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26 October 2006 Military News

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  • Analysis: Pentagon: Stalled Transformation cfr.org 26 Oct 2006 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his senior staff rarely miss an opportunity to tout “transformation,” the idea that the U.S. military must move away from weapons platforms, organizational structures, and doctrines designed for the Cold War toward a more nimble, high-tech, and cost-effective future.
  • Green Lightning exercise strengthens U.S., Australian ties AFPN 26 Oct 2006 -- Two B-52 Stratofortress bombers of the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron completed a long-range training sortie from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to Australia's Delamere Air Weapons Range in the Northern Territory Oct. 24.
  • Atlantic Strike provides joint training for interdependent warfighters AFPN 26 Oct 2006 -- Airmen, Marines, Soldiers and Sailors started joint training for air and ground operations as part of Atlantic Strike IV at Avon Park Air Force Range, Fla., Oct. 23.
  • Urban warfare experiment draws many players AFPN 26 Oct 2006 -- Targeting crosshairs float across alleys and rooftops while one hand delicately nudges the ergonomic control sporting weapons toggles, and the other dances across the top of a box full of backlit red buttons and more joystick controls. Another set of hands grips a spiral bound detailed map and points out directions.
  • Virtual weapons give realistic training at Emerald Warrior AFPN 26 Oct 2006 -- The first integration of live and virtual net-centric weapons in special operations forces occurred as part of Emerald Warrior 07 on Oct. 25.
  • FCS opens test complex at White Sands Missile Range Army News 26 Oct 2006 -- Soldiers, civilian employees and media representatives got a look at the future of warfighting when a robot did the honors of cutting the ribbon at a grand opening for the Future Combat Systems Test Operations Complex at White Sands Missile Range Oct. 23.
  • Indiana National Guard heads for the border Army News 26 Oct 2006 -- Forty four Indiana National Guard soldiers climbed aboard a plane headed for Arizona yesterday morning, joining up to 6,000 National Guard members from across the nation in support of the border patrol mission, Operation Jump Start.
  • MIUWU 112 Deploys in Support of MSO Navy NewsStand 26 Oct 2006 -- Navy Mobile In-Shore Undersea Warfare Unit (MIUWU) 112 deployed from Naval Base Coronado, Calif., Oct. 25 to conduct maritime security operations (MSO) in the Persian Gulf.
  • Theodore Roosevelt Marks 20 Years Navy NewsStand 26 Oct 2006 -- A ceremony honoring the 20th anniversary of the commissioning of the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (TR) (CVN 71) took place in the ship’s hangar bay Oct. 25.
  • Commander, U.S. 5th Fleet Visits Enterprise Crew Navy NewsStand 26 Oct 2006 -- Vice Adm. Patrick Walsh, commander, Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet, visited Sailors and Marines aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Oct. 24 to thank the crew for their work in Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Enduring Freedom (OEF) and maritime security operations.
  • Essex Stays On Course With CONREP, VERTREP Navy NewsStand 26 Oct 2006 -- USS Essex (LHD 2) conducted two early-morning replenishment evolutions (CONREP), for training purposes, and an extensive vertical replenishment (VERTREP) for food and mail with USNS Concord (T-AFS 5) while operating off the coast of the Republic of the Philippines Oct. 24.
  • Naval Submarine School Attack Center Trainer Comes Online Navy NewsStand 26 Oct 2006 -- With a snip of the scissors Oct. 25, Naval Submarine School (SubScol) welcomed the latest addition to its attack center trainer inventory, the Submarine Multi-Mission Team Trainer Phase (SMMTT) 3.
  • NMITC Celebrates 20 Years of Training Navy, Marine Corps Intelligence Specialists Navy NewsStand 26 Oct 2006 -- The Navy Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center (NMITC) celebrated their 20th anniversary with a ceremony Oct. 20 at Dam Neck Annex.
  • England: Technological Development Critical to Outpacing Terrorists AFPS 26 Oct 2006 -- The same globalization that’s created vast opportunities for economic growth and information sharing among freedom-loving people has become a favorite tool of terrorists trying to destroy their way of life, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England told industry representatives here yesterday.
  • Boeing KC-767 Tanker Completes Test Milestone Boeing 26 Oct 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-767 Tanker extends its fifth-generation, fly-by-wire boom telescoping tube for the first time during recent tests.
  • NATION'S NEWEST USAF WEATHER SATELLITE READY FOR LAUNCH Lockheed Martin 26 Oct 2006 -- The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-17 Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT], is undergoing final preparation for a launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on November 4.
  • LOCKHEED MARTIN DELIVERS KEY PAYLOAD HARDWARE FOR SECOND MISSILE WARNING SATELLITE Lockheed Martin 26 Oct 2006 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has delivered a critical payload subsystem for the second geosynchronous orbit (GEO-2) satellite in the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program.

