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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 04 Nov 2009 [PDF]
• U.S. Soldier dies of non-combat injuries
• U.S. Soldier dies of combat related injuries
• Nov. 3 airpower summary AFNS 04 Nov 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 3 according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Iraqi Forces Arrest 21 Terrorism Suspects AFPS 04 Nov 2009 -- Iraqi security forces arrested 21 suspects during operations targeting vehicle-borne bomb network members in Baghdad and Bayji, Iraq.
• Brigade Tests New Concept in Iraq AFPS 04 Nov 2009 -- The first new “advise and assist” brigades already in Iraq and others slated to arrive soon have a big leg up on their new mission.
• 3rd ID assumes responsibility of MND-North Army News 04 Nov 2009 -- Leaders of the 3rd Infantry Division uncased the unit's colors during a ceremony signifying the official transfer of authority for Multi-National Division - North.
• Spartans arrive in Kuwait Army News 04 Nov 2009 -- Over the last couple of weeks, the Soldiers of 2nd HBCT arrived in Kuwait at Forward Operations Base Buehring to complete their final two weeks of training before moving to Northern Iraq.
• New Aviation Brigade to improve safety at Ali Air Base Army News 04 Nov 2009 -- Construction is progressing well on the $61 million Combat Aviation Brigade Beddown project located on Ali Air Base.
• Iraqi air force acquires advanced radar system AFNS 04 Nov 2009 -- Iraqi air force officials advanced their air defense monitoring capabilities after a ceremony marked the transfer from American control to Iraqi control.
• Forces Detain Militants, Seize Weapons in Afghanistan AFPS 04 Nov 2009 -- Combined Afghan and international security forces killed or detained several militants and recovered multiple weapons and explosives in operations in Afghanistan.
• British Leader Vows Afghan Mission Unchanged VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown underlined that British forces remain committed to their difficult mission there.
• Afghan Policeman Kills 5 British Soldiers VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- British defense officials say five British soldiers have been shot dead by an Afghan police officer in southern Helmand Province.
• Russian helicopters for NATO's war in Afghanistan RIA Novosti 04 Nov 2009 -- Russia is ready to provide NATO with helicopters for its war in Afghanistan - on commercial terms.
• US Calls on Karzai to Fight Corruption VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- Top US military officer: Afghan President Karzai must arrest and prosecute corrupt officials and take other action to establish the legitimacy of his government.
• Mullen Urges Afghan President to Stop Corruption AFPS 04 Nov 2009 -- Newly re-elected Afghan President Karzai must take significant measures to cut government corruption and establish its legitimacy.
• Former Afghan Presidential Contender Questions Karzai's Legitimacy RFE/RL 04 Nov 2009 -- Abdullah Abdullah is now questioning Karzai's legitimacy as president.
• Afghanistan's Abdullah Says Karzai Re-election Lacks Legitimacy VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- Abdullah Abdullah told reporters he believes the country's current government lacks legitimacy and will not be able to combat corruption.
• U.S., EU agree to continue cooperating on Afghanistan RIA Novosti 04 Nov 2009 -- US and the European Union have agreed to continue their cooperation on Afghanistan after the recent presidential election.
• U.S. hopes for 'new chapter of partnership' with Afghanistan RIA Novosti 04 Nov 2009 -- US welcomes the naming of Hamid Karzai as the president of Afghanistan and hopes it will help to open 'a new chapter for partnership.'
• India Denies Support to Pakistan Insurgents VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- India's government is denying Pakistani allegations it is fomenting the insurgency in Waziristan.
• Pakistan Army: Troops Reach Key Taliban Strongholds VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- Pakistan's army says its forces have reached key Taliban strongholds in the region of South Waziristan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the PentagonDoD 04 Nov 2009 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell
• DoD News: Navy To Commission Amphibious Transport Dock Ship New York DoD 04 Nov 2009 -- The Navy will commission the newest San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship New York, during an 11 a.m. EST ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in New York City.
• Gates to Thank Armored Vehicle Factory Workers AFPS 04 Nov 2009 -- Defense Secretary Gates will travel to the factory line of the newest version of the mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle to thank the workers for their efforts.
• Last C-130E leaves Ramstein AFNS 04 Nov 2009 -- Ramstein Air Base officials said goodbye to their last C-130E Hercules Nov. 2 after more than 30 years of flying for the Air Force.
• Force-on-Force returns as Hybrid Threat Army News 04 Nov 2009 -- Entrusted with the mission of training U.S. Forces to win the wars of tomorrow, Blackhorse Troopers draw on skills from the past.
• Enhanced Combat Skills course preps Marines for Afghanistan USMC News 04 Nov 2009 -- Part of being a Marine is to be ready for any situation, whether it's overseas or back home.
• Pentagon officials send H1N1 vaccine to Southwest Asia AFNS 04 Nov 2009 -- US Central Command received half of the vaccine needed to inoculate its forces against the H1N1 virus.
• Doctor Discusses Navy's Role in Detecting H1N1 AFPS 04 Nov 2009 -- The Navy played a key role last spring in the discovery of the H1N1 influenza’s presence in the United States.
