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11 April 2003 Military News

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Current Operations

  • Coast Guard, Navy Escort Arab Aid Shipment to Iraq Navy NewStand 11 Apr 2003 -- Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell (WPB 1332) and Navy Patrol Coastal ship USS Firebolt (PC 10), with embarked Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 406, escorted the first commercially transported humanitarian aid shipment into the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr April 11.
  • NSWC Corona Supports Deploying Marine Unit Navy NewStand 12 Apr 2003 -- Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Corona Division recently supported Operation Iraqi Freedom by assisting a Marine Corps unit prepare for deployment to Southwest Asia.
  • USS Portland First Operation Iraqi Freedom Ship to Return Navy NewStand 12 Apr 2003 -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Portland (LSD 37) returned April 11 to its home port, Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., after completing a three-month surge deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  • Combat replacements come from far and wide USMC News 11 Apr 2003 -- Individual Ready Reserve Marines are trickling into Camp Pendleton and gearing up as potential combat replacements for Marines liberating Iraq.
  • Unique team protects, serves in war USMC News 11 Apr 2003 -- In February, two months after returning home from a six-month deployment to the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea, members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Command Element were once again on their way to the region. But this deployment was unlike the last.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • White House Press Briefing White House 11 Apr 2003
  • Improved 'Dragon Lady' still seeks, finds today's prey AFPN 11 Apr 2003 -- The 48-year-old U-2 "Dragon Lady" still reigns supreme as the leader among manned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems.
  • Surface Warfare Officer School Revolutionizes Curriculum Navy NewStand 12 Apr 2003 -- Putting first line leaders on the front lines; that is the Navy's Surface Warfare Officer School (SWOS). Developing tomorrow's surface warriors today through blended curriculums featuring the best resources available, that is the vision of the Navy's revolution in training.
  • First LRIP SHARP Pod Delivered NAVAIR 11 Apr 2003 -- Navy received delivery of the first Shared Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP) Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) System from the Raytheon Company in an April 2, 2003 ceremony at Raytheon Technical Services Company facility in Indianapolis, IN. This delivery, the first of two LRIP pods to be delivered under this contract, provides the U.S. Navy's F/A-18 program with a significantly improved capability in tactical reconnaissance.
  • Tough, Brave Troops Fight for Freedom AFPS 11 Apr 2003 -- America's men and women in uniform are brave, tough and courageous, President Bush said today after visiting more than 70 wounded service members and their families at two military hospitals.
  • Saving lives by ensuring survival PACAFNS 11 Apr 2003 -- From performing inspections on critical life-sustaining equipment such as night vision goggles and aircraft-installed survival kits, to teaching pilots how to evade capture and survive if they ever must eject from their aircraft is what makes these airmen truly an Air Force asset.
  • NEO tests Army, Marine interoperability USMC News 11 Apr 2003 -- At any given moment, Americans in third world countries can be in dangerous situations and need to be evacuated immediately.
  • War casualties honored with citizenship USMC News 11 Apr 2003 -- Four Southern California Marines recently killed in action while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom have received posthumous citizenship - a gesture of thanks made possible by a local Marine with savvy in immigration law and a heart for serving his fellow Marines.
  • 22nd MEU Refines Command Post Doctrine During Field Exercise USMC News 11 Apr 2003 -- The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) recently wrapped up a field training exercise designed to validate and refine the unit's standard operating procedures for setting up and operating a command post in a field environment.
  • NORAD/USNORTHCOM Chief of Staff Confirmed as Next Chief of National Guard NORTHCOM 11 Apr 2003 -- Congress today confirmed the nomination of Maj. Gen. H. Steven Blum, as the 25th Chief of the National Guard Bureau (NGB). Congress also promoted him to the rank of lieutenant general.

  • MENDING TRANSATLANTIC TIES VOA 11 Apr 2003 -- President George W. Bush met with British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Northern Ireland to discuss the progress of the war for Iraq and to talk about plans for rebuilding the country after the war is over. Both leaders said that the coalition would welcome international cooperation in the effort and that the United Nations would have a vital role in post-war Iraq. It was the debate over enforcing the U-N's Iraq resolutions that opened rifts between the U-S and some European allies including France and Germany. Will future U-N efforts heal those strains or widen the gap?

