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18 March 2010 Military News

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  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 18 Mar 2010 [PDF]

  • Airpower Summary: March 15 AFNS 18 Mar 2010
  • Airpower Summary: March 16 AFNS 18 Mar 2010

  • Iraqi Security Forces take lead in election security Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- In 2005, Iraq held two rounds of elections in a chaotic environment with heavy outside influence and security in the hands of Coalition Forces.
  • Empire State MPs partner in safe Iraqi election Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- As tens of thousands of Basra residents voted in the March 7, 2010, national elections, Soldiers from the 206th Military Police Company joined their Iraqi Security Force partners in monitoring the country's second largest city in its Provincial Joint Communications Center.
  • Maj. Gen. Cucolo discusses drawdown, election Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- In a conference call from his headquarters in Northern Iraq March 11, Maj. Gen. Tony Cucolo, commanding general of Task Force Marne and U.S. Division-North, as well as the 3rd Infantry Division, told reporters that the number of troops in his area of responsibility will decrease from 22,000 to 8,600 by Sept. 1.
  • 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment takes command Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- The 155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) handed its mission over to the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 13th ESC, during a transfer of authority ceremony March 12 at Contingency Operating Base Taji, Iraq.
  • Iraqis Arrest Terrorism Suspects AFPS 18 Mar 2010 -- Iraqi forces arrested suspected al-Qaida in Iraq and Kataib Hezbollah terrorists today during three operations with U.S. advisors.

  • 90th Human Resources returns home Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- The 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division welcomed back nearly thirty 90th Human Resources Company Soldiers at Cottrell Field, March 14.

  • Bazaar flourishes after nine months of closure USMC News 18 Mar 2010 -- Just outside of Combat Outpost Sharp, in Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, there sits the Zan Zier bazaar. What was just months ago completely abandoned, is now home to 66 different shops that provide the Mian Poshteh area with goods.
  • Time for shift to greater Afghan responsibility for peace and stability – UN official UN News Centre 18 Mar 2010 -- The time has come to transform the relationship between Afghanistan and its partners to enable greater responsibility on the part of Afghans themselves and an increasingly supporting role for the international community as the country strives to achieve peace and development, a senior United Nations official said today.
  • Combined Forces in Afghanistan Kill, Detain Militants AFPS 18 Mar 2010 -- Afghan and international forces killed several militants and detained numerous suspects in operations last night in Afghanistan, military officials reported.
  • Another major offensive kicks off in southern Afghanistan RIA Novosti 18 Mar 2010 -- Another joint offensive against Taliban militants began in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province late on Wednesday, a source in Afghanistan's defense ministry reported.
  • Army Reserve Unit Utilizes Innovative Method to Expedite Supply Distribution in Afghanistan Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- When packages are shipped in the United States, customers have a reasonable assumption that whatever they send will reach its destination in a reasonable amount of time. Everything is logged and tracked. Persons are held accountable if something does not get where it is supposed to be when it is supposed to. It is a service that is often taken for granted, especially when on deployment.
  • Clumsy Afghan suicide-bomber blows himself up RIA Novosti 18 Mar 2010 -- A suicide-bomber in southern Afghanistan has blown himself up while putting on a vest filled with explosives, a spokesman for provincial administration said.

  • U.S. Military Support Continues in Chile AFPS 18 Mar 2010 -- U.S. military support to relief efforts in Chile continues in the wake of a magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the country Feb. 27.

  • 377th Theater Sustainment Command Takes the Reins in Haiti Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- The 377th Theater Sustainment Command assumed the Joint Logistics Command - Haiti mission yesterday in Port-au-Prince in support of Operation Unified Response, the humanitarian aid/disaster relief effort.
  • 470th MI Brigade information gathering aids Haiti response Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- Members of the teams that quickly deployed to Haiti in response to the Jan. 12 earthquake have returned with first-hand accounts of what they experienced.

