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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 09 Sep 2008 [PDF]
• President Bush Visits National Defense University's Distinguished Lecture Program, Discusses Global War on Terror The White House 09 Sep 2008
• Sept. 8 airpower summary: A-10s bomb anti-Afghan forces AFPN 09 Sep 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Sept. 8, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• 3rd Bn., 7th Marines welcomed to Iraq USMC News 09 Sep 2008 -- Marines with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 conducted a patrol to introduce Marines from Company L, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment to key leaders in the area of operations that the battalion will inherit.
• Coalition Troops Kill Enemy Fighter, Detain Two Suspects AFPS 09 Sep 2008 -- Coalition forces killed one enemy fighter and detained two suspects during operations targeting al-Qaida in Iraq's attack and facilitation networks in the Baghdad area today.
• Afghan Forces Detain Three Suspects AFPS 09 Sep 2008 -- With support from coalition forces, Afghan troops detained a suspected insurgent and heavy-weapons facilitator today in the Tarin Kot district of Afghanistan's Oruzgan province, military officials reported.
• Bush Sending More Troops to Afghanistan VOA 09 Sep 2008 -- U.S. President George Bush is sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan while withdrawing about 8,000 troops from Iraq
• Marines assault Taliban stronghold USMC News 09 Sep 2008 -- U.S. Marines along with coalition forces carried out an assault on a Taliban-held compound in Now Zad, Afghanistan, Aug. 28.
• U.S. to Review Military Aid to Georgia AFPS 09 Sep 2008 -- The Pentagon will send an assessment team to Georgia to determine what role the U.S. should play as the nation's military rebuilds after clashes with Russia, a Defense Department official said today.

Defense Policy / Programs

• TRANSCOM officials improve military supply chain security AFPN 09 Sep 2008 -- Officials of the U.S. Transportation Command here recently deployed a container security system that detects tampering and helps protect military container shipments moving from Afghanistan to Pakistan.
• Corps makes change to tattoo policy USMC News 09 Sep 2008 -- The Marine Corps has updated its policy on tattoo sleeves as it pertains to special duty assignments.
• Air Staff Agency uses 'New Media' to talk AFPN 09 Sep 2008 -- Since the beginning of warfare, the toughest battles for commanders have always been communicating with their own troops, ensuring everyone is hearing the same message.
• Engineer's energy research may cut costs, increase efficiency AFPN 09 Sep 2008 -- An Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded mechanical engineer here has developed an inexpensive, efficient material that will enable electronic devices to quietly and motionlessly self-regulate temperature and convert excess heat into a power source.
• DoD Selects Tribal Colleges and Universities for Grants 09 Sep 2008 -- The Department of Defense announced today plans to award instrumentation grants totaling $2.4 million to 13 tribal colleges and universities
• Kearsarge Delivers Relief in Haiti Navy NewsStand 09 Sep 2008 -- Aerial delivery of relief supplies to Haiti began from USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Sept. 8 as two CH-53E "Super Stallions" and a MH-60 launched from the flight deck to transport food and water to areas suffering from the after effects of tropical storms Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Hurricane Ike.
• Kearsarge Arrives in Haiti to Support USAID Navy NewsStand 09 Sep 2008 -- USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) arrived in the vicinity of the island of Hispaniola today and will begin supporting U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) assistance to Haiti.
• NMCB 4 Detachment Romania Begins Railhead Repair Navy NewsStand 09 Sep 2008 -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 Detachment Romania began the demolition of a critical railhead located a few kilometers from the Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase, Romania, Aug. 28.
• Virtual reality project could improve UAV operations AFPN 09 Sep 2008 -- An Air Force Office of Scientific Research-managed team here is building a virtual reality environment for the battlespace initiative to maximize the potential of unmanned aerial vehicles.
• Ukraine to close radar station used by Russia RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2008 -- Ukraine is to shut down a radar facility in the west of the country currently being used by Russia, a national space agency official said on Tuesday.
• Russia says no plans to reopen radar base in Cuba RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2008 -- Russia is not planning to reopen a radar base at the Lourdes facility in Cuba, the Russian foreign minister said on Tuesday.
• Russia says its Navy ready to thwart any threat to security RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2008 -- Russia's Navy remains a strong force capable of repelling any attack by a potential aggressor, a Navy spokesman said on Tuesday.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 09 Sep 2008
• Press Briefing by Dana Perino The White House 09 Sep 2008

