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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 12 Feb 2008 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Feb. 11 airpower summary: F-15Es deter enemy activity AFPN 12 Feb 2008
• Airmen perform unique mission in Iraq AFPN 12 Feb 2008 -- While the spiraled rows of concertina wire, countless watch towers, and endless miles of fencing resemble that of detention facilities throughout the world, for the more than 600 Airmen deployed to the Theater Internment Facility at Camp Bucca, Iraq, the mission is unlike anything they've ever done.
• Afghanistan Task Force Gets Mine-resistant Ambulances AFPS 12 Feb 2008 -- Doctors and medics here received a new tool to aid in the treatment of wounded servicemembers on the battlefield.
• Pakistan army says top Taliban commander arrested IRNA 12 Feb 2008 -- Pakistan army said on Monday that the security forces have arrested top Taliban commander Mulla Mansoor Dadullah.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 43 Retired Generals and Admirals to U.S. Senate: Require Single Standard for Interrogations 12 Feb 2008 -- "As retired military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces, we write to express our strong support for Section 327 of the Conference Report on the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, H.R. 2082. Section 327 would require intelligence agents of the U.S. government to adhere to the standards of prisoner treatment and interrogation contained in the U.S. Army Field Manual on Human Collector Operations (the Army Field Manual)."
• Transcript: Media Roundtable with Adm. Roughead from the Pentagon 12 Feb 2008 -- Presenter: Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead
• Chief of Naval Operations Discusses Maritime Strategy with Media Navy NewsStand 12 Feb 2008 -- Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Gary Roughead, briefed the Pentagon press corps on the maritime strategy, building the future Fleet and his priorities as CNO, Feb. 12 at the Pentagon.
• Navy Efforts in Gulf Reflect New Maritime Strategy AFPS 12 Feb 2008 -- The U.S. Navy's efforts in the Persian Gulf are symbolic of the Navy's future and reflect the essence of the forces' new maritime strategy, the chief of naval operations said today.
• Proposed Treaty Threatens Operations with NATO Allies AFPS 12 Feb 2008 -- A proposed arms-control treaty banning use of cluster munitions and aiding countries that use them could affect U.S. operations with NATO allies, a Defense Department official said.
• Air Force conducts nuclear policy and procedures review AFPN 12 Feb 2008 -- The Air Force's Blue Ribbon Review of its nuclear weapons policies and procedures has found that its nuclear mission is sound but needs strengthening.
• Army, VA sign Mutual Support Agreement Army News Release 12 Feb 2008 -- Army Secretary Pete Geren and Dr. James B. Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, signed a mutual support agreement today, Feb. 12, outlining continued assistance to service members and their families transitioning through the military Disability Evaluation System. Wounded, ill and injured service members in the Disability Evaluation System process will continue to be offered assistance from the Army and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
• DoD and GSA Partnership To Protect Sensitive Data Saves Government Millions Through Cost Avoidance 12 Feb 2008 -- The Department of Defense and the General Services Administration (GSA) announced today that collaborative efforts to provide federal, state and local agencies with the latest Data-At-Rest (DAR) encryption technology at reduced prices have yielded approximately $58 million in savings through avoided costs to the government.
• AFOSI officials seek special agent candidates AFPN 12 Feb 2008 -- The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is seeking exceptional non-commissioned officers for duty as enlisted special agents.
• Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Enters 7th Fleet Navy NewsStand 12 Feb 2008 -- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) entered the U.S. 7th Fleet's area of responsibility (AOR), Feb. 8, as part of a regularly scheduled deployment to promote peace, cooperation and stability in the region.
• Earthquake Shakes Naval Station GTMO Navy NewsStand 12 Feb 2008 -- An earthquake shook Naval Station (NAVSTA) Guantanamo (GTMO) Bay, Feb. 11 at 9:09 a.m.
• GW Conducts Multiple Live-Fire Exercises Navy NewsStand 12 Feb 2008 -- USS George Washington (CVN 73) (GW) completed several live-fire exercises Feb. 7-9, in preparation of its scheduled transition to replace USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier.
• B-2 pilots receive survival training in Guam AFPN 12 Feb 2008 -- B-2 Spirit pilots from the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron deployed to Guam to practice their flying skills, but they also trained how to survive on the ground Feb. 6 at Northwest Field, Guam.
• Airmen provide relief to China, test new initiative AFPN 12 Feb 2008 -- Kadena Airmen loaded more than 225,000 pounds of food, medicine and cold weather supplies onboard Pacific Air Forces aircraft here Feb. 8 as part of a humanitarian mission to China.
