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Current Operations

• MND-B Soldier dies of non-battle related cause (Baghdad)
• MNC-I Soldier dies of non-battle related causes (Baghdad)
• U.S. Soldiers killed in shooting incident
• Coalition Targets Foreign Terrorist Flow, Finds Caches, Disarms IED AFPS 17 Sep 2008 -- Coalition forces in Iraq disrupted the foreign-terrorist facilitation network, found enemy weapons stockpiles and disarmed an improvised explosive device in operations over the last two days, military officials reported.
• 3rd Bn., 7th Marines arrive in Iraq USMC News 17 Sep 2008 -- The Marines of Task Force 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 assumed control of an area of operations previously held by 3rd Bn., 4th Marines and will continue to support Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Gates Offers Personal Regrets for Afghan Civilian Casualties AFPS 17 Sep 2008 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today offered Afghan President Hamid Karzai condolences and his personal regrets for the recent loss of innocent lives as a result of coalition air strikes.
• Gates Examines Close-Air Support at Bagram AFPS 17 Sep 2008 -- Avoiding civilian casualties is a high priority for U.S. aircrews, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today
• Mullen Travels to Pakistan to 'Continue Dialogue' on Afghan Border Region AFPS 17 Sep 2008 -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived here yesterday to "continue dialogue" with senior Pakistani civilian and military leaders.
• Top U.S. Defense Officials In Kabul, Islamabad To Discuss Strategy RFE/RL 17 Sep 2008 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is visiting the Afghan capital, Kabul, while Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, is in Pakistan for talks with government and military leaders
• US Defense Secretary Expresses Regret for Afghan Civilian Deaths VOA 17 Sep 2008 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says American forces need to do more to prevent killing civilians during military strikes in Afghanistan
• Aerial spray team deploys to Louisiana AFPN 17 Sep 2008 -- Ten reservists and an Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules from here flew to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 17 to begin aerial spray missions throughout that state in the wake of Hurricane Ike.
• Relief efforts continue along Ike's path Army News 17 Sep 2008 -- About 180 Indiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are supporting relief missions during massive flooding in northern Indiana.
• Louisiana Guard clears devastation in Cameron Parish AFPN 18 Sep 2008 -- A military response team arrived here Sept. 15 to begin cleanup operations in the wake of Hurricane Ike.
• Kearsarge Crews Continue Aid Mission While Ship Departs for Provisions AFPS 17 Sep 2008 -- Helicopter and landing craft crews from USS Kearsarge will continue their support of U.S. Agency for International Development-led assistance to storm victims in Haiti as their ship departs tomorrow for a resupply visit to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Defense Policy / Programs

• Missile Defense Test Conducted MDA 17 Sep 2008 -- The Missile Defense Agency was unable to complete a planned flight test tonight exercising elements of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system due to an apparent malfunction with the target missile shortly after launch (4:05 pm Hawaii time; 10:05 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time).
• AF leaders to host nuclear summit AFPN 17 Sep 2008 -- Acting Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Norton A. Schwartz will host a nuclear summit Sept. 18 at Bolling AFB, D.C.
• Bush Praises Petraeus, Denounces Attack in Yemen AFPS 17 Sep 2008 -- President Bush today praised Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the outgoing commander in Iraq who oversaw a dramatic reduction in violence there, and thanked him for agreeing to lead U.S. Central Command.
• Air Force officials up bonuses by $93 million AFPN 17 Sep 2008 -- Officials have released the latest selective reenlistment bonus list containing 88 Air Force specialties, effective Sept. 15.
• AF's top pastor discusses role of 'combat' chaplains AFPN 17 Sep 2008 -- The Air Force's top chaplain said military chaplains are working hard in deployed environments to help ensure servicemembers have their constitutional right to worship God in their own way.
• II MEF (Fwd) benefits from generals' experiences USMC News 17 Sep 2008 -- With their scheduled deployment to Iraq drawing near, the Marines of II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) recently took advantage of sage advice and guidance from two Marine general officers recently returned from the Middle East.
• Russia-Georgia Rift Prompts Questions About NATO's Future Role AFPS 17 Sep 2008 -- Russia's attack on Georgia, the first invasion orchestrated by Moscow since the end of the Soviet Union, raises questions about NATO's future role in the region, defense officials said.
• Russian Navy to remain off Abkhazia until U.S. ships leave region RIA Novosti 17 Sep 2008 -- Russian warships will continue patrolling waters off the coast of Abkhazia until all U.S. ships leave the Black Sea, Russia's NATO envoy said on Wednesday.
• Russian strategic bombers in Venezuela prepare for flight home RIA Novosti 17 Sep 2008 -- Two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers have landed at an airfield near Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, to prepare for their long flight home, a Russian Air Force spokesman said on Wednesday.
• Russian warship hits surface target in Sea of Japan drills RIA Novosti 17 Sep 2008 -- The missile cruiser Varyag has effectively engaged a surface target at an ongoing Pacific Fleet exercise in the Sea of Japan, a fleet spokesman said Wednesday.
• Russia to share space technology with Cuba RIA Novosti 17 Sep 2008 -- Russia intends to share its space technology with Cuba, and has begun discussions on building a space center in the country, the Russian space agency said on Wednesday.
• Russia to address militarization of space at UN General Assembly RIA Novosti 17 Sep 2008 -- The demilitarization of space and preventing the glorification of Nazism will be top priorities for the Russian delegation at the UN General Assembly, Russia's envoy to the UN said.
• Press Briefing by Dana Perino The White House 17 Sep 2008
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 17 Sep 2008