  • Russia: NATO Chief Holds Moscow Talks RFE/RL 26 Oct 2006 -- NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top Russian officials at the Kremlin today as part of a two-day Moscow visit.

  • Russia concerned by U.S. air defense plans in Europe - minister RIA Novosti 26 Oct 2006 -- U.S. plans to deploy an air defense system in Eastern Europe will compel Russia to take certain precautions, the Russian defense minister said Thursday
  • Russia to adjust its military policy due to NATO transformation RIA Novosti 26 Oct 2006 -- Russia will have to adjust its military policy in response to NATO's political transformation, the Russian defense minister said Thursday.

  • German military to undergo biggest restructuring since 1945 IRNA 26 Oct 2006 -- Germany's military will undergo its biggest shake-up since the end of World War II, transforming the Bundeswehr into a global intervention force under a new strategy paper titled `The White Book on German Security Policy and the Future of the Bundeswehr' which was appproved by the cabinet on Wednesday.

  • Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 26 Oct 2006
  • Press Gaggle by Dana Perino The White House 26 Oct 2006

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  • 800 Bru rebels surrender in India's Northeast state IRNA 26 Oct 2006 -- More than 800 tribal separatists Thursday surrendered before authorities in India's northeastern state of Mizoram, bringing an end to about nine-years of insurgency in the region, officials said.
  • Sudan: Annan confers with UN envoy Pronk after Government demands his withdrawal UN News Centre 26 Oct 2006 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan today conferred with his Special Representative for Sudan, Jan Pronk, whose removal has been demanded by the Sudanese Government, and a United Nations spokesman said the envoy still remains in his post. The talks are expected to continue later today or tomorrow.
  • DR Congo: amid tensions ahead of Sunday’s presidential vote, UN appeals for calm UN News Centre 26 Oct 2006 -- Amid tension ahead of Sunday’s presidential elections, the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has called on the two candidates to maintain the unity of the country both before and after the polls and not repeat the first round behaviour of unilaterally proclaiming themselves the winner.
  • Lebanon: UN commander holds ‘productive’ talks on securing final Israeli withdrawal UN News Centre 26 Oct 2006 -- The acting head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon today held further “productive” talks with senior Lebanese and Israeli officers aimed at securing Israel’s speedy withdrawal from the last position it occupies in the south of the country after this summer’s war with Hizbollah.
  • Security Council highlights women’s role in peace process, urges more involvement UN News Centre 26 Oct 2006 -- Highlighting the role played by women in promoting peace in countries emerging from conflict, the United Nations Security Council today stressed it was essential to promote the full participation of women in helping rebuild such societies and also encouraged more female involvement in UN peacekeeping operations.
  • Islamists Capture Another Town in Somalia VOA 26 Oct 2006 -- The Islamic Courts Union has taken control of another town in Somalia, raising fears that scheduled peace talks between it and the transitional Somali government may not take place.
  • UGANDA: Dispute over truce terms holds up peace talks IRIN 26 Oct 2006 -- Disagreement over the terms of a revised truce accord between the Ugandan government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has held up peace talks between the two sides in the southern Sudanese city of Juba, officials said on Thursday.
  • CHAD: Rebels on the rocky road to N’djamena - REVIEW IRIN 26 Oct 2006 -- There have been at least a dozen attacks by rebels opposed to Chad’s president and skirmishes with the Chadian army in the last 12 months.
  • EU's Solana: Mideast 'Road Map' Peace Plan Stalled VOA 26 Oct 2006 -- Javier Solana, the European Union's foreign policy chief held talks Thursday with senior Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
  • Israeli Forces Kill Palestinians in Gaza Gunbattle VOA 26 Oct 2006 -- Palestinian medics say Israeli troops operating in the Gaza Strip have killed two Palestinians in separate incidents.

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