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12 March 2010 Military News

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Current Operations

  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 12 Mar 2010 [PDF]

  • Airpower Summary: March 10 AFNS 12 Mar 2010
  • Deployed North Dakota Commanders Update Those Stateside Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- Deployed commanders with the North Dakota Army National Guard provided updates from overseas via phone with attendees at the North Dakota National Guard's Professional Development Workshop and Combined Associations Conference in Fargo today.

  • Iraqi Police Arrest 5 Suspected Terrorists AFPS 12 Mar 2010 -- Iraqi police arrested five suspected terrorists, including a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq leader in northern Iraq, during combined operations today.
  • Oregon quick reaction force team provides perimeter security for VBC Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- The Soldiers of B Troop, 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) quick reaction force team provide security for entry-control points at Victory Base Complex, Iraq, and support base defense operations center events on a daily basis.
  • Two perspectives, one conclusion: Elections increase confidence in ISF Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- Hours before election sites opened March 7, Iraqi Security Forces and their U.S. military counterparts patrolled the streets in search of improvised explosive devices among the roadside trash and any evidence of enemy activity.

  • Triple Deuce participates in transfer of authority in Afghanistan Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- The 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, "Triple Deuce," 1st Brigade Combat Team, assumed control of the Kabul Military Training Center from 48th Brigade Combat Team of the Georgia Army National Guard during a transfer of authority ceremony.
  • New York Army National Guard Aviators Return from Flying Counter-IED Missions in Afghanistan Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- After a year in which they went from establishing an aerial counter-IED force for Afghanistan, to flying over watch missions during the Marines assault on the Taliban stronghold of Marjah; ten New York Army National Guard aviators are back home.
  • US Reports Steady Progress in Afghanistan VOA 12 Mar 2010 -- White House officials say U.S. troops and their allies are making steady progress against militants in Afghanistan.
  • Forces Capture Militants, Seize Weapons, Drugs AFPS 12 Mar 2010 -- Afghan and international forces killed one insurgent, detained 16 suspected militants and seized enemy weapon stockpiles in recent operations in Afghanistan.
  • General Calls Civilian Casualty Reports ‘Groundless’ AFPS 12 Mar 2010 -- Reports of civilian casualties resulting from military operations this week in Afghanistan are “completely groundless,” a senior official of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command said here today.
  • UK starts handover of Helmand outposts to US forces IRNA 12 Mar 2010 -- British troops are to hand over control of the largest town in north Helmand to US forces as part of a major "rebalancing" of UK forces in Helmand, the Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth has confirmed.

  • USS Fort McHenry Completes Haiti Relief Mission Navy NewsStand 12 Mar 2010 -- USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) departed the waters near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 11.
  • Comfort Will Make Stop in Norfolk After Haiti Relief Operations Navy NewsStand 12 Mar 2010 -- The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will arrive at Naval Station Norfolk Mar. 13, en route to homeport in Baltimore, after completing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations off the coast of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as part of the international mission, Operation Unified Response.
  • Comfort to Stop in Norfolk After Haiti Mission AFPS 12 Mar 2010 -- The hospital ship USNS Comfort will arrive at Naval Station Norfolk tomorrow en route to its home port in Baltimore after completing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations off the coast of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
  • HAITI: Don't forget the elderly IRIN 12 Mar 2010 -- Elderly people need more attention in the response to January's earthquake in Haiti and more appreciation of the role they can play in the relief effort, say aid workers.
  • Ban to visit Haiti on Sunday as post-quake relief efforts reach two-month mark UN News Centre 12 Mar 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will make a one-day visit to Haiti on Sunday, his second to the Caribbean country since the 12 January earthquake, his spokesperson announced today.

