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24 December 2008 Military News

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  • US Prepares to Fight 'Irregular' Wars for Years to Come VOA 24 Dec 2008 -- The U.S. Defense Department has taken several steps in recent weeks to ensure that hard won lessons in counterinsurgency are not lost when the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are over.
  • EOD Airmen stay 1 step ahead of the enemy AFNS 24 Dec 2008 -- Bombs may not be exploding at this Southwest Asian air base, but in a war where the enemy is always finding new ways to inflict damage, Airmen in one shop remain one step ahead of the bad guys.
  • Agreement keeps aircraft defensive system at Robins AFNS 24 Dec 2008 -- Maintenance personnel here will begin to work on an advanced weapons system that protects large cargo aircraft from attacks from shoulder-fired missiles in a Dec. 11 contract agreement between Air Force and Northrop Grumman officials.
  • Airmen fuel the flight AFNS 24 Dec 2008 -- Almost a million gallons of fuel will be delivered today to aircraft delivering supplies and troops and to warfighters hunting the bad guys.
  • Flight of the 'Question Mark' AFNS 24 Dec 2008 -- On Jan. 1, 1929, a tri-engined Fokker C-2 aircraft with a crew of five climbed into the southern California sky. This aircraft, dubbed the "Question Mark," was not history's first air refueling mission, but it played a crucial role in the beginning of air refueling efforts and the development of the U.S. Army Air Corps.
  • 1st Tanks blows away Steel Knight USMC News 24 Dec 2008 -- In conjunction with various other units from 1st Marine Division, 1st Tank Battalion underwent the training evolution known as Steel Knight at the Combat Center Dec. 6 through 12
  • Ramage Sailors Celebrate Deployment Milestone Navy NewsStand 24 Dec 2008 -- Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) celebrated the midpoint of their deployment as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) last week, marking the milestone with several events.
  • Maritime Civil Affairs Team 202 Prepares Supplies for APS Navy NewsStand 24 Dec 2008 -- Sailors assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 202 helped deliver Project Handclasp supplies Dec. 19 to USS Nashville (LPD 13) intended for distribution during Nashville's Africa Partnership Station deployment scheduled to begin January 2009.
  • RIVGRU 1 Increases Command,Control with New RCB Boat Navy NewsStand 24 Dec 2008 -- Riverine Group 1 is testing its first Riverine Command Boat, which gives Riverine squadrons the ability to travel not only in rivers, but also out to bays and coastal regions, expanding the capabilities of command and control and the Riverine squadrons' maritime security reach.
  • Training Squadron Six Welcomes New CO Navy NewsStand 24 Dec 2008 -- Training Squadron (VT) 6 welcomed a new commanding officer during a ceremony at to Lt. Col. Javier Ball, Dec. 19 at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Fla.
  • Former Mine Hunter CO New Commodore of MCM Class Squadron Navy NewsStand 24 Dec 2008 -- The last change of command in South Texas for Mine Countermeasures Class Squadron (CLASSRON) occurred on Bravo Pier Dec. 19.
  • Three-year AGR recruiting tours available Army News 24 Dec 2008 -- While private industry lays off workers, the “Recruit the Recruiter” team at U.S. Army Human Resources Command-St. Louis continues to hire Reserve Soldiers and retirees for three-year active-duty tours as recruiters.

  • Topol-M ICBMs enter service with new missile regiment in Russia RIA Novosti 24 Dec 2008 -- A complex of Topol-M (SS-27 Stalin) ICBMs entered service on Wednesday with another missile regiment in central Russia, a Strategic Missile Forces spokesman said.
  • Russian Navy missile cruiser to visit South Africa Jan. 9-12 RIA Novosti 24 Dec 2008 -- The Northern Fleet's Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered missile cruiser will become the first Russian warship to dock in Cape Town when it visits South Africa on January 9-12, Russia's Navy said.

  • Brazil, France Sign Defense Deal VOA 24 Dec 2008 -- Brazil and France have signed a $12 billion defense deal that could lead to Latin America's first nuclear submarine.

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  • UN to help Fiji hold parliamentary elections UN News Centre 24 Dec 2008 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has agreed to work with the Commonwealth to help Fiji's interim Government and other major political forces in the Pacific archipelago hammer out the terms and date of parliamentary elections needed to restore democracy there.
  • DRC: Nine die, dozens infected by suspected haemorrhagic fever IRIN 24 Dec 2008 -- An outbreak of a suspected haemorrhagic fever has killed nine people and infected 92 more in Kasai Occidental, according to medical personnel.
  • Guinea Coup Plotters Name Leader VOA 24 Dec 2008 -- A military group that says it has seized power in Guinea has appointed a leader, who it plans to install as the country's president.
  • African Union Condemns Guinea Coup Attempt VOA 24 Dec 2008 -- The African Union has condemned the attempt by military officers in Guinea to seize power following the death of President Lansana Conte. The continent's top peace and security officials are calling the attempted coup a worrisome sign of a reversal in Africa's trend toward multi-party democracy.
  • ZIMBABWE: Regional trust in Mugabe withers IRIN 24 Dec 2008 -- President Robert Mugabe no longer enjoys the trust of the regional body, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), to distribute humanitarian aid fairly, although China is giving cash directly to the ruling ZANU-PF government to combat a national cholera outbreak.
  • U.S. Confirms Negotiations With Georgia On Bilateral Charter RFE/RL 24 Dec 2008 -- The U.S. State Department has confirmed it is negotiating with Georgia on the text of a new bilateral charter that will bolster the two countries' partnership and deepen Georgia's Euro-Atlantic integration
  • Azerbaijan Moves Toward Extending President Aliyev's Term RFE/RL 24 Dec 2008 -- Azerbaijan has taken another step closer to extending President Ilham Aliyev's time in office beyond the constitutional limit of two consecutive terms
  • Azerbaijani court approves scrapping limit on presidential terms RIA Novosti 24 Dec 2008 -- Azerbaijan's Constitutional Court has approved amendments to the Constitution which will allow the president to be elected an infinite number of times, the court chairman said on Wednesday.
  • Russia, Ukraine may not sign new gas deal, but Europe unaffected RIA Novosti 24 Dec 2008 -- Gazprom and Ukraine's Naftogaz are unlikely to agree a new gas contract before January 1, but Russian gas supplies to Europe will be unaffected, a spokesman for the Russian gas giant said Wednesday.
  • Medvedev says Russia-Ukraine relations at their lowest level RIA Novosti 24 Dec 2008 -- President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday relations between Russia and Ukraine had plunged to their lowest level in recent years.
  • Medvedev urges Ukraine to pay gas debt, threatens cutoff RIA Novosti 24 Dec 2008 -- President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday Ukraine must pay its natural gas debt to Russia in full or otherwise Kiev could face disruptions in supplies.
  • Yanukovych, Tymoshenko equal chance of becoming president - poll RIA Novosti 24 Dec 2008 -- Ukraine's prime minister and the leader of the opposition pro-Russian Party of Regions have an equal chance of winning next years' presidential elections, according to a poll published on Wednesday.



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