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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 02 Nov 2009 [PDF]
• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Multi-National Corps-Iraq Soldier dies from non-combat related injuries
• Nov. 1 airpower summary AFNS 02 Nov 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 1 according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Iraqi, U.S. Forces Detain Car Bomb Suspects AFPS 02 Nov 2009 -- Iraqi security forces arrested 13 people today during three operations in connection with car-bomb networks between Baghdad and Kirkuk.
• Joint Robotics keeps troops high-tech Army News 02 Nov 2009 -- Marines, Soldiers and civilians work with equipment right out of the pages of yesterday's science fiction when they keep a fleet of robots in the fight.
• U.S. EOD, IA build the 'perfect shot' Army News 02 Nov 2009 -- Handling live grenades, directing your team's movement, prepping blast caps, and wiring up a detonator, all while standing a few feet from one ton of un-exploded ordinance and 300 pounds of plastic explosive.
• Small team delivers big results on the battlefield Army News 02 Nov 2009 -- The Materiel Enterprise is a vast and complex operation, meant to harness the Army's intellectual and industrial might, then deliver the best equipment to Soldiers when and where they need it.
• UN envoy begins talks in Iraq on security and sovereignty issues UN News Centre 02 Nov 2009 -- Senior UN official held talks in Baghdad as part of his discussions with the country’s leadership on Iraq’s security and sovereignty.
• UN Envoy to Iraq Investigates Foreign Support for Terrorism VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- A U.N. special envoy has met with top Iraqi officials to discuss government complaints of outside involvement in the recent wave of terrorism.
• Afghan, NATO Forces Detain Insurgents AFPS 02 Nov 2009 -- Combined Afghan and NATO forces detained several insurgents in operations in southern and eastern Afghanistan.
• TASM-E provides essential movement support to 3rd CAB warfighters Army News 02 Nov 2009 -- TASM-E personnel provided key movement support Oct. 25-27 to Soldiers of the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade.
• US Deploying New Armored Vehicle to Afghanistan VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- The US military has begun deploying a new generation of relatively light-weight all-terrain armored vehicles to Afghanistan.
• Officials Showcase Armored All-terrain Vehicle AFPS 02 Nov 2009 -- Senior DoD officials showcased a more agile, downsized version of the military’s family of super-armored vehicles now arriving in Afghanistan.
• U.S. Weighs Working With Local Powers In Afghanistan RFE/RL 02 Nov 2009 -- Growing sense in both Afghanistan and Washington that the government in Kabul is too weak to secure the country anytime soon.
• Security forces Airmen, Soldiers mentor Afghan prison guards AFNS 02 Nov 2009 -- Air Force security forces members along with Army Soldiers met with prison officials as part of an on-going mentoring project.
• Hundreds of Afghan Police Graduate in Herat AFPS 02 Nov 2009 -- More than 250 Afghan National Police graduated from basic training Oct. 29 at the police headquarters in Herat, Afghanistan.
• Obama Calls Karzai, Urges 'New Chapter' in Afghanistan VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- US President Obama is urging Afghan President Karzai to open a new chapter in his country's history.
• U.S. hopes Abdullah will stay engaged in Afghan politics RIA Novosti 02 Nov 2009 -- US Secretary of State Clinton: US hopes that Abdullah Abdullah will continue to participate in Afghanistan's national dialogue.
• Afghan Election Commission Cancels Runoff, Declares Karzai Winner RFE/RL 02 Nov 2009 -- Afghan election authorities have called off country's presidential runoff and declared incumbent Hamid Karzai president.
• Afghan Election Officials Declare Karzai Winner VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- Afghanistan's Election Commission has declared President Karzai the winner of the country's disputed election after canceling a second round of voting.
• Karzai declared Afghanistan president after runoff canceled RIA Novosti 02 Nov 2009 -- Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of Afghanistan's presidential election on Monday.
• Ban expresses solidarity with UN staff during unannounced visit to Kabul UN News Centre 02 Nov 2009 -- Secretary-General Ki-moon met with UN staff in the wake of last week’s attack that left 5 colleagues dead.
• UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon visits Afghanistan RIA Novosti 02 Nov 2009 -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Afghanistan for meetings with President Karzai and leading opposition figure Abdullah Abdullah.
• At Least 35 Killed In Rawalpindi Blast RFE/RL 02 Nov 2009 -- Bomb blast in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi has killed at least 35 people, officials said.
• Suicide Bomber Kills 35 People Near Pakistan's Army Headquarters VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- Police in Pakistan: Suicide bomber killed at least 35 people near the country's army headquarters in Rawalpindi.
