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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 03 Mar 2009 [PDF]
• Attack in Mosul kills U.S. Soldier
• March 2 airpower summary: A-10s deter, disrupt enemy activities AFNS 03 Mar 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and ISAF in Afghanistan during operations.
• U.S., Iraqi Forces Seize Weapons, Dismantle Bomb AFPS 03 Mar 2009 -- US and Iraqi forces deterred potentially deadly incidents by confiscating 2 large weapons caches and dismantling a homemade bomb.
• US Military: Detainee Population in Iraq Down VOA 03 Mar 2009 -- US military says the number of detainees held by coalition forces in Iraq has dropped to less than 14,000 from a peak of 26,000 in 2007.
• Gates Cites Goals, Measuring Success as Key in Afghanistan AFPS 03 Mar 2009 -- SecDef Gates: Determining a timetable for withdrawing US and NATO forces from Afghanistan right now is “impossible”.
• NMCB 7 Connectivity Enhances Mission Capability in Afghanistan Navy NewsStand 03 Mar 2009 -- Seabees of NMCB 7 connected by phone and e-mail even while deployed to the most remote area of Afghanistan.
• Russia, Germany discuss military cargo transits to Afghanistan RIA Novosti 03 Mar 2009 -- Russian and German defense ministers discussing bilateral military cooperation, including transit of military supplies.
• Afghan President's Call for Early Elections Tied to Legitimate Concern, Gates Says AFPS 03 Mar 2009 -- President Karzai’s call may be in response to a concern regarding legitimacy of his office after term ends.
• Rescue crews continue search for missing boater, NFL players AFNS 03 Mar 2009 -- USAF Reserve rescue crews launched 2 aircraft as Airmen helped with the continued search for missing boaters.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US to Send Envoys to Syria VOA 03 Mar 2009 -- US will send 2 senior officials to Syria within the next few days, possibly signaling a new direction in Middle East diplomacy by the Obama administration.
• Mullen Seeks to Strengthen U.S. Military Ties to Latin America AFPS 03 Mar 2009 -- The “umbrella crisis” in the financial world is complicating an already complicated world.
• Chairman Tours Brazilian Amazon Command AFPS 03 Mar 2009 -- A typical day at the office, or even on the road, usually doesn’t entail meeting a jaguar or eating grubs.
• Special Warfare Sailors Complete Advanced Jump Qualifications Navy NewsStand 03 Mar 2009 -- Crewmen from Special Boat Team 20 completed parachute jumps in preparation for upcoming deployment.
• Pacific Fleet Announces Pacific Partnership 2009 Navy NewsStand 03 Mar 2009 -- Preparations underway for Pacific Partnership 2009, 4th in a series of annual US Pacific Fleet humanitarian missions.
• Guard Needs Full Spectrum of Capabilities, General Says AFPS 03 Mar 2009 -- Living up to the National Guard’s motto of “Always Ready, Always There” requires a full spectrum of capabilities.
• U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff G-4 visits Sustainers in Iraq Army News 03 Mar 2009 -- Lt. Gen. Mitchell Stevenson, the U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff G-4 visited 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) logistics operations here to assess theater operations throughout Iraq, Feb. 18
• Waste shipment from Operation Swift Solution answers treaty obligations Army News 03 Mar 2009 -- Operation Swift Solution, the Army initiative to eliminate three deteriorating steel containers storing a mixture of GB nerve agent and its decontamination breakdown products, reached another critical milestone today when two trucks holding the caustic wastewater, known as hydrolysate, generated during the neutralization process were received at Veolia Environmental Services, near Port Arthur, Texas.
• Corpus Christi Army Depot welcomes Apache's new Sighting and Targeting System Army News 03 Mar 2009 -- An exciting upgrade arrived at Corpus Christi Army Depot recently, marking a revolution in attack helicopters within the past five years.
• From challenge to opportunity: Repairing CH-47 rotor blades Army News 03 Mar 2009 -- Chinooks are unique to the rotorcraft family as a tandem rotor, heavy-lift helicopter. The aircraft specialize in moving troops and large quantities of materials on the battlefield
• 82nd CAB conducts exercise at airfield Army News 03 Mar 2009 -- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade set up a tactical operations center on the airfield to conduct a training exercise in preparation for the brigade's upcoming deployment to Afghanistan in the spring.
