03 November 2007 Military News

Nov. 2 airpower summary: Strike Eagles support combat operations AFPN 03 Nov 2007
Dragon Talon II: Troops detain five suspected extremists (Baghdad) MNF-I 03 Nov 2007 -- Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers detained five suspected extremists during ongoing operations in the Rashid District of the Iraqi capital Nov. 2.
Kearsarge Backloads 22nd MEU from Kuwait Navy NewsStand 03 Nov 2007 -- The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) backloaded more than 1,800 Sailors and Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU) from Kuwait, Oct. 10-15, after conducting sustainment training exercises.
HSC-22 Deployed with Kearsarge Navy NewsStand 03 Nov 2007 -- Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, Det. 1 "Sea Knights" is currently on deployment with Kearsarge Strike Group supporting Maritime Security Operations (MSO).

Gates Seeks to Bolster Defense Relationships in Asia AFPS 03 Nov 2007 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will travel to China, Korea and Japan over the next six days in an effort to bolster U.S. defense relationships with those countries.
Mullen Discusses Initiatives, Progress in First Podcast AFPS 03 Nov 2007 -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reported on progress in his three initiatives yesterday during an interview for his first “podcast” as chairman.
USS Porter Crosses the Line Navy NewsStand 03 Nov 2007 -- On the morning of Oct. 13, guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) crossed the dividing line between the north and south hemispheres, the equator.

Top UN envoy urges Sudanese parties to secure North-South peace UN News Centre 03 Nov 2007 -- The Secretary-General's Special Representative for Sudan has stressed the vital need to successfully implement the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ending a 21-year civil war between the country's north and south.
AU Official Says Hybrid Force Significant For Peace In Darfur VOA 03 Nov 2007 -- The Africa Union (AU)/UN hybrid mission in Darfur (UNAMID), set up to replace the AU’s African Mission in Sudan (AMIS), on Wednesday inaugurated it’s operational base in the town of El Fasher
ICRC Distributes Emergency Aid For Victims Fleeing Clashes in Northern Darfur VOA 03 Nov 2007 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has delivered the first emergency aid to thousands of people who fled clashes in Haskanita, North Darfur in late September

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