  • Airmen build hospital in Chile AFNS 12 Mar 2010 -- Airmen from an Air Force Expeditionary Medical Support team along with members of the Chilean army are building a mobile hospital here March 10 through 12 to help augment medical services for nearly 110,000 Chileans in the region.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • Transcript: DOD News Briefing with Ashton Carter from the Pentagon DoD 12 Mar 2010 -- Presenter: Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Ashton Carter
  • Official Announces Plans to Curb Fighter Program’s Cost AFPS 12 Mar 2010 -- The Defense Department will require a shift to a fixed-price contract in its negotiations with Lockheed Martin for the initial production phase of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter, a defense official said here today in a briefing at the Pentagon.

  • US Re-Defines Its Rules for War VOA 12 Mar 2010 -- America’s top-ranked military officer has laid out new principles to govern how the United States will wage future wars.
  • Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Interview with Al Arabiya Broadcast DoD 12 Mar 2010-- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
  • Air Force Reserve to get C-17s at Wright-Patt AFNS 12 Mar 2010 -- Air Force officials will begin next year replacing 10 C-5 Galaxy aircraft with eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
  • 1-87 Infantry Soldiers train for deployment Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- Before the "Alpha Gators" of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, knew they were going to Afghanistan, they were ready to answer their nation's call. The past several weeks have been filled with predeployment activities, such as Theater-Specific Individual Readiness Training for this company and many others in 1st BCT on Fort Drum.
  • 'Wild Boars' deploy to Wyoming, train for Afghanistan operations Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- In preparations for conducting operations in Afghanistan, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, deployed to Camp Guernsey Army Airfield, Wyo. in February to conduct month-long, battle-focused training.
  • Civilians in surge to Afghanistan get training at Atterbury Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- In addition to the troop surge in Afghanistan, there's a civilian surge to supplement the military with teams of subject-matter experts in a variety of fields such as security, agribusiness and logistics.
  • Cavalry troopers receive critical counterinsurgency training Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- As part of 4th Brigade Combat Team's predeployment training for its upcoming mission to Afghanistan, the 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment was the first Fort Polk unit to fully take part in a Counterinsurgency and Combat Advising Academy led by the Directorate of Cultural Influence and Counterinsurgency from 162nd Infantry Brigade.
  • Field Artillery Soldiers conduct Infantry training during OPT in Utah Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- Preparing for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan, Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, conducted Infantry-tactics training here, Feb. 15-16.
  • Land Navigation course offers Infantrymen first taste of Utah terrain Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- Infantrymen from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, in Utah to train for an upcoming deployment, began Off Post Training (OPT) with land navigation at Camp W.G. Williams, Utah, Feb. 11-12.
  • Squad LFX pushes, improves Soldiers' performance Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- Infantry Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, participated in a squad live-fire exercise while training in the snowy, mountainous terrain of Camp W.G. Williams, Utah, Feb. 18.
  • Army National Guard Director Discusses Missions with North Dakota Guardsmen Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- The acting director of the Army National Guard returned close to home today to address nearly 500 members of the North Dakota National Guard gathered at the Professional Development Workshop and Combined Associations Conference in Fargo.
  • 3-89 Cavalry fires live TOW missiles for first time Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- While training at Peason Ridge March 1, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Soldiers fired tube-launched-optically tracked-wire-guided (TOW) missiles using live rounds for the first time in the squadron's history.
  • 100th Lakota Continues War Fighter Support Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- The 100th delivery of the UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter was celebrated at a rollout ceremony Thursday at the American Eurocopter facility in Columbus.
  • Soldiers look for better reaction time, increased lethality with modernization Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- Soldiers from 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 5th Brigade, 1st Armored Division, used the Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle and unmanned aerial systems in defensive and offensive training scenarios to improve awareness of hostile targets and increase reaction time and lethality of their fighting vehicles.
  • 911th uses hospital site for valuable training Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- With the ongoing construction of the new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir's 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company has an opportunity to add various training exercises using an existing structure.
  • BOLC II ends as 1-11 Battalion prepares for exit Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- Fort Benning is about to bid farewell to the 11th Infantry Regiment's 1st Battalion.
  • 115th CSH continues chemical, biological training Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- Fort Polk's 115th Combat Support Hospital continued its preparations for operations in biological and chemical environments March 5 by learning how to care for casualties in contaminated areas.
