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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 28 Apr 2009 [PDF]
• April 27 airpower summary: B-1B deters enemy activity AFNS 28 Apr 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and ISAF troops in Afghanistan during operations.
• Maintaining presence: 2-5 Cav Soldiers patrol streets Army News 28 Apr 2009 -- The streets of Sadr City are quiet as Soldiers of Company B, 2-5th Cavalry, patrol their sector.
• Mannheim Sustainers return to the road again Army News 28 Apr 2009 -- Soldiers of the 68th Trans. Company returned to doing what they do best - driving trucks.
• RCT-8 MSD becomes a strong union through leadership USMC News 28 Apr 2009 -- Marine Security Detachment's main mission to protect the regimental commanding officer when traveling from base to base.
• Romanian Soldiers Train Iraqi Army Commandos AFPS 28 Apr 2009 -- Romanian soldiers are helping train Iraqi commandos on Camp Ur, near Contingency Operating Base Adder in Iraq.
• Iraq Claims Arrest of Alleged al-Qaida Cell VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- Iraq's Interior Ministry said it has arrested seven men from an alleged al-Qaida in Iraq cell suspected of a string of car bombings and other attacks.
• 60th Engineers set to deploy Army News 28 Apr 2009 -- "Anytime my country calls, I'll go," said SSG Gabriel Jefferson, who will deploy to Afghanistan Sunday with the 60th Engineer Company (Vertical).
• C-17 stage crews at Manas ramp up support for OEF AFNS 28 Apr 2009 -- Over the past 5 weeks, 3 C-17s have been flying round-the-clock missions from Manas to Afghanistan delivering special cargo.
• Warsaw to send 400 more soldiers to Afghanistan IRNA 28 Apr 2009 -- Poland is to dispatch 400 more soldiers to Afghanistan by the end of this month amid the worsening security situation.
• US Cites Progress on Extending Use of Kyrgyz Base VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- US DoD: Moving toward agreement with Kyrgyzstan for the continuing use of air base.
• Deal Could Be Near to Extend Use of Manas Air Base AFPS 28 Apr 2009 -- US could be nearing a deal with the Kyrgyzstan government to extend US.access to Manas Air Base.
• Afghan Police Play Critical Role in Country's Future AFPS 28 Apr 2009 -- Afghanistan really will be secure only when Afghan police enforce the rule of law in the country.
• Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran Call for Greater Cooperation VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- FMs of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran underscored the need to better link their countries by road and rail.
• DoD Supports Pakistan's Anti-Taliban Operations, Hopes for Sustained Effort AFPS 28 Apr 2009 -- Defense leaders are "clearly pleased" to see the Pakistani military take action against Taliban forces.
• US Welcomes Pakistani Offensive, Calls for Sustained Effort VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- US DoD welcomed Pakistan's offensive against the Taliban and other groups near Islamabad.
• Up to 40 militants killed in major Pakistan offensive: army IRNA 28 Apr 2009 -- Up to 40 militants have been killed in a major operation in Pakistan's northwest.
• Pakistan Battles Taliban in Northwest VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- Pakistan's military has opened a new front in its offensive against Taliban militants in the country's northwest.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon DoD 28 Apr 2009 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell
• Petraeus Parallels Iraq, Afghanistan Strategies AFPS 28 Apr 2009 -- Army Gen. David H. Petraeus explained the principles that led to success in Iraq and how they apply to the fight in Afghanistan.
• Nominees Look Forward to Supporting Defense Department, Troops AFPS 28 Apr 2009 -- President Obama's nominees for assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs and general counsel of the Department of the Army looking forward to executing their new positions if confirmed.
• Nominee for Navy Secretary Vows to Support Sailors, Marines AFPS 28 Apr 2009 -- President Obama's nominee for Navy Secretary pledged to address the service's acquisition process.
• By the Book; Special Forces Doctrine: A Regimental Effort Army News 28 Apr 2009 -- To some Soldiers, doctrine is a manual that collects dust waiting for the next command inspection.
• Europe-Based Helo Det Provides Critical Support to Fleet Navy NewsStand 28 Apr 2009 -- Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, Naples Detachment continually serves 6th fleet as the only US Navy helicopter detachment in Europe.
• Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet Shifts Flag to Iwo Jima Navy NewsStand 28 Apr 2009 -- Commander of US 2nd Fleet shifted his flag from the amphibious assault ship USS USS Bataan to his new flagship, USS Iwo Jima.
