15 November 2008 Military News

Nov. 14 Airpower Summary: B-1s repell anti-Afghan forces AFNS 15 Nov 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Nov. 14, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials.

Camp Arifjan's Alfa Company Supports Worldwide Missions Navy NewsStand 15 Nov 2008 -- Recently, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4's Alfa Company was tasked with supplying Civil Engineer Support Equipment (CESE) to sustain humanitarian assistance missions in Cameroon and Uganda located in the south eastern region of western Africa.
Sailors Ready to Play at New Sports Complex Navy NewsStand 15 Nov 2008 -- After a long year of construction, the Cooper Field Sports Complex at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay had its grand opening Nov. 3 with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by the first games of the men's flag football season.
Camp Lemonier Improves Infrastructure, Quality of Life Navy NewsStand 15 Nov 2008 -- A new post office, chapel, ice plant and recent on-site potable water supply are among the projects started or about to start at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti (CLDJ), to improve the quality of life of service members deployed there.
45th Space Wing team supports successful shuttle Launch AFNS 15 Nov 2008 -- The men and women of the 45th Space Wing provided flawless Eastern Range support for NASA's successful launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour Nov. 14. The launch occurred at 7:55 p.m.(EDT) from Space Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.

Poland, Czech Republic hope U.S. keeps to missile defense plans RIA Novosti 15 Nov 2008 -- Poland and the Czech Republic hope that the new U.S. administration does not change its plans for a missile shield in Central Europe, the Euronews television channel reported on Saturday.

Child Soldiers Of The Balkans RFE/RL 15 Nov 2008 -- The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child categorically prohibits involving children in war operations
Sri Lankan Prez urges LTTE to surrender IRNA 15 Nov 2008 -- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday urged the Tamil Tiger rebels to lay down weapons and come for talks, hours after his troops declared they had captured the rebels' last major naval bastion in the island's north
Georgia talks must focus on pressing security issues - Lavrov RIA Novosti 15 Nov 2008 -- Talks due to start in Geneva on Tuesday on the recent Russia-Georgia conflict must "concentrate on essential security issues" in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.
UN Agency Halts Food Aid in Gaza after Israel Shuts Border VOA 15 Nov 2008 -- A humanitarian crisis is looming in the Gaza Strip, after a new wave of Israeli-Palestinian fighting.
Peace Efforts Under Way in Congo as New Fighting Breaks Out VOA 15 Nov 2008 -- The U.N. special envoy to eastern Congo, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, is in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa for talks aimed at averting a regional war as fighting breaks out between the army and rebels.
Unconditional Cease-fire Proposal Questionable VOA 15 Nov 2008 -- Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir this week announced an immediate ceasefire in the Darfur region of western Sudan, including the disarming of pro-government militia.

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