• Number of victims of explosion in Pakistan rises to 34 RIA Novosti 02 Nov 2009 -- The number of casualties from a massive explosion in the city of Rawalpindi, near the capital of Islamabad, has grown to 34.
• Explosion in Pakistan kills 25, injures 30 RIA Novosti 02 Nov 2009 -- At least 25 people were killed in a massive explosion in a city of Rawalpindi, near the capital of Islamabad.
• Insecurity in north-western Pakistan prompts UN to reduce staffing levels UN News Centre 02 Nov 2009 -- UN decided to reduce the presence of international staff in north-western Pakistan in light of the security situation.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Air Force Global Strike Command leaders release command's mission, vision AFNS 02 Nov 2009 -- Air Force Global Strike Command officials gathered to zero-in on the organization's course.
• New York Arrives in Big Apple Navy NewsStand 02 Nov 2009 -- The future USS New York (LPD 21) arrived in the Big Apple Nov. 2, to hundreds of cheering New Yorkers lined up along the waterfront near the World Financial Center.
• HIMARS flies in new direction with 'Hot Panel' program Army News 02 Nov 2009 -- The Hot Panel program allows the HIMARS to link into an aircraft's GPS and track itself in the air, anywhere in the world.
• DESRON 50 Expands Maritime Security Mission Navy NewsStand 02 Nov 2009 -- Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 50 play vital role in providing maritime security throughout the Arabian Gulf.
• Gates, Casey Welcome New Army Secretary AFPS 02 Nov 2009 -- The new Army secretary received an official welcome from Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and the Army’s top uniformed officer today at a ceremony held in Conmy Hall at Fort Myer, Va.
• Air Force officials seek UAS volunteers, announces policy change AFNS 02 Nov 2009 -- Air Force officials are seeking combat systems officers for unmanned aircraft systems pilot duty.
• Army Develops 'Ghost' Imaging to Aid on Battlefield AFPS 02 Nov 2009 -- Physicists at the Army Research Laboratory are bringing quantum “ghost” imaging from the realm of scientific curiosity to practical reality.
• Army Reduces 'Stop Loss' as Pentagon Begins Payments AFPS 02 Nov 2009 -- As the DoD begins to compensate military members forced to serve beyond the expiration of their contracts, number serving under “Stop Loss” has been greatly reduced.
• Air Guard readies for C-27J fleet AFNS 02 Nov 2009 -- For the first time, Air National Guard aircrews will be the sole operators of a new aircraft straight off the assembly line.
• Army engineers use GIS to map the road ahead in Europe Army News 02 Nov 2009 -- Interactive Geographic Information Systems tools allow engineers to capture, store, analyze and present detailed geographic data quickly and accurately.
• Cole Completes Security Cooperation Port Visits in Finland, Estonia Navy NewsStand 02 Nov 2009 -- Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole completed theater security cooperation port visits in Helsinki, Finland, and Tallinn, Estonia.
• BEAST gets rave reviews a year after opening AFNS 02 Nov 2009 -- Air Force officials had high expectations for the Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training course that opened in December 2008.
• 1st Tanks rolls through largest Steel Knight USMC News 02 Nov 2009 -- First Tank Battalion, along with other units from 1st Marine Division, completed Steel Knight, a Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force level exercise.
• 212th CSH Soldiers test skills, support Reserve troops Army News 02 Nov 2009 -- Having combat support hospital set up in 72 hours example of 212th Combat Support Hospital setting the standard.
• DOD officials: Military will have enough H1N1 vaccine AFNS 02 Nov 2009 -- Military medical experts: Mmore than enough will be available for all military personnel and their beneficiaries.
• Experts to Answer H1N1 Questions Online AFPS 02 Nov 2009 -- The Military Health System will host a Web-based, town hall-style meeting Nov. 10 from 3 to 4 p.m. EST to respond to questions about H1N1 influenza.
• Coast Guard Suspends Search for Downed Aircrews Navy NewsStand 02 Nov 2009 -- The Coast Guard suspended the search for survivors of a downed Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft and Marine Corps AH-1 Super Cobra helicopter 15 miles east of San Clemente Island, Calif., at 9:50 a.m., Nov. 1.
• Search, Rescue Mission Suspended Navy NewsStand 02 Nov 2009 -- The Coast Guard suspended the search and rescue mission for the second pilot of the downed Navy T-34C Turbomentor training aircraft Nov. 1 at about 7 p.m.
• Body of T-34 Pilot Found Navy NewsStand 02 Nov 2009 -- The Coast Guard recovered the body of one pilot from a Navy T-34C Turbomentor training aircraft Oct. 30.
