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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 16 Jul 2009 [PDF]
• July 15 airpower summary: Reaper provides topcover AFNS 16 Jul 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and ISAF in Afghanistan during operations.
• Iraqi Parliament Wrestles With British Military Agreement RFE/RL 16 Jul 2009 -- Various factions in Iraqi parliament working to pass security agreement with Britain after Sadrist bloc foiled a vote on the agreement.
• Baghdad Tightens Security Ahead of Shi'ite Pilgrimage VOA 16 Jul 2009 -- Iraqi authorities have tightened security in Baghdad in an effort to prevent attacks on Shi'ite pilgrims.
• Gates Does Not Expect to Raise Afghanistan Troop Commitment This Year VOA 16 Jul 2009 -- US Defense Secretary Gates does not expect to send many additional troops to Afghanistan this year.
• Khanjar Operation Marks First of Many Under New Afghan Strategy AFPS 16 Jul 2009 -- Meeting long-term objectives there will require “an enormous” worldwide commitment to train and grow Afghan forces.
• Afghan Taliban Threatens to Kill Captured US Soldier VOA 16 Jul 2009 --Taliban commander in southeastern Afghanistan kill a captured US soldier unless operations stop in 2 provinces.
• Top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Shares Strategy AFPS 16 Jul 2009 -- Commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan: Patience and time keys to success in Afghanistan.
• 549th MPs come home Army News 16 Jul 2009 -- Soldiers from the 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion returned from their Afghanistan deployment.
• Russia Supports US War Effort in Afghanistan VOA 16 Jul 2009 -- Russia has agreed to cooperate with the United States in Afghanistan.
• Azerbaijan rotates peacekeepers in Afghanistan RIA Novosti 16 Jul 2009 -- Azerbaijan has conducted a planned rotation of its peacekeeping contingent in Afghanistan.
• Russia air carrier hopes to win U.S. military cargo transit tender RIA Novosti 16 Jul 2009 -- Volga-Dnepr Group planning to take part in the transit of US military supplies to Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US Reaffirms Its Rights to Operate in South China Sea VOA 16 Jul 2009 -- China's claims over disputed territory in the South China Sea, and increasing military capabilities, raised questions and concerns.
• Speech: Economic Club of Chicago 16 Jul 2009 -- As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Chicago, IL, Thursday, July 16, 2009
• Defense Department Must End Business as Usual, Gates Says AFPS 16 Jul 2009 -- Defense spending and program priorities cannot be divorced from the very real threats of today and the growing ones of tomorrow.
• Navy and Army Name First Three Joint High Speed Vessels DoD 16 Jul 2009 -- Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Secretary of the Army Pete Geren today announced the names of the first three Joint High Speed Vessels as Fortitude (JHSV 1), Vigilant (JHSV 2) and Spearhead (JHSV 3).
• Navy, Army Name First Three Joint High Speed Vessels Navy NewsStand 16 Jul 2009 -- Secretaries of the Navy and Army announced the names of the first three Joint High Speed Vessels.
• Town Hall Meeting with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at Fort Drum, N.Y. DoD 16 Jul 2009 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
• Gates Considers Temporary Increase of Soldiers, Spokesman Says AFPS 16 Jul 2009 -- Defense Secretary Gates considering proposals to temporarily expand the Army to relieve stress on the force.
• 'Conductive ink' solar panels capture sun power for servicemembers AFNS 16 Jul 2009 -- USAF and civilian scientists have developed a ready-to-use, cost-reducing technology that captures and stores solar energy.
• New Inverter Technology Maximizes Solar Capability Navy NewsStand 16 Jul 2009 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest awarded Recovery Act contract for the replacement of inverters for a 750 kilowatt (kw) solar array at Naval Base Coronado, San Diego.
• USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Hosts North Atlantic Council Day at Sea Navy NewsStand 16 Jul 2009 -- Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) welcomed nearly 100 senior military leaders and officials from the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and Military Committee for NAC at Sea day July 14.
