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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 12 Aug 2008 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• MNF-W Marine killed in SAF attack (Anbar Province)
• Troops in Iraq Catch 23 Suspects, Seize Weapons Caches AFPS 12 Aug 2008 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces detained 23 suspects and seized weapons caches.
• Pakistan Taliban claim responsibility for attack on air force truck IRNA 12 Aug 2008
• Blast Targets Pakistani Air Force Truck in Northwest, Kills at Least 13 VOA 12 Aug 2008

Defense Policy / Programs

• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Acting Secretary of the Air Force Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Schwartz from the Pentagon 12 Aug 2008 -- Presenter: Acting Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz
• Independent Panel To Review DCAA Procedures 12 Aug 2008 -- The Department of Defense announced today that an independent advisory panel, the Defense Business Board, will review the overall performance of the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA).
• NAVFAC Hawaii Changes Command Navy NewsStand 12 Aug 2008 -- The commanding officer of Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Hawaii and Navy Region Hawaii's regional engineer, welcomed his replacement during a change of command ceremony held Aug. 7 at Pearl Harbor.
• Civil Affairs Sailors Work to Improve Humanitarian Effort Outcomes AFPS 12 Aug 2008 -- The Navy's budding civil affairs force will help sustain U.S. military humanitarian efforts in developing countries, the force's commander told online journalists and bloggers in an Aug. 8 teleconference.
• New Air Force Leaders Pledge to 'Reinvigorate' Service AFPS 12 Aug 2008 -- Newly sworn-in Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz today pledged to "reinvigorate" his service's acquisition woes and mishandling of nuclear weapons.
• Patriot Warrior: New type of Reserve exercise Army News 12 Aug 2008 -- More than 4,000 servicemembers gathered at Fort McCoy last month for what officials are calling a new type of training exercise for the Army Reserve.
• Coalition exchange tours enhance vital partnership AFPN 12 Aug 2008 -- Coalition air forces have proved instrumental in the continued success of airlift missions for Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.
• Airman advocates safer skies for civilian, military pilots AFPN 12 Aug 2008 -- -- To make the skies safer for general aviation and U.S. military pilots, Air Force officials sent a safety expert here to the world's largest airshow, the Experimental Aircraft Association's Oshkosh Air Venture airshow, to educate pilots on midair collision avoidance and on the need for flight safety and planning awareness.
• General Schwartz in as 19th chief of staff AFPN 12 Aug 2008 -- The Air Force's 19th chief of staff spoke of mending fences and earning trust in his speech after taking charge of the service during a ceremony here Aug. 12.
• General Schwartz to Airmen: Be proud AFPN 12 Aug 2008 -- On his first day after being sworn in as the Air Force chief of staff, Gen. Norton Schwartz wasted no time in getting his message out to Airmen.
• Air Force officials announce officer selections AFPN 12 Aug 2008 -- The 2008A Line of the Air Force, Biomedical Sciences Corps, and Nurse Corps central selection boards selected 545 colonels, 112 lieutenant colonels and 219 majors for promotion.
• Chief of Naval Operations, MCPON Visit Bahrain Navy NewsStand 12 Aug 2008 -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(SW/FMF) Joe R. Campa Jr. visited Bahrain Aug. 10 to 12 and met with U.S. and coalition leaders and Sailors currently deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
• BHR Departs Hawaii, Welcomes Tigers Navy NewsStand 12 Aug 2008 -- USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) (BHR) sailed from Pearl Harbor Aug. 1, completing Rim of the Pacific 2008 and with her she brings 81 family and friends for a Tiger Cruise.
• Bunker Hill Modernization to Set Standard for Ship Overhauls Navy NewsStand 12 Aug 2008 -- USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) is halfway through a year-long modernization period at the BAE Systems San Diego

