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10 November 2009 Military News

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  • Details Emerge About Alleged Fort Hood Shooter VOA 10 Nov 2009 -- An attorney for a U.S. Army psychiatrist believed to have shot 13 people dead at Fort Hood, Texas says he does not believe his client would get a fair trial at the military installation where the rampage occurred. Meanwhile, more details have emerged about the suspect's alleged communication with a radical Muslim cleric, who is praising the suspect as a "hero."
  • Obama Pays Tribute to Fort Hood Shooting Victims VOA 10 Nov 2009 -- U.S. President Barack Obama led a public memorial on Tuesday to each of the 13 people killed in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas last week. The president told each victim's story at a service at the massive Army post.
  • US Had Previously Monitored Fort Hood Shooting Suspect VOA 10 Nov 2009 -- U.S. officials say the army psychiatrist who allegedly killed 13 people at a U.S. military base last week had reached out to communicate with a radical Muslim cleric in Yemen.
  • President Pays Respects to Fort Hood Victims, Families AFPS 10 Nov 2009 -- President Barack Obama today traveled to Fort Hood, Texas, where he comforted survivors and families during a memorial service honoring the 13 people who had perished during the Nov. 5 shootings there.
  • VA Suffers Losses, Offers Help at Fort Hood AFPS 10 Nov 2009 -- In the midst of providing mental health services and other support to the Fort Hood, Texas, community following the recent shooting there, the Department of Veterans Affairs learned about its own losses from the violence.

