05 April 2009 Military News

MWSS-373 passes gained ground to 8th Marines USMC News 05 Apr 2009 -- Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 transferred authority of forces at Camp Al Taqaddum to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

US Special Envoy, Chairman of Joint Chiefs in Kabul for Talks VOA 05 Apr 2009 -- The U.S. special representative for Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, are in Kabul for talks with senior Afghan officials.
NMCB 4 Seabees Support Units Deployed to Afghanistan Navy NewsStand 05 Apr 2009 -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 received orders to prepare for deployment to Afghanistan.

Obama pledges efforts to sign new nuclear arms treaty by year-end RIA Novosti 05 Apr 2009 -- U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that the United States would take efforts to sign a new strategic arms reduction treaty with Russia until the end of 2009 and would urge other countries to join it.
US president says will pursue Senate ratification of CTBT IRNA 05 Apr 2009 -- President Barack Obama said in Prague on Sunday that the US will pursue Senate ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty to bring it into force.
Obama outlines vision for nuclear-free world RIA Novosti 05 Apr 2009 -- U.S. President Barack Obama outlined on Sunday his vision for a nuclear-free world, saying the United States was committed to reducing its nuclear stockpiles and wanted to involve all nuclear countries in arms reduction.
Obama to Call for New Anti-Nuke Treaty with Russia VOA 05 Apr 2009 -- U.S. President Barack Obama is set to propose to European leaders strong new measures to reduce and eventually eliminate the world's existing nuclear arsenals.
Obama Calls for Nuclear Free World, Says US Will Lead VOA 05 Apr 2009 -- U.S. President Barack Obama is appealing to other nations to join in an effort to rid the world of nuclear weapons. In Prague, the Czech capital, Mr. Obama said the United States will lead the effort, but cannot do it alone.

ACB-1 Conducts Field Exercise, Maintains Readiness Navy NewsStand 05 Apr 2009 -- Seabees from Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 conducted a field exercise at Camp Pendleton March 21-30.

Macedonia Votes Amid Hopes for NATO, EU Embrace VOA 05 Apr 2009 -- The people of Macedonia have begun voting in the final round of presidential and local elections that are seen as key for the country's efforts to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union. A right-leaning candidate is expected to win.

Gaggle by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs to the Travel Pool, 4/5/2009 The White House 05 Apr 2009
Gaggle By Press Secretary Robert Gibbs To The Travel Pool At The Prague Congree Center, 4/5/2009 The White House 05 Apr 2009

YEMEN: Government funds reconstruction efforts in Saada IRIN 05 Apr 2009 -- The reconstruction and rehabilitation of hundreds of conflict-affected private properties in the impoverished northern governorate of Saada, is well under way, according to the Saada Reconstruction Fund (SRF), a recently-formed government body under the Cabinet.
420 rebels killed as Lankan troops capture last rebel bastion IRNA 05 Apr 2009 -- In a major success, Sri Lankan troops captured the last rebel bastion of Pudukudiriyirippu in the island's embattled north where they killed at least 420 LTTE cadres in fierce fighting, the military said.

At Least 22 Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack in Pakistan VOA 05 Apr 2009 -- There is no let up in militant violence in Pakistan, where a suicide bomber struck a Shiite Muslim mosque in a central town, killing at least 22 worshipers and wounding dozens others.

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