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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 13 Nov 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Nov. 12 airpower summary: KC-135s help fuel 233 aircraft AFPN 13 Nov 2007
• Coalition Troops Kill Terrorist, Detain 14 in Iraq AFPS 13 Nov 2007 -- Coalition forces killed one insurgent and detained 14 others today during a series of operations across central and northern Iraq, military officials said.
• US, Iraqi Forces Kill 15 al-Qaida Gunmen South of Baghdad VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- The U.S. military in Iraq says American and Iraqi forces have killed 15 suspected al-Qaida militants in a daylong battle south of Baghdad.
• Coalition, Afghan Forces Kill Enemy Fighters AFPS 13 Nov 2007 -- Afghan national security forces and coalition forces engaged and killed a large group of insurgents today near the Deh Rawod district of Afghanistan's Oruzgan province.
• Japan's Lower House Approves Support for Afghan Mission VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- Japan's lower house of parliament has approved a bill to resume the country's support of a U.S.-led mission to Afghanistan, setting the stage for a political battle with the opposition-controlled upper house.
• Amnesty International Urges NATO to End Afghan Detainee Transfers VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- An international human rights group is urging NATO to stop transferring detainees to Afghan security forces because of reports they torture their prisoners.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US Congress, Bush in New Iraq Spending Fight VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- Democrats and President Bush are headed for another confrontation over Iraq war policy
• Bush Urges Congressional Action On War Funds VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- President Bush is pushing the U.S. Congress to give him the extra money he says is needed for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
• DoD Announces Recruiting And Retention Numbers For October 13 Nov 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the Active and Reserve components for the month of October.
• All Military Components Meet, Exceed Recruiting Goals AFPS 13 Nov 2007 -- The first month of fiscal 2008 was a success for all active and reserve military components.
• Mental Health Needs of Soldiers Returning from Iraq Identified Through Two Army Medical Surveys Army News Release 13 Nov 2007 -- A new Army medical study published in the Nov. 14 issue of "JAMA," The Journal of the American Medical Association, reports on results from 88,235 post-Operation Iraq Freedom returning Soldiers who completed post deployment health reassessment surveys months after their return, as well as initial surveys as they were departing Iraq for home
• Study Finds Delayed Combat Stress Reporting Army News 13 Nov 2007 -- In a study that will appear in the "Journal of the American Medical Association" Wednesday, Army medical officials examined increased Soldier-reported mental-health concerns in mandatory post-deployment health screenings.
• Army's Health Assessment Working, Study Finds AFPS 13 Nov 2007 -- The system of post-deployment health screenings the Army has set up is working to identify mental health problems in soldiers returning from combat and reduce the stigma of seeking mental health care, a study that will be published tomorrow found.
• Airmen show their edge during Keen Sword AFPN 13 Nov 2007 -- Over the next two weeks, 300-plus Airmen will be participating in the largest bilateral field training exercise in Japan, designed to practice defending Japan against foreign aggression.
• Revamped Health Care Web Site Allows Information Sharing AFPS 13 Nov 2007 -- The Defense Department's military health care system is using its interactive, revamped Web site -- http://mhs.osd.mil -- to share information between U.S. military medical personnel and other government agencies and organizations outside the government.
• 'Bright Star' Teams Guard with Egyptian Armored Division Army News 13 Nov 2007 -- A large-scale command post exercise is being conducted jointly this week with Egyptian Army staff officers as part of Bright Star 2007.
• Soldiers Deliver Food, Medicine After Tropical Storm Noel Army News 13 Nov 2007 -- A team of servicemembers from the United States and the Dominican Republic delivered more than 4,900 pounds of provisions to villages in the south-central region of the Dominican Republic Nov. 11.
• Carl Vinson's Air Department Saves $5.1 Million Navy NewsStand 13 Nov 2007 -- Sailors assigned to USS Carl Vinson's (CVN 70) Air Department finalized the refurbishment of the aircraft carrier's island Nov. 7, as the ship prepares for its crew move aboard scheduled for late 2008 at the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard in Newport News.
• Crew Members Rescued from Navy Helicopter Crash off Cailfornia Coast Navy NewsStand 13 Nov 2007 -- All seven crew members were rescued from a crash of a Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopter off the coast of southern California Nov. 11 and returned safely to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) with minor injuries.