• US Army Corps of Engineers releases list of $4.6 billion in Recovery Act projects Army News 28 Apr 2009 -- US Army Corps of Engineers released listing of projects funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
• Supply Centers Support Joint Bases Implementation Navy NewsStand 28 Apr 2009 -- Commander, Fleet and Industrial Supply Centers continues work to realize the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005-mandated joint basing initiative.
• Kitsap Unveils New Eco-Friendly Fuel Station Navy NewsStand 28 Apr 2009 -- Navy Region Northwest and Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest opened two new environmentally friendly fuel tanks at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor.
• NCTC Gulfport Steelworkers Ready for Training In New Facility Navy NewsStand 28 Apr 2009 -- Naval Construction Training Center Gulfport steelworkers began moving into the final portion of a new 49,226-square foot steelworkers training facility.
• KC-10s keep Red Flag-Alaska aircraft fueled to fight AFNS 28 Apr 2009 -- A fleet of KC-10 Extenders and their aircrews are deployed here to keep jets in the fight as they participate in training exercise.
• 'America's Battalion' gets a taste of Afghan culture at MOUT town USMC News 28 Apr 2009 -- On modern battlefield, the lines between noncombatants and combatants are thinning.
• UNITAS Forces Storm Mayport Beach During Commemorative Exercise Navy NewsStand 28 Apr 2009 -- Maritime Forces from Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, the United States and Uruguay practiced an amphibious landing on Mayport beach April 25 during UNITAS Gold.
• Army destroys 60 percent of U.S. chemical weapons Army News 28 Apr 2009 -- US Army Chemical Materials Agency officials announced destruction of 60 percent of the US-declared stockpile under the CWC.
• Iraq army dependent on US defence sales, UK admits IRNA 28 Apr 2009 -- British government is supporting the country's defence industry in bidding for new contracts in Iraq.
• Britain announces 10 m pound to enhance Pakistan IRNA 28 Apr 2009 -- British PM Brown announced a package of ten million pound to enhance the counter-terrorism capacity of Pakistani agencies.
• Russia to conduct five tests of Bulava missile in 2009 RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2009 -- The Russian Navy will conduct at least five test launches of the new Bulava sea-based ballistic missile in 2009.
• Russia to finalize plans for new aircraft carrier by 2012 RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2009 -- Russia will finish drafting plans for a new aircraft carrier for its Navy by 2012.
• Russia to axe top military personnel over lack of skills RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2009 -- A large number of senior Russian military officials are to be discharged over a failure to pass an aptitude test.
• Russia Launches Purge Of Army Officers RFE/RL 28 Apr 2009 -- Fifty senior Russian officers have been declared unfit for their posts and will be discharged from the Russian Army.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 28 Apr 2009
• Briefing by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 4/28/09 The White House 28 Apr 2009

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for April 28, 2009
• Northrop Grumman Delivers First Operational B-2 Bomber With New Radar Northrop Grumman 28 Apr 2009 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has delivered to the U.S. Air Force the first operational B-2 Spirit stealth bomber to be equipped with a newly modernized radar. The aircraft was officially handed off to the Air Force on March 17 at Whiteman Air Force Base, the operational home of the B-2 fleet and the 509th Bomb Wing.
• Raytheon and HAVELSAN Partner for FFG 7 Fleet Modernization With GENESIS Program Raytheon 28 Apr 2009 -- Raytheon Company's Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) and HAVELSAN Inc. have signed a teaming agreement to cooperatively market the GENESIS Ship Integrated Combat Management System for surface ships of navies worldwide.
• Thales signs Royal Navy electronic warfare support contract Thales 28 Apr 2009 -- Thales UK has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence to provide an innovative support solution for electronic warfare (EW) equipment fitted to the Royal Navy's warship and submarine fleets.
• Raytheon's GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II Completes First Control Test Vehicle Flight Raytheon 28 Apr 2009 -- Raytheon Company launched its first GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II as a control test vehicle (CTV) flight.
• SAIC Awarded $11 Million Contract by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Microsystems Technology Office SAIC 28 Apr 2009 -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a prime contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) to provide research and development services leading to the delivery of prototype terahertz-frequency, high-power amplifiers.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 28 Apr 2009
• UK denies blocking lawyers' investigating Israeli war crimes IRNA 28 Apr 2009 -- British government denied it was blocking attempts to build a war crimes case by refusing to support UK lawyers to enter Gaza.
• SRI LANKA: Thousands in mortal danger inside combat zone, says UN IRIN 28 Apr 2009 -- Tens of thousands of people are in mortal danger within the fast-shrinking combat zone in Sri Lanka's north.
