holocaust victims unearthed in Romania [Nov 06, 2010] A mass grave containing the bodies of Jews killed by the Romanian army during World War II has been discovered in a forest in northeastern Romania, the Elie Wiesel National Institute said on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Mass grave of Holocaust victims unearthed in Romania [Nov 05, 2010] A mass grave containing the bodies of Jews killed by the Romanian army during World War II has been discovered in a forest in northeastern Romania, the Elie Wiesel National Institute said on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian President Traian Basescu (center R) waves to military personnel at the end of the celebrations dedicated to ... [Oct 25, 2010] Romanian President Traian Basescu (center R) waves to military personnel at the end of the celebrations dedicated to the Army's Day in front of Heroes Monument, in Bucharest, Romania, 25 October 2010... [via YahooNews] More >>

Gitenstein: F-16 purchase, cheapest, most efficient solution [Jul 04, 2010] US Ambassador Mark Gitenstein stated that buying F-16s is Romanias cheapest and most efficient solution given the Romanian Armys consensus concerning the need for new fighter jets. First of all there is a clear consensus at Romanian Army level that you want to take part in the F-35 program. [via YahooNews] More >>

Market Commentary and Intraday News [Apr 07, 2010] (AP: BUCHAREST , Romania ) Two European defense companies said Wednesday they will no longer attend a defense exhibition to protest a Romanian proposal to buy used U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to modernize the country's army. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian defense minister: We need 2nd-hand F-16s (AP via Yahoo! Finance) [Mar 26, 2010] Romania's defense minister said Friday the army needs used U.S.-made F-16 jet fighters to modernize its army, earning criticism from at least one European company that claimed the country could be buying junk. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian defense minister: We need 2nd-hand F-16s (Boston Herald) [Mar 26, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's defense minister said Friday the army needs used U.S.-made F-16 jet fighters... [via YahooNews] More >>