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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 08 Sep 2008 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Coalition Captures 15 Terror Suspects in Baghdad, Mosul AFPS 08 Sep 2008 -- Coalition forces detained 15 suspected terrorists, including two wanted men, during operations targeting al-Qaida in Iraq in two of the country's largest cities today.
• Sept. 7 airpower summary: F-15Es provide armed overwatch AFPN 08 Sep 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Sept. 6, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• New Evidence Sparks US Review of its Claims on Afghan Attack VOA 08 Sep 2008 -- After receiving new evidence in recent days, the U.S. military is launching a higher level investigation of its air strike in Afghanistan two weeks ago, in which dozens of people were killed
• U.S. Wants New Probe On Herat Air-Strike Casualties RFE/RL 08 Sep 2008 -- The top U.S. general in Afghanistan, David McKiernan, has called for a new investigation into air strikes last month in western Herat Province that UN and Afghan teams say killed 90 civilians.
• AFGHANISTAN: Minister disputes call to boost refugee returns IRIN 08 Sep 2008 -- The Afghan Minister of Refugees and Returnees, Shir Mohammad Etibari, has rejected calls by the head of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to boost the repatriation of Afghan refugees.
• Suspected US Missile Strike Hits Taliban Commander's House VOA 08 Sep 2008 -- Residents in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal area say a suspected U.S. missile strike hit a house and a seminary linked to a top Taliban commander, killing at least 10 people
• US Military to Re-Investigate Afghan Civilian Deaths VOA 08 Sep 2008 -- A senior U.S. commander in Afghanistan says the military will re-investigate an operation last month that Afghans say killed scores of civilians.
• Communication enables Marines to conduct successful Afghanistan operations Army News 08 Sep 2008
• USS Mount Whitney Concludes DoD's Role in Georgia Aid AFPS 08 Sep 2008 -- With the off-loading of 17 tons of humanitarian supplies from the USS Mount Whitney over the weekend, the Defense Department's part in providing relief to Georgia is over, Pentagon officials said here today.
• Florida National Guard Prepares as Ike Strikes Cuba AFPS 08 Sep 2008 -- As Hurricane Ike moved westward toward Cuba yesterday, emergency management officials cautioned residents in Key West and South Florida to pay close attention to the hurricane's track in case the storm turned north toward the United States.
• Coast Guard Responds to Influx of Storms AFPS 08 Sep 2008 -- In the wake of Hurricane Gustav, the Coast Guard is making preparations for a possible wave of tropical storms and hurricanes, a senior Coast Guard officer said Sept. 5.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Bush Decides to Withdraw 8,000 Troops From Iraq By February VOA 08 Sep 2008 -- The White House says President George Bush has decided to withdraw about 8.000 U.S. troops from Iraq by next February and that he will announce the plan in a speech Tuesday in Washington.
• U.S. 'Winning' Unpopular War in Iraq, but 'Losing' Popular War in Afghanistan cfr.org 08 Sep 2008 -- Anthony H. Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, the Center for International and Strategic Studies in Washington
• Airborne Laser Completion of “First Light” MDA 08 Sep 2008 -- Lt. General Henry A. "Trey" Obering, Missile Defense Agency director, announced today the first successful firing on September 7, 2008 of the megawatt-class Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser (COIL) of the Airborne Laser (ABL) program since it was installed on board the YAL-1A demonstrator
• 31st MEU puts communications skills and equipment to the test Army News 08 Sep 2008 -- As the only permanently forward deployed Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in the Marine Corps, the 31st MEU must be able to effectively "shoot, move and communicate" in execution of complex missions. While certain aspects of shooting and moving may vary, one constant remains; communications must always work efficiently in order to achieve mission accomplishment.
• Farragut Completes Successful Theater Security Cooperation Mission with Curacao Navy NewsStand 08 Sep 2008 -- USS Farragut (DDG 99) departed Willemstad Sept. 3 after five days of conducting theater security cooperation events with the Dutch Navy and the people of Curacao during Partnership of the Americas (POA) 2008.
• Kearsarge Departs Colombia for Haiti Navy NewsStand 08 Sep 2008 -- USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) along with various embarked units departed here Sept. 6 for Haiti to assist with humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts in areas affected by flooding due to tropical storm activity in the Caribbean.
• VA Clarifies Voter Registration Regulations AFPS 08 Sep 2008 -- The Veterans Affairs Department has clarified its policy on assisting veterans' voter registration activities, with particular focus on inpatients and residents of VA community living centers and patients with limited access to community voter-registration resources.
• Army celebrates century of military aviation Army News 08 Sep 2008 -- The Army kicked off a celebration recognizing 100 years of military aviation during a Sept. 6 ceremony at Fort Myer, Va.
• New Service Announced for Wounded Warriors, Families and Caregivers 08 Sep 2008 -- DoD announced today that the Military OneSource service has established a Wounded Warrior Resource Center telephone number and e-mail address for service members and their families, if they have concerns or other difficulties during their recovery process.
• Boeing, Airborne Laser Team Begin Firing High-Energy Laser on ABL Aircraft Boeing 08 Sep 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency on Sept. 7 achieved a major milestone in the development of the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense program by firing a high-energy chemical laser onboard the ABL aircraft for the first time during ground testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
• Northrop Grumman-Built High-Energy Laser Fires for First Time Onboard Airborne Laser Aircraft Northrop Grumman 09 Sep 2008 -- The high-energy laser installed earlier this year on the Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft fired successfully Sept. 7 in a ground test at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), under contract to The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), ABL's prime contractor, designed and built the megawatt-class laser, the most powerful directed energy weapon ever developed for airborne use.
• Russia ready to cut NATO ties if Georgia joins membership plan RIA Novosti 08 Sep 2008 -- Russia may sever all ties with NATO if the Western military alliance grants Georgia entry into the Membership Action Plan (MAP), Russia's NATO envoy said on Monday.
• No link between Russia-Venezuela naval drills and Georgia - Moscow RIA Novosti 08 Sep 2008 -- The upcoming joint Russian-Venezuelan naval exercise was agreed on long before the current Georgia crisis and is unrelated to the situation in the Caucasus, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
• Russia confirms sending warships to the Atlantic, Caribbean RIA Novosti 08 Sep 2008 -- A Russian naval task force from the Northern Fleet will go on a tour of duty in the Atlantic Ocean and participate in joint naval drills with the Venezuelan navy in November, a Navy spokesman said on Monday.
• Ukraine PM speaks against conflict over Russia's Black Sea Fleet RIA Novosti 08 Sep 2008 -- Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko pledged on Monday to prevent any conflict over Russia's Black Sea Fleet base in Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula, despite pressure from the country's president.
• Press Briefing by Dana Perino The White House 08 Sep 2008
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 08 Sep 2008