• SRI LANKA: Conflict timeline IRIN 28 Apr 2009 -- As government forces tighten their grip on a narrow spit of land in northeastern Sri Lanka, international concern over the safety of thousands of civilians trapped alongside them intensifies.
• Somali Government Condemns Insurgent Moves to Annex Parts of Kenya VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- New Somali government has sharply condemned threats of fresh attacks on neighboring Kenya by insurgent group al-Shabab.
• European Aid Workers Released in Somalia VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- Gunmen in Somalia have released two European aid workers abducted nine days earlier.
• Georgia Denies Existence Of Chechen Resistance Fighters On Its Territory RFE/RL 28 Apr 2009 -- FM official rejected claims that counterterrorism regime imposed in several districts of Chechnya was necessitated by danger of militants based in Georgia.
• Russia Asks Georgia To Extradite Army Deserter RFE/RL 28 Apr 2009 -- Russian Prosecutor-General's Office has officially asked Georgian authorities to extradite Russian Army Sergeant Aleksandr Glukhov.
• Russia requests extradition of deserter from Georgia RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2009 -- Russian Prosecutor General's Office has officially issued Georgia with an extradition request for Jr. Sgt. Alexander Glukhov, a Russian soldier facing desertion charges.
• Pristina urges Moscow to recognize Kosovo, intercede with Serbia RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2009 -- Kosovo deputy PM: Russia should recognize the independence of Kosovo and persuade Belgrade to abandon plans to use force.
• Nepal: Ban commends strides made towards consolidating peace UN News Centre 28 Apr 2009 -- Secretary-General Ban cautioned that differences among key political parties continues to impede the consolidation of peace.
• Top officials credit UN for bolstered security in Timor-Leste UN News Centre 28 Apr 2009 -- The leaders of Timor-Leste thanked the UN for its support in restoring security, but cautioned that the situation in the small nation remains fragile.

News Reports

• CDC Briefing on Public Health Investigation of Human Cases of Swine Influenza Center for Disease Control 28 Apr 2009
• Remarks by Secretary Napolitano at Media Briefing on H1N1 Flu Outbreak Department of Homeland Security 28 Apr 2009
• US Lawmakers Consider Steps to Address Swine Flu Outbreak VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- Federal officials Tuesday sought to assure Americans they are taking aggressive action to respond to the swine flu outbreak.
• Obama Requests $1.5 Billion to Tackle Swine Flu VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- Officials worldwide are increasing precautions to cope with a swine flu outbreak that has proven deadly in Mexico.
• UN swine flu pandemic alert remains at phase 4 amid rising infections UN News Centre 28 Apr 2009 -- The international influenza pandemic alert remains at phase four, on a six-level warning scale.
• Swine Flu Samples Burst on Swiss Train, No Risks Reported VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- Swiss police: Container of swine flu virus samples packed in dry ice burst as it was being shipped on a Swiss train.
• Swine Flu Outbreak Reminds Hong Kong of SARS VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- For a few months in 2003, SARS held Hong Kong in virtual quarantine.
• Health Professionals Gear Up for Possible Swine Flu Outbreak in Africa VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- Health professionals meeting in Addis Ababa to plot strategies to counter a possible outbreak of swine flu.
• Swine flu vaccine may be available in 6 months - Russian expert RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2009 -- Russian expert: Vaccine against swine flu could be developed within six months.
• Surgeon general: No cause for alarm with flu outbreak Army News 28 Apr 2009 -- While emphasizing caution, the surgeon general of the Army said there's no reason to be alarmed by the H1N1 flu outbreak.
• US Official Predicts Number of Swine Flu Cases Will Increase VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- Obama administration expects to see more cases of swine flu in more US states, but no plans to close the US-Mexico border.
• Australian Researchers: Surgical Face Masks Important Weapon Against Swine Flu VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- Surgical masks have been found to be a cheap and effective front-line weapon against epidemics.
• Mexican Officials Struggle to Contain Swine Flu Epidemic VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- WHO has raised its pandemic alert level from 3 to 4, as world health officials take steps to prevent the spread of the swine flu.
• Asian Tourism Industry Braces for Flu Fears VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- Asia's travel industry, struggling with weak demand because of the weak global economy, is bracing for the fallout from the swine flu.
• Europe Braces for Swine Flu Impact VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- With two confirmed swine flu cases in Spain and two in Scotland, Britain and other European countries are preparing themselves.