  • Bush Asks Senate to Approve Seven New NATO Members Washington File 11 Apr 2003 -- President Bush April 10 asked the U.S. Senate to approve the accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to NATO.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

News Reports

  • SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 11 Apr 2003
  • SHAPE News Summary Analysis SHAPE 11 Apr 2003

  • CDC Heightens Efforts to Contain SARS Spread Washington File 11 Apr 2003 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is heightening its efforts to contain the possible spread of the respiratory disease called severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
  • SARS / PUBLIC HEALTH VOA 11 Apr 2003 -- Health officials around the world are working to halt the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome known as SARS. But the sometimes deadly disease that emerged in Asia continues to spread -- and the World Health Organization reports there are now more than 27-hundred suspected cases of SARS worldwide.
  • W-H-O / SARS VOA 11 Apr 2003 -- The World Health Organization says it believes scientists are very close to finding the virus causing the mysterious flu-like illness, known as SARS, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. The latest W-H-O figures put the number of SARS cases in 17 countries at nearly 28-hundred. It says 111 people have died.
  • U-S / SARS VOA 11 Apr 2003 -- U-S health officials are reporting what appears to be the first domestic case of the respiratory disease known as SARS being spread at the workplace.

  • U.S. Pleased By Continued Putin-Shevardnadze Dialogue Washington File 11 Apr 2003 -- The United States is pleased by the continued constructive dialogue between Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze and Russian President Vladimir Putin and urges both governments "to do everything in their power to reflect and reinforce the goodwill shown by their leaders," said American diplomat Stephan M. Minikes.
  • OSCE / SLOVAKIA/ ROMA VOA 11 Apr 2003 -- Human rights groups have for years charged that Romany women in the Slovak Republic are being sterilized against their will. The charge came up again Friday at a conference in Vienna hosted by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
  • EDITORIAL: CUBAN CRACKDOWN ON DISSENT VOA 11 Apr 2003 -- In the most severe crackdown in years, the Communist regime of Fidel Castro is imprisoning dozens of journalists, economists, and political reformers.
  • NIGERIA / ELECTION PREVIEW VOA 11 Apr 2003 -- Nigeria is going ahead with legislative elections Saturday, despite calls by some political activists who want the poll postponed due to fears of violence and fraud. Presidential elections will follow on April 19th, in what many say will be a test of the strength of Nigeria's four-year-old democracy.
  • HUNGARY / E-U VOA 11 Apr 2003 -- Hungarians vote in a referendum on Saturday on whether to join the European Union. There is little doubt Hungarians will vote for membership.
  • ASIA/PNEUMONIA VOA 11 Apr 2003 -- A prominent expert from southern China says the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in his country is not under control, despite government claims to the contrary. Hong Kong is taking measures to stop its citizens from spreading SARS to the rest of the world.
  • SAF / RAIN QUEEN VOA 11 Apr 2003 -- The Balobedu people of South Africa have crowned their new queen. Traditionally, the ruler of the Balobedu is known as the Rain Queen, and she is revered by people far beyond the boundaries of her tiny kingdom for her legendary ability to bring rain to the drought-prone region. The new Rain Queen is just 25 years old, the youngest ever crowned.
  • U-S-China Rights VOA 11 Apr 2003 -- The United States, in a departure from recent practice, has decided not to sponsor a resolution critical of China at the current meeting of the U-N Human Rights Commission in Geneva. U-S officials are linking the decision to some positive human rights moves by China and a desire to work on the issue with the new government of President Hu Jintao.
  • AFRICA DEVELOPMENT VOA 11 Apr 2003 -- African officials attending the current (April 10-13) meetings at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington are stressing Africa's need for additional development assistance as well as its own development initiative.
  • CUBA / EXECUTIONS VOA 11 Apr 2003 -- Cuba has executed three men charged with terrorism in connection with the recent hijacking of a passenger ferry.
  • CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Bozize says transition period to last 18-30 months IRIN 11 Apr 2003 -- The self-declared president of the Central African Republic (CAR), Francois Bozize, said in a radio broadcast on Thursday that a transitional period would last between 18 and 30 months.
  • CENTRAL ASIA: Weekly news wrap IRIN 11 Apr 2003 -- In Central Asia this week, authorities in Uzbekistan forcibly detained a rights activist on Tuesday, two days after he staged a protest demanding the resignation of the president, AP reported, quoting his wife. Oleg Nikolayev, 42, drove his car around the capital, Tashkent, on Sunday with the placards attached to the windows reading "President Karimov Resign!" and "Uzbekistan's Government Resign!".
  • Boeing-built AsiaSat 4 Communication Satellite Successfully Launched Boeing 11 Apr 2003 -- The fourth in a series of four built by Boeing [NYSE: BA], the AsiaSat 4 satellite for Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited of Hong Kong was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
  • Atlas III Launch of AsiaSat 4 Successful in 1ST ILS Mission of 2003 Lockheed Martin 11 Apr 2003 -- An Atlas III rocket lifted off at 8:47 p.m. EDT today and successfully delivered its AsiaSat 4 satellite payload into space, kicking off a busy year for International Launch Services (ILS).



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