• Research Agency Celebrates 50th Anniversary Looking to Future AFPS 12 Feb 2008 -- Fifty years after President Dwight D. Eisenhower created the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in response to the Russians' surprise Sputnik launch, the agency continues to advance technologies and systems that give revolutionary advantages to the U.S. military.
• Deputy Secretary Urges Prompt Funding for Current, Future Challenges AFPS 12 Feb 2008 -- The proposed fiscal 2009 defense budget will enable the department to continue resourcing troops on the front lines fighting terrorism while also ensuring the military's readiness to confront other challenges, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England told a Senate committee today.
• Army Testing 'Advantage Fund' Recruiting Incentives Army News 12 Feb 2008 -- The Army has begun a pilot program in five cities offering qualified recruits a down payment for home ownership or seed money to start their own business.
• Navy Holds Conference on The Science of Acoustic Research Navy NewsStand 12 Feb 2008 -- The Navy's Scientific Operational Naval Acoustic Research Conference was held February 6-7 to provide an opportunity for the Navy's scientists, fleet operators, and environmental specialists to share information regarding recent advances in science, mission requirements, and communication needs.
• New SEAL School Dedicated at Naval Station Great Lakes Navy NewsStand 12 Feb 2008 -- As part of a Navy-wide plan to recruit and grow the Navy's elite Sea, Air and Land warriors, or Navy SEALs, a new school was officially recognized Feb. 7.
• Guard Joins Fight against Virginia Wildfires Army News 12 Feb 2008 -- More than 120 Virginia National Guard Soldiers went on state active duty Feb. 11 to join in the commonwealth's battle against wildfires raging throughout the state.
• Admiral Calls USS Nimitz Incident 'Benign' AFPS 12 Feb 2008 -- The chief of naval operations today downplayed the low flight of a Russian Tu-95 over the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the western Pacific Ocean.
• Russia expresses surprise over reports of bombers' interception RIA Novosti 12 Feb 2008 -- Russia is surprised by the commotion raised in Western media reports over a recent incident involving Russian bombers in the Pacific Ocean, an aide to the Russian Air Force commander said on Tuesday.
• Russian bombers 'intercepted near U.S. aircraft carrier' RIA Novosti 12 Feb 2008 -- Russian bombers were intercepted on Saturday flying low over an American aircraft carrier in the West Pacific near Japan, Western media reported on Tuesday citing an anonymous U.S. military official.
• Russian Jet Buzzes Nimitz, Incident Raises Concern AFPS 12 Feb 2008 -- A weekend incident in which a Russian bomber "buzzed" the Nimitz battle group in the Pacific raises concerns about Russia's intent and the message it was meant to send, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told Congress today.
• Russian president to attend Russia-NATO Council summit RIA Novosti 12 Feb 2008 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend a Russia-NATO Council summit scheduled for early April, Russia's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
• Russia Warns of New Arms Race in Outer Space VOA 12 Feb 2008 -- Russia is warning of a new arms race if a treaty banning the deployment of weapons in outer space is not achieved
• Russia can offer low-cost response to U.S. missile system RIA Novosti 12 Feb 2008 -- Russia possesses the relatively inexpensive technical capability to offer an appropriate response to U.S. missile defense deployment in Europe, the foreign minister told a news conference in Geneva on Tuesday.
• Russia says space disarmament plans with China cover all weapons RIA Novosti 12 Feb 2008 -- A Sino-Russian proposal for an international treaty to ban the deployment of weapons in space applies to all weapons, not only nuclear ones, Russia's foreign minister said on Tuesday.

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for February 12, 2008
• BAE SYSTEMS' NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT CANNON FIRES 1,000TH ROUND BAE Systems 12 Feb 2008 -- BAE Systems recently fired the 1,000th round from the Future Combat Systems' Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Cannon firing platform.
• General Dynamics to Integrate Ship Mission System for the Austal Joint High Speed Vessel 12 Feb 2008 -- Austal USA has selected General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems as the ship mission system integrator for its Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV).
• BAE SYSTEMS AND MAHINDRA DEFENCE TO DISCUSS JOINT DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN MINE PROTECTED VEHICLE BAE Systems 12 Feb 2008 -- BAE Systems and Mahindra Defence are in discussion to jointly develop an Indian mine protected vehicle based on BAE Systems' highly successful RG-31 mine protected vehicle.
• Boeing-built U.S. Navy T-45 Jet Trainer Achieves 800,000 Flight-Hours of Service Boeing 12 Feb 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] is celebrating a milestone for the T-45 Goshawk, the U.S. Navy's premier jet trainer aircraft, which this week flew its 800,000th hour in its 15th year of service with the Naval Air Training Command.
