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27 March 2010 Military News

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  • Submarine New Mexico Joins the Fleet Navy NewsStand 27 Mar 2010 -- With the traditional first order "man our ship and bring her to life," Sailors assigned to USS New Mexico (SSN 779) boarded the Virginia-class attack submarine during a commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk March 27.
  • NRNW Participates in Exercise Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield 2010 Navy NewsStand 27 Mar 2010 -- Naval Base Kitsap (NBK), Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Naval Station Everett, and Naval Magazine Indian Island participated in this year's security training exercise Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield 2010 (SC/CS-10) March 22 - 26.
  • SHARE II Goes Live, Eases User Interface Navy NewsStand 27 Mar 2010 -- The Navy's Software, Hardware Asset Reuse Enterprise (SHARE) repository debuted a new implementation, known as SHARE II, March 23.

  • India test fires nuke capable Prithvi-II and Dhanush missiles IRNA 27 Mar 2010 -- India successfully test fired two nuclear-capable medium-range ballistic missiles Prithvi-II and Dhanush in quick succession early Saturday from different locations off the Orissa coast, adding more firepower to the armed forces.
  • India successfully tests fires two nuclear capable ballistic missiles RIA Novosti 27 Mar 2010 -- India has successfully test-fired two short-range nuclear-capable missiles off the coast of the Orissa state on Saturday, the IANS news agency reported, quoting military officials.

  • NATO Urges Russia To Help Create 'Security Roof' RFE/RL 27 Mar 2010 -- The head of NATO has called on Russia to help create a vast "security roof" aimed at countering the growing nuclear threat posed by rogue nations such as Iran.
  • NATO not cooperating sufficiently with Russia - CSTO head RIA Novosti 27 Mar 2010 -- NATO is not sufficiently cooperating with Russia in tackling the Afghan drug threat, the head of the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) said on Saturday.
  • NATO Chief Cheers US-Russia Arms Treaty VOA 27 Mar 2010 -- NATO's chief has welcomed the new arms control agreement between the United States and Russia.

  • Russian official charged with selling MiG jets for $5 RIA Novosti 27 Mar 2010 -- A former Russian state official has been charged with illegally selling MiG-31 Foxhound aircraft hulls at a price of 153 rubles ($5) each instead of $3.7 million in 2007, investigators said.

  • Sofia hails NATO 'security roof' plan RIA Novosti 27 Mar 2010 -- Building a missile defense shield to cover all European countries, including Russia, would help restore confidence in NATO, the Bulgarian foreign minister said on Saturday.
  • NATO head calls for greater cooperation with Russia on missile defense RIA Novosti 27 Mar 2010 -- The NATO chief called on Saturday for a new Euro-Atlantic security architecture, "one security roof," in which Russia should be a full-fledged partner.

  • Italian Air Force leaner but meaner - commander RIA Novosti 27 Mar 2010 -- The size of the Italian Air Force has been halved over the past ten years in terms of personnel, materiel and equipment but it has lost none of its efficiency, Italy's top military commander said.

  • Rescue operation on sunken S.Korean naval ship continues RIA Novosti 27 Mar 2010 -- South Korea is continuing the rescue operation on its naval ship that sunk in the Yellow Sea near the border with North Korea late on Friday, with 46 sailors still missing, the Yonhap news agency reported Saturday.
  • S.Korean naval ship sinks in Yellow Sea, 40 sailors missing RIA Novosti 27 Mar 2010 -- A South Korean naval ship sank in the Yellow Sea near the border with North Korea late on Friday, and more than 40 sailors are missing while 58 were rescued, local media reported.
  • Dozens Missing From Sunken South Korean Navy Vessel VOA 27 Mar 2010 -- South Korea is scrambling to locate at least 46 South Korean military personnel missing after a one of the South's naval patrol vessels sank in a tense maritime area disputed by North Korea. Seoul is investigating what caused the incident, but holding off for now on blaming the North.

  • Taiwan to stay on alert over S. Korean ship sinking: President Ma CNA 27 Mar 2010 -- Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou said Saturday that he has instructed the military to stay on alert after he obtained a clearer picture of the sinking of a South Korean naval patrol ship on the sea between China and the Korean peninsula.

  • UK urged to include Trident in nuclear disarmament talks IRNA 27 Mar 2010 -- The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has welcomed the conclusion of a new nuclear arms reduction treaty between the US and Russia, while urging Britain to include its Trident missiles in disarmament negotiations.

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  • Kurdish Alliance Gives Criteria For Forming A Coalition RFE/RL 27 Mar 2010 -- A senior Iraqi Kurdish official says that upholding pluralism, democracy, and the constitution must be the main criteria for any postelection government coalition that wants to have the Kurdistan Alliance as a partner, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) reports.
  • Iraqi Vote Winner Says Ready To Negotiate With All Parties RFE/RL 27 Mar 2010 -- The head of the party receiving the most votes in Iraq's parliamentary elections says he wants to negotiate with all parties to form a government.
  • Iraq's Allawi Reaches Out to Rivals VOA 27 Mar 2010 -- Iraq's former prime minister Ayad Allawi reached out to rival parties Saturday and expressed hope that a coalition government can be formed quickly.



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