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• Airpower Summary: March 11 AFNS 13 Mar 2010
• Airpower Summary: March 10 AFNS 13 Mar 2010
• Oregon Guardsmen provide force protection at entry control points Army News 13 Mar 2010 -- The Soldiers of A Troop, 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) are keeping Victory Base Complex, Iraq, safe by manning the base's entry control points 24 hours a day.
• Providers support movement-control operations in Diyala Province Army News 13 Mar 2010 -- Soldiers with the 858th Movement Control Team are responsible for the quality control of cargo being transported through Joint Base Balad, Iraq, and its surrounding bases.
• Missouri unit transforms old mail building into a customer-friendly postal operation Army News 13 Mar 2010 -- Members of 1st Platoon, 387th Human Resource Company, 80th Ordnance Battalion, 15th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) out of Bethany, Mo., began their deployment in October with an extra mission, to transform a building that did not meet Department of Defense postal regulations into a functioning, efficient postal center.
• Soldiers move excess munitions out of Iraq as part of drawdown Army News 13 Mar 2010 -- Beans and bullets, as the old Army adage goes, keep the U.S. military running strong.
• Quartermaster Soldiers keep service members' uniforms looking sharp Army News 13 Mar 2010 -- Missions in Iraq can take a toll on service members' uniforms, but a group of Soldiers work every day to keep them presentable and in good repair at Contingency Operating Base Taji, Iraq.
• Top UN official for Afghanistan arrives in Kabul to begin work UN News Centre 13 Mar 2010 -- The experienced international diplomat Staffan de Mistura arrived on Saturday in Kabul to take up his post as the top United Nations official in Afghanistan, saying he was starting work at a “very critical period in Afghan history.”
• Afghan President Considers Allowing Foreigners on Election Commission VOA 13 Mar 2010 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai raised the possibility Saturday that he might appoint foreigners to the country's Electoral Complaints Commission. Last month, Mr. Karzai issued a decree that gave himself full authority to appoint members of the group, saying he wanted to "Afghanize" it. The international community had mixed reactions to the decree, with some governments questioning whether the commission could be neutral without outside oversight.
• Afghan Officials: Four Suicide Blasts Kill 30 in Kandahar City VOA 13 Mar 2010 -- Afghan officials say suicide bombers targeted four different parts of the southern city of Kandahar Saturday evening, killing at least 30 people and wounding 46 others. Authorities say they now have the situation under control.
• Bataan Sailors Return to Revitalized Grand Goave, Haiti Navy NewsStand 13 Mar 2010 -- Sailors aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and embarked Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit return to the city of Grand Goave, Haiti, March 12, a town they helped in the immediate aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake.
• Airmen expand local hospital to meet Chileans' medical needs AFNS 13 Mar 2010 -- At the request of local medical officials, Airmen from an Air Force Expeditionary Medical Support team expanded the mobile hospital here March 12 to better meet the medical needs of the population surrounding Angol.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Philippine Marines provide cover with the 31st MEU USMC News 13 Mar 2010 -- Republic of the Philippines Marines and U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines (BLT 2/7), 31st Marine Expeditionary (MEU), trained alongside each other during a live- fire range, March 13.
• Wallbangers Swap Aircraft with Liberty Bells Navy NewsStand 13 Mar 2010 -- The "Wallbangers" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117 completed an aircraft swap of E-2C Hawkeyes with the Atsugi, Japan-based, VAW-115 "The Liberty Bells", March 1.
• Army Reserve Chief visits Korea during KR/FE 2010 Army News 13 Mar 2010 -- The U.S. Army Reserve commanding general and command sergeant major visited South Korea during Key Resolve/Foal Eagle March 11 - 13.
• MCPON Wraps up Northwest Visit Navy NewsStand 13 Mar 2010 -- The 12th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy(MCPON) (SS/SW) Rick D. West visited the Pacific Northwest March 8 to 12 to meet with Sailors from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI), Naval Station Everett and Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) Bangor.
• Pakistan navy tests strike capability in Arabian Sea IRNA 13 Mar 2010 -- Pakistan Navy (PN) Fleet Friday tested its fire power in the North Arabian Sea to assess the lethality, precision and efficacy of its weapon systems, a navy statement said.
• Kremlin says Russia, U.S. near setting date to sign new START pact RIA Novosti 13 Mar 2010 -- The Russian and U.S. presidents discussed on Saturday the negotiations on a new strategic arms reductions treaty and said it was possible to talk about a date for the deal to be signed, the Kremlin said.