• Russia, U.S. to continue arms talks on November 9 RIA Novosti 02 Nov 2009 -- Russia and the United States will continue negotiations on a new strategic arms deal to replace the START I treaty on November 9.
• Moscow says too soon to scrap nuclear weapons RIA Novosti 02 Nov 2009 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov: Russia has no plans to completely abandon nuclear weapons.
• Next Bulava missile test-launch slated for Nov. 24 RIA Novosti 02 Nov 2009 -- Russia's troubled Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile will be test-fired on November 24.
• Britain Attempts Own Russia 'Reset' With Miliband Visit To Moscow RFE/RL 02 Nov 2009 -- After years of tension, Britain and Russia are attempting to reset their relations.
• Miliband, Lavrov find common ground on international issues RIA Novosti 02 Nov 2009 -- Russian FM Lavrov and his British counterpart David Miliband signed joint statements in Moscow.
• Latvia to stage 'retaliatory' military exercises in summer RIA Novosti 02 Nov 2009 -- Latvia is to hold large-scale military exercises next summer, in response to the Russian-Belarusian strategic exercises.
• UN maritime agency pledges support to repress piracy off Somali coast UN News Centre 02 Nov 2009 -- Head of the UN International Maritime Organization has pledged that his agency will help Somalia repress piracy.
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 02 Nov 2009
• Briefing by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 11/2/09 The White House 02 Nov 2009

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for November 02, 2009
• BAE Systems Submits Bid For Battle-Winning FRES VehicleBAE Systems 02 Nov 2009 -- BAE Systems will submit its bid for the British Army’s most important programme on Thursday 5 November. The bid is for “Recce Block 1”, the £2bn first phase of the FRES SV (Future Rapid Effect System – Specialist Vehicles) programme.
• CACI Awarded $29 Million Prime Contract to Support Joint Staff Comptroller at Department of DefenseCACI 02 Nov 2009 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE:CACI) announced today that it has been awarded a $29 million prime task order to support financial management functions of the Joint Staff (JS) Comptroller at the Department of Defense (DoD). The four-year contract (one base year, three option years) was awarded under the U.S. Navy's SeaPort Enhanced (SeaPort-e) contract vehicle. The work continues support provided since 2002 and increases both the size and scope of CACI's enterprise financial management business through its business system solutions functional core competency.
• Astrium to provide satellite communications for the German navyEADS 02 Nov 2009 -- The contract, which will be delivered by Astrium’s Secure Satcom Systems Division, will provide the F125 with the capability to conduct operations on a global scale by providing secure high bandwidth communications over Germany’s forthcoming SATCOM BW2 and other allied networks.
• Lockheed Martin-Built GPS Satellite Achieves 10 Years Of On-Orbit OperationsLockheed Martin 02 Nov 2009 -- The third Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-3) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to provide significantly improved navigation capabilities for military and civilian users worldwide, has reached 10 years of successful on-orbit operational service.
• EADS Defence & Security protects South Korean SoldiersEADS 02 Nov 2009 -- EADS Defence & Security (DS) provides for the newly developed Low Altitude Radar of the Korean Armed Forces the latest technology identification systems. According to an announcement made by the company, Defence Electronics (DE), an integrated activity of DS, has been awarded a contract by the South Korean company LIG Nex1 to deliver four MSSR 2000 I IFF (= Identification Friend or Foe) systems.
• U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Nearly $10 Million to Design New Surface Ship Electronic Warfare SystemLockheed Martin 02 Nov 2009 -- The U.S. Navy recently selected Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to provide its next-generation of electronic warfare (EW) systems for surface ships, which will significantly improve the Navy’s ability to detect threats to the fleet.
• Northrop Grumman Selected to Provide Precision Pointing Concept for U.S. Army Far Target Location Improvement ProgramNorthrop Grumman 02 Nov 2009 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) milli-Hemispherical Resonator Gyroscope (mHRG)-based precision pointing concept has been selected by the U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) for exploration under the Far Target Location Improvement Program Broad Agency Announcement.
• Raytheon Completes Free Flight of Joint Standoff Weapon Extended RangeRaytheon 02 Nov 2009 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the U.S. Navy completed the first free-flight demonstration of the Joint Standoff Weapon Extended Range air-to-surface precision guided missile.
• SAIC Awarded $60 Million Task Order by U.S. Navy to Support Tomahawk Weapon SystemSAIC 02 Nov 2009 -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a task order by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to support the Tomahawk Weapons System Program. The task order has a one-year base period of performance, four one-year options, and a total value of more than $60 million if all options are exercised. Work will be performed primarily at Patuxent River, Md. The task order was awarded under the U.S. Navy's SeaPort-e contract.
