Cerklje ob Krki is small town in southern Slovenia, near the border with Croatia. A new NATO base currently being built in Cerklje ob Krki is expected to become operational in 2010.
The NATO facility will build upon an existing military aviation complex, originally constructed by the Yugoslav government as a JNA air base. When Slovenia became independent, this base became - together with Ljubljana airport - the home of the 15th "Brigada Vojaskega Letalstva" (Military Aviation Brigade - the aviation unit of the Slovenian Army). An Air Force military school was also built.[1] The Yugoslav Peoples Army (Jugoslavenska/Jugoslovenska narodna armija, JNA, Slovene Jugoslovanska ljudska armada, JLA) was the army of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia prior to its dissolution. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...
On 7 December 2006, Slovene minister of defence Karl Erjavec, together with other ministers, signed a protocol which would transform Cerklje ob Krki into a support facility for NATO aircraft (e.g., aircraft maintenance and resupply).[2] The building of this base is unpopular among local residents, who are concerned that the base would cause environmental and economic disruption.[3] is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Coordinates: 45°53′N15°32′E / 45.883, 15.533 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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