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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 15 Jan 2009 [PDF]
• Jan. 14 airpower summary: Receivers rely on refuelers AFNS 15 Jan 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and ISAF troops in Afghanistan during operations.
• Planners Prepare Options on Iraq, Afghanistan for Obama AFPS 15 Jan 2009 -- Military planners are hard at work preparing options for drawing down troops in Iraq and moving forward in Afghanistan.
• PRESS CONFERENCE: Reconstruction: Brig. Gen. Talley, Mr. Nazar Al-Sultan, Mr. Bass, Jan. 15, 2009 MNF-I 15 Jan 2009 -- Brig. Gen. Jeff Talley, Provincial Engineer for Baghdad, Mr. Nazar Al-Sultan (JPC), Mr. John Bass (PRT), provide an update from Iraq
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Vice Adm. Gortney from the Pentagon DoD 15 Jan 2009 -- Presenter: Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command, U.S. 5TH Fleet, Vice Adm. William Gortney
• Iraqi Forces Detain 16 Criminal Suspects AFPS 15 Jan 2009 -- Iraqi security forces, with the assistance of U.S. soldiers, detained 16 suspected criminals throughout Iraq.
• U.S. Forces Give Humvees to Iraqi Army AFPS 15 Jan 2009 -- As part of an ongoing effort to enhance the Iraqi army's combat effectiveness, the U.S. military has turned over thousands of armored Humvees.
• 'Sons of Iraq' Graduation Demonstrates Reconciliation AFPS 15 Jan 2009 -- Nearly 900 former members of the 'Sons of Iraq' civilian security group officially joined the ranks of the Iraqi police at a graduation ceremony.
• Airmen keep eyes on the sky to protect warfighters AFNS 15 Jan 2009 -- Airmen of the 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron keep vigilant eyes on the sky over the Gulf region.
• Iraq Minister Unhurt by Bomb Near Convoy VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- Iraqi police say a roadside bomb exploded Thursday near a convoy carrying Abed Theyab, the country's higher education minister.
• Military helicopter crash kills 13 in west Afghanistan RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2009 -- A Russian-made Mi-17 helicopter crashed in west Afghanistan's Herat province killing all 13 people who were on board.
• Britain Criticizes NATO Member's Troop Levels in Afghanistan VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- Britain's Defense Secretary Hutton: NATO members should not expect US to shoulder the main weight in Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• President Bush Makes Farewell Address to the Nation The White House 15 Jan 2009
• Obama Aims to Shape Military for 21st Century AFPS 15 Jan 2009 -- One of the stated items on President-elect Barack Obama's list of priorities is to shape the US military for the 21st century.
• Psychological Health, Traumatic Brain Injury Outreach Center Opens DoD 15 Jan 2009 -- The Department of Defense today announced the opening of a 24-hour outreach center to provide information and referrals to military service members, veterans, their families and others with questions about psychological health and traumatic brain injury
• Obama And The Russians Need Each Other To Solve Key Problems RFE/RL 15 Jan 2009 -- The day after Obama's electoral victory most world leaders were falling over themselves to congratulate the US leader.
• New Central Command Unit Makes It Tough to be a Pirate AFPS 15 Jan 2009 -- A new patrol in the US Central Command is working to make it unprofitable to be a pirate.
• ONR-Developed Technologies Employed on CVN 77 Navy NewsStand 15 Jan 2009 -- The nation's final Nimitz-class carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush, was commissioned with a host of new technologies.
• Defense Department Opens Psychological Health Center AFPS 15 Jan 2009 -- DoD officials announced the opening of center that will provide servicemembers, veterans and families psychological health resource.
• Russian military spending to reach $125 bln by 2011 RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2009 -- The state will earmark 4 trillion rubles ($125 billion) for arms procurements by 2011, including 1 trillion rubles ($31 billion) in 2009.
• Taiwan to propose escort for its ships in Gulf of Aden CNA 15 Jan 2009 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will propose to the US and some European countries that escort be given to Taiwanese ships in the Gulf of Aden.