  • Dogwood Terrace Neighborhood Center celebrates grand opening Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- The third of four neighborhood centers being built at Fort Polk by Picerne Military Housing celebrated its grand opening March 9. The Dogwood Terrace Neighborhood Center took center stage as military and civilian speakers extolled its attributes.
  • 88th BSB tackles first extended field exercise Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- When the 88th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade deployed to Fort Polk's Peason Ridge Training Area March 1 for an extended training exercise, the unit's commander, Lt. Col. Royce Edington, wasn't sure what to expect. After all, the 88th BSB is only 2 ½ years old and this was the first time the entire battalion deployed together.
  • Picatinny officials participate in portfolio ammo review Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- Picatinny officials met with the Army's top Acquisition, Logistics and Technology leaders, Army Material Command brass and other senior Army officials March 2 - 4 to discuss the current state of the Material Enterprise.
  • Army Developing New Ground Combat Vehicle Army News 12 Mar 2010 -- The U.S. Army's Feb. 25 release of a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) to industry marks a significant step forward in the effort to build a first-of-its-kind, highly versatile Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) - a nine-man squad Infantry Carrier that protects against IEDs and other threats, moves in urban and off-road terrain and accommodates emerging technologies such as lightweight armor composites and electronics as they become available, service leaders said.
  • Maintainers remove 26-year-old engine AFNS 12 Mar 2010 -- The first KC-135R Stratotanker F108-100 engine delivered to the Air Force 26 years ago in the United States made its last flight March 1here.
  • Length of Wars Challenges Nation, Lynn Says AFPS 12 Mar 2010 -- The duration of today’s conflicts poses a greater challenge to the nation and its military than the magnitude of the wars, the deputy defense secretary told an audience of American high school students here today.
  • General Leads Effort Against IEDs AFPS 12 Mar 2010 -- Improvised explosive devices are one of the most deadly threats to servicemembers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Though they’re often as unsophisticated than a homemade pipe bomb, they have has forced the U.S. military to dedicate entire units to find and destroy them.
  • USS Blue Ridge Continues Exercise Foal Eagle/Key Resolve 2010 in Korea Navy NewsStand 12 Mar 2010 -- USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, arrived in Chinhae Mar.12 to continue participating in combined forces Exercise Key Resolve/Foal Eagle 2010.
  • USS Lake Erie Makes Port Call Manila Navy NewsStand 12 Mar 2010 -- Guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) arrived in Manila, Philippines March 11. The ship is on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility.
  • NSWC Crane Hosts Lithium Technologies Summit Navy NewsStand 12 Mar 2010 -- Experts from across the Department of Defense (DoD) gathered for the Lithium Way Ahead Summit held at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane March 3-4 to discuss lithium technologies and plan future initiatives to meet warfighter needs.
  • Singapore, U.S. Navies Celebrate Cooperative Milestone Navy NewsStand 12 Mar 2010 -- Commander U.S. 3rd Fleet (C3F) hosted high level officials from the Republic of Singapore to mark a major security cooperation milestone among the two nations March 12.
  • New Warfare Pins Recognize Vital Role Navy NewsStand 12 Mar 2010 -- As the importance of the Navy's Information Dominance Corps (IDC) has grown, so too has the need for Sailors to be skilled in the information technology field. To that end, the Navy will soon roll out two IDC warfare pins; one for officers and one for enlisted.
  • Comfort Medical Staff Evaluates AMAL for Disaster Relief Navy NewsStand 12 Mar 2010 -- A team from Naval Medical Logistics Command embarked USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) March 1-5 to gather input from Sailors who participated in Operation Unified Response to create an updated available medical allowance list (AMAL).
  • USS Decatur Prepares for Maintenance, Material Management Certification Navy NewsStand 12 Mar 2010 -- Sailors aboard USS Decatur (DDG 73) are getting "back to the basics" during preparations for their Maintenance and Material Management (3M) certification in June 2010.
  • Lawyers provide operational advice to commanders AFNS 12 Mar 2010 -- When battle directors at the Combined Air and Space Operations Center here make life and death decisions affecting battles hundreds of miles away in Afghanistan and Iraq, expert advice comes in handy, especially when it's from a lawyer.
  • Guard Vital to Northcom, Commander Says AFPS 12 Mar 2010 -- The National Guard is critical to U.S. Northern Command’s mission, Northcom’s commander told a congressional committee yesterday.
  • Reserve Command repeats as top MAJCOM for maintenance excellence AFNS 12 Mar 2010 -- For the second year in a row, the Air Force Reserve Command was named the Gen. Wilbur L. Creech Maintenance Excellence Award winner.
  • New Simulator Sharpens Skills on Unpaved Roads AFPS 12 Mar 2010 -- Because one-third as many soldiers are killed in vehicle accidents as in combat, researchers are developing a training simulator that creates environments mirroring the challenges servicemembers face behind the wheel.
  • EOD, civilians upgrade their training USMC News 12 Mar 2010 -- Some of the explosive ordnance disposal Marines of Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron and Fightertown civilian workers were involved in a hazardous materials class aboard the Air Station March 1 through March 5.