• Joint Region Marianas Hosts Change of Command Navy NewsStand 16 Jul 2009 -- Joint Region Marianas held a change of command ceremony at Guam High School on U.S. Naval Hospital Guam's base in Santa Rita July 16.
• Simple modification increases ATC reliability Army News 16 Jul 2009 -- An innovative solution developed and tested by personnel here increases reliability of a critical Air Traffic Control and Landing System.
• Task Group Recommends Reconstruction of Civilian Personnel System AFPS 16 Jul 2009 -- Defense Business Board task group has recommended reconstruction of the National Security Personnel System.
• Beaufort-based 'Halks' swoop in USMC News 16 Jul 2009 -- Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 arrived from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort for tour as part of the Unit Deployment Program.
• George Washington Carrier Strike Group Begins Talisman Saber Navy NewsStand 16 Jul 2009 -- George Washington Carrier Strike Group began participating in Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
• 3HBCT tank, Bradley crews train at the National Training Center Army News 16 Jul 2009 -- Sgt. 1st Class Travis Hogan, master gunner for 2-69th Armor began radioing the M1A1 Abrams tank crews on his firing line to get prepared to fire their main guns.
• 'Beans, bullets and BTUs' define Army energy security Army News 16 Jul 2009 -- The Army will soon be the largest fleet owner of both low-speed electric vehicles and hybrid-electric vehicles.
• Recovery Act Funds Construction at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine Navy NewsStand 16 Jul 2009 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, selected two small business contractors to perform critical repairs to a building facility and berthing structures at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine.
• Arsenal projects stimulate NY businesses Army News 16 Jul 2009 -- Several New York businesses share more than $3 million in maintenance and repair projects at the Army's Watervliet Arsenal.
• 12-nation Heavy Airlift Wing takes flight with first C-17 AFNS 16 Jul 2009 -- Twelve nations saw their dreams of strategic airlift come true as multinational Heavy Airlift Wing received the "keys" to first C-17.
• New Bulava missile test results in failure - Russian military RIA Novosti 16 Jul 2009 -- Scheduled test of Russia's new Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile on July 15 was a failure.
• President Medvedev defends his European security proposal RIA Novosti 16 Jul 2009 -- Russian President Medvedev described as a mistake the attempts to detect "foul play" in Russia's proposals.
• India Hopes Clinton Visit Will Demonstrate US Commitment to Strategic Partnership VOA 16 Jul 2009 -- US Secretary of State Clinton arrives in India Friday for a four-day visit.
• India's first nuclear-powered submarine to be launched July 26 RIA Novosti 16 Jul 2009 -- India's first domestically built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine will be launched on July 26.
• President orders Defense Ministry to review plane crashes CNA 16 Jul 2009 -- President Ma instructed the Ministry of National Defense to look into several military plane crashes.
• Gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton aboard Air Force One en route New York 7/16/2009 The White House 16 Jul 2009

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for July 16, 2009
• General Dynamics Awarded $68 Million Contract to Support the U.S. Air Force’s Air Defense Mission General Dynamics 16 Jul 2009 -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract by the Defense Information Technology Contracting Office to support the U.S. Air Force Air Defense Communications Service 2 program.
• Defense Agency Awards Raytheon Up to $155 Million Contract to Develop an Interoperable Network Gateway Raytheon 16 Jul 2009 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to provide a cost-effective, highly capable military wireless network interoperable gateway.
• Boeing Statement on Missile Defense Staffing Reductions Boeing 16 Jul 2009 -- The Boeing Company today issued the following statement regarding work force reductions on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program
• Boeing Signs 4-Satellite Contract With Intelsat Boeing 16 Jul 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that Intelsat Ltd., the world's leading provider of fixed satellite services, has selected Boeing to build four telecommunication satellites that will refresh and add new capacity to Intelsat's global satellite fleet

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 16 Jul 2009
• Egyptian border guards blow up tunnels to Gaza RIA Novosti 16 Jul 2009 -- Egyptian border guards have blown up several tunnels under the border with Gaza, destroying several houses in the process.
