By Jim Garamone DoD News, Defense Media Activity
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 17, 2015, August 17, 2015 — The chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff today thanked Danish defense leaders for their
efforts to promote peace and stability around the world.
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey spoke at the Danish Army Academy
here, to cadets and members of the Danish military staff.
Danish military personnel have deployed around the world
fighting alongside forces from the U.S., NATO and coalition nations. “You were
with us in Iraq, you are with us in Afghanistan, you are with us in Operation
Inherent Resolve against ,” Dempsey said.
In Afghanistan, 43 Danish service members have made the
ultimate sacrifice since 2002, and another 214 have been wounded.
Denmark has around 120 soldiers in Iraq’s Anbar province to
train Iraqi forces. The country also has seven F-16A Fighting Falcon jets
flying missions against .
In addition, Denmark is playing a significant role in United
Nations operations in Mali.
Denmark also sent aircraft for Operation Odyssey Dawn in
Libya.
“I’m very proud to call myself an ally of Denmark, and very
appreciative of what you’ve done,” Dempsey said. “But we’ve got to realize the
future is likely to be more complex and unsafe and dangerous than today.”
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