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 09, 2008
• ATK Receives Additional $104.3 Million in Military Small-Caliber Ammunition Orders ATK 09 Sep 2008 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK), the largest supplier of ammunition to the United States military, has received an additional $104.3 million in military small-caliber ammunition orders from the U.S. Army Sustainment Command in Rock Island, Ill
• Boeing Completes Acquisition of Insitu Boeing 09 Sep 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has completed its acquisition of Insitu Inc., a pioneer in the unmanned air systems (UAS) market and leader in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance, low-cost UAS used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
• General Dynamics Completes Air and Space Expeditionary Force IT Migration to Randolph Air Force Base General Dynamics 09 Sep 2008 -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), recently completed a critical milestone in its support to the Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF) program by migrating the AEF network infrastructure from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia to Randolph Air Force Base in Texas.
• Raytheon Awarded $27.6 Million Contract Modification to Provide U.S. Army with Persistent Surveillance Capability 09 Sep 2008 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a U.S. Army contract modification to provide additional persistent surveillance capability through the Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment (RAID) program.
• IAI's Heron TP UAV Reached a Record Altitude of 40,000 ft. Israel Aerospace Industries 09 Sep 2008 -- Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)'s largest and most advanced UAV – the Heron TP has recently reached a new technological and operational record, when it flew, for a substantial period of time, at an altitude of 40,000 ft.
• Royal Saudi Air Force Orders Additional GE F110 Engines for F-15S Aircraft GE Aviation 09 Sep 2008 -- The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) has ordered 91 F110-GE-129C engines to re-engine 41 twin-engine Boeing F-15S aircraft. This order follows the 2007 Royal Saudi selection of 65 F110 engines to re-engine 29 F-15S aircraft.
• UH-60M Takes to the Skies Powered by T700-GE-701E Engines GE Aviation 09 Sep 2008 -- A new version of the T700 engine family-designated the T700-GE-701E-completed first flight on the U.S. Army's Sikorsky UH-60M upgrade Black Hawk helicopter on August 28.

