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13 February 2003 Military News

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Current Operations

  • Coast Guard Port Security Unit 313 to deploy overseas USCG 13 Feb 2003 -- Coast Guard Port Security Unit 313 will deploy from McChord Air Force Base this weekend en route the Central Command area of operations to support Operation Enduring Freedom, the Global War on Terrorism and any future contingencies.
  • AFGHANISTAN/FIGHTING VOA 13 Feb 2003 -- Coalition forces in Afghanistan have carried out more air attacks against suspected hideouts of Taleban fighters
  • Sailors, Marines on USS Tarawa Receive Smallpox Vaccine Navy NewStand 13 Feb 2003 -- With white T-shirts on and sleeves rolled up, Sailors and Marines aboard USS Tarawa (LHA 1) lined up Feb. 13 for smallpox vaccinations as the ship continued its trek towards the Arabian Gulf on a six-month deployment.
  • Muslim Chaplain Deploys to Kuwait Navy NewStand 13 Feb 2003 -- Lt. Hussain M. Shaikh, a Muslim chaplain assigned to Commander, Amphibious Group 3, recently deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and the global war on terror.
  • Air bases in Germany getting change of guard AFPN 13 Feb 2003 -- German troops will start providing some security at three Air Force bases in Germany this month to help ease the workload on security forces there.
  • Coalition Drops JDAM in Afghanistan; No Civilian Casualties AFPS 13 Feb 2003 -- Fighting continues in southern Afghanistan with heavy aircraft called in to pound cave positions in northern Helmand Province, military officials report.
  • New stage location for C-17 deployments AMCNS 13 Feb 2003 -- More than 250 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft maintenance and logistics people from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., arrived here Feb. 5 to assist Charleston AFB airmen who are facing increased operations tempo.
  • Threat of war increases NBC training in Kuwait Army News 13 Feb 2003 -- With the possibility of war looming, the soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division (Mech.), are honing their nuclear, biological and chemical warfare training.
  • Reservists support Antarctic mission AFPN 13 Feb 2003 -- Reservists from Air Force Reserve Command's 445th Airlift Wing left here Feb. 12 aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft headed for Antarctica.

  • RFE/RL Afghanistan Report, Vol 2, Number 6 13 Feb 2003 -- THE STATE OF THE MEDIA IN AFGHANISTAN / 'TAKHASOS' CALLS FOR CAUTION IN DRAFTING NEW CONSTITUTION... / ...AS 'ERADA' CALLS FOR PATIENCE IN CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS... / ...AND UN ELABORATES ON TIMELINES AND PROCESSES... / ...WHILE MAZAR-E SHARIF HOSTS CONFERENCE ON FEDERALISM / DEPARTING TURKISH COMMANDER URGES EXTENDED ISAF PRESENCE IN AFGHANISTAN... / ...AND REMINDS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO 'REMAIN COMMITTED.' / GERMANY, NETHERLANDS ASSUME ISAF LEADERSHIP. / ...BUT GERMAN DEFENSE MINISTER REJECTS ISAF EXPANSION... / ...AS ROBERTSON SEES 'NO CREDIBLE ALTERNATIVE' TO NATO IN AFGHANISTAN / GERMANS, DUTCH LAUNCH COORDINATION CENTER / MISSILES HIT ISAF CAMP DURING SENIOR GERMAN VISIT / GERMANS TO REMAIN IN AFGHANISTAN IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICT IN IRAQ / RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS EXPAND WORK IN AFGHAN PROVINCES... / ...AS AFGHANS EXPRESS GRATITUDE BUT WANT THEIR VOICES HEARD... / ...WHILE IRANIAN NGOS PROTEST U.S. PRTS / BOMB KILLS 18 ON AFGHAN BRIDGE / AFGHAN TROOPS CLASH WITH SUSPECTED TALIBAN, HIZB-E ISLAMI TROOPS NORTH OF KANDAHAR... / ...AS COALITION FORCES CONTINUE TO SCOUR MOUNTAIN HIDEOUTS... / ...BUT FIND NO REBELS / AFGHAN INTERIOR MINISTER LISTS FORMATION OF AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE FORCE AS TOP PRIORITY / AFGHANISTAN OFFICIALLY ACCEDES TO INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT TREATY / AFGHAN PRESIDENT OFFERS ADVICE TO UNITED NATIONS / THIS WEEK IN AFGHANISTAN'S HISTORY

