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• Airpower Summary: March 1 AFNS 06 Mar 2010
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• Red Cross Condemns Use of Improvised Mines in Southern Afghanistan VOA 06 Mar 2010 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross has condemned the use of improvised mines and other explosive devices in the Marjah area of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. The Red Cross says such bombs are putting civilian lives at risk and preventing a resumption of normal life.
• NATO Outlines New Afghan Night Raids Policy VOA 06 Mar 2010 -- A new NATO policy says Afghan forces must be included in the planning and execution of all night raids that are carried out by U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
• British PM Visits Troops in Afghanistan VOA 06 Mar 2010 -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan.
• U.S. Medical Role in Haiti Steadily Declining as GoH and NGOs Assist Haitians with Follow-on Care Navy NewsStand 06 Mar 2010 -- It's been a week since the last Haitian was treated aboard the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), as the need for immediate medical attention is declining, said Joint Task Force-Haiti surgeon.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Gates To Review Blackwater's Conduct In Afghanistan RFE/RL 06 Mar 2010 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will review allegations of serious misconduct in Afghanistan by the private security firm formerly known as Blackwater, the Pentagon has announced.
• Mullen Declares USS Dewey a 'True Gem' AFPS 06 Mar 2010 -- The Navy commissioned the newest guided-missile destroyer, the USS Dewey, to its fleet today at a ceremony steeped in naval symbolism and tradition.
• USS Dewey Commissioned at Seal Beach Navy NewsStand 06 Mar 2010 -- USS Dewey (DDG105) was formally commissioned today in a ceremony on Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, marking the first time a warship has been commissioned in the Orange County city.
• Carl Vinson Partners with Uruguay for Southern Seas 2010 Navy NewsStand 06 Mar 2010 -- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) will conduct operations March 7, with Uruguay off the coast of the South American nation as part of Southern Seas 2010, a component of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) Partnership of the Americas.
• Navy Munitions Command Conus East Division Detachment Jacksonville Expands Mine Capabilities Navy NewsStand 06 Mar 2010 -- Mine technicians from Navy Munitions Command Unit Charleston visited Navy Munitions Command Conus East Division Detachment Jacksonville (NMC CED Det Jax) March 1-5 to provide mine build-up training for the detachment's military and civilian workforce.
• Airfield Control Tower Upgrade Underway Navy NewsStand 06 Mar 2010 -- Air traffic controllers assigned to Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville Air Operations (Air Ops) Department are working from temporary facilities as their control tower and radar room – originally built in the 1940s – undergo structural upgrades to house new digital tracking and communications equipment.
• Yokosuka Security, JGSDF Participate in Guard, Protect Exercise Navy NewsStand 06 Mar 2010 -- Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) security personnel and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), 2nd Company, 13th Infantry Regiment worked together during a cooperative Guard and Protect Exercise March 3-4 in Yokosuka, Japan.
• Air Force leaders outline plans before Senate committee AFNS 06 Mar 2010 -- Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz testified March 4 before the Senate Armed Services Committee to outline specifics about their $119.6 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2011.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Citing recent tensions, Security Council urges restraint by Israelis, Palestinians UN News Centre 06 Mar 2010 -- Members of the United Nations Security Council have called for restraint by all sides and an early return to the negotiating table, while voicing their concern at the current “tense” situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem.
• US Envoy Expected to Restart Mideast Peace Talks VOA 06 Mar 2010 -- U.S. President Barack Obama's point man in the Middle East begins a new peace mission Saturday amid rare signs of progress.

News Reports

• US fails in its attempt to orchestrate anti-Iran consensus IRNA 06 Mar 2010 -- Chairman of Majlis Commission on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Saturday that the Chinese and Russian objection to a new series of sanctions on Iran indicates the US failure to orchestrate an anti-Iran consensus.
• Soltanieh: Iran defined its principles to IAEA Board of Governors IRNA 06 Mar 2010 -- Iran's Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency Ali Asghar Soltanieh said on Saturday that Iran has explicitly defined its principles to IAEA Board of Governors.
• Karrubi Son Prevented From Traveling Abroad RFE/RL 06 Mar 2010 -- A son of Iranian opposition cleric Mehdi Karrubi has been prevented from boarding an international flight and had his passport confiscated, according to an Iranian website quoted by RFE/RL's Radio Farda.
• Sadr urges Iraqis to participate in elections IRNA 06 Mar 2010 -- Leader of Sadr Movement in Iraq urged all Iraqis to participate in the parliamentary elections in that country so that the ground is prepared for the foreign forces to leave Iraq.
• Iraqis Set For Key Electoral Test RFE/RL 06 Mar 2010
• Iraq tightens security ahead of parliamentary polls RIA Novosti 06 Mar 2010 -- Iraq has been taking additional security measures before Sunday parliamentary elections seen as a crucial precursor to a complete US military withdrawal from the country, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported on Saturday.
• One Day Ahead of Vote, Iraqi Electoral Race Remains Wide Open VOA 06 Mar 2010 -- There is no clear frontrunner among the parties competing in Iraq's parliamentary elections Sunday. Private polling data is considered unreliable, as different surveys show different parties coming out on top. No matter who wins, they will likely need to ally with other parties to form a government.
• Iraqi Officials: Early Voting a Success VOA 06 Mar 2010 -- A top Iraqi official says the country's election is off to a good start, even before almost 20 million Iraqis head to the polls for Sunday's crucial vote.
• U.S. administration to block Armenian genocide bill RIA Novosti 06 Mar 2010 -- The U.S. government will "work very hard" to block a controversial resolution condemning as genocide the mass killings of Armenians by Turks during World War I, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday.
• UN stands with Chilean people, Ban says on visit to quake-damaged city UN News Centre 06 Mar 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday expressed the solidarity of the United Nations with the people of Chile as they seek to recover from last week's devastating earthquake, as he visited one of the areas hit hardest by the disaster.
• Chile Lowers Official Quake Death Toll to 528 VOA 06 Mar 2010 -- A United Nations humanitarian agency says Chile has lowered the official death toll from last week's devastating earthquake to 528.
• Mubarak Surgery Successful, Say Egyptian State Media VOA 06 Mar 2010 -- Egypt's veteran President Hosni Mubarak underwent successful surgery in Germay, Saturday, to remove his inflamed gallbladder. That is what is being reported by Egypt's official news agency and a team of doctors that performed the surgery. The president had been on an official trip to Germany to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel. The president's health crisis was being followed with concern back home amid worries that the 81 year-old president has no clear successor.
• Togo Opposition, Ruling Party Both Declare Victory in Presidential Vote VOA 06 Mar 2010 -- Togo's main opposition candidate and its ruling-party are both declaring victory in Thursday's presidential election. Vote counting continues.
• TOGO: Disputed vote spawns fears IRIN 06 Mar 2010 -- Victory claims by two presidential candidates and continued threats of violence from the opposition are keeping many Togolese indoors two days after the election as they fearfully await official results.
• UN reaches 2 million hungry people in Pakistan UN News Centre 05 Mar 2010 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has supplied 2 million people in Pakistan with food in February alone, it was reported today.