27 September 2008 Military News

Iraqi Police discover stockpile; largest find to date MCN 27 Sep 2008 -- Iraqi Police officers and US Marines seized almost 9,000 pieces of ordnance in Haditha, Iraq.
US, Iraq Say Progress Made on Security Deal VOA 27 Sep 2008 -- Officials from Iraq and the US say they are close to reaching a security deal that will provide legal basis for the presence of US troops in the country.

JTFEX Tests Strike Groups' Capabilities Navy Newsstand 27 Sep 2008 -- USS Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group and the USS Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group participated in Joint Task Force Exercise 08-4.

Pakistani Army: More Militants Killed in Northwestern Operation VOA 27 Sep 2008 -- Pakistani security forces say at least 25 militants and 3 soldiers died in fighting in a northwestern tribal region near Afghanistan.
UK not to further boost troop deployment in Afghanistan - report IRNA 27 Sep 2008 -- Defence chiefs decided against transferring the 4,100 troops stationed in Iraq to Afghanistan when the mission in Basra ends.

Question and Answer Session with Secretary Gates following remarks at National Defense University's Distinguished Lecture Program at Ft. Leslie J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 29, 2008 29 Sep 2008 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
Transcript: National Defense University (Washington, D.C.) 29 Sep 2008 -- As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 29, 2008
Final 20 Teams Compete For DoD $1M Wearable Power Prize 29 Sep 2008 -- The final phase of the Department of Defense (DoD) Wearable Power Prize competition began yesterday when 20 teams powered up their systems at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif.
USPHS Supports Haiti HA/DR, Continuing Promise 2008 Navy NewsStand 27 Sep 2008 -- The U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) is part of the diverse crew embarked aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) helping support humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR) efforts in Haiti since Sept. 8.
Seabees Renovate Camp Mitchell Galley Navy NewsStand 27 Sep 2008 -- Camp Mitchell in Rota is soon to once again become a main body site for Seabee battalions on deployment, and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 is making upgrades and conducting beautification projects around the camp to prepare for the Seabees' return.

NATO closely monitors Russian warships on route to Caribbean RIA Novosti 27 Sep 2008 -- A long-range sortie of the Russian naval task group to the Caribbean has drawn close attention from NATO.

Mideast quartet plans Moscow meeting in spring 2009 RIA Novosti 27 Sep 2008 -- The quartet of international mediators on Middle East settlement has agreed to hold a conference on the Middle East settlement in Moscow.

OSCE Head Says Russia 'In Driving Seat' Over Georgia Conflict RFE/RL 27 Sep 2008 -- As part of its effort to convince the international community that Russia was to blame for the armed conflict over South Ossetia, Georgia has taken its case to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Russian move ensures safety of breakaway Georgian regions, UN hears UN News 27 Sep 2008 -- The security of the regions of S. Ossetia and Abkhazia could only be guaranteed by recognizing their independence.

Hungary, Czech Republic urge UN to play ongoing role with Kosovo UN News 27 Sep 2008 -- The UN needs to play a continuing role in Kosovo to ensure that there is stability across the Balkans.

UN mission deploys extra police as fighting continues in eastern DR Congo UN News 27 Sep 2008 -- As fighting continues in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the UN stepped up efforts in the volatile region.

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