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for August 12, 2008
• Boeing's 1st P-8A Poseidon Moves From Final Assembly to Preflight Boeing 12 Aug 2008 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) and Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) employees gathered today in Renton, Wash., to celebrate the completion of final assembly on the first P-8A Poseidon for the U.S. Navy and its move to preflight work.
• Lockheed Martin Achieves 12 Successful Missions In A Row For MDA's Targets And Countermeasures Prime Contract Lockheed Martin 12 Aug 2008 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that as of June 25 its team has launched a total of 12 target missiles, all successfully, since 2005 for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency under the Targets and Countermeasures Prime Contract.
• Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Upgrade E-2 Hawkeye Aircraft for Egyptian Air Force Northrop Grumman 12 Aug 2008 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract to upgrade an E-2C airborne early warning and control aircraft for the Egypt E-2C Foreign Military Sales Program. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Navy.
• Northrop Grumman-Led Kinetic Energy Interceptors Team Conducts Successful Pressure Tests of Rocket Motor Case Northrop Grumman 12 Aug 2008 -- The Kinetic Energy Interceptors (KEI) team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) successfully completed structural integrity and hydro-proof tests of composite cases planned for use on the high-pressure Stage 1 and 2 solid rocket motors.
• Northrop Grumman, Rockwell Collins Prove Concept for New B-2 Bomber Cockpit Display Northrop Grumman 12 Aug 2008 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and Rockwell Collins (NYSE:COL) have successfully demonstrated that a prototype of a new digital cockpit display for the U.S. Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber can accurately replicate the functions of the jet's current analog displays.
• Northrop Grumman/Department of Defense Tanker Meeting Productive Northrop Grumman 12 Aug 2008 -- Representatives of the Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) KC-45 Tanker team met, today, with U.S. Department of Defense acquisition officials to discuss the draft amendment to the KC-X Tanker Request for Proposals.
• Navy's BAMS UAS Program Begins After GAO Ruling Northrop Grumman 12 Aug 2008 -- The U.S. Government Accountability Office's decision to deny the protest of the U.S. Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) source selection allows efforts to begin under Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) prime contract.
• Thales's WATCHKEEPER programme successfully passes flight trials for automatic take-off and landing Thales 12 Aug 2008 -- This trial is one of a comprehensive set of trials taking place over the next year and follows on from the first successful flight trials of the WATCHKEEPER unmanned air vehicle (UAV) in April 2008.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 12 Aug 2008
• Russian President Orders Halt To Military Operations In Georgia RFE/RL 12 Aug 2008 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a halt to military operations in Georgia, after five days of fighting and just before French President Nicolas Sarkozy is due to hold peace talks in Moscow.
• Georgia: UN calls for protection of civilians and access to victims of conflict UN News Centre 12 Aug 2008 -- A senior United Nations humanitarian official has urged the parties to the conflict in Georgia, where fierce fighting in recent days has uprooted nearly 100,000 people, to do their utmost to protect civilians and ensure access for aid agencies.
• Rice Urges Ceasefire, Diplomatic Solution in Georgia AFPS 12 Aug 2008 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today urged Russia to deliver on its pledge to cease fire in Georgia, as the United States draws up humanitarian aid plans in the wake of recent fighting in the former Soviet republic.
• Russian 'Hard Power' Changes Balance In Caucasus RFE/RL 12 Aug 2008 -- Though the fog of war lies thick over the Caucasus, the outlines of a new order are starting to emerge from a few days of war between Georgia and Russia
• Russia Claims 'Aggressor Punished,' As Peace Proposal Emerges RFE/RL 12 Aug 2008 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said he ordered the halt of military operations in Georgia, although a top Russian military official said troops are still carrying out some "tasks."