  • NATO chief rejects calls for abandoning nuclear deterrence policy IRNA 12 Mar 2010 -- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen reiterated on Friday his commitment to nuclear deterrence amid mounting calls within the western military pact to press ahead with nuclear disarmament.
  • NATO: Nukes Still Needed For 'Credible Deterrence' RFE/RL 12 Mar 2010 -- NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the reduction of nuclear arsenals has to be carried out in a balanced manner, but that atomic weapons were still needed for deterrence reasons.
  • NATO not a threat to Russia - Secretary General Rasmussen RIA Novosti 12 Mar 2010 -- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday the West is no threat to Moscow and that Russia's new military doctrine is off target, the Polish Radio Foreign Service reported.
  • 4 NATO jets trail 2 Russian bombers over Arctic, Atlantic RIA Novosti 12 Mar 2010 -- Two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers that carried out a routine patrol mission over the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans were shadowed by four NATO fighters, the Defense Ministry said on Friday.

  • Russia keen to help India in N-energy sector: Putin IRNA 12 Mar 2010 -- Assuring India of support in the nuclear energy sector through building of reactors and supply of fuel, Russian Federation Prime Minister Vladimir Putin today said India had expressed keenness in his country's help for disposal of nuclear waste too.
  • Russia, India Boost Ties On Nuclear Energy, Space, Defense RFE/RL 12 Mar 2010 -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin oversaw the signing of five pacts with India after meeting in New Delhi with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil.
  • Russia and India sign major military, nuclear deals RIA Novosti 12 Mar 2010 -- Russia and India signed on Friday a host of high-profile deals during Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's working visit to the country.
  • India could offer new NPP construction site to Russia RIA Novosti 12 Mar 2010 -- India could provide Russia a third site for the construction of new nuclear power plants, Russia's nuclear chief said Friday.
  • Russia signs $1.5-bln fighter jet contract with India RIA Novosti 12 Mar 2010 -- Russia and India have signed a $1.5-billion contract on the supplies of 29 more MiG-29K carrier-based fighter jets to New Delhi, the head of the Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG said on Friday.
  • India, Russia Sign Energy, Defense Deals worth Billions of Dollars VOA 12 Mar 2010 -- A short visit to India by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has allowed New Delhi and Moscow to strengthen their strategic partnership, which has had its ups and downs since the end of the Cold War era.

  • Russia against developing military ties with Pakistan RIA Novosti 12 Mar 2010 -- Russia is not developing military cooperation with Pakistan, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday.