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 17, 2008
• Boeing to Provide Research and Development for US Army Rotorcraft Programs Boeing 17 Sep 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has won three competitive proposals resulting in U.S. Army Technology Investment Agreements with a combined value of more than $19 million.
• Lockheed Martin Inducts First C-5A into Avionics Modernization Program Lockheed Martin 17 Sep 2008 -- The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] C-5 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) reached another milestone this week with the induction of the first U.S. Air Force C-5A into the program.
• Raytheon Solipsys Releases VECTOR Simulation and Training Tool Raytheon 17 Sep 2008 -- A wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has expanded its solution set for command and control, homeland defense, surveillance and air traffic management.
• General Dynamics Successfully Completes On-Orbit Checkout of NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope General Dynamics 17 Sep 2008 -- General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has successfully completed the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) of NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
• Lockheed Martin Team Successfully Demonstrates High Performance Radiator Technology For TSAT Program Lockheed Martin 17 Sep 2008 -- A Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]/Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) team has successfully tested a high performance deployable radiator system to meet the stringent mission requirements of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) constellation.
• Oshkosh Defense Awarded Remanufacturing Contract For Current Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles Program Oshkosh 17 Sep 2008 -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), received an $18 million contract to reset Palletized Load System (PLS) vehicles from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM). This contract modification enables the continued production of the Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV) currently manufactured by Oshkosh.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICES OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT United Nations 17 Sep 2008
• Press Conference by Department of Peacekeeping Operations United Nations 17 Sep 2008
• Russia signs cooperation treaties with Abkhazia, South Ossetia RIA Novosti 17 Sep 2008 -- Russia signed friendship and cooperation treaties with South Ossetia and Abkhazia on Wednesday, promising them military and economic support.
• Abkhazia, S. Ossetia plan to apply to join post-Soviet organizations RIA Novosti 17 Sep 2008 -- Abkhazia and South Ossetia plan to apply for membership of the CIS, the Russia-Belarus Union State, and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Abkhazian leader said on Wednesday.
• Russia accuses NATO of encouraging further Georgian aggression RIA Novosti 17 Sep 2008 -- Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that NATO's drive to strengthen ties with Georgia is effectively encouraging the Tbilisi regime to carry out new acts of aggression in the future.
• South Ossetia puts death toll in Georgia attack at 1,700 RIA Novosti 17 Sep 2008 -- About 1,700 people, most of them civilians, were killed in South Ossetia during Georgia's onslaught on the breakaway republic in early August, the region's top prosecutor said.
• UNHCR Gains Access to Buffer Zone in Georgia VOA 17 Sep 2008 -- The U.N. refugee agency says it finally has succeeded in entering the so-called "buffer zone" north of the town of Gori in Georgia
• SOMALIA: Violence taking heavy toll as peace talks resume IRIN 17 Sep 2008 -- Talks to end the conflict in Somalia have resumed in Djibouti, but human rights activists have warned that continuing violence has taken a heavy toll on the civilian population, especially in Mogadishu.
• OPT: Growth weak, aid dependency rising - World Bank IRIN 17 Sep 2008 -- Economic progress has been insufficient to stimulate growth in the occupied Palestinian territories because of the restrictions on movement, while dependency on aid was increasing, the World Bank said on 17 September.

News Reports

• Azerbaijani-Russian Relations Hostage To Pragmatism RFE/RL 17 Sep 2008 -- On September 16, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev paid a working visit to Moscow to discuss with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev the repercussions of last month's war between Georgia and Russia
• UN General Assembly Opens With a Denunciation of US Policies VOA 17 Sep 2008 -- A new session of the United Nations General Assembly has opened in New York, with a sharp attack on the United States by the assembly's president, former Nicaraguan foreign minister Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann
• Thai Parliament Elects Somchai Prime Minister VOA 17 Sep 2008 -- Thailand's parliament approved the candidate from the People Power Party, Somchai Wongsawat, to be the next prime minister