• Gold Eagle Completes Arresting Gear Engine Refurbishment Navy NewsStand 13 Nov 2007 -- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the "Gold Eagle," reinstalled its fourth and final arresting gear engine, Oct. 31, at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard in Newport News.
• NATO defense chiefs to start two days of talks in Brussels RIA Novosti 13 Nov 2007 -- Top military officers of NATO countries and the alliance's partners will start two days of consultations on Tuesday at headquarters in Brussels.
• Russia hands over Soviet-era base to Georgia RIA Novosti 13 Nov 2007 -- A Soviet-era Russian military base in Batumi was formally handed over to the Georgian Defense Ministry on Tuesday, with Russia pledging to complete the pullout of military equipment by the end of November.
• Russian upper house approves envoy to NATO RIA Novosti 13 Nov 2007 -- The foreign affairs committee of Russia's upper house of parliament unanimously approved on Tuesday lawmaker Dmitry Rogozin, known for his nationalistic opinions, as the country's envoy to NATO.
• Military chief says Russia not obliged to protect world from U.S. RIA Novosti 13 Nov 2007 -- Yury Baluyevsky, the chief of Russia's general staff, said in an interview with the Russia Today TV channel on Tuesday that the Russian Armed Forces were under no obligation to protect the world from the U.S.
• U.S. missile shield in Europe aimed against Russia - army chief RIA Novosti 13 Nov 2007 -- Missile defense elements the United States plans to deploy in Central Europe are undoubtedly directed against Russia, the country's top military commander said on Tuesday.
• Press Gaggle by Dana Perino The White House 13 Nov 2007
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 13 Nov 2007

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for November 13, 2007
• U.S. Navy Awards Northrop Grumman $90 Million Long-Lead Material Contract for DDG 1000 Northrop Grumman 13 Nov 2007 -- The U.S. Navy Friday awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $90 million contract modification for transition to production activities leading to the construction of one of the first two Zumwalt-class destroyers.
• Raytheon to Develop Solution for Submarine Communications Raytheon 13 Nov 2007 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $5.2 million U.S. Navy development contract to deliver a tactical paging solution that improves submarine communications.
• SAIC Awarded NSWC Engineering and Technical Services Contract SAIC 13 Nov 2007 -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) announced today it won a task order contract from the Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane, Ind., in support of Joint Special Operations Response Department, Small Arms Weapons Division. SAIC will provide a wide range of technical support for the development of U.S. Navy and special missions small arms capability.
• Bahrain Purchases VVIP S-92® Helicopter Sikorsky 13 Nov 2007 -- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced that the Bahrain Defence Forces have purchased another Sikorsky helicopter, selecting the VVIP S-92® helicopter for use by the Royal Bahrain Air Force
• Israel Aerospace Industries' MLM Division Awarded Contracts in Two Countries in Asia for the Supply of Advanced EHUD ACMI (Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation) Systems for a Total Value of $41 Million Israel Aerospace Industries 13 Nov 2007 -- Israel Aerospace Industries' MLM Division (IAI/MLM) will supply EHUD Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) systems for training and debriefing of air combats to two undisclosed customers for a total value of $41 million.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 13 Nov 2007
• Ban Ki-moon calls for greater protection of civilians affected by conflict UN News Centre 13 Nov 2007 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed that the protection of civilians in armed conflict must remain an absolute priority, noting that even though the number of hostilities around the world has decreased, millions of men, women and children continue to bear the brunt of war.
• Rice Urges Israel to Make Compromises for Peace VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told American Jewish leaders Tuesday that Israel, confident of U.S. security backing, needs to make difficult choices necessary for peace with the Palestinians
• Hamas Arrests 400 Fatah Members in Gaza Strip Crackdown VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- Hamas security forces have arrested hundreds of rival Fatah members in the Gaza Strip, following a mass rally Monday that ended with seven people dead.
• End of Israeli occupation key to peace in Mideast - Abbas RIA Novosti 13 Nov 2007 -- The end of the Israeli occupation of Arab lands will ensure peace in the Middle East, the Palestinian president said on Tuesday.