• Naval Air Station Jacksonville Celebrating 70 Years Of Aviation Excellence Navy NewsStand 04 Nov 2009 -- Dozens gathered at Naval Air Station Jacksonville's Heritage Park Oct. 30 to be some of the first to receive posters commemorating the 70th anniversary of NAS Jacksonville.
• Brain Injury Research Warrants Urgency, Mullen Says AFPS 04 Nov 2009 -- Traumatic brain injury, one of the signature injuries suffered by troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, demands a “sense of urgency."
• Chairman Calls for Better Mental Health Programs AFPS 04 Nov 2009 -- The military’s top officer today urged mental health providers to demonstrate leadership in developing effective programs to treat wounded warriors.
• World War II 'Lost Battalion' Veterans Reunite VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- In late October, 1944 the First Battalion of the US 141st Infantry Regiment broke through German lines in northeastern France and then found themselves cut off.
• KCNA and US-S. Korea Joint War Exercises KCNA 04 Nov 2009 -- US forces and the south Korean army staged "Hoguk" (homeland defence) joint war exercises in the land, sea and air.
• Castro Criticizes Obama for US-Colombia Deal VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- Former Cuban President Castro has criticized US President Obama over a US agreement with Colombia.
• Russian, U.S. officials discuss new arms control deal RIA Novosti 04 Nov 2009 -- Russian Deputy FM Ryabkov and US Ambassador to Russia John Beyrle have discussed a new arms control agreement.
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 04 Nov 2009
• Press Gaggle with Secretary of Education Duncan Aboard AF1 En Route Madison, WI The White House 04 Nov 2009

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for November 04, 2009
• ATK and BAE Systems Team Awarded $32.2 Million Contract to Develop Joint Allied Threat Awareness System (JATAS) for U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps AircraftATK 04 Nov 2009 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) and BAE Systems announced they have been awarded a $32.2 million contract to develop the Joint Allied Threat Awareness System (JATAS). JATAS is the next-generation missile warning system that will provide protection for U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps helicopter and tilt-wing aircraft.
• Boeing Delivers Final Deeper Maintenance Program F-111 to Royal Australian Air ForceBoeing 04 Nov 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today delivered F-111 A08-135 to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at a ceremony at RAAF Base Amberley. The jet is the 28th and final F-111 serviced by Boeing under the Deeper Maintenance program.
• Raytheon Awarded $6 Million for Patriot Engineering ServicesRaytheon 04 Nov 2009 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $5.8 million contract modification for engineering services for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense system.
• CACI Awarded $75 Million Task Order to Continue Support for U.S. Army Rapid Development Fielding InitiativesCACI 04 Nov 2009 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE:CACI) announced today it has been awarded a $75 million task order to continue its support for the Army's Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD) through the Technical Engineering Support Services (TESS) contract.
• EADS Defence & Security delivers the first five SIR command systems for the French Army’s VBCI (Armoured Vehicle for Infantry Combat) to the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA)EADS 04 Nov 2009 -- EADS Defence & Security (DS) has just delivered the first five SIR (Regimental Information System) command systems to the DGA
• GTV Completes Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Critical Design ReviewGeneral Dynamics 04 Nov 2009 -- General Tactical Vehicles (GTV), a joint venture between AM General, LLC, and General Dynamics Land Systems, formed to compete to develop and produce the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) this week.
• Sikorsky Aircraft Delivers New VIP S-76C++TM Helicopter to U.K. Royal Household Sikorsky 04 Nov 2009 -- Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a business unit of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., has delivered a new VIP S-76C++T helicopter to the Royal Travel Office for use by the Royal Household of the United Kingdom. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).
• Consortium headed by Rheinmetall to build demonstrator for first comprehensive system for protecting Bundeswehr bases abroad Rheinmetall Defence 04 Nov 2009 -- A consortium led by Rheinmetall Defence of Düsseldorf, Germany, is to build a prototype version of a fully networked system for protecting Bundeswehr camps, semi-static bases and similar installations. Germany's Federal Agency for Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) awarded the project engineering contract to Rheinmetall, Thales Defence Deutschland and Diehl BGT Defence.
• Hawkei on display at Armoured Vehicles Australia Thales 04 Nov 2009 -- Thales Australia's innovative Hawkei vehicle is starring at this week's Armoured Vehicles Australia event in Canberra.

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 04 Nov 2009
• Clinton Tries to Reassure Arab Leaders on Israeli Settlements VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- US Secretary of State Clinton has met with Egypt's president as she tries to reassure Arab leaders the Obama administration stands firmly against Israeli settlements.
• Clinton Calls Israeli Settlement Activity Illegitimate VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- US Secretary of State Clinton: US does not accept the legitimacy of Israeli settlement activity on Palestinian territory.
• General Assembly begins debate on UN rights probe into Gaza conflict UN News Centre 04 Nov 2009 -- The General Assembly began its debate on the report of the United Nations probe into the Gaza conflict earlier this year.
• UN Takes Up Report on Israeli Palestinian War Crimes VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- UN General Assembly began discussion of report on war crimes allegedly committed by Palestinian militants and the Israeli army in Gaza.
