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27 April 2005 Military News


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  • Ivory Coast Opposition And Rebels Wary Of Presidential Decrees VOA 27 Apr 2005 -- Ivory Coast's president, Laurent Gbagbo, has decreed that all candidates will be allowed to run in a presidential election there later this year. But rebels and opposition leaders say they are worried by other decisions the president announced in a televised speech late Tuesday.
  • LIBERIA: Former rebel leader to run for president IRIN 27 Apr 2005 -- The leader of Liberia’s one-time main rebel group, Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) Sekou Conneh, told IRIN on Wednesday that under pressure from former fighters, he will stand as president in landmark October polls.
  • Vanguard of large UN peacekeeping force arrives in southern Sudan UN News Centre 27 Apr 2005 -- Twelve Nepalese soldiers, the vanguard of what will eventually be a 10,000-member United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Sudan, has arrived on the ground at the start of the launch of a massive operation to help the vast region stabilize and its people rebuild their lives after the devastation of a 21-year civil war.
  • COTE D IVOIRE: Gbagbo agrees to let rival stand in election, rebels give cautious welcome IRIN 27 Apr 2005 -- Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has agreed to use his constitutional powers to allow a main opposition rival to stand in October's elections, bowing to international pressure and to one of the key demands of rebels occupying the north of the country.
  • DRC: Aid delivery to Katanga easier, UN mission says IRIN 27 Apr 2005 -- Security has improved in the Democratic Republic of Congo's southeastern province of Katanga, allowing humanitarian groups to mobilise aid, the UN Mission in the country, known as MONUC, said on Monday.
  • SUDAN: Darfur peace talks to resume in May - AU spokesman IRIN 27 Apr 2005 -- Peace talks between the Sudanese government and rebels in the western region of Darfur are expected to resume in May, a spokesman for the African Union (AU) in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, told IRIN on Wednesday.
  • BURUNDI: Stop fighting us, rebel leader tells government IRIN 27 Apr 2005 -- Burundi's remaining rebel group, the Forces nationales de liberation (FNL) will end the war only when government troops stopped attacking its forces, rebel leader Agathon Rwasa said on Wednesday.

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  • DoD Seeking 'Demonstration Authority' for Changes to Officer Management AFPS 27 Apr 2005 -- Defense officials are requesting that Congress give the department permission to experiment with some changes to officer personnel management.
  • Rumsfeld, Myers Testify on Budget Requests AFPS 27 Apr 2005 -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld asked Congress today to approve the fiscal 2005 supplemental funding request quickly.
  • Bush Proposes Oil Refineries on Closed Military Bases AFPS 27 Apr 2005 -- President Bush unveiled a plan today to encourage building oil refineries on military sites that have closed.
  • DoD Issues Call for National Foreign Language Capabilities 27 Apr 2005 -- The Department of Defense announced today the release of its white paper that recommends immediate and long-term engagement by public, private and government agencies to improve the nation’s foreign language and cultural competency.
  • Space, air, information warfare centers integrate capabilities AFPN 27 Apr 2005 -- The Air Force is integrating some forces to better manage air, space and information operations combat capabilities to support missions worldwide, Air Force officials announced April 26.
  • Alaskan road project resumes on Annette Island Army News 27 Apr 2005 -- Operation Alaskan Road is underway again as a joint task force resumes work this summer on a 14.5-mile road across the rugged terrain of Annette Island.
  • Army Reserve answers nation’s call for 97 Years Army News 27 Apr 2005 -- On April 23, 1908, a new component of the U.S. Army came into being with the creation of the Medical Reserve Corps, the Army’s first federal reserve force.
  • Navy Announces New Combat Meritorious Advancement Program Navy NewsStand 27 Apr 2005 -- The Navy established the Combat Meritorious Advancement Program in April, which provides commanders the opportunity to advance junior enlisted Sailors who display uncommon valor and extraordinary leadership while engaged in, or in direct support of, combat operations.
  • ACB 1 Completes Exercise Tactical Warrior '05 Navy NewsStand 27 Apr 2005 -- More than 550 active-duty and Reserve Seabees from Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1 conducted their annual field training exercise (FTX), “Tactical Warrior 05," at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton March 8-14.
  • VP-4 Gets New Leadership, Continues Maritime Security Efforts Navy NewsStand 27 Apr 2005 -- In an April 12 change of command ceremony, Cmdr. Steven G. Bethke assumed command of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4, "The Skinny Dragons," and became the leader of a vital piece in the multinational coalition united in the fight against terrorism.
  • VMFA-242 (AW) 'Bats' share lessons learned in Iraq USMC News 27 Apr 2005 -- The "Bats" of Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, hosted members of the Marine aviation community April 20 at the Miramar Officers' Club for a "hotwash" of their role in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

  • State Department Briefing, April 27 Washington File 27 Apr 2005 -- Togo, Annual Country Report on Terrorism, Israel/Palestinians, Italy, Cyprus, Bangladesh, Sudan, Mexico
  • White House Daily Briefing, April 27 Washington File 27 Apr 2005 -- President's speech on energy, White House/security, new refineries/military bases, gasoline prices, filibuster/nuclear option, John Bolton, Putin/Middle East road map, Iraq/new government, White House/volunteers, North Korea, U.N. reform, Syria, China/Taiwan, Social Security/legislation

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