  • CSM Blake outlines Reset at AUSA Army News 10 Nov 2009 -- Taking care of Soldiers and their families is a big focus of Reset, said Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen D. Blake, the Army Sustainment Command's top enlisted Soldier speaking at the Association of the United States Army's annual gathering here Oct. 5-7
  • 728th MP Battalion learns ins, outs of forensics field work Army News 10 Nov 2009 -- Soldiers of the 728th Military Police Battalion conducted sensitive site exploitation training at the military operations in urban terrain site Nov. 5 at Schofield Barracks
  • Mission Bay jetty rocks! Army News 10 Nov 2009 -- With some help from the city of San Diego, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officially began much-anticipated repairs of the Mission Bay middle jetty
  • Levee improvement project groundbreaking signals start of work Army News 10 Nov 2009 -- U.S. Rep. Lois Capps, along with officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the City of Santa Maria and the County of Santa Barbara, participated in a groundbreaking celebration that marked the beginning of the Santa Maria River Levee Improvement project, which was held next to the levee Oct. 19
  • USATCES presents Tactical Explosives Safety Workshop Army News 10 Nov 2009 -- The United States Army Technical Center for Explosives Safety (USATCES) is dedicated to eliminating ammunition and explosives accidents and chemical agent accidents in every phase of the ammunition life cycle
  • AMC streamlines procurement process, saves millions Army News 10 Nov 2009 -- business case designed to overhaul Army Materiel Command's process of procuring industry and military commercial standards, specifications and parts has resulted in a new contract, streamlined process and significant savings to the entire command
  • Army testing XM-25 'smart' high-explosive weapon for Soldiers Army News 10 Nov 2009 -- A Soldier successfully shoulder-fired a "smart" High Explosive Airburst, or HEAB round for the first time Aug. 11 from the XM-25 weapon system at Aberdeen Test Center, Md.
  • Town Hall hosted to address RDA reorganization at USASMDC/ARSTRAT Army News 10 Nov 2009 -- Dr. Steven L. Messervy, deputy to the commander for Research, Development and Acquisition, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, hosted a Town Hall meeting Nov. 9 here to discuss the recent implementation of the RDA reorganization and personnel concerns
  • Chief of Staff Views Lake City Ammo Plant Modernization Army News 10 Nov 2009 -- The men and women who work in the Army's manufacturing plants and depots are dedicated Americans who contribute to warfighters' success, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. said today during a press conference here
  • Employees fabricate custom cables Army News 10 Nov 2009 -- Employees at Tobyhanna now have the capability to fabricate better quality, custom cable harnesses
  • DoD News: DOD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for October 2009 DoD 10 Nov 2009 -- The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for active and reserve components for October 2009
  • German Frigate Hessen Teams With Eisenhower for Training Navy NewsStand 10 Nov 2009 -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) conducted the U.S Navy's first simulated replenishment-at-sea with a German warship during as part of a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) Nov. 3-24.
  • Wallbanger Logs 4,000 Flight Hours Navy NewsStand 10 Nov 2009 -- The commanding officer of the Wallbangers of Carrier Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 117 reached a new career milestone by logging 4,000 flight hours in an E-2C Hawkeye Oct. 18.
  • SBT 20 Conducts Training at MCAS Cherry Point Navy NewsStand 10 Nov 2009 -- Detachments from Special Boat Team (SBT) 20, stationed on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., spent Nov. 2-6 running through complex training scenarios designed to serve as a pre-deployment assessment.
  • Combined Task Force 152 Holds Change of Command Navy NewsStand 10 Nov 2009 -- Combined Task Force (CTF) 152 held a change of command ceremony in the United Arab Emirates Nov. 9.
  • Kearsarge Sailors Reach Another Milestone Navy NewsStand 10 Nov 2009 -- Sailors from amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) moved more than 1,000 new mattresses on board Oct. 20, accomplishing another milestone as they prepare to depart Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
  • USS Milius Holds Change of Command Ceremony Navy NewsStand 10 Nov 2009 -- USS Milius (DDG 69) held a change of command ceremony pierside at Naval Base San Diego Nov. 5.
  • C-130 arrival in Poland marks end, new beginning AFNS 10 Nov 2009 -- Ramstein Air Base Airmen delivered the base's last E-model C-130 Hercules Nov. 2 to Powidz Air Base, Poland, marking the end of 38 years of service to the U.S. Air Force but the newest addition to the Polish air force's blossoming fleet of strategic airlifters.
  • Guard members demonstrate digitally aided personnel recovery operations AFNS 10 Nov 2009 -- California Air National Guard members based here successfully demonstrated coalition personnel recovery operations using net enabled data link capabilities during the U.S. Joint Forces Command Exercise Bold Quest 2009 Oct. 27 to Nov. 5.
  • Policy opens federal job opportunities for qualifying military spouses AFNS 10 Nov 2009 -- A new executive policy has pushed open the door for qualifying military spouses to enter the federal workforce, enabling them to apply for more jobs advertised on USAJOBS.
  • Executive Order Seeks More Veterans in Government AFPS 10 Nov 2009 -- President Barack Obama signed an executive order yesterday aimed at hiring more veterans to work in the federal government.
  • Gates Notes Poignancy of Veterans Day Observance AFPS 10 Nov 2009 -- The Nov. 5 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, provides a special sense of poignancy to this year’s Veterans Day observance, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said in his annual message commemorating the holiday.
  • DoD News: Senior Executive Service Reassignments DoD 10 Nov 2009-- Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced the following Department of Defense Senior Executive Service reassignments
  • Soldiers Maintain Electronic Warfare Equipment AFPS 10 Nov 2009 -- It’s 2 a.m., and the intelligence electronic warfare maintenance section of the 1st Armored Division’s 4th Brigade here is ready to spark into action.
  • Official Cites Benefits of Deploying Civilians AFPS 10 Nov 2009 -- A recent Facebook post by a U.S. soldier heading home from Iraq highlights some of the nonmilitary roles American troops often assume in today’s counterinsurgency wars.

  • Russian envoy says NATO has given up eastward expansion RIA Novosti 10 Nov 2009 -- NATO countries have realized that they will not benefit from taking on new members from the post Soviet space in the foreseeable future, Russia's envoy to the alliance said on Tuesday.

  • CIS defense ministers to talk military cooperation in Tajikistan RIA Novosti 10 Nov 2009 -- The council of the defense ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a loose association of post-Soviet countries, will meet in Dushanbe on Tuesday, the Tajik Defense Ministry said.

  • Russian Tu-142 wreckage brought to surface in Tatar Strait RIA Novosti 10 Nov 2009 -- Russian Pacific Fleet naval ships have brought parts of a Russian military Tu-142 plane that crashed late Friday to the surface, local emergencies services said Tuesday.