• Boeing Awarded $4 Million U.S. Navy Contract for Guided Missile Destroyer Communications Network Boeing 12 Feb 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a $4 million U.S. Navy contract to provide a ship-wide communications network for two guided missile destroyers (DDG) now under construction.
• Raytheon Aligns with Precision Electronics Limited to Pursue Defense Communications Programs Raytheon 12 Feb 2008 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Precision Electronics Limited (BSE: PRECISIO) to forge strategic alignments that jointly develop and provide superior communications technology for India's military forces.
• Thales expands British Army UK fleet Thales 12 Feb 2008 -- The BGTI system has already been installed on almost 600 Warrior and Scimitar vehicles and gives troops the ability to see, locate and engage targets during the day and night and at far longer ranges than ever before. Currently, 146 Scimitars are fitted with BGTI.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 12 Feb 2008
• Time to punish parties who use or abuse children in armed conflicts - UN envoy UN News Centre 12 Feb 2008 -- The Security Council must "take concrete and targeted measures" against those parties that persistently use or abuse children during armed conflicts around the world, the United Nations envoy on the issue said today, urging that well-meaning words be transformed into effective actions.
• Analysis: After Kosovo Secedes cfr.org 12 Feb 2008 -- After several false starts, Serbia's restive province of Kosovo seems set to declare independence in the very near future (CNN).
• Wisner: Russian Opposition to Kosovo Independence 'Unbelievably Regrettable' cfr.org 12 Feb 2008
• UN refugee agency seeks $63 million to help southern Sudanese return home UN News Centre 12 Feb 2008 -- The United Nations refugee agency today launched an appeal for $63 million to help it administer the voluntary return and reintegration of 80,000 Sudanese still living in neighbouring countries as a result of the north-south civil war that ended in early 2005.
• Latest Darfur refugees face risk along border, UN agency warns UN News Centre 12 Feb 2008 -- Some 12,000 Sudanese who fled into Chad following Friday's deadly attacks against three West Darfur towns remain in a precarious situation along the volatile border region as they await transfer into formal campsites, the United Nations refugee agency said today.
• Many displaced are on the move again in Kenya, says UN UN News Centre 12 Feb 2008 -- With the security situation easing after a wave of violence tore through Kenya following last December's contested elections, the United Nations reported that large numbers of displaced are returning to their "ancestral homes," potentially straining resources in the nation's western region.
• UN readies to provide more lasting help for Chadian refugees in Cameroon UN News Centre 12 Feb 2008 -- United Nations aid officials in Cameroon are preparing plans to deliver protection and assistance for some months to as many as 20,000 Chadian refugees who fled their homeland last week because of deadly fighting between Government forces and armed opposition groups.
• Rwandan investigator accused of manufacturing evidence appears at UN tribunal UN News Centre 12 Feb 2008 -- A Rwandan defence investigator accused of trying to fabricate evidence for the appeal in the genocide trial of the country's former higher education minister has made his first appearance in his own case before the United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the mass killings that engulfed the small African nation in 1994.
• Timor-Leste: UN envoy decries political attacks, hails government response UN News Centre 12 Feb 2008 -- A senior United Nations envoy today decried attempts on the life of the President of Timor-Leste, who was wounded yesterday in a shooting, and the Prime Minister, who escaped a separate attack on his motorcade, while praising the maintenance of calm in the country.
• TIMOR-LESTE: What prompted the assassination attempts? IRIN 12 Feb 2008 -- One day after the assassination attempts on the president and prime minister of Timor-Leste, "Dili [the capital] and the country remain calm with no serious security incidents reported," the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) deputy spokesperson, Isabelle Abric, told IRIN.
• SOMALIA: Lower Shabelle struggling to help IDPs IRIN 12 Feb 2008 -- Officials in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region have appealed for urgent help for thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the area, who lack shelter, water and food.
• KENYA: Crisis highlights cluster complications IRIN 12 Feb 2008 -- The post-election crisis in Kenya has highlighted some of the shortcomings of the cluster approach, introduced two years ago to improve emergency responses involving many actors.
• Lavrov makes emotional plea for sanity over Kosovo independence RIA Novosti 12 Feb 2008 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called the upcoming declaration of unilateral independence by Kosovo an irresponsible step that undermines the principles of international law.
• EU Resumes Deployment of Peacekeepers to Eastern Chad VOA 12 Feb 2008 -- The European Union has resumed deployment of a peacekeeping force to Chad - an operation that it suspended earlier this month when rebels attacked the capital, N'Djamena.

News Reports

• Pakistan Deploys Troops Prior to Elections VOA 12 Feb 2008 -- Tens of thousands of troops are fanning out across Pakistan in an effort to improve security before next week's parliamentary elections