• Israeli, Palestinian Leaders Meet in Turkey VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- The Turkish capital, Ankara, is hosting the Israeli and Palestinian presidents. The two leaders are meeting with their Turkish counterpart and the prime minister
• Hamas Cracks Down on Fatah in Gaza Strip VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- Hamas militants say they have arrested about 50 members of the rival Fatah political faction in the Gaza Strip
• Darfur: UN and AU envoys head to Eritrea for talks with regional partners UN News Centre 13 Nov 2007 -- The United Nations and African Union envoys tasked with spearheading the peace process in Darfur are meeting tomorrow with countries in the region to discuss the progress made so far and how to chart a way forward.
• SUDAN: Ceasefire fails to quell Darfur violence IRIN 13 Nov 2007 -- A unilateral ceasefire announced by Khartoum in late October has failed to improve security in Darfur, where armed groups continue to do battle, according to humanitarian and civil society officials.
• US, Nigeria Discuss Early Deployment of UN-AU Force in Darfur VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- Top American and Nigerian officials met to discuss speeding up the deployment of the United Nations-African Union force in Sudan's troubled Darfur region
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY SPECIAL ENVOY FOR AREAS AFFECTED BY LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY ON PEACE TALKS BETWEEN UGANDAN GOVERNMENT, REBEL GROUP United Nations 13 Nov 2007
• Security Council encouraged by positive moves in Ugandan peace process UN News Centre 13 Nov 2007 -- Welcoming recent positive steps in the peace process between the Ugandan Government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), the Security Council today called on all sides to maximize the opportunity to make further progress and to improve the living conditions of the people of northern Uganda.
• Security Council calls on Ethiopia and Eritrea to resolve boundary dispute UN News Centre 13 Nov 2007 -- The Security Council today urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to implement without delay a 2002 ruling on the delimitation of their common border, stressing the need for the two African neighbours to settle their disagreements peacefully.
• CAMEROON-NIGERIA: Bakassi - more than one place, more than one problem IRIN 13 Nov 2007 -- Some 20 Cameroonian soldiers were reportedly killed on 13 November by men in military uniforms in the Bakassi peninsula, a territory won from Nigeria in the International Court of Justice in 2002
• DRC: Tens of thousands of IDPs on the move again in North Kivu IRIN 13 Nov 2007 -- Up to 40,000 people poured out of two camps for displaced civilians near the main town in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province after fierce fighting broke out nearby, according to the UN.
• Four Turkish soldiers reported killed in clashes with Kurds RIA Novosti 13 Nov 2007 -- Four Turkish servicemen, including an officer, died and at least nine soldiers were wounded in clashes with Kurdish separatists in southeast Turkey, local media reported on Tuesday.
• Renewed Fighting in Congo Displaces 25,000 VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- An estimated 25,000 people on Tuesday fled camps for the displaced in Congo's restive North Kivu province, after fighting erupted between forces loyal to dissident general Laurent Nkunda and the Congolese army

News Reports

• PRESS CONFERENCE BY OFFICE OF UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES United Nations 13 Nov 2007
• Pakistani opposition leader Bhutto again put under house arrest RIA Novosti 13 Nov 2007 -- Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was placed under house arrest on Tuesday for the second time in a week ahead of a new rally against the current state of emergency.
• Pakistan's Bhutto Detained, Calls for Musharraf's Resignation VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been placed under house arrest ahead of a planned protest march against the emergency law imposed by President Pervez Musharraf.
• Criticism Mounting Over Georgian Media Crackdown RFE/RL 13 Nov 2007 -- Criticism is mounting over Georgian authorities' clampdown on nongovernment media after several TV stations broadcast images of riot police violently dispersing protesters at the end of a five-day opposition demonstration.
• US Diplomat Says Georgia to Lift Emergency Rule VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza says Georgian authorities will lift their country's state of emergency within three days
• Is Georgia's Opposition Ready To Take On Saakashvili? RFE/RL 13 Nov 2007 -- Mikheil Saakashvili made a controversial move in approving a violent crackdown on opposition protesters and a near-total media blackout last week
• UN Special Envoy Tells Security Council of Positive, But Limited Progress in Burma VOA 13 Nov 2007 -- United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari says Burma's military government has taken some positive steps since his visit last week, but not as many as he had hoped.
• Dialogue only way forward in resolving Myanmar crisis, says UN envoy UN News Centre 13 Nov 2007 -- The United Nations Special Envoy to Myanmar today urged the South-East Asian nation to immediately begin talks between the Government and the opposition, stressing that dialogue was the only way forward to address the country's ongoing crisis.