  • Guardsmen Install Flood Barrier Never Before Used in Fargo Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- North Dakota Air National Guard members became the first to install a new tool in the flood fight today when they placed a section of AquaFence in Fargo. The city has never used the product before, so the effort served as a demonstration of the ease with which it can be installed. As the Red River creeps toward its crest of 37 to 39 feet this weekend, the durability of the fence will be tested, as well.
  • Small Crew of Soldiers Keeps Traffic Moving as Lisbon Prepares for Flooding Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- It's nonstop hauling in Lisbon this week as dump trucks bump through town with load after load of mud and clay. The city is quickly building a dike to hold back the rising Sheyenne River. As of today, it was at 14.53 feet with flood stage listed at 15 feet and a crest expected around 17.5 feet in a few days, according to the National Weather Service.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • Clinton In Moscow To Push Iran Sanctions, START Agreement RFE/RL 18 Mar 2010 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has said that Washington and Moscow are making "substantial progress" in negotiating the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).
  • Russia, US Nearing Deal on Arms Reduction VOA 18 Mar 2010 -- Top Russian and U.S. officials say negotiators are close to clinching a new treaty to cut the nuclear arsenals of the two powers.
  • Clinton Two-Day Moscow Visit to Include Mideast Talks VOA 18 Mar 2010 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Moscow working toward a new strategic arms agreement with Russia.

