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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 28 Feb 2008 [PDF]
• Feb. 27 airpower summary: C-130s provide intra-theater airlift AFPN 28 Feb 2008
• Coalition Forces in Iraq Kill Two, Detain 15 AFPS 28 Feb 2008 -- Coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained 15 suspects during two days of operations to disrupt al Qaeda networks in northern and central Iraq.
• Coalition Employs Anti-insurgent Tactics at Detention Facilities AFPS 28 Feb 2008 -- U.S. officials decided last year that detainees held in coalition-run facilities in Iraq needed opportunities to voice their concerns and broaden their minds, rather than to just mark time, a senior U.S. military officer posted in Iraq said today.
• AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN: Most Pakistani refugees return home IRIN 28 Feb 2008 -- Most of the Pakistani families that had fled sectarian violence in Pakistan by seeking refuge across the border in southeastern Afghanistan earlier this year have returned to their homeland.
• AFGHANISTAN: Donors should support local peace-building efforts - Oxfam IRIN 28 Feb 2008 -- The international community and the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai are five years late in implementing a meaningful community peace-building programme, and there is no time to lose for a local peace-making drive, Oxfam International said in a new report.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Mullen Says Military Must Adopt Wartime Attitude AFPS 28 Feb 2008 -- In a broad-ranging all-hands meeting with Joint Staff members here today, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen discussed the stand-up of U.S. Africa Command, the challenges of leadership in a changing world, and the increased speed of war.
• Gates Returns From Around-the-World Trip AFPS 28 Feb 2008 -- The plane that carried Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on a grueling nine-day around-the-world trip touched back down at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., tonight delivering an exhausted, yet positive Pentagon leader.
• Artificial spider silk could improve body armor, parachutes AFPN 28 Feb 2008 -- The Air Force Office of Scientific Research is supporting a team from the University of Wyoming that is investigating spider silk proteins to create biomaterials for military purposes.
• New online master's program for AF civilians now available AFPN 28 Feb 2008 -- Eligible Air Force civilians have until March 14 to apply for a new online master's degree program offered this June by Air University's Air Command and Staff College.
• Bagram receives first relocatable dormitory AFPN 28 Feb 2008 -- The standard of living improved dramatically for more than 100 Airmen on Camp Cunningham here with the opening of the first relocatable dormitory here Feb. 26.
• Joint effort key to success in Deep Freeze AFPN 28 Feb 2008 -- Operation Deep Freeze recently concluded its 52nd season of air and vessel operations.
• McGuire Airmen support downed satellite cleanup task force AFPN 28 Feb 2008 -- McGuire Air Force Base members recently provided support for Joint Task Force Operation Burnt Frost to recover debris from a nonfunctional
• Andersen EMTs' training kicks in during response to B-2 crash AFPN 28 Feb 2008 -- The ambulance services unit of the 36th Medical Group here responded immediately when an emergency call came in Feb. 24 that a B-2 Spirit had crashed on the flightline.
• Deputy Secretary Calls $515.4 Billion Budget Request Necessary AFPS 28 Feb 2008 -- President Bush's fiscal 2009 $515.4 billion defense budget request is "a lot of money," but it is what is needed to defend the United States, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England told the House Budget Committee yesterday.
• U.S.-African Partnerships Evolve Ahead of New Command AFPS 28 Feb 2008 -- While the new U.S. Africa Command prepares to stand up in October, Americans on the continent in the meantime are forging key African partnerships.
• Transcript: Secretary Gates Press Conference with Turkey's Ministry of Defense 28 Feb 2008 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
• NASSAU ESG Enters 6th Fleet Area of Operations Navy NewsStand 28 Feb 2008 -- Six ships from the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group (NAS ESG) entered the 6th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) Feb. 25 as the strike group opens the first leg of its scheduled deployment.
• Reuben James Returns From Deployment Navy NewsStand 28 Feb 2008 -- The Pearl Harbor-based Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Pearl Harbor from a six-month deployment, Feb. 22, as hundreds of friends and family members waited on the pier with open arms.
