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03 March 2010 Military News

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  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 03 Mar 2010 [PDF]

  • Pentagon: Iraq Withdrawal Plans on Schedule VOA 03 Mar 2010 -- Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said Wednesday only an extraordinarily dire deterioration in security in Iraq would prompt the U.S. to slow down the planned withdrawal of troops from the country. Morrell made the remarks on the same day a series of suicide bombings killed at least 31 people in the northern Iraqi city of Baquba.
  • Iraqi Elections, U.S. Drawdown to Proceed AFPS 03 Mar 2010 -- Iraq’s upcoming elections and the U.S. drawdown of troops there later this year will go on undeterred by suicide bombings today and previous attacks like it, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said today.
  • Scouting the border: Cavalry assisting border guards in Iraq Army News 03 Mar 2010 -- The border between Iraq and Iran is heavily guarded, with numerous forts on both sides.
  • U.S. Forces advise, befriend Iraqi Police in Dhi Qar Army News 03 Mar 2010 -- Assisting the Iraqis with professionalization of their police force is a challenging but very rewarding mission. The citizens of Iraq continue to bravely step-up and embrace the opportunity to secure their people and to set favorable conditions for Iraq’s laws to guide the population’s safety.
  • Keeping watch on critical pieces Army News 03 Mar 2010 -- While election season comes around for Iraq, security has been subjected to scrutiny by both U.S. and Iraqi forces.
  • Route Clearance Shop keeps missions moving Army News 03 Mar 2010 -- Route clearance vehicles, specialized members of the mine-resistant ambush-protected family of vehicles, are critical assets in keeping roads clear and convoys moving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  • Soldiers check polling sites prior to Iraq's election Army News 03 Mar 2010 -- At the request of Iraqi security forces, U.S. Soldiers joined them Monday to patrol along sites that will be used in the March 7 election.
  • Army Field Support Battalion moves MRAPs to meet missions Army News 03 Mar 2010 -- The 2nd Battalion, 401st Army Field Support Brigade, commanded by Lt. Col. Michael T. Wright, is partnering with Joint Project Office (JPO) Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) to process MRAP vehicles more quickly, efficiently, and cost effectively.
  • Iraqis Arrest 9 Terrorism Suspects AFPS 03 Mar 2010 -- Iraqi security forces working with U.S. advisors arrested nine suspected terrorists over the last two days, military officials reported.
  • Bombings Rock Baquba Ahead of Iraq Elections VOA 03 Mar 2010 -- A series of suicide bombings shook the northern Iraqi city of Baquba Wednesday, killing at least 31 people and injuring 48.

  • Mullen Urges More ‘Soft Power’ in Afghanistan AFPS 03 Mar 2010 -- The nation’s top military officer expressed concern today that U.S. government agencies other than the military have been slow to expand their role in Afghanistan.
  • Will Others Follow Dutch and Leave Afghanistan? VOA 03 Mar 2010 -- The Dutch government has collapsed over whether to keep its soldiers in Afghanistan. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent André de Nesnera looks at what effect - if any - that will have on other nations that have troops in that country under the banner of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
  • Momentum Shifts in Helmand, Pentagon Spokesman Says AFPS 03 Mar 2010 -- Operation Moshtarak, now in its 18th day in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, is “progressing extraordinarily well” and is moving from the clearing phase to the holding phase, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said today.
  • Forces Find Weapons Stockpiles, Drug Cache AFPS 03 Mar 2010 -- Afghan and international forces found two enemy weapons stockpiles and a cache of drugs while patrolling together in Afghanistan yesterday, military officials reported.
  • Mottaki: No military solution to Afghan problems IRNA 03 Mar 2010 -- Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Wednesday that the existing crisis and insecurity in Afghanistan do not have a military solution.
  • Larijani: foreign troops in Afghanistan have complicated situation IRNA 03 Mar 2010 -- Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Wednesday that military presence of the aliens in Afghanistan has further complicated the situation in the country.
  • RCT-2 Puts Boots on Ground in Afghanistan USMC News 03 Mar 2010 -- Marines with RCT-2 deployed to Afghanistan in support of the troop-surge in Helmand province, working by, with and through the Afghans and Afghan national security forces to rid outlying areas of insurgent groups and Taliban presence.
  • Even The Taliban Questions Afghan Media Ban RFE/RL 03 Mar 2010 -- An unlikely voice has joined the chorus of criticism directed against the Afghan government's commitment to civil liberties -- the Taliban.

  • Carter Hall Completes Operation Unified Response Participation Navy NewsStand 03 Mar 2010 -- The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) concluded its participation in the joint humanitarian assistance mission Operation Unified Response and departed from Haiti, Mar. 1. Carter Hall arrived on station in Haiti Jan. 18, following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation Jan. 12.
  • Agency Supplies Millions of Meals for Haitians AFPS 03 Mar 2010 -- As part of the Defense Logistics Agency's ongoing support to humanitarian operations in earthquake-stricken Haiti, the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia recently supplied 2.7 million packaged meals to the Haitian people.
  • HAITI: After the quake, the deluge IRIN 03 Mar 2010 -- Thirteen dead. Submerged houses. Fields and banana plantations waterlogged. Drowned livestock. Impassable roads. Fresh trauma for quake-displaced thousands. This is the plight of Les Cayes, a city on Haiti’s south coast, after an unseasonal deluge. And hurricane season is not far off.

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  • DoD News: Contracts for March 03, 2010
  • Boeing Begins 737 AEW&C Maintenance Training for Royal Australian Air Force Boeing 03 Mar 2010 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has launched the first maintenance training program conducted under the five-year In-Service Support (ISS) contract for Project Wedgetail, Australia's 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) program.
  • New Zealand Defence Force Awards Lockheed Martin 10-Year Logistics Contract Lockheed Martin 03 Mar 2010 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) was awarded an initial 10-year contract valued at more than $100 million by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to provide its Army with warehousing and repair services.
  • Lockheed Martin Receives $213 Million Contract For 20 New F-16s For Egypt Lockheed Martin 03 Mar 2010 -- The U.S. government has awarded an initial $213 million to Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for long-lead tasks for the production of 20 new Advanced Block 52 F-16 aircraft for Egypt.
  • Lockheed Martin Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod Program Receives William J. Perry Award Lockheed Martin 03 Mar 2010 -- The Precision Strike Association has awarded the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and U.S. Air Force Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) program the 14th annual William J. Perry Award. The award is presented annually to programs that strengthen the country’s national security by applying precision strike capability to Department of Defense systems. The ceremony took place today at the Precision Strike Association’s Winter Roundtable event in Arlington, VA.
  • Lockheed Martin Delivers 11th C-130J Super Hercules To Ramstein Air Base Lockheed Martin 03 Mar 2010 -- Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc, commander, 3rd Air Force, yesterday accepted the 11th of 14 Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] C-130Js to be based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
  • Protecting forward operating bases Rheinmetall Defence 03 Mar 2010 -- The European Defence Agency, or EDA, has contracted with Rheinmetall and its partners in Germany and France to create a demonstrator system for protecting military assets and installations in a multinational context. Standing for "Future Interoperability of Camp Protection Systems", the Franco-German FICAPS project seeks to develop methods and means to harmonize semi-static and mobile protection systems for the combined (multinational) protection of co-located sections, camps and critical infrastructure.
  • Raytheon Delivers Targeting Pod 6 Months Ahead of Schedule Raytheon 03 Mar 2010 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) reached a milestone in January with delivery of its 414th Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared pod to the U.S. Navy six months ahead of schedule.

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