  • DoD News: DOD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for February 2010 DoD 18 Mar 2010 -- The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for February 2010.
  • Defense Department Prepares for Recruiting Challenges AFPS 18 Mar 2010 -- Despite historic recruitment rates since the end of the military draft, the Defense Department continues to take measures to ensure prolonged recruitment successes, a senior Pentagon official informed Congress yesterday.
  • U.S., JASDF Airmen work side by side during ATR exercise AFNS 18 Mar 2010 -- Crewchiefs and fuels specialists worked side-by-side with their Japan Air Self Defense Force counterparts as a part of a cross-familiarization program during an aviation training relocation exercise March 8 through 12 at Tsuiki Air Base.
  • Eighteen Months of Preparation Lead to Alaskan Missile Test Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- When you live in or visit Alaska, you become aware of the vast amount of land in the state - 54 million acres - much of which is undeveloped pristine wilderness.
  • Air Force Uniform Office planning for the future AFNS 18 Mar 2010 -- Officials in the Air Force Uniform Office here are developing a seven-year strategic plan, which will be used to provide Air Force Uniform Board members vital uniform technology information to assist in making decisions on allocating limited resources to pursue the board's priorities.
  • Airdrop training coming to Altus AFB AFNS 18 Mar 2010 -- A new training course will be soon implemented into the syllabus for all C-17 Globemaster III aircrew members attending technical training here.
  • Joint STARS resumes re-engining program with two major contract actions AFNS 18 Mar 2010 -- The 751st Electronic Systems Group has successfully resumed the system design and development phase of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System re-engining program with the award of two large contract actions.
  • Depot uses Recovery Act allocations to upgrade facilities, utilities Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- Four construction projects here have been funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. A total of $4.19 million has been accepted by Anniston Army Depot for the upgrades and renovations to facilities and utilities on the installation.
  • Inventory process vital to successful LMP go-live Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- Parts handlers here finding unused items and entering those stock numbers into the Standard Depot System won't be able to account for items the same way come October when the blackout period for implementation of the Logistics Modernization Program begins.
  • Hard work, more stands improve cycle time for turret disassembly Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- As recently as two months ago, approximately 30 M1 Abrams turrets sat in storage awaiting disassembly. Today, thanks to hard work and additional space, a turret can be moved directly from its hull to a disassembly bay, greatly reducing the process' cycle time.
  • New language-training detachments preparing Soldiers for Afghanistan Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- Soldiers at Fort Campbell, Ky., and Fort Carson, Colo., are now taking language courses that will better prepare them to meet the demands of operations in Afghanistan.
  • Camp Withycombe green remediation techniques result in $5 million cost avoidance Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- The Oregon Army National Guard's Camp Withycombe won the FY 2009 Secretary of the Army award for environmental restoration efforts on an installation.
  • The Defense Language Institute awards 5,000th Associate of Arts degree Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- On March 18, the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) celebrated the awarding of its 5,000th Associate of Arts degree to Pfc. Tyler Rasmussen.
  • Fort Sill targeted by Joint Precision Airdrop System Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- Lawton and Fort Sill residents will notice an increase in military transport jets as Altus Air Force Base aircrews begin using the post's range for drop zone training starting today. Aircrews flying C-17 Globemaster III cargo jets will perform their Joint Precision Airdrop System, or JPADS, training mission in the South East Corner, which is in South Arbuckle Range.
  • Fort Sill graduates first gender-integrated class Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- Inspiring doesn't even begin to describe the first gender integration training graduation held March 12 at the McMahon Auditorium in Lawton, according to the participants and friends and family who attended.
  • U.S. Army Africa commander meets South African military leaders Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- Maj. Gen. William B. Garrett III, commander of U.S. Army Africa, visited South Africa on March 7, 2010 for a week-long tour, marking his first visit to that country.
  • Barracks no longer the only option for single sergeants Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- Some of Fort Jackson's single sergeants soon may be moving out of the barracks.
  • Resilience school to open in April: Fort Jackson at forefront of Army's new mental fitness program Army News 18 Mar 2010 -- When Staff Sgt. Keith Allen, an instructor at Victory University, was selected to participate in the Master Resilience Training pilot program at the University of Pennsylvania in August, he was skeptical, at best.
  • Base holds energy conference USMC News 18 Mar 2010 -- Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany hosted approximately 50 officials from around the state for the 2nd annual Georgia Military Installation Energy Conference, March 9.
  • Senior leaders visit Corps’ first experimental FOB USMC News 18 Mar 2010 -- General James T. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, toured a technical demonstration where more than two dozen commercial vendors showcased the first Experimental Forward Operating Base March 12.
  • Corps to activate Joint Strike Fighter training squadron in April USMC News 18 Mar 2010 -- Media are invited to the reactivation ceremony of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 451 at the Naval Aviation Museum, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., on Thursday, April 1 at 2 p.m.
  • BEQ energy-saving improvements planned USMC News 18 Mar 2010 -- Energy-saving changes to the new Bachelor Enlisted Quarters, now under construction at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, have been announced by Navy Facilities Command, Southeast.
  • VMFA-115 bids farewell to MCAS Iwakuni after UDP deployment USMC News 18 Mar 2010 -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 returned to its home base Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. March 11 after completing a six-month deployment under the Unit Deployment Program here.
