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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 22 Sep 2008 [PDF]
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Austin from Iraq 22 Sep 2008 -- Presenter: Commander, Multinational Corps-Iraq Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin III
• Sailors Earn Marine Warfare Badges while in Iraq Navy NewsStand 22 Sep 2008 -- Navy air traffic controllers (AC) with Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 1 joined a small group of air traffic controllers Sept. 2 when the squadron's commanding officer presented the Sailors with their Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Warfare Specialist badges.
• Coalition Forces Detain Suspected al-Qaida Couriers AFPS 22 Sep 2008 -- Coalition forces targeting al-Qaida in Iraq courier networks captured one wanted man and 3 additional suspects today.
• Violence in Iraq Continues to Drop, Corps Commander Says AFPS 22 Sep 2008 -- Violence in Iraq which has seen increases in violence in the past during the holy month of Ramadan, continues its downward trend.
• AFGHANISTAN: Attacks deprive 300,000 students of education IRIN 22 Sep 2008
• Citing rising terrorism, UN extends security force in Afghanistan for another year UN News 22 Sep 2008 -- The United Nations Security Council unanimously extended the mission of NATO-led ISAF in Afghanistan.
• Afghan Defense Minister Recommends Border Region Task Force AFPS 22 Sep 2008 -- The Pakistani government is looking at a proposal by Afghanistan to create a joint force tasked with combating insurgents.
• Reserve C-130s begin aerial spraying in Louisiana AFPN 22 Sep 2008 -- An Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules aircraft and 10 reservists from the 910th Airlift Wing are scheduled to begin aerial spray missions in Louisiana from here Sept 22.
• Kearsarge Restocks, Returns to Haiti to Continue Relief Mission Navy Newsstand 22 Sep 2008 -- After a stop at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, USS Kearsarge returned to Haiti to continue humanitarian assistance/disaster relief .
• Kearsarge Continues Disaster Relief Operations in Haiti Navy Newsstand 22 Sep 2008 -- Several joint and international military personnel embarked aboard USS Kearsarge remained in Haiti.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Canada goes live fire in 'Cooperative Spirit' Army News 22 Sep 2008 -- Canadian Soldiers with loaded weapons sat in anticipation with eager looks on their faces behind a large barricade of rocks.
• Tinker officials adapt sniper pod for B-1Bs AFPN 22 Sep 2008 -- A video targeting pod normally employed on F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons adapted to B-1Bs in response to an urgent request from USAFCENT.
• Texas Sailors Return to Assist in Hurricane Ike Recovery Efforts Navy NewsStand 22 Sep 2008 -- The amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) and other military units continue recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Ike, and many Sailors involved have ties to the affected areas.
• Air Guard has 'turned the corner' after BRAC AFPN 22 Sep 2008 -- Three years after the Base Realignment and Closure rulings, the Air National Guard is finally starting to settle down, the director of the Air National Guard said Sept. 17 here.
• TACRON-21 Ensures Safe Air Operations in Galveston Navy NewsStand 22 Sep 2008 -- A detachment of Air Traffic Controllers from Tactical Air Control Squadron (TACRON) 21 embarked USS Nassau (LHA 4) in support of relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.
• HSC-25 Changes Command Navy NewsStand 22 Sep 2008 -- Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25) held a change of command ceremony in Santa Rita Sept. 11.
• Combined Task Force 150 Thwarts Criminal Activities Navy NewsStand 22 Sep 2008 -- Since the inception of the Maritime Security Patrol Area (MSPA), Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 has helped deter more than a dozen attacks in the Gulf of Aden.
• NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Holds Change of Command Navy NewsStand 22 Sep 2008 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic, and Regional Engineer, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic held a change of command ceremony Sept. 17 at Vista Point on Naval Station Norfolk.
• Navy Ships Depart for Joint Warrior Exercise Navy Newsstand 22 Sep 2008 -- Ships led COMDESRON 24 to participate with allied navies in Joint Warrior, a coalition exercise designed and led by the JTEP Staff.
• Russia's envoy mocks NATO rapid-response force plans RIA Novosti 22 Sep 2008 -- Envoy to NATO dismissed the plans to create a force to be deployed in member states that feel threatened by Moscow.
• Russian warships head to the Atlantic, Caribbean RIA Novosti 22 Sep 2008 -- A Russian naval task force departed for a tour of duty in the Atlantic Ocean, including joint naval drills with the Venezuelan navy.
• Russian strategic bombers to join military drills with Belarus RIA Novosti 22 Sep 2008 -- Russian strategic bombers will conduct practice launches of various types of missiles during Russia-Belarus military exercises .
• Hotel Bombing Complicates Pakistan's Fight Against Terrorism RFE/RL 22 Sep 2008 -- A little known Islamic group has claimed responsibility for the suicide truck bombing on September 20 at Islamabad's five-star Marriott Hotel that killed at least 53 people and injured as many as 270 others, Al-Arabiyah television has reported.
• Soldiers take bullet train to expedite military drill mission CNA 22 Sep 2008 -- Members of an Army brigade took high-speed rail to a military drill, testing alternative means of transportation if a real war erupts.
• Troop reduction number undecided: defense minister CNA 22 Sep 2008 -- Military is planning to cut the number of troops by roughly 70,000, although the exact number will be determined only after further calculations.
• Press Gaggle by Dana Perino The White House 22 Sep 2008
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 22 Sep 2008