Defense Policy / Programs

  • Upgraded H-1's start 1st operational test NAVAIR 13 Feb 2003 -- Fleet pilots here began getting their first crack at the Corps' newest attack and utility helicopters, the AH-1Z SuperCobra and the UH-1Y Huey, today in the first operational test for the H-1 Upgrades Program.
  • Javelin hits in nine of 10 latest shots USMC News 13 Feb 2003 -- Recent software upgrades to the Marine Corps' latest answer to anti-armor warfare, the Javelin system, seem to be paying off in more on-target hits, 1st Marine Division officials are saying, after a string of misfires since 1999 cast a cloud over the program.
  • "America's Battalion" trains with Philippine Marines Companies combine paramount strength USMC News 13 Feb 2003 -- Throughout the Philippine Interoperability Exchange exercise, also know as the Marine Interoperability Exchange exercise (MIX), L and I Companies from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, have brought keen insight to their counterpart Philippine Marines.
  • Marines train Republic of Georgia military USMC News 13 Feb 2003 -- U.S. Marines began training soldiers from the Georgian 16th Mountain Battalion marking the beginning of the 3rd phase of the Georgia Train and Equip Program. The Marines will spend the next several months teaching the Georgian force how to conduct combat operations in a mountain environment.
  • LPD 17 fitted to 21st Century Marines USMC News 13 Feb 2003 -- How many Marines will fit in LPD 17? The Design Team of the Navy's first class of truly expeditionary warships asked this and many other questions as they designed the San Antonio class amphibious transport dock. Scheduled to enter service in 2004, the first ship of the class USS San Antonio (LPD 17), provides mission flexibility and warfighting capability not realized in the amphibious ships that it replaces. As a result, the LPD 17 will be an excellent fit for the 21st Century Expeditionary Warrior.
  • House Passes Resolution Honoring U.S. POWs from Vietnam Era Washington File 13 Feb 2003 -- The House of Representatives passed a resolution February 12 honoring the sacrifices of American soldiers in the Vietnam war and called for a full accounting of the missing in action from that conflict.
  • U.S. Envoy Praises Czechs as "Stalwart Allies" in Anti-terror Fight Washington File 13 Feb 2003 -- The United States counts the Czech Republic "among the most stalwart allies in the war against terrorism," U.S. Ambassador Craig Roberts Stapleton said February 13 in a speech on U.S.-Czech relations at the Institute of International Relations in Prague.
  • GERMANY / IRAQ / NATO UPDATE VOA 13 Feb 2003 -- German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has defended his government's opposition to a war with Iraq, despite the rift it has created with its allies.
  • U-S / TURKEY / IRAQ VOA 13 Feb 2003 -- Turkey's foreign minister says the split in NATO over helping his country in the event of war with Iraq has damaged alliance's credibility but will not affect Turkish security. The Turkish minister, Yasar Yakis, held talks Thursday with Secretary of State Colin Powell.
  • GERMANY / IRAQ / NATO VOA 13 Feb 2003 -- German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has defended his government's opposition to a war with Iraq. Correspondent Roger Wilkison reports Mr. Schroeder also says a NATO alliance dispute over protecting Turkey will not be resolved before a U-N Security Council meeting Friday
  • President Visits Mayport Sailors Navy NewStand 13 Feb 2003 -- President Bush rallied America's military members Feb. 13, telling them "great tasks lie ahead" during a visit to Naval Station Mayport, near Jacksonville, Fla.
  • Reserve Seabees Participate in Operation Greenstinger '03 Navy NewStand 13 Feb 2003 -- The wheels on the C-5 Galaxy had barely lifted off the ground when Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 23's Air Detachment settled into their seats on the airlifter's upper deck. Some read, most would sleep. There would be no inflight movie during this four-hour airborne bus ride to Naval Station Roosevelt Roads in Puerto Rico. Operation Greenstinger '03 was under way.
  • Training Revolution Advances with Naval Service Training Command Navy NewStand 13 Feb 2003 -- The Navy's Revolution in Training is taking another step forward in the move to produce a more highly-trained naval force.
  • Canadians showcase deployment capabilities ACCNS 13 Feb 2003 -- Thirty-seven members of the Royal Canadian Air Force's 42nd Radar Squadron and the Canadian Army's Air Detachment came here recently to demonstrate their ability to deploy as part of an annual exercise with Mountain Home's 726th Air Control Squadron.