• Indian PM Says No Peace Talks With Pakistan Until Mumbai Attacks Solved VOA 16 Jul 2009 -- The prime ministers of Pakistan and India say action on combating terrorism should not be linked to their peace talks.
• African Union Training Somalis to Counter Insurgency VOA 16 Jul 2009 -- AU special envoy to Somalia: AU has begun recruiting and training Somalis to be soldiers and police officers to help the country's embattled government.
• Somali Militant Groups Share French Hostages VOA 16 Jul 2009 -- Islamist insurgent groups in Somalia have split up two French hostages, following a dispute over which group should hold them.
• Tribal violence in southern Sudan undermines peace agreement, UN reports UN News Centre 16 Jul 2009 -- Escalating inter-tribal violence in Southern Sudan is jeopardizing the stability of the entire country.
• EU 'Troika' Begins Tour Of South Caucasus RFE/RL 16 Jul 2009 -- A high-level EU delegation has arrived in the South Caucasus to tour Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia in the coming days.
• IMU Leader Says Group Did Not Kill Former Tajik Minister RFE/RL 16 Jul 2009 -- The leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan claims that his group was not involved in the recent killing of former Tajik Emergency Situations Minister Mirzo Ziyoev.
• Officials from UN-backed court appeal for resources to finish Sierra Leone trials UN News Centre 16 Jul 2009 -- Top officials from UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone appealed for the necessary resources to conclude its work.
• SOMALIA: Clashes displace hundreds of families in Somaliland IRIN 16 Jul 2009 -- At least 700 families in Somalia's self-declared republic of Somaliland have been displaced following clashes between two clans over ownership of Elberdale farmland in Gabiley region, local officials said.

News Reports

• 6 Dead, Dozens Wounded in Twin Jakarta Hotel Blasts VOA 16 Jul 2009 -- Police in Indonesia say apparent bombings at two luxury hotels in Jakarta have killed at least six people and wounded at least two dozen others
• All Eyes On This Week's Friday Prayers In Iran RFE/RL 16 Jul 2009 -- This week's Friday Prayers in Tehran have potential to be the first nonscripted event of its kind in years.
• Taiwan Sees Gains in Closer Ties With Mainland China VOA 16 Jul 2009 -- Thawing relations between Taiwan and China over past year has brought unprecedented economic exchanges between the long-time rivals.
• Honduras imposes new curfew over fears of new riots RIA Novosti 16 Jul 2009 -- Interim government in Honduras imposed an overnight curfew after allies of president Zelaya pledged to hold new demonstrations.
• US Designates $1.8 Billion for Swine Flu Prevention VOA 16 Jul 2009 -- President Obama: Funds are to be used for vaccine ingredients, planning immunization campaigns, and helping get vaccines approved by FDA.
• Preventive medicine experts continue to monitor H1N1 influenza Army News 16 Jul 2009 -- Preventive medicine specialists monitoring H1N1 encourage good personal hygiene to help mitigate spread of the virus.
• Thailand Puts Flu Cooperation on ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Agenda VOA 16 Jul 2009 -- Thailand plans to call for stepped up cooperation from regional governments to contain the spread of the H1N1 flu.
• Moldovan ex-defense minister cleared in arms smuggling case RIA Novosti 16 Jul 2009 -- Chisinau Chamber of Appeals cleared a former Moldovan defense minister of unlawful sales of Russian-made warplanes and rocket launchers.
• Congo's Opposition Rejects Sunday's Election Results VOA 16 Jul 2009 -- Opposition parties in Congo Brazzaville are disputing presidential vote won by long time President Denis Sassou-Nguesso.
• US Remembers 40-Year Anniversary of Moon Landing VOA 16 Jul 2009 -- Forty years ago, on July 20, 1969, the first person set foot on the moon, a monumental feat that captivated an audience of one billion people around the globe and heralded in the era of modern space flight.