• VAW-125 Hawkeye Runs Off Runway Navy NewsStand 28 Feb 2008 -- An E-2C "Hawkeye" assigned to the "Tigertails" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 based at Naval Station Norfolk ran off the runway Feb. 27 at approximately 6 p.m. while landing at Chambers Field, at Naval Station Norfolk.
• U.S.: Intelligence Chief Assesses Security Threats From Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan RFE/RL 28 Feb 2008 -- It has been more than six years since U.S. forces entered Afghanistan to battle the Taliban and help establish a stable central government.
• France to Renegotiate Military Accords Throughout Africa VOA 28 Feb 2008 -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced a new chapter of diplomatic, economic, and military relations with Africa
• India extends deadline for $10 bln fighter jet tender RIA Novosti 28 Feb 2008 -- India has extended by two months the deadline for a $10 billion tender for a 126 multirole combat aircraft contract.
• India, Russia to finalize aircraft carrier retrofit costs by April RIA Novosti 28 Feb 2008 -- Russia and India have agreed to increase refit costs for the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier, the Indian defense secretary said on Thursday.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 28 Feb 2008

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for February 03, 2008
• ATK's Precision Guided Mortar Munition Guides to Target for Three Direct Hits in Recent Guide-To-Hit (GTH) Tests at Yuma Proving Grounds ATK 28 Feb 2008 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) and the U.S. Army successfully performed three consecutive Guide-To-Hit (GTH) tests of the Precision Guided Mortar Munition (PGMM).
• ATK Precision Programs Cap Milestone Nine Day Run With Three Demanding Shots ATK 28 Feb 2008 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) announced today that in a period of nine days from February 13-21, three of the company's flagship precision weapon systems scored direct hits in a series of high profile and extremely challenging flight demonstrations.
• BAE SYSTEMS' NLOS CANNON TRAVELS 10,000 VIRTUAL MILES DURING RELIABILITY TESTS BAE Systems 28 Feb 2008 -- BAE Systems has driven the Future Combat Systems' (FCS) Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Cannon more than 10,000 miles through its one-of-kind test center that evaluates the reliability of the NLOS Cannon in an operational environment.
• ATK Conducts Successful Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) Flight Test ATK 28 Feb 2008 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK), the U.S. Navy, and the Italian Air Force announced today that the company's Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) has successfully completed another challenging missile firing at the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station on Feb. 21
• Lockheed Martin's DAGRT Continues Successful Test Program Lockheed Martin 28 Feb 2008 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently completed three successful tests of the DAGRT semi-active laser guidance kit for 2.75-inch/70mm rockets - two guided flight tests and a multi-purpose sled test - demonstrating the system's precision-strike accuracy, off-axis capability and delayed fuzing mode.
• Lockheed Martin Completes Rigorous Test Of First Advanced Military Communications Satellite Lockheed Martin 27 Feb 2008 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully completed acoustic testing of the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite
• Oshkosh Defense Unveils Recovery Vehicle Designed For Heavy Armored Vehicles at AUSA Winter Oshkosh 28 Feb 2008 -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), is debuting the first palletized load system (PLS) vehicle dedicated to the recovery of heavy and other difficult-to-recover armored vehicles. The Oshkosh® PLS recovery vehicle (PLS/R) is on display in the Oshkosh booth at the AUSA Winter Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 28 Feb 2008
• Bush Calls for Quick End to Turkey's Iraq Incursion VOA 28 Feb 2008 -- President Bush is calling for Turkey to end its military operation against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq as soon as possible
• Gates Urges Ankara to End Iraq Incursion VOA 28 Feb 2008 -- Turkey has come under renewed pressure to end its incursion into northern Iraq against a Kurdish rebel group
• Middle East: Ban Ki-moon 'deeply concerned' at rising violence, loss of life UN News Centre 28 Feb 2008 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed deep concern at the recent escalation of violence in southern Israel and Gaza, including the loss of civilian life resulting from rocket fire by Hamas and air strikes by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF).
• ISRAEL-OPT: Gaza medical centre damaged in Israeli air strike IRIN 28 Feb 2008 -- A main office of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS) was severely damaged in an Israeli air strike late on 27 February
• Violence Escalates Along Gaza Border VOA 28 Feb 2008 -- At least 11 Palestinians were killed and one Israeli was wounded on Thursday as Israeli airstrikes targeted Palestinian militants in Gaza, and those militants who fired rockets at southern Israel.