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Other Conflicts

• Israel Perplexed After Stinging Rebuke From US VOA 13 Mar 2010 -- Israel is perplexed after stinging criticism from the United States on its new Jewish settlement expansion.
• Mideast Quartet condemns Israeli plans to expand settlements IRNA 13 Mar 2010 -- The United Nations-supported diplomatic group seeking to promote peace in the Middle East Friday condemned Israeli moves to expand settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory of East Jerusalem.
• Israel Slammed Over New Settlement Construction RFE/RL 13 Mar 2010 -- Israel's announcement of new Jewish housing in East Jerusalem has drawn a harsh rebuke from the international community.
• WFP Airlifts Food to Thousands of Congolese Refugees VOA 13 Mar 2010 -- The World Food Program has begun airlifting urgent food assistance to tens of thousands of Congolese refugees who fled the Democratic Republic of Congo into the neighboring Congo Republic. More than 120,000 refugees have fled to Congo Brazzaville since October to escape ethnic violence in the DRC.

News Reports

• Iraqi PM Remains Ahead After Partial Vote Count VOA 13 Mar 2010 -- Iraqis continue to await the final results of the country's March 7th parliamentary election and the country's high electoral commission continues to slowly tabulate votes. Final results are not expected for at least another 48 hours, as leading politicians level charges of fraud and electoral irregularities.
• Several US-backed cyber war networks against Iran are broken IRNA 13 Mar 2010 -- Tehran Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor Office in a statement said a number of organized US-backed war networks have been broken in the country and 30 people have been arrested in this concern.
• Iran envoy to UN agencies in Vienna says NPT is discriminatory IRNA 13 Mar 2010 -- Iran’s permanent envoy to the United Nations organizations in Vienna, Austria, Ali-Asghar Soltaniyeh said Friday that the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was discriminatory both in nature and in implementation.
• 45 people die as suicide and bomb attacks rock Pakistani city IRNA 13 Mar 2010 -- Two suicide attacks and four low intensity blasts rocked Pakistan’s eastern Lahore city on Friday which killed some 45 people and injured upto 100 people, police said
• Deadly Bomb Attack Rocks Northwest Pakistan RFE/RL 13 Mar 2010 -- A suicide bomber today killed at least 13 people in Pakistan's troubled Swat Valley, raising fears of a new wave of violence by Taliban insurgents.
• 13 People Dead in Another Suicide Bombing in Pakistan VOA 13 Mar 2010 -- Top military officials in a northwestern Pakistani district say a suicide bomber has killed at least 13 people, including security personnel, and wounded more than 50 others. Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for the bombing, the third deadly strike in Pakistan this week.
• Sweden's FM Denounces Parliament Vote on Armenian Genocide VOA 13 Mar 2010 -- Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has denounced a parliamentary resolution that recognizes the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide.
• Competing Political Rallies in Togo VOA 13 Mar 2010 -- Togo's two largest political parties held separate marches in the capital Saturday. Ruling party supporters are celebrating the re-election of the president. The main opposition party is protesting results from this month's election that it says are unfair.
• Kazakh Town Destroyed After Dams Burst, 35 Dead RFE/RL 13 Mar 2010 -- At least 35 people have been killed and thousands evacuated from the southeastern Kazakh town of Qyzylaghash and nearby villages after floodwaters destroyed two dams in the area, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.
• Ukrainian Envoy: EU Will 'Always' Remain Kyiv's Main Priority RFE/RL 13 Mar 2010 -- "The EU was and will be the main priority for Ukraine" is a statement that sums up the main thrust of the message delivered by the Ukrainian ambassador to the EU, Andriy Veselovskyy.