Other Conflicts

• EU Secures Russian Withdrawal, At Cost To Georgia RFE/RL 09 Sep 2008 -- In a bout of intense shuttle diplomacy on September 8, an EU delegation led by French President Nicolas Sarkozy secured a promise from Moscow to withdraw its troops from Georgian territory.
• Regular troops to be deployed in Abkhazia, S.Ossetia - Lavrov RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2008 -- Russia will deploy regular troops and not Russian peacekeepers in the Georgian breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the Russian foreign minister said Tuesday.
• Russia says Abkhazia, S.Ossetia must join talks on their status RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2008 -- Russia insists that Abkhazia and South Ossetia be invited to take part in international talks in Geneva on their status, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
• Georgian leader welcomes new deal on Russian pullout RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2008 -- Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili gave a cautious welcome on Tuesday to a new deal on the withdrawal of Russian forces from the South Caucasus state.
• Russia Announces Long Stay in Breakaway Georgian Areas VOA 09 Sep 2008 -- Russia says its troops will remain in South Ossetia and Abkhazia for a long time
• Russia Establishes Diplomatic Ties with Georgian Breakaway Territories VOA 09 Sep 2008 -- Russia says it is establishing formal diplomatic ties with the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
• Minimal progress so far in bolstering Lebanon's borders, UN report finds UN News Centre 09 Sep 2008 -- Progress in fortifying Lebanon's border with Syria has been minimal, the independent United Nations team assessing the monitoring of the boundary said in a new report made public today.
• Ban voices alarm at increased violence in northern Sri Lanka UN News Centre 09 Sep 2008 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed deep concern over escalating violence in northern Sri Lanka and the humanitarian impact of the clashes on civilians.
• Top UN official in Sudan hails progress in disarmament process UN News Centre 09 Sep 2008 -- The top United Nations envoy to Sudan today praised the progress made in the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process in the war-torn country, the most complex and largest operation of its type in the world.
• Lord's Resistance Army Warns Against UN-Backed Military Operations VOA 09 Sep 2008 -- The spokesman for the Lord's Resistance Army says Congolese forces and U.N. peacekeepers in Congo Kinshasa are preparing to move against the rebel group, which has yet to sign a peace deal to end a 20-year reign-of-terror in the region
• Sri Lanka Says it Shot Down Rebel Aircraft Amid Intensifying Fighting VOA 09 Sep 2008 -- Sri Lanka says it has shot down a Tamil Tiger plane - the first rebel aircraft to be brought down by the military
• Two Indians hurt in LTTE air strike on Sri Lankan military base IRNA 09 Sep 2008 -- Two Indian radar technicians were wounded when Tamil Tigers staged an air attack on a strategic Sri lankan military base today, but were chased by Air Force fighters which for the first time shot down one of the planes.
• Left-wing rebels approaching LTTE, ULFA for arms procurement IRNA 09 Sep 2008 -- Left-wing extremists are spreading their presence to as many as 22 states with the maoists even approaching banned groups like LTTE and ULFA for arms procurement, an intelligence report has claimed.
• Lankan Air Force shoots down rebels aircraft IRNA 09 Sep 2008 -- Sri Lanka Air Force on Tuesday shot down an LTTE aircraft in the rebel stronghold of Mullaitivu, an official said.

News Reports

• ANGOLA: Election free and fair, sort of IRIN 09 Sep 2008 -- Angola's main opposition party, UNITA, has conceded defeat in last week's parliamentary elections, after initially demanding a fresh ballot over allegations of poll irregularities.
• US Vice President Slams Russia, Warns About Iran VOA 09 Sep 2008 -- U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney deplored Russia's military action in Georgia and said Tiblisi has every right to join NATO in the future
• More Promising Tone To Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Talks VOA 09 Sep 2008 -- Talks on power-sharing by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and both formations of the Movement for Democratic Change continued Tuesday in Harare with some indications of progress under mediation by South African President Thabo Mbeki.
• New Pakistani President Pledges Greater Cooperation Against Terrorism VOA 09 Sep 2008 -- The widower of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been sworn in as Pakistan's president, formally returning the country to civilian rule nearly nine years after Pervez Musharraf seized power in a military coup
• UNITA Concedes Defeat in Angolan Legislative Elections VOA 09 Sep 2008 -- In Angola, the opposition UNITA party has accepted defeat in the country's legislative elections, after the electoral commission said that - with nearly 80 percent of the votes counted - the ruling MPLA party was leading with more than 80 percent and the opposition UNITA party was second with 10 percent
• Constitutional Court Rules Thai PM Violated Charter, Must Resign VOA 09 Sep 2008 -- A constitutional court found Thailand's prime minister guilty of breaching the national charter and ruled he must resign
• EU Turns Attention To Ukraine RFE/RL 09 Sep 2008 -- EU leaders have shifted gears from the Russia-Georgia conflict to relations with another nearby state in the shadow of a resurgent Russia as they begin key talks in Paris with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko.
• New Pakistani President Aims For Fresh Start With Afghanistan RFE/RL 09 Sep 2008 -- In a grand ceremony at Islamabad's sprawling presidential compound, Asif Ali Zardari was inaugurated as the country's new president.
• Pakistan Swears in Zardari as President VOA 09 Sep 2008 -- Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, has been sworn in as Pakistan's new president.