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 22, 2008
• BAE SYSTEMS SECURES $742 MILLION U.S. ARMY CONTRACT FOR BRADLEY VEHICLES AND SPARE PARTS BAE Systems 22 Sep 2008 -- BAE Systems, under a $742 million U.S. Army contract, will remanufacture more than 300 Bradley vehicles with additional armor to protect soldiers.
• BAE SYSTEMS SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATES CONTENDER FOR U.S. NAVY ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM UPGRADE BAE Systems 22 Sep 2008 -- BAE Systems has successfully demonstrated a surface-ship electronic warfare system as a proposed successor to the U.S. Navy's current primary electronic warfare suite.
• Boeing Launches Defense & Government Services Division for Market Growth Boeing 22 Sep 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today launched a new division within its Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) business designed to better serve customers in the vast services market.
• Boeing Delivers Final Mission System Simulator for NATO AWACS Upgrade Boeing 22 Sep 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has delivered the second of two mission system simulators to NATO as part of the $1.32 billion Mid-Term upgrade of NATO's 17 E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft.
• General Dynamics Awarded $9 Million to Continue Developing Navy Common Network Interface General Dynamics 22 Sep 2008 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a $9.2 million contract to continue developing the Common Network Interface (CNI) system, a software package that improves situational awareness for Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) commanders.
• L-3 Adds SAIC to Its Special Operations Command Logistics Support Contract Team L-3 Communications 22 Sep 2008 -- L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) has joined its team of industry experts as it plans to retain a logistics support contract with the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
• Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile Successful in Latest Flight Test Lockheed Martin 22 Sep 2008 -- A Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) successfully completed a Product Upgrade Verification (PUV) flight test on September 18 atWhite Sands Missile Range, NM.
• First VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Production Aircraft Takes Flight Lockheed Martin 22 Sep 2008 -- The VH-71 presidential helicopter program achieved another major milestone today when the first operational pilot production helicopter (PP-1) completed its maiden flight at AgustaWestland's facility in Yeovil, England.
• Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Air System Demonstrates Multi-Mode Maritime Radar Capability Northrop Grumman 22 Sep 2008 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has demonstrated radar capability on its company-owned MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Air System (VUAS) designated as "P6."
• Saturn to continue engine tests for SuperJet-100 in November RIA Novosti 22 Sep 2008 -- NPO Saturn, a leading Russian engine-maker, to start a second round of in-flight tests of the engine for the SuperJet-100.

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 22 Sep 2008
• PRESS CONFERENCE ON PALESTINIAN DONOR CONFERENCE BY AD HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE FOR ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINIANS United Nations 22 Sep 2008
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY HEAD OF ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE United Nations 22 Sep 2008
• ISRAEL-OPT: Sderot enjoying calm as ceasefire holds IRIN 22 Sep 2008 -- Sderot is enjoying a period of relative calm thanks to a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas reached in June but residents are worried that fighting will resume.
• ISRAEL-OPT: Sderot enjoying calm as ceasefire holds IRIN 22 Sep 2008 -- Sderot is enjoying a period of relative calm thanks to a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas reached in June but residents are worried that fighting will resume.
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY CHAIR OF AFRICAN UNION, PRESIDENT OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK United Nations 22 Sep 2008
• TIMOR-LESTE: IDP returns slowed by squatters occupying homes IRIN 22 Sep 2008 -- Efforts to return the remaining internally displaced people (IDPs) to their homes are being hampered by squatters
• International Court Presses Case Against Sudan Leader VOA 22 Sep 2008 -- The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor plans to meet with United Nations and African Union officials this week to discuss a possible war crimes case against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
• Senior UN, African Union officials outline worsening situation in Darfur UN News 22 Sep 2008 -- UN and AU officials met to review the situation in Darfur, including ongoing efforts to deploy a joint peacekeeping mission.
• At Least 29 Killed in Mogadishu Fighting VOA 22 Sep 2008 -- Witnesses in Somalia's capital say heavy exchanges of mortar fire have killed at least 29 people and wounded 60.

News Reports

• South Africa Parliament to Chose A Caretaker Successor After Mbeki Resigns VOA 22 Sep 2008
• SWAZILAND: Bomb blast kills two IRIN 22 Sep 2008 -- Two men were killed and a third injured after a bomb exploded on 21 September close to King Mswati III's Lozitha palace, 25kms east of the Swazi capital, Mbabane.