• General Dynamics to Develop New High-Speed Encryptor with $7.6 Million Award from the National Security AgencyGeneral Dynamics 02 Nov 2009 -- General Dynamics C4 Systems has been awarded a $7.6 million contract to develop the new KG-530 SONET OC-768C in-line encryptor in support of an NSA initiative to secure and distribute data, at a full 40 gigabits per second line rate, used for government and military missions.

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 02 Nov 2009
• Israel releases six Hamas lawmakers RIA Novosti 02 Nov 2009 -- Israel released six Hamas lawmakers from jail on Monday.
• Clinton says Israel Should Reciprocate Palestinian Moves VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- US Secretary of State Clinton: Palestinian authorities have made positive steps to improve security and those moves should be reciprocated by Israel.
• Clinton arrives in Morocco for Middle East talks RIA Novosti 02 Nov 2009 -- US Secretary of State Clinton arrived in Morocco to discuss advancing the Middle East peace process with Arab and G8 countries.
• Al-Shabab Tightens Grip in Somalia VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- Somalia's al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants are tightening their grip on areas of the country they already control.
• South Sudan Hardens Position Towards North VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- Impasse between the two Sudanese governing partners has grown wider as the South's ruling party pulled out of the national Cabinet to join boycott in parliament.
• Kiir Independence Call Stokes Controversy VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- The leader of the semi-autonomous Southern Sudanese government is coming under criticism after calling for independence over the weekend.
• Darfur: joint African-UN force takes part in ceremony aimed at reducing ethnic tensions UN News Centre 02 Nov 2009 -- Joint AU-UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur has participated in a reconciliation ceremony.
• DR Congo: UN peacekeeping chief calls for probe into killings by armed forces UN News Centre 02 Nov 2009 -- Head of UN peacekeeping has called for a joint investigation into the targeted killing this year of dozens of civilians in the far east of the DRC by elements of the country’s military.
• Prosecutors Wrap Up Opening Statement Without Karadzic Present VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- Radovan Karadzic was originally scheduled to give his opening argument Monday at the Yugoslav war crimes trial in The Hague.
• Sierra Leonean judge elected head of UN-backed war crimes tribunal UN News Centre 02 Nov 2009 -- A Sierra Leonean judge has taken over as the new President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone.

News Reports

• Zelaya threatens to break agreement with Micheletti RIA Novosti 02 Nov 2009 -- Ousted Honduran President Zelaya will refuse support to the country's reconciliation government if he is not be reinstated ahead of national elections.
• US Diplomats Engaging Burma in Major Policy Change VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- Two senior US diplomats are heading to Burma this week to meet with the military government and detained democracy leader Suu Kyi.
• Berlin Wall Anniversary Sparks Look At History VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- November 9 marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
• 20 Years After the Fall: the Berlin Wall, East Germany and the Cold War VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- For nearly three decades the Berlin Wall was the symbol of the Cold War - it divided a city and in effect the entire country.
• 1989: Berlin Wall Falls Without a Shot Being Fired VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- Historians say in the 1960s and 1970s, West Germany developed a strong economy - and West Berlin shared in that wealth.
• Fall of Berlin Wall Marks End of Cold War VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- November 9th marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
• Poland's Solidarity Falls Victim to Own Success VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- The collapse of the Berlin Wall ended decades of anti-communist protests by people living in Eastern and Central Europe.
• DRC President Visits Zimbabwe in Regional Mediation Effort VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- Democratic Republic of the Congo President Kabila is in Harare where he is expected to try to mend the widening cracks in Zimbabwe's unity government.
• DRC's Kabila in Zimbabwe for Crisis Talks VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- The Democratic Republic of Congo's president, Joseph Kabila, is in Harare for talks aimed at saving Zimbabwe's fragile unity government.
• US Confirms Top Kenyan Legal Official Is on Travel Ban VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- US has ended local speculation over the identity of a senior Kenyan official banned from traveling to America.
• Niger Issues Arrest Warrant for Opposition Leader VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- Niger has issued arrest warrants for 2 prominent members of the opposition, including the president's main-rival Mahamadou Issoufou.
• Ethiopia Party, Some Opposition Groups Agree On Election Conduct Code VOA 02 Nov 2009 -- Ethiopia's ruling party and three opposition groups have agreed on a Code of Conduct for parliamentary elections.
• SMOS Earth observation satellite successfully launched Thales 02 Nov 2009 -- The SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) Earth observation satellite has been successfully launched by a Rockot launcher from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.