• Britain's Miliband Calls for Reassessment of 'War on Terror' VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- Britain's foreign secretary calling for democracies to rethink their strategy against extremists.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Dana Perino and Counselor to the President Ed Gillespie The White House 15 Jan 2009

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for January 15, 2009
• BAE SYSTEMS AWARDED $70 MILLION CONTRACT TO FINALIZE ARTILLERY DEVELOPMENT FOR SWEDEN AND NORWAY BAE Systems 15 Jan 2009 -- BAE Systems has been awarded a $70 million contract to finalize the development of the Archer artillery system for the Swedish and Norwegian armed forces.
• Boeing Completes 1st Aerial Refuelings of 737 for Australia's Wedgetail AEW&C Program Boeing 15 Jan 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced it has completed the first aerial refuelings of a 737 platform.
• U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $35 Million For USS Providence Maintenance and Modernization General Dynamics 15 Jan 2009 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded Electric Boat a $34.9 million contract to perform routine maintenance and modernization work on the USS Providence (SSN-719), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine.
• Rheinmetall and Partners inaugurate the world's first NH90 training centre in Germany Rheinmetall Defence 15 Jan 2009 -- Helicopter Flight Training Services (HFTS), a consortium owned equally by CAE, Eurocopter, Thales and Rheinmetall Defence, today officially inaugurated the world's first NH90 full-mission simulator in its newly built facility in Bückeburg, Northern Germany, adjacent to the German Army Aviation School.
• Lockheed Martin Receives $6.3 Million Contract to Support MK 41 Vertical Launching System for U.S. and Turkish Navies Lockheed Martin 15 Jan 2009 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently received a $6.3 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to provide engineering support services for MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) work on the U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga Class guided missile cruiser modernization program and the Turkish navy’s MEKO Track IIA and IIB frigates.
• Northrop Grumman Awarded $374 Million Construction Preparation Contract for Second Gerald R. Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Northrop Grumman 15 Jan 2009 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) received a $374 million cost type contract award for construction preparation of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier CVN 79. The carrier, which has yet to be been named, is the second ship of the Gerald R. Ford class.
• Raytheon Awarded $12.2 Million Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer Study Contract Raytheon 15 Jan 2009 -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company a $12.2 million contract to study the feasibility of increasing power and adding a data link capability for the Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer(MALD-J™).
• SAIC Awarded Contract by The Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration SAIC 15 Jan 2009 -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a prime contract by The Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) to provide National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) support services
• Boeing Awarded $234 Million to Complete Production of 6th Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Boeing 15 Jan 2009 -- The Boeing Company today announced that the U.S. Air Force has authorized the Commonwealth of Australia's provision of US$234 million for Boeing to complete production of the sixth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite.
• NASA, Northrop Grumman Unveil First Global Hawk Unmanned System for Environmental Science Research Northrop Grumman 15 Jan 2009 -- NASA and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) have unveiled the first Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to be used for environmental science research, heralding a new application for the world's first fully autonomous high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft

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 15 Jan 2009
• US Ready to Assist Gaza Truce Arrangement VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice continued telephone diplomacy on the issue Thursday while a senior Israeli envoy was in Washington.
• At least 6 Israelis injured by Palestinian rocket fire RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2009 -- Palestinian militants fired 3 rockets into the Israeli city of Beersheba, injuring at least 6.
• Arab Ranks Divided as Pressure Mounts to Hold Gaza Summit VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- Arab leaders and diplomats are engaged in bitter quarrel over the need to hold summit to discuss cease-fire in Gaza.
• UN Chief Says No Time to Lose for Gaza Cease-Fire VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says there is no time to lose for a cease-fire in Gaza - or more people will die.
• Ban voices 'outrage' as UN hit again UN News Centre 15 Jan 2009 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he believed the elements for an end to the violence in Gaza are in place.
• UN peacekeepers help disarm others ready to fire UN News Centre 15 Jan 2009 -- The UN Interim Force in Lebanon and Lebanese forces found a launching site and disarmed other rockets that were about to fire.
• Saudi silence on Gaza linked to 'US nuclear gift' IRNA 15 Jan 2009 -- US 'nuclear gift' to Saudi Arabia one of the main reasons for the country's silence against the Israeli crimes against humanity.