• US House Overwhelmingly Passes Resolution Critical of UN Report on Gaza VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning a report by a UN fact-finding panel that criticized Israel.
• U.S. lawmakers condemn UN report on war crimes in Gaza RIA Novosti 04 Nov 2009 -- US House of Representatives has adopted a non-binding resolution condemning a controversial report on Israeli and Palestinian war crimes in Gaza.
• Israel Seizes Ship Loaded With Weapons VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- Israel says it has seized an arms shipment on the high seas and it is pointing a finger at Iran.
• Israeli forces seize arms smuggling ship RIA Novosti 04 Nov 2009 -- Israeli naval forces on Wednesday took control of a vessel bound for Syria.
• Former US President Links Mideast Extremism, Lack of Opportunity VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- Former US President Clinton has addressed extremism in the Middle East, drawing a parallel between suicide bombers and a lack of opportunity.
• Top UN official in Sudan hails return to civilian life of 15,000 former civil war soldiers UN News Centre 04 Nov 2009 -- Top UN envoy to Sudan praised the disarming, demobilization and reintegration of over 15,000 former combatants.
• Skepticism Greets Niger Delta Oil Plan VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- Top Nigerian officials met with ex-militant commanders in Abuja to discuss plans for developing the infrastructure of the country's oil-producing region.
• Commander's Testimony Fails To Substantiate Mukhrovani Coup Allegations RFE/RL 04 Nov 2009 -- Colonel Shmagi Telia testified on November 3 in the ongoing trial of military officers accused of plotting to overthrow the Georgian leadership.
• UN initiative aims to create jobs, spur lasting peace in post-conflict nations UN News Centre 04 Nov 2009 -- UN launched a new policy aimed at creating employment and income generation in post-conflict situations.

News Reports

• Islamic Republic, more profound than US thinks IRI Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan 04 Nov 2009 -- Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei Tuesday called the American government a truly arrogant government in the world.
• Protesters, Police Clash In Tehran On Anniversary Of U.S. Embassy Takeover RFE/RL 04 Nov 2009 -- Security forces clashed with opposition supporters who renewed protest against the President Ahmadinejad.
• Iranian Opposition Protesters Hijack Government Rally VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- Iranian police have clashed with opposition demonstrators who tried to take over a government sanctioned protest.
• Obama says Iran 'must choose' its future RIA Novosti 04 Nov 2009 -- Iran "must choose" whether it wants to open the door for opportunity and prosperity, US President Barack Obama said.
• Statement by President Barack Obama on Iran The White House 04 Nov 2009
• Rallies held in Iran on the anniversary of U.S. embassy takeover RIA Novosti 04 Nov 2009 -- Thousands of Iranians took to the streets in Tehran to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. embassy takeover.
• Iranians Rally on Anniversary of American Embassy Takeover VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- Iran is marking the 30th anniversary of the takeover of the US Embassy in Tehran, with anti-American demonstrations.
• US Envoy Urges Burma to Make Concrete Steps Toward Democracy VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- Most senior US diplomat to visit Burma in 14 years says Washington wants better relations with that Southeast Asian country.
• US Envoys Meet Burma's PM, Aung San Suu Kyi VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- A senior U.S. official has held talks with Burma's prime minister and detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
• EU reform treaty to come into force on December 1 RIA Novosti 04 Nov 2009 -- PM of Sweden: The EU's Lisbon Treaty, now ratified by all 27 member states, will come into force on December 1.
• U.K., Russia are now 'a step forward from yesterday' - Miliband RIA Novosti 04 Nov 2009 -- British Foreign Secretary Miliband appraised his recent visit to Moscow and the meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
• Experts Downplay Fears Over Ukraine-Russia Gas Crisis RFE/RL 04 Nov 2009 -- It's becoming an annual rite: with winter fast approaching, Russia is threatening to cut off natural-gas supplies to Ukraine if Kyiv doesn't pay the fees it's demanding.
• Post-Communist Tensions between Civic, Material Values VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- The collapse of the Berlin Wall came as the result of social, political and economic pressures that built up over decades behind the Iron Curtain.
• Young Gain Job Advantage in Post- Communist Societies VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- The symbol of Communism - the hammer and sickle - represents the main tools of physical labor used by industrial and agricultural workers.
• ICC Prosecutor Faces Uphill Challenges in Kenya Case VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- A group representing victims of Kenya's post-election violence is urging The Hague to intervene and prosecute those most responsible for the organized slaughters.
• SADC Makes Fresh Efforts to Resolve Zimbabwe Crisis VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- A spokesman for Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says he holds high hopes for today's scheduled summit of SADC leaders in Maputo.
• ZIMBABWE: Donors uneasy about Mugabe's threat IRIN 04 Nov 2009 -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's threat to appoint interim ministers could lead to a review of donor funding.
• West Africa Coup Plotter Lands in Britain VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- A British man who was part of a failed plot to overthrow the government in Equatorial Guinea has arrived back in Britain.
• Fiji's Diplomatic Tussle With Australia, New Zealand Escalates VOA 04 Nov 2009 -- Australia has ordered Fiji's most senior diplomat to leave the country in response to a decision by the Fijian military to expel its Australia's high commissioner.