Defense Industry

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News Reports

  • SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 13 Feb 2003
  • SHAPE News Summary Analysis SHAPE 13 Feb 2003
  • Serbia and Montenegro Urged to Work with OSCE on Democratization Washington File 13 Feb 2003 -- The governments of Serbia and Montenegro "seem to be on the right track toward building a stable, democratic Union," and they should take full advantage of the OSCE's assistance and capabilities in implementing democratic institutions and processes, U.S. Ambassador Stephan M. Minikes told the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna February 13.
  • U.S. Backs Efforts by Muslim, Arab Nations to Build Safer, Better World Washington File 13 Feb 2003 -- President Bush's deputy national security advisor Stephen J. Hadley has outlined the efforts by the Bush administration to build a safer and better world, particularly in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Iraq.
  • U.S. OSCE Envoy Urges Belarus to Correct Electoral "Deficiencies" Washington File 13 Feb 2003 -- U.S. Ambassador Stephan Minikes welcomed the restoration of the OSCE's presence in Belarus and hailed it as an "opportunity to forge meaningful progress," but was disappointed by the findings of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Working Group concerning progress in four areas of democratization.
  • U.S. Supports Use of Political Process to Determine Kosovo Status Washington File 13 Feb 2003 -- The United States strongly supports U.N. Security Council Resolution 1244, which mandates a political process for determining Kosovo's future status, and the importance of achieving "key democratic goals" in preparation for status discussions, said State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher.
  • WORLD BANK / BALKANS VOA 13 Feb 2003 -- The outgoing chief of the World Bank's western Balkans section says the volatile region where the bank has lent over two billion dollars in the past decade appears to have turned a corner towards stability.
  • ARAB WORLD DEVELOPMENT VOA 13 Feb 2003 -- the past three decades, the Arab world has made marked improvements in life expectancy, health and literacy. But according to a recent United Nations report, the region has lagged behind in three important areas: freedom, empowerment of women and education.
  • CONGRESS/FOREIGN AID VOA 13 Feb 2003 -- A nearly 400-billion dollar spending bill Congress is poised to approve contains about 16-billion dollars in funding for assistance to countries around the world.
  • ZIMBABWE / TRIAL VOA 13 Feb 2003 -- There was a major development today (Thursday) in the treason trial of Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai. The state's main witness admitted that, weeks before he signed his contract with the Harare government for political consultancy, he received a large cash payment from the government.
  • KENYA / RECONCILIATION VOA 13 Feb 2003 -- A senior Kenyan official said today that the government is planning to establish a truth and reconciliation commission to bring justice to those tortured by the previous government.
  • STUART-NATO VOA 13 Feb 2003 -- NATO ambassadors have been trying to reach agreement on Turkey's request for military support in case of a possible war in Iraq. Germany, France, and Belgium have opposed a U-S-backed proposal to begin NATO planning to bolster Turkey's defenses. They say efforts to achieve a diplomatic solution to the Iraq crisis must take precedence over sending military equipment to Turkey, the only NATO country that borders Iraq.
  • ZIMBABWE: Violence increases ahead of by-election, NGO report IRIN 13 Feb 2003 -- Human rights groups in Zimbabwe have voiced concern over an increase in political violence in the run up to a parliamentary by-election due in the Harare suburb of Kuwadzana over the weekend of 29-30 March.
  • CONGO: Government hearings continue into the "Disparus du Beach" IRIN 13 Feb 2003 -- Government hearings in the Republic of Congo (ROC) regarding the disappearance of over 350 Congolese returning from exile in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo in 1999 are continuing in the capital, Brazzaville, with Army Inspector Gen Norbert Dabira having testified before the Tribunal de Grande Instance on Tuesday, the ROC government reported on Wednesday.



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