• High-tech mobile hospital trains to save lives in combat Army News 03 Mar 2009
• XVIII Airborne Corps plays major part in Army's new Warfighters' forum Army News 03 Mar 2009 -- In the past few years, the Army has transformed itself from a traditional fighting force to a modular force that now uses virtual reality to conduct many of the tasks once performed manually.
• USAG Hawaii sets its way ahead Army News 03 Mar 2009 --A significant change to how barracks are managed, a garrison university and, perhaps, blogs are some of the innovative goals planned for U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii (USAG-HI) in the coming months
• Media Availability With U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and French Minister of Defense Herve Morin DoD 03 Mar 2009 -- BPresenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
• Medvedev denies Iran-missile shield tradeoff with U.S. RIA Novosti 03 Mar 2009 -- Russia's president denied media reports claiming that Washington had pledged to drop missile shield plans if Moscow helped resolve Iran's nuclear program.
• Obama: There is No Offer to Russia on Missile Defense and Iran VOA 03 Mar 2009 -- US President Obama: Halting the nuclear threat from Iran would reduce the need for planned missile shield.
• Obama Says No 'Quid Pro Quo' with Russia on Missile Defense VOA 03 Mar 2009 -- President Barack Obama says reducing Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons reduces the need for a missile shield in Europe.
• U.S. Offers To Abandon Missile-Defense Plans RFE/RL 03 Mar 2009 -- President Obama to Russian President Medvedev: Missile-defense system unnecessary if Moscow helps curb Iran's nuclear program.
• Obama Offers Russia Secret Missile Defense Deal VOA 03 Mar 2009 -- US news reporting senior US administration officials: President Obama offered Russia deal involving plan to deploy defense system.
• Russia ready to drop Iskander plans if U.S. scraps missile shield RIA Novosti 03 Mar 2009 -- Russia would not place missiles on EU's doorstep if Washington abandoned plans to deploy missile defenses.
• Russian general says U.S. may have planned satellite collision RIA Novosti 03 Mar 2009 -- Russian military expert: Colllision between satellites may have been test of new US technology.
• Tokyo Prepares Long-Range Missile Test to Counter North Korean Missile Test VOA 03 Mar 2009 -- DPRK believed to be preparing long-range missile test-fire, and Japanese media reports Tokyo preparing counter.
• DPRK Delegate on UN Peace-keeping Operations KCNA 03 Mar 2009 -- A DPRK delegate made a speech at the session of the UN Special Committee on Peace-keeping Operations on Feb. 24.
• Japan Attempt to Dispatch SDF to Waters off Somalia Flailed KCNA 03 Mar 2009 -- Japan is contemplating dispatching "Self-Defense Forces" to the waters off Somalia while talking about "combating piracy."
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 03 Mar 2009
• Press Briefing 3/3/09 The White House 03 Mar 2009

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for March 03, 2009
• ATK Awarded $14.4 Million Contract to Modify and Deliver Three Medevac Aircraft to the Colombian Air Force ATK 03 Mar 2009 -- Alliant Techsystems announced today that it has been awarded a $14.4 million contract by the Colombian Air Force to modify and deliver three Medevac-capable aircraft to Colombia's Health and Social Services Ministry.
• BAE SYSTEMS RECEIVES FIRST DIRECT CONTRACT FOR TENSYLON® ARMOR PANELS BAE Systems 03 Mar 2009 -- BAE Systems has received a contract from the U.S. Army to supply Tensylon® composite armor panels for the Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) vehicles. HET vehicles transport, deploy, recover and evacuate combat-loaded main battle tanks and other heavy tracked and wheeled vehicles to and from the battlefield.
• Lockheed Martin Awarded 10-Year Contract To Support Special Operations Forces Lockheed Martin 03 Mar 2009 -- The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a 10-year, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract potentially worth $5 billion to provide full-scope logistics support to Special Operations troops around the globe.
• Raytheon Reaches Key Milestones with Troposcatter Solution Raytheon 03 Mar 2009 -- In a recent exercise with the U.S. Army, Raytheon Company achieved an industry-first wireless transmission of its lightweight High Capacity Beyond Line-of-Sight troposcatter system.