  • CLC-36 provides sustained combat logistics, keeps station fully functional USMC News 18 Mar 2010 -- Among all the different units aboard the air station here, one stands alone. Being the smallest non-air wing unit here, Combat Logistics Company 36 stays committed each day to providing supply support, engineer ground equipment maintenance and intermediate motor transport to the air wing, ultimately ensuring Marines have the necessary tools to achieve mission accomplishment in garrison or combat.
  • SAGIP helps prepare for disasters USMC News 18 Mar 2010 -- Elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines conducted humanitarian assistance/disaster relief classes March 9 - 11 in preparation for Sagip 2010.
  • MEU gives medical support during BK USMC News 18 Mar 2010 -- Sailors and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a five-day medical civil action project at San Juan Elementary School in Ternate, the Philippines, that began March 8.
  • Maj. Gen. Conant soars with 'Ospreys' USMC News 18 Mar 2010 -- Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, arrived here March 11 to see the results of a three-week training evolution during Enhanced Mojave Viper.
  • French Army teaches 24th MEU Marines desert survival skills USMC News 18 Mar 2010 -- The desert is an unforgiving and potentially lethal ecosystem; and where most Marines find themselves operating while deployed. This makes garnering basic desert survival skills essential to every Marine.
  • M16A2s finally replaced by M16A4s USMC News 18 Mar 2010 -- Quantico’s Armory received a much needed upgrade Monday as they received 790 new M4s to replace a majority of the current stock of M16A2s.
  • Pearl Harbor Shipyard Completes USS Bremerton on Time Navy NewsStand 18 Mar 2010 -- Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility completed USS Bremerton's (SSN 698) Dry-docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) March 9.
  • NAVFAC Southeast Photovoltaic Project to Save NASP $4,000 Annually Navy NewsStand 18 Mar 2010 -- A project which will put solar panels on the roofs of two buildings at Naval Air Station Pensacola is estimated to save the base 365 megawatt-hours of electricity, worth about $4,000, in annual savings.
  • Shipping Industry's 'Best Practices' Deter Piracy Navy NewsStand 18 Mar 2010 -- At the intersection of the waterways leading to Africa, Asia and Europe, the coast of Somalia plays host to some of the most travelled shipping lanes on the globe, making transit of these pirate-infested waters a necessity for many commercial shipping companies.
  • Centers for Naval Intelligence, Information Dominance Support DIA Navy NewsStand 18 Mar 2010 -- Hosted by the Center for Naval Intelligence (CNI) and Fleet Intelligence Training Center (FITC), the Defense Intelligence Agency's (DIA) General Intelligence Training Council (GITC) held their annual winter conference in San Diego Feb 22-25.
  • NHCP Opens New Deployment, Behavioral Health Center Navy NewsStand 18 Mar 2010 -- Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton (NHCP) staff and guests celebrated the opening of a new Deployment and Behavioral Health Center during a ribbon cutting ceremony March 12 at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
  • Medical professionals save millions with common-sense concept AFNS 18 Mar 2010 -- Officials from the 86th Medical Special Operations Clinic have developed a way to maximize time spent by people traveling to Ramstein Air Base for a conference, saving the Department of Defense millions of dollars along the way.
  • Altus training operations begin to recover from ice storm AFNS 18 Mar 2010 -- Looking at Altus Air Force Base, the only signs of this year's ice storm are limbless trees that had to be trimmed down after the storm covered the base in a thick sheet of ice.
  • U.S.-Japan Relations Remain Strong, Official Says AFPS 18 Mar 2010 -- U.S. military relations with Japan remain strong despite disagreements over basing and other aspects of the bilateral security agreement, the Pentagon’s head of East Asian relations said here yesterday.
  • Gates Notes Contributions of Military Women AFPS 18 Mar 2010 -- The nation depends upon women, both military and civilian, at all levels of the Defense Department, from the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan to the upper echelons of military command, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today.
  • Senators Salute National Guard’s Value AFPS 18 Mar 2010 -- U.S. senators applauded the National Guard’s domestic and overseas contributions at a Capitol Hill breakfast today.
  • New System to Deliver More Intelligence to Warfighters AFPS 18 Mar 2010 -- Troops at the forward edge of the battlefield soon will be able to tap into massive stores of intelligence, including full-motion video gathered from unmanned aerial vehicles, to plan and conduct their missions.
  • Tsuiki ATR exercise concludes AFNS 18 Mar 2010 -- The departure of the final two F-16 Fighting Falcons from Tsuiki Air Base March 12 signaled the end of a weeklong aviation training relocation exercise between the 35th Fighter Wing from Misawa AB, Japan and the Japan Air Self Defense Force.

  • Washington to unveil new U.S. nuclear doctrine soon - official RIA Novosti 18 Mar 2010 -- The new U.S. nuclear doctrine will be send for review by the Congress within a month, a senior U.S. defense official said.

  • Russian-U.S. arms deal 'in home stretch' RIA Novosti 18 Mar 2010 -- Russian and U.S. negotiators will wrap up a new strategic arms reduction pact in the very near future, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
  • Russia, UN hope arms reduction treaty will be signed soon RIA Novosti 18 Mar 2010 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said on Thursday they hoped a new nuclear disarmament agreement replacing the START 1 treaty will be signed soon.
  • Russian Air Force receives first 10 new air-defense systems RIA Novosti 18 Mar 2010 -- The first 10 Pantsir S1 (SA-22 Greyhound) antiaircraft surface-to-air missile systems entered service with the Russian Air Force, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
  • Russian warship to make port call in Oman RIA Novosti 18 Mar 2010 -- A Russian frigate will start on Thursday a two-day visit to the port of Salalah in Oman to replenish water and food supplies for its current anti-piracy mission off the Somali coast, a Navy source said.

  • U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 18 Mar 2010
  • Briefing by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 3/18/2010 The White House 18 Mar 2010

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