• Hamas Hints Acceptance of Egyptian Cease-fire Plan VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- Hamas says it does not reject the broad outlines of an Egyptian-brokered truce plan for Gaza, but has stopped short of accepting the plan.
• Israeli offensive in Gaza intensifies despite progress in talks RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2009 -- Israeli troops intensified their relentless assault on Gaza City.
• Fighting in Gaza Intensifies as UN Chief Holds Talks in Israel VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has strongly condemned the Israeli shelling of the U.N. headquarters in Gaza City.
• Greece Seeks to Keep European Monitors in Georgia VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- Greek FM Bakoyannis: Country has formulated a new proposal to keep international monitors in Georgia.
• Last Ethiopian Troops Leave Somalia's Capital VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- Ethiopian troops supporting Somalia's fragile government have now completely withdrawn from that country's capital, Mogadishu.
• SOMALIA: Hundreds flee Bardera in fear of attacks IRIN 15 Jan 2009 -- Hundreds of families are fleeing Bardera, the regional capital of the southwestern Gedo region, fearing clashes.
• Secretary-General condemns new flare-up of fighting in South Darfur UN News Centre 15 Jan 2009 -- UN Secretary-General Ban condemned recent air and ground attacks involving national armed forces and rebel movements in Sudan.
• Sudan VP Warns of Return to Civil War VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- Sudan's first vice president said the country could slip back into civil war if an international tribunal issues an arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir.
• Sudan Government Resumes Bombing in Darfur VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- The government has resumed bombing attacks against rebel groups in the western region of Darfur.
• Sri Lankan Army Presses Toward Last Rebel Stronghold VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- In Sri Lanka, the army is pressing toward the last Tamil Tiger stronghold, after taking control of the northern Jaffna Peninsula.
• UN-backed talks in DR Congo making slow progress, envoy tells Security Council UN News Centre 15 Jan 2009 -- Tensions between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda beginning to thaw as on-going peace talks are making slow progress.
• Splinter of DRC Rebels to Announce Committee to Manage Affairs VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- Crisis among rebels loyal to General Nkunda took dramatic turn after splinter announced committee to manage rebel group.
• YEMEN: Clashes in Amran Governorate could spread - analyst IRIN 15 Jan 2009 -- Clashes between two tribes in Amran Governorate, northern Yemen could spill over into other northern areas.

News Reports

• N. Korea leader names 3rd son as successor - S. Korean media RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2009 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has tapped his third son to be his successor and sent nomination to the ruling party.
• Ukraine, Russia Agree to Moscow Gas Summit VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- The European Union says the current stalemate between Ukraine and Russia over natural gas deliveries will damage the credibility of both as energy suppliers.
• Ukrainian president 'urges Russia to resume transit' RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2009 -- Ukraine's president urged his Russian counterpart to ensure gas transit to Europe by pumping gas into the Ukrainian transit system.
• Naftogaz again refuses to transit Russian gas to EU- Gazprom RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2009 -- Ukraine's national energy company has for a third time refused to transit Russian gas.
• Guinea Coup Leaders Name New Government VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- Guinea's military rulers have announced a new government and compulsory military service along with plans to privatize water, electricity, and telephone service.
• Arrest of Opposition Leader Will Have Little Impact on Sudan Politics, Says Activist VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- Relatives of an influential Sudanese opposition leader say he has been arrested by security officials.
• Tsvangirai Says Will Meet Mugabe Soon to Discuss Zimbabwe Crisis VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- Zimbabwe's PM-designate Tsvangirai is to meet with Zimbabwean President Mugabe to discuss power-sharing agreement.
• Zuma Supporters Hail Defense Team Appeal Announcement VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- Supporters of South Africa's African National Congress welcomed news that Jacob Zuma will appeal ruling that revives graft charges against him.
• NASA debuts Global Hawk autonomous aircraft for Earth science AFNS 15 Jan 2009 -- NASA and Northrop Grumman unveiled the first Global Hawk aircraft system to be used for environmental science research.