• Secretary-General Ban welcomes accord 'breakthrough' in Kenya UN News Centre 28 Feb 2008 -- Urging further measures to end the deadly tensions that erupted after disputed presidential elections in Kenya, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon warmly welcomed the agreement on principles for a coalition Government announced in Nairobi today.
• Kenyan Government, Opposition Agree on Power Sharing VOA 28 Feb 2008 -- The heads of the government and opposition in Kenya have signed a power sharing agreement aimed at ending the crisis over December's disputed elections
• PRESS CONFERENCE ON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC HUMANITARIAN SITUATION United Nations 28 Feb 2008
• SENEGAL: Ambush of 40 vehicles in Casamance IRIN 28 Feb 2008 -- Some 100 armed men ambushed 40 vehicles 60 km north of the town of Ziguinchor on 26 February, beating up passengers and stealing money and valuables
• Tens of thousands of Central Africans hiding in bush, UN official says UN News Centre 28 Feb 2008 -- A major portion of the 200,000 people internally displaced within the Central African Republic (CAR) - due to fear of armed groups - are hiding in the bush not far from their homes and international assistance must reach them there, a United Nations humanitarian official said today.
• Journalist convicted by UN's Rwandan genocide tribunal to end jail term in Italy UN News Centre 28 Feb 2008 -- A journalist and presenter convicted by a United Nations war crimes tribunal for his work with a notorious Rwandan radio station that called for the killing of Tutsis during the country's 1994 genocide will serve the remainder of his jail sentence in Italy.
• UN refugee agency seeks nearly $19 million to aid Sri Lanka's displaced UN News Centre 28 Feb 2008 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is appealing for $18.6 million to assist an estimated 500,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka who have been uprooted by decades of armed conflict.
• In Eritrea, UN reports progress in regrouping of mission staff UN News Centre 28 Feb 2008 -- The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) is making progress again in relocating some of its personnel from the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) separating the two countries to the capital, Asmara, and the port city of Assab.
• Senior UN envoy meets with Government leaders in Somalia UN News Centre 28 Feb 2008 -- The top United Nations envoy to Somalia will soon wrap up a three-day visit to the Horn of Africa nation where he has met with Government and local leaders, as well as with representatives of civil society.
• Nepalese accord with ethnic Madhesis will help planned elections, says UN envoy UN News Centre 28 Feb 2008 -- The Secretary-General's Special Representative to Nepal has welcomed today's agreement between the seven-party alliance that forms the country's Government and the leadership of the ethnic Madhesi movement from the southern plains.
• TIMOR-LESTE: Concerns over emergency powers IRIN 28 Feb 2008 -- More than two weeks after the assassination attempts against Timor-Leste's president and prime minister, the security situation remains fragile, with a state of emergency continuing for another month and 18 arrest warrants issued in connection with the 11 February attacks
• SUDAN: Hundreds of thousands of Darfur children not in school IRIN 28 Feb 2008 -- About 650,000 or half of all children in Darfur do not receive an education, despite efforts by various organisations to provide schooling in camps and towns across the western Sudanese region, an international NGO said.
• Serbia: U.S. Ambassador Says Violence In Serbia 'Unacceptable' RFE/RL 28 Feb 2008 -- In the wake of the violence that broke out in Belgrade on February 21 in response to Kosovo's declaration of independence, U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Cameron Munter speaks to Branka Trivic of RFE/RL's South Slavic and Albanian Languages Service.
• Peace Talks Break Down Among Militants in Nigeria's Niger Delta VOA 28 Feb 2008 -- In Nigeria, leaders of militant groups have failed to reach an agreement on ending the violence and kidnappings in the Niger Delta

News Reports

• US Urges Pakistan's Moderate Political Parties to Work Together VOA 28 Feb 2008 -- The United States is urging the moderate political parties in Pakistan that made significant gains in recent parliamentary elections to work together to form a coalition government
• French President Urges FARC to Free Hostage Betancourt VOA 28 Feb 2008 -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy has urged Colombia's main rebel group to free French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt, saying he will personally go to Colombia to receive her.