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 08, 2008
• Hamilton Sundstrand equipment contributes to successful Sikorsky UH-60M BLACK HAWK Upgrade first flight Hamilton Sundstrand 08 Sep 2008 -- Hamilton Sundstrand's hardware has contributed to a successful first flight of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.'s UH-60M BLACK HAWK Upgrade
• BAE SYSTEMS POSITION ON $12 BILLION ENCORE II PROGRAM FURTHER ENHANCES CYBERSECURITY BAE Systems 08 Sep 2008 -- BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to participate in the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency's (DISA) $12.225 billion Encore II Information Technology Solutions program.
• Raytheon Advances Maturity of Zumwalt's Total Ship Computing Environment Raytheon 08 Sep 2008 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) achieved another in a series of milestones for the Zumwalt-class destroyer program with the successful completion of the ship's Total Ship Computing Environment (TSCE) software Release 5 critical design review.
• Thales to deliver Australian Defence Force's next generation integrated rifle system Thales 08 Sep 2008 -- The Austeyr is the ADF standard issue assault rifle, and has been in service since 1989. The rifle system fleet is locally manufactured and maintained by Thales at the company's Soldier Systems Development and Support Centre at the Small Arms Factory in Lithgow, NSW.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 08 Sep 2008
• Implementation of the Plan of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, August 12, 2008 Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Sep 2008
• Russia to Withdraw Troops From Buffer Zone in Georgia VOA 08 Sep 2008 -- Russia has agreed to withdraw its troops from controversial buffer zones it had set up around Georgia's breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
• UN Court Hears Georgian Claims Of Russian Rights Violations RFE/RL 08 Sep 2008 -- The UN's highest court has heard claims lodged by Tbilisi that ethnic Georgians have long been subjected to ethnic discrimination at the hands of Russia.
• Russian Troops To Pull Out Of Georgia In 'One Month' RFE/RL 08 Sep 2008 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said Russian forces would be withdrawn from Georgia proper within one month.
• Sarkozy In Moscow To Discuss Georgian Cease-Fire RFE/RL 08 Sep 2008 -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy is in Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev
• Russia promises full pullout from Georgia within a month RIA Novosti 08 Sep 2008 -- The French president said on Monday that Russia has promised to pull all troops out of Georgia, but not South Ossetia or Abkhazia, within one month.
• Medvedev: Russia to Pull Forces from Georgian Buffer Zone VOA 08 Sep 2008 -- Russia has agreed to pull its troops from what it called a buffer zone around the Georgian breakaway territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
• Sudan Denies it Receives Iranian Military Help VOA 08 Sep 2008 -- Officials close to Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir deny that Iran is providing military training and assistance to Sudanese forces in Darfur
• DR Congo: UN peacekeepers prevent rebel advances in volatile North Kivu UN News Centre 08 Sep 2008 -- United Nations peacekeepers today stepped up their efforts to prevent a militia operating in the far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from taking a key town in North Kivu province, the scene of renewed deadly fighting between Government forces and rebels.
• New UN rights chief stresses need to tackle discrimination, prevent genocide UN News Centre 08 Sep 2008 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today stressed the need to address discrimination and inequality, and to do more to prevent genocide, in her first major speech since taking up her new post.
• 25 LTTE rebels killed in Lanka clashes IRNA 08 Sep 2008 -- At least 25 Tamil Tigers were killed in intense clashes with security personnel as government fighter jets launched strikes in the rebel stronghold of Kilinochchi, officials said today.

News Reports

• Analysis: Pakistan's New Leader and the U.S. Dilemma cfr.org 08 Sep 2008 -- Pakistan's new president (BBC), Asif Ali Zardari, assumes office at a time of great political turmoil, intense terrorist violence, economic weakness, and deteriorating relations with neighboring India and Afghanistan
• Ukraine's 'European' Status To Remain Elusive At Summit RFE/RL 08 Sep 2008 -- It appears that Ukraine and its supporters within the EU have lost the argument -- this time around, at least.
• Ukraine presidential party urges united front against Russia RIA Novosti 08 Sep 2008 -- The Our Ukraine party, headed by the country's president, is urging democratic factions to defend the country's interests against "Moscow's plotting," the UNIAN agency said on Monday.
• Tymoshenko dismisses president's state treason claims RIA Novosti 08 Sep 2008 -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko categorically denied all allegations of treason and corruption on Monday made against her by the country's president.
• Chinese Envoy Visits India as New Delhi Get International Nod to Engage in Civil Nuclear Trade VOA 08 Sep 2008 -- China's foreign minister is in India attempting to smooth ruffled feathers with its neighboring nuclear power.