• Northrop Grumman Selected by AFRL to Develop Wireless Spacecraft Technology Northrop Grumman 03 Mar 2009 -- Radios are wireless. Telephones are wireless. Computers are wireless. And in the next step forward in space systems, satellite equipment could become wireless too.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 03 Mar 2009
• Clinton Tells Israel Two-State Solution is Inevitable VOA 03 Mar 2009 -- US Secretary of State Clinton: The United States will press for a two-state solution to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
• Peace must be foundation for rebuilding Gaza: Ban IRNA 03 Mar 2009 -- UN Secretary General Ban appealed to international donors to provide the crucial funds needed for Gaza's reconstruction.
• World leaders demand Israel lift blockade on Gaza IRNA 03 Mar 2009 -- Officials from Europe, Arab states and international organizations demanded that Israel ease restrictions on border crossings.
• Gaza: after donor conference, aid inflow still restricted, UN says UN News Centre 03 Mar 2009 -- UN: Israeli authorities continue to block crucial supplies.
• UN blue helmets investigate shots fired into Lebanon from Israeli side of dividing line UN News Centre 03 Mar 2009 -- Shots were fired today into Lebanese territory from the Israeli side of the Line of Withdrawal.
• NATO denies reports of drastic cuts in Kosovo troop numbers RIA Novosti 03 Mar 2009 -- NATO has denied media reports saying it will cut back on troop numbers in Kosovo.
• Security situation calm in Darfur, UN-African Union blue helmets report UN News Centre 03 Mar 2009 -- The UN-AU hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur reported that the security situation in war-ravaged Sudanese region is calm.
• Bangladesh Makes Arrests in Border Guard Uprising VOA 03 Mar 2009 -- Police in Bangladesh say they have arrested the suspected ringleader of last week's border guard uprising that left around 70 people dead.
• EU diplomats in Kashmir on fact finding mission IRNA 03 Mar 2009 -- Visiting EU Troika Mission delegation: Elections were no solution to the Kashmir problem but provided window of opportunity to resolve dispute.

News Reports

• Tribunal for Lebanon killings a landmark in ending impunity - UN legal chief UN News Centre 03 Mar 2009 -- Special tribunal to investigate and prosecute perpetrators that killed former Lebanese PM Hariri and 22 others a watershed moment.
• African Union Rules No Coup In Guinea-Bissau VOA 03 Mar 2009 -- The African Union has condemned the killings of Guinea-Bissau's President Joao Bernado Vieira and his army chief, calling it a blatant attack on state institutions.
• Bissau Assassinations Highlight Obstacles to Drug Trafficking Fight VOA 03 Mar 2009 -- Questions being raised about the role of drug cartels in national politics.
• Condemning Guinea-Bissau assassinations, UN Council calls for calm UN News Centre 03 Mar 2009 -- UN Security Council called on the people, political leaders, and armed forces of the country to remain calm, exercise restraint and maintain stability.
• ECOWAS Sends Delegation to Guinea-Bissau Following President's Assassination VOA 03 Mar 2009 -- In a statement, the ECOWAS chairman emphasized importance of constitutional succession.
• Guinea-Bissau Names Interim Leader Following President's Murder VOA 03 Mar 2009 -- National Assembly Speaker Perreira is the new interim leader of Guinea-Bissau following assassination of President Vieira.
• Uneasy Calm Returns to Guinea Bissau After Assassinations VOA 03 Mar 2009 -- AU's Peace and Security Council will hold emergency talks to discuss the situation in Guinea-Bissau.
• Former Bosnian Leader Karadzic Rejects Genocide Charges VOA 03 Mar 2009 -- Former Bosnian-Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has refused to enter a plea to an amended indictment of genocide and crimes against humanity.
• Ukraine's parliament sacks foreign minister RIA Novosti 03 Mar 2009 -- Ukraine's parliament voted overwhelmingly to dismiss FM Volodymyr Ohryzko.
• Ukrainian Parliament Dismisses Foreign Minister VOA 03 Mar 2009 -- Ukraine's parliament has dismissed Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ohryzko, a key ally of embattled President Viktor Yushchenko.