• Flurry Of Diplomacy Over Russia-Georgia Conflict Continues RFE/RL 12 Aug 2008 -- The European Union says it has received a personal assurance from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he has ordered a halt to military operations in Georgia.
• Bush Warns Russia To 'Reverse Course' In Georgia RFE/RL 12 Aug 2008 -- U.S. President George W. Bush used his toughest language yet to warn Russia to reverse course in Georgia and accept international mediation to end the crisis.
• Georgian Government Accuses Russia Of Waging 'Cyberwarfare' RFE/RL 12 Aug 2008 -- The Georgian Foreign Ministry says Russia has been using computer hackers to block or shut down Georgian government websites since Russia launched a military offensive last week against Georgian forces in South Ossetia.
• CIS Opinion Divided Over Georgian Conflict RFE/RL 12 Aug 2008 -- The highway at the Barva border crossing between Armenia and Georgia is packed with panic-stricken Armenian holidaymakers returning home from Georgian Black Sea resorts, their vacations abruptly cut short by the military conflict in Georgia.
• Russian Halt Leaves Crucial Questions RFE/RL 12 Aug 2008 -- Russian troops were advancing on Tbilisi and Georgians were preparing for the worst
• Interview: 'Many Georgians Expected The West Would Intervene' RFE/RL 12 Aug 2008 -- For the sixth time in a week, the UN Security Council on August 12 is scheduled to hear a debate on the military conflict between Georgia, Russia, and Russian-backed separatists over the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
• Remarks by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Situation in Georgia The White House 12 Aug 2008
• Georgian leader rails against Russia, announces break from CIS RIA Novosti 12 Aug 2008 -- Georgia's president gave a speech denouncing Russia and declaring his country's withdrawal from a post-Soviet alliance.
• Russia rules out talks with Georgian leader RIA Novosti 12 Aug 2008 -- Russia's foreign minister: Rules out negotiations with Georgia's president, and insisted that Georgia no longer have a presence in South Ossetia.
• Russia's president says operation in Georgia over RIA Novosti 12 Aug 2008 --President Dmitry Medvedev: Ordered an end to the 'peace enforcement' operation in Georgia, after five days of fighting.
• Russian President Orders End to Military Operations Against Georgia VOA 12 Aug 2008 -- Russian President Dmitri Medvedev: Ordered an end to military action in Georgia.
• U.S. Completes Georgian Troop Redeployment; U.S. Contingent Remains AFPS 12 Aug 2008 -- Georgian troops redeployed from Iraq to their country, where fewer than 100 American military personnel remain.
• Attacks damaged or destroyed 70% of buildings - Tskhinvali mayor RIA Novosti 12 Aug 2008 -- Around 70% of buildings in Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, have been damaged or destroyed the city's mayor said.
• Top Georgian intelligence officer arrested in Russia RIA Novosti 12 Aug 2008 -- Russian security forces arrested a Georgian intelligence officer on charges of collecting data on Russian troops and South Ossetia's president.
• Situation grave in Kashmir, 11 killed IRNA 12 Aug 2008 -- Indian police opened fire in northern Kashmir as thousands of people came out of their homes defying curfew restrictions to march towards the Line of Control.
• Death Toll Rises as Protests Continue in Kashmir VOA 12 Aug 2008 -- At least 13 people have died as Indian security forces opened fire on protests led by Muslim separatists in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY FORCE COMMANDER OF AFRICAN UNION-UNITED NATIONS HYBRID OPERATION IN DARFUR United Nations 12 Aug 2008
• Egyptian engineers join UN-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur UN News Centre 12 Aug 2008 -- The joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) reports that 129 Egyptian engineering personnel arrived today in the western Sudanese region to join the force that is trying to quell the deadly fighting and humanitarian suffering that has raged since 2003.
• ETHIOPIA-SOMALIA: Drought, fighting worsens situation of "Ogaden refugees" IRIN 12 Aug 2008 -- Drought and recent fighting in central Somalia's Hiiraan region have aggravated the plight of Ethiopian refugee families.

News Reports

• Mauritanian Coup Leaders Assume Presidential Powers VOA 12 Aug 2008
• Nepal Maoist chief hopes for premiership receives setback IRNA 12 Aug 2008 -- Maoist chief Prachanda received a fresh setback Tuesday with CPN (UML) refusing to back his government if it did not include the Nepali Congress.
• Former Khmer Rouge Prison Chief Indicted on War Crimes VOA 12 Aug 2008 -- A U.N.-backed genocide tribunal added the charge of war crimes to indictments against former Khmer Rouge chief Kaing Guek Eav.