  • Press Gaggle Aboard Air Force One en route Fort Hood, TX The White House 10 Nov 2009
  • U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 10 Nov 2009

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  • Iran discusses uranium processing in Turkey - media RIA Novosti 10 Nov 2009 -- Turkish and Iranian officials have discussed the possibility of sending Iranian enriched uranium for further processing to Turkey, Turkish Milliyet reported on Tuesday.

  • Ukrainian Leaders Say Swine Flu Under Control RFE/RL 10 Nov 2009 -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said after meeting with a World Health Organization (WHO) delegation in Kyiv that the country's flu epidemic is stabilizing, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports
  • Ukraine flu pandemic hits 1 mln people, leaves 174 dead RIA Novosti 10 Nov 2009 -- A pandemic of flu and respiratory illness has killed 174 people in Ukraine, and reported cases have exceeded 1 million, the health ministry said.
  • UN health agency set to receive 50 million H1N1 vaccines for developing countries UN News Centre 10 Nov 2009 -- A giant pharmaceutical company is slated to donate 50 million doses of the pandemic H1N1 vaccine to the United Nations public health arm, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced today.

  • No plans to meet China's top negotiator: premier CNA 10 Nov 2009 -- Premier Wu Den-yih said Tuesday that there is no plan for him to meet China's top negotiator on Taiwan matters - Chen Yunlin, president of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) - during Chen's visit to Taiwan next month

  • Somali Pirates Deny Arms Seizure VOA 10 Nov 2009 -- A man who says he is a Somali pirate on board a cargo vessel seized off the coast of Somalia has told VOA that the ship was not carrying weapons. Maritime experts had speculated the ship was illegally transporting arms to Somalia. The company that manages the vessel says it is negotiating with the pirates.
  • Lebanon's Unity Government Convenes for First Time VOA 10 Nov 2009 -- Lebanon's unity government has held its first meeting, one day after the formation of a government ended the country's five-month power vacuum.
  • Obama to Appeal for Suu Kyi's Release at ASEAN Summit VOA 10 Nov 2009 -- U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to call for the release of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when he meets with the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Sunday.
  • ZIMBABWE: Oversight body "not toothless" IRIN 10 Nov 2009 -- Intervention by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to resolve a dispute between Zimbabwe's unity government partners has highlighted the redundancy of an oversight body specifically established to smooth the road of political reconciliation.
  • Millions of poor across Africa set to suffer deepening food crisis, warns UN report UN News Centre 10 Nov 2009 -- Despite good global cereal harvests this year, millions of people in dozens of poor countries are in desperate need of emergency humanitarian aid due to stubbornly high food prices, the United Nations agricultural agency warned in a report released today.
  • Asia to Welcome President Obama VOA 10 Nov 2009 -- U.S. President Barack Obama will make his first trip to Asia this month with stops in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea. In Singapore, Mr. Obama will attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. It will be his first meeting with Southeast Asian leaders, including Burma. Many Asian countries are welcoming the renewed American engagement but some are disappointed Mr. Obama will not visit them on this trip.
  • GLOBAL: Mixed scorecard for donors IRIN 10 Nov 2009 -- The world’s wealthiest donors do not put enough into helping communities prevent and prepare for disaster, says the non-profit DARA International, in its third annual rating of donors on quality and efficacy of humanitarian aid.
  • Obama Makes First China Tour as Economic Interdependence Grows VOA 10 Nov 2009 -- When U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in China later this month, he'll head first to its booming commercial capital Shanghai. U.S.-Chinese economic ties are increasingly important to the two countries' overall relationship, so much so, that some believe Washington purposefully avoids raising contentious issues with China in an effort to curry favor with its leaders.
  • Obama to Address Human Rights on Debut Trip to Asia VOA 10 Nov 2009 -- U.S. President Barack Obama says he will talk to Chinese leaders about human rights when he visits China in the coming days as part of his first Asian tour since taking office.
  • Thaksin Arrives in Cambodia as Thai Government Moves for Extradition VOA 10 Nov 2009 -- The former Thai prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has landed in Cambodia to take up a post as an economic adviser to the government. The arrival of Mr. Thaksin, a fugitive from Thailand, could escalate cross-border tensions.



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