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• Soldiers begin returning from SFOR-11 in Bosnia Army News Service 21 Aug 2002-- The first wave of soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division (Light) and U.S. Army, Hawaii returned home Aug. 16 from their peacekeeping mission in Bosnia.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 21 Aug 2002
• SUDAN / OPPOSITION VOA 21 Aug 2002-- The reorganization of Sudan's cabinet on Monday brought in eight members of a breakaway faction of the country's main opposition party
• ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS VOA 21 Aug 2002-- Israeli troops have raided a Palestinian refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing at least one person and wounding four

Defense Policy / Programs

• BUSH - DEFENSE VOA 21 Aug 2002-- President Bush says he remains committed to a regime change in Iraq, saying Saddam Hussein continues to pose a threat to the world
• Bush Discusses Future Needs of U.S. Military With Top Advisors Washington File 21 Aug 2002-- Iraq not discussed, but reporters ask him about it
• Secretary Rumsfeld at Fort Hood Town Hall Meeting 21 Aug 2002-- Rumsfeld: I'm frequently asked to describe transformation, and I can say this. Transformation is not a single thing to be trotted out and looked at and inspected. Simply put, transformation is change. It's change in the way we fight, in the way we train, in the way we exercise, but especially, it's a change in the way we think and how we approach our jobs. Changes in doctrine, in training, in organization, in the way we develop leaders, and, most important, in the way all of the services work together.
• First All-up AH-1Z, 2nd UH-1Y Make Initial Ground Runs Navy News Stand 21 Aug 2002-- The first all-up AH-1Z made its initial startup and ground run Saturday following remanufacturing from its original AH-1W configuration.
• Enterprise Reaches Milestone at NNSY Navy News Stand 21 Aug 2002-- USS Enterprise (CVN 65) recently took another major step toward combat readiness while at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) in Portsmouth, Va.
• MPS: Powerful addition to force in readiness Marine Corps News 21 Aug 2002-- The Marine Corps is often referred to as a force of readiness. However, all the best-trained Marines in the Corps would not be enough to fight a war if they did not have the gear - when and where they need it. That is where the maritime pre-positioning force, comes in
• AF gets 60 new C-17s AFPN 21 Aug 2002-- The Air Force and Boeing Co. recently signed a $9.8 billion multiyear contract for 60 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to be delivered to the Air Force through July 2008.
• New radar keeps skies safe AFPN 21 Aug 2002-- A new radar is improving safety for aircraft landing at a forward-operating location supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
• DOD SELECTS FOREIGN DEFENSE EQUIPMENT FOR TESTING 21 Aug 2002 -- The Department of Defense has selected five new start out-of-cycle projects to receive fiscal 2002 funding under the Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) Program. Authorized by Congress since 1980, the FCT Program is administered by the director, strategic and tactical systems, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.

Defense Industry

• BAE SYSTEMS to provide engineering and scientific support services to U.S. Marine Corps BAE Systems 21 Aug 2002 -- BAE Systems has received a contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to provide a wide range of professional engineering, analytical and technical services over the next 20 years. BAE Systems will support activities in the Engineering and Scientific Domain.
• Thales Communications and BAE SYSTEMS achieve major milestone on Type 45 destroyer communications programme BAE Systems 21 Aug 2002 -- Thales Communications Ltd and BAE Systems C4ISR have achieved a major milestone in their partnership to design and supply the Fully Integrated Communications System (FICS) for the Royal Navy's new Type 45 destroyers with the completion of the First Stage of a phased Critical Design Review (CDR).
• General Dynamics Awarded $15.2 Million for Army Telecommunications Modernization General Dynamics 21 Aug 2002 -- The U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Network Systems four delivery orders totaling $15.2 million to upgrade and expand the telecommunications infrastructure at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and eight installations in the Republic of Korea, Germany and Japan.
• Lockheed Martin Receives Second French Air Force Contract for Laser Guided Training Rounds Lockheed Martin 21 Aug 2002 -- Lockheed Martin announced today that it will deliver laser guided training rounds (LGTRs) and related equipment to the French Air Force this year under a new contract valued at $(US) 3 million.
• Lockheed Martin's HIMARS Continues Successful EMD Test Firings at White Sands Missile Range Lockheed Martin 21 Aug 2002 -- Lockheed Martin's High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) successfully completed two ripple-fire missions of six rockets each yesterday at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.

News Reports

• SHAPE NEWS MORNING UPDATE 21 Aug 2002-- aurence Jolidon, NATO force spokesman and noted former journalist, dies in Sarajevo
• SHAPE NEWS SUMMARY & ANALYSIS 21 Aug 2002-- Russian media on Gen. Stöckmann's visit to Georgia