• EAST AFRICA: Swine flu scare prompts surveillance scale-up IRIN 28 Apr 2009 -- The East African region is generally not well prepared for a pandemic like swine flu.
• Nigeria on Alert for Swine Flu VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- Nigerian health authorities are on full alert to watch out for possible cases of swine flu in Africa's most populous nation.
• Taiwan to launch on-board flu checks on flights from America CNA 28 Apr 2009 -- Every flight from America that arrives in Taiwan from April 29 onward will be subject to a strict on-board screening procedure.
• Taiwan sets up command center to counter swine flu CNA 28 Apr 2009 -- Department of Health set up a central command center to prevent a possible swine flu outbreak in Taiwan.
• KYRGYZSTAN: Swine flu preparedness measures under way IRIN 28 Apr 2009 -- Kyrgyz Authorities have activated plans to prevent the spread of swine flu.
• Russian consulate in Mexico suspends work over swine flu fears RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2009 -- Consular section of Russia's embassy in Mexico has suspended its work until May 4.
• UK warns against travelling to Mexico after swine flu outbreak IRNA 28 Apr 2009 -- British Foreign Office warned against all but essential travels to Mexico following confirmation of swine flu cases in Scotland.
• India issues travel advisory for visit to Swine Flu affected nations IRNA 28 Apr 2009 -- Indian government issued an advisory for those visiting the Swine Flu affected nations.
• WHO Confident No Confirmed Swine Flu Cases in China VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- The World Health Organization's China representative says there are no confirmed cases of swine flu in China.
• New Zealand Confirms 3 Swine Flu Cases VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- New Zealand has confirmed three people have tested positive for swine flu - the first in the Asia-Pacific region.
• US Lawmakers Hear Opposing Views on Obama Approach to Cuba VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- Members of US Congress have listened to opposing views about prospects for political change and human rights improvements in Cuba.
• Obama Seeks Improved Relationship With Muslim World VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- Even before his inauguration in January, Barack Obama indicated that he would seek a new relationship with the Muslim world, based on mutual interests and respect.
• General Retires, Readies to Become Ambassador to Afghanistan AFPS 28 Apr 2009 -- Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry retired here today, 24 hours before being sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan.
• Iran Presidential Candidate: Ahmadinejad Antagonizing West VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- A reformist candidate in Iran's upcoming presidential race is vowing to reverse current President Ahmadinejad's policies if elected.
• What's Next For Iranian-American Journalist Roxana Saberi? RFE/RL 28 Apr 2009 -- Iranian politics are opaque and complicated and it's often difficult to predict future political developments.
• Iran: Jailed US-Iranian Journalist Not on Hunger Strike VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- Iranian officials have denied reports an Iranian-American journalist jailed in Tehran is on a hunger strike, and say she is in good health.
• Iran denies reports on Saberi's hunger strike IRNA 28 Apr 2009 -- Judiciary spokesman Jamshidi refuted reports on detained journalist Roxana Saberi's hunger strike, saying she is in good health conditions.
• Are EU-Russia Relations Stuck In A Loop? RFE/RL 28 Apr 2009 -- Curiously, each successive EU-Russia meeting increasingly gives the impression of being the first.
• Seoul Warns North Korea About Detention of Executive VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- South Korea is warning Pyongyang to uphold the human rights of South Koreans working at a joint industrial facility in the North.
• Air Force One Flight Causes New York City Confusion AFPS 28 Apr 2009 -- The White House expressed regret yesterday over a photo opportunity involving Air Force One that stirred up confusion and fear in New York City.
• Presidential Plane Photo Op Scares Some New Yorkers VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- US presidential airplane escorted by a military fighter jet flew low over southern New York City, startling some office workers still scarred by memories of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.
• Albania officially applies for EU membership RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2009 -- Albania has officially submitted an application to join the European Union, Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha said on Tuesday.
• Bloggers Unite to Defy Military Censors in Fiji VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- Fijians are increasingly turning to blogging to circumvent media censorship as the military government continues to impose restrictions on newspapers and broadcasters.
• Venezuela Recalls Ambassador to Peru VOA 28 Apr 2009 -- Venezuela has recalled its ambassador to Peru after Lima granted political asylum to Venezuela's opposition leader who is wanted on corruption charges in his home nation.
• Russian tanker thwarts Somali pirate attack RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2009 -- The crew of a Russian tanker has successfully repelled an attack by pirates off the Somali coast, the Russian maritime journal Sovfrakht reported.