  • U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 12 Mar 2010
  • Briefing by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 3/12/10 The White House 12 Mar 2010

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

News Reports

  • Death Toll Hits 45 In Pakistan Blasts RFE/RL 12 Mar 2010 -- Three attacks, at least two of them by suicide bombers, have killed at least 45 people in the Pakistani city of Lahore, including 10 army personnel, and injured more than 100.
  • Pakistan: Ban speaks out against string of deadly attacks UN News Centre 12 Mar 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned a wave of attacks in Pakistan in recent days which have claimed dozens of lives, including those of aid workers helping the country’s most vulnerable.
  • Bombings Strike Lahore Killing More than 45 VOA 12 Mar 2010 -- Authorities in Pakistan say that two back-to-back suicide bomb blasts in the country's second largest city, Lahore, have killed at least 45 people and wounded nearly 100 others. The attack is Pakistan's deadliest this year and authorities suspect it is the work of Taliban extremists. Police reported several more minor explosions in Lahore late in the evening. But, there were no reports of casualties or major damage.

  • Statement Made by the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey 12 Mar 2010 -- We deeply regret the adoption of a resolution by the Parliament of Sweden pertaining to the claim that certain peoples were subjected to genocide during the final period of the Ottoman Empire. We strongly condemn this resolution
  • Turkey Recalls Envoy After Sweden Recognizes Armenian 'Genocide' RFE/RL 12 Mar 2010 -- Turkey has reacted angrily to a decision by Sweden's parliament to recognize as genocide the World War I-era mass killings of Armenians by Turkish forces.
  • Swedish Parliament Labels Armenian Killings in Turkey Genocide VOA 12 Mar 2010 -- The Swedish parliament's passage of a resolution recognizing the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide is drawing strong condemnation from Ankara. The vote comes after the U.S. Congress's Foreign Affairs Committee passed a similar motion earlier this month.

  • French Elections Marred by 'No to Islam' Campaign VOA 12 Mar 2010 -- Upcoming French regional elections are marked by a particularly incendiary campaign poster that targets the so-called "Islamization" of France.
  • Mykola Azarov: Yanukovych's Right-Hand Man RFE/RL 12 Mar 2010 -- Ukraine's new prime minister, Mykola Azarov, gets angry when reminded he's a geologist by training. He prefers to think of himself as a political animal.
  • India, Pakistan trade barbs, accusing each other over terrorism IRNA 12 Mar 2010 -- India and Pakistan on Friday traded barbs, accusing each other of supporting terrorism.
  • U.S. Lawmakers Press Pakistan On Lashkar-e-Taiba RFE/RL 12 Mar 2010 -- U.S. lawmakers are urging President Barack Obama to push Pakistan to crack down harder on Lashkar-e-Taiba militants.
  • China Counters US Report on its Human Rights Record VOA 12 Mar 2010 -- China has offered its own critique of the United States in response to Washington's annual review of Beijing's human rights record.
  • Early Poll Results Show Iraqi PM in Tight Race VOA 12 Mar 2010 -- Partial results from Iraq's parliamentary elections show Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki's coalition in a tight race with a faction led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.
  • Why Is Iran Releasing Some Postelection Detainees? RFE/RL 12 Mar 2010 -- The Iranian authorities in recent weeks have begun to release some of the former officials, activists, and intellectuals detained in last year's post-election unrest.
  • Lack of funding threatens humanitarian efforts in Zimbabwe, says UN UN News Centre 12 Mar 2010 -- Aid agencies in Zimbabwe are appealing to donors to support the $378 million appeal launched last December to support humanitarian and early recovery efforts in the country, the United Nations humanitarian wing reported today.
  • U.S. Says Behind Veneer, Belarus President Holds All Power RFE/RL 12 Mar 2010 -- Although Belarus has a bicameral national legislature and a governing cabinet under a prime minister, President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has directly run all the country's institutions since he was elected president in 1994, according to the State Department's annual Human Rights Report for 2009.
  • Thales Alenia Space begins the development of Sentinel 1B and 3B environmental satellites Thales 12 Mar 2010 -- Thales Alenia Space announced today that it has started the development of Sentinel 1B and 3B Earth observation satellites in its Italian and French facilities. These contracts have been awarded to Thales Alenia Space in December 2009, worth 270 million euros, by the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme.



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