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29 April 2010 Military News

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Current Operations

  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 29 Apr 2010 [PDF]

  • 3rd Sustainment Brigade moves out Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- Approximately 200 Soldiers from 3rd Sustainment Brigade deployed to Iraq, April 24. Their mission is to plan, coordinate and execute the movement of equipments from Iraq during the next 12 months.
  • 260th Quartermaster HHD returns from Iraq Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- Eighty Soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 260th Quartermaster Battalion, landed at the Truscott Air Terminal at Hunter Army Airfield in the early morning hours of April 26.
  • CSA discusses progress, future of Iraq Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. visited 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, on Contingency Operating Station Falcon, April 28.
  • Fort Rucker's 164th Theater Airfield Operation Group deploys Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- Families and fellow Soldiers of the 164th Theater Airfield Operation Group bid farewell to 17 unit members who departed for a yearlong deployment in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait April 27 at Cairns Army Airfield.

  • Forces in Afghanistan Kill, Capture Enemy Fighters AFPS 29 Apr 2010 -- Afghan and international forces killed or captured numerous enemy fighters and seized stockpiles of drugs and illegal weapons in recent Afghanistan operations, military officials reported.
  • Entire 101st to deploy to Afghanistan within year Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- Throughout 2010 and 2011, more than 20,000 Soldiers from Fort Campbell's 101st Airborne Division will deploy to Afghanistan, the first time an entire Army division has deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom within one year.
  • Pentagon: Afghans Still Skeptical Of Government RFE/RL 29 Apr 2010 -- The Pentagon believes only a quarter of Afghans in key areas support President Hamid Karzai's government.
  • Latvia may agree to send more troops to Afghanistan RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2010 -- Latvia may review its position and send more troops to war-torn Afghanistan following a request by the U.S., the country's defense minister, Imants Liegis, has said.

  • U.S. Must Help Pakistan Beat Insurgency, Officials Say AFPS 29 Apr 2010 -- Calling relations with Pakistan vital to U.S. national security, senior Defense Department officials testified on Capitol Hill today in support of long-term funding for Pakistan’s counterinsurgency operations.
  • Official Praises Crew’s Response to Iranian Aircraft AFPS 29 Apr 2010 -- Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell today credited the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower for its disciplined response last week when an Iranian military aircraft flew within 1,000 yards of it in the Gulf of Oman.
  • Pakistani Taliban Chief Believed to be Alive, Contrary to Reports VOA 29 Apr 2010 -- Pakistani intelligence officials say Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud is believed to be alive, despite claims that he was killed by a U.S. missile strike earlier this year.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • US Officials Urge Congress to Support Aid for Pakistan VOA 29 Apr 2010 -- Senior U.S. officials urged Congress on Thursday to support long-term military and civilian security assistance for Pakistan, which they say has been essential for the U.S.-led fight against global terrorism. Members of Congress from both political parties were generally supportive of the plan, with some urging faster movement particularly in providing new helicopters for Pakistan's military.

  • Transcript: DOD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon DoD 29 Apr 2010 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell
  • Pentagon Prepares for Possible Oil Spill Response AFPS 29 Apr 2010 -- A massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico that’s headed toward U.S. shores is receiving “top-level attention” within the Defense Department as it evaluates what capabilities it may have to support the response mission, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said today.
  • Navy to Start Training Female Submariners in July AFPS 29 Apr 2010 -- Navy officials today announced they are moving ahead with plans to integrate women onto submarines beginning in late 2011 or early 2012.
  • MAG-36 units flock to skies USMC News 29 Apr 2010 -- A flock of gray, metallic birds emblazoned with the word Marines on their side-recently spread their wings and exercised their capabilities on and over Okinawa April 15.
  • Combat engineers construct outpost USMC News 29 Apr 2010 -- Marines with Company A, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, completed construction of a combat outpost as part of their pre-deployment training at the Central Training Area April 20.
  • Wasp Crosses INSURV Finish Line Navy NewsStand 29 Apr 2010 -- After four days of tests, Wasp was certified as having passed Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) with a grade of satisfactory, April 23.
  • Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Movement Corridor study presses on AFNS 29 Apr 2010 -- Wildlife biologists and conservation agents from here along with researchers from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are continuing a wildlife research effort in Anchorage, Alaska.
  • Airmen train on combat search, rescue missions AFNS 29 Apr 2010 -- Airmen participating in Exercise Angel Thunder 2010 here performed a combat search and rescue mission at the Barry M. Goldwater Range April 19 more than 140 miles northwest of Tucson, Ariz.
  • Reserve aircrew assists DEA with transfer of $40 million from global money laundering case AFNS 29 Apr 2010 -- An Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules aircrew transported more than $40 million worth of gold, silver and jewels from Panama to the U.S. as part of one of the United State's longest investigations into an international drug money laundering scheme.
  • Boeing officials bring 787 to Eglin AFB for weather tests AFNS 29 Apr 2010 -- Officials at the McKinley Climatic Lab here are hosting Boeing's newest passenger aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, for two weeks of cold and hot weather testing.
  • Dignitaries visit U.S., Bulgarian exercise AFNS 29 Apr 2010 -- The U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria and Bulgarian minister of defense visited Plovdiv Airport to witness the partnership building between U.S. and Bulgarian military forces April 27 during Operation Thracian Spring 2010 here.
  • Air Guard rescue unit practices skills during exercise AFNS 29 Apr 2010 -- When the 212th Rescue Squadron Airmen of the Alaska Air National Guard arrived on-scene, the apartment complex was a jumble of broken concrete and unstable support beams.
  • Army to improve speciality rucksack Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- The Army is looking at ways to improve a special rucksack designed to carry a robotic vehicle on a Soldier's back.
  • Army Receives 10,000th GMLRS Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- The U.S. Army is commemorating its receipt of the 10,000th production delivery of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) --- a 500-pound, precision-guided land rocket which can pinpoint and destroy enemy targets at ranges greater than 70 kilometers. Its pinpoint accuracy reduces collateral damage, service officials said.
  • 3rd Brigade Combat Team conducts consolidated change of command Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- Col. Patrick D. Frank assumed command of 3rd Brigade Combat Team while five of the brigade's six battalions welcomed new commanders during a consolidated change of command ceremony Friday on Sexton Field.
  • Aviators conduct helicopter training in Adirondacks Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- Afghanistan features high, rugged mountains and elevations of up to 6,000 feet - very important facts to consider for pilots who are preparing for upcoming deployments.
  • 4th IBCT trains alongside State Department officials Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- State Department officials who are scheduled to provide diplomatic and legal expertise to Iraq's Provincial Reconstruction Teams later this year participated in pre-deployment exercises alongside their 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division counterparts at the National Training Center, April 24.
  • 502nd Mission Support Group stands up Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- One of the last pieces of the Joint Base San Antonio puzzle moved into place April 26 as the 502nd Mission Support Group officially stood up during a ceremony at Fort Sam Houston's historic MacArthur Field.
  • Biometrics team demos force protection device for Colombia Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- Culminating a four-month initiative March 25, a biometrics team from the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade was in Colombia to demonstrate a device that could help the Colombian military improve force protection.
  • General seeks better ways for defeating IEDs Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- The three-star general directing the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization wants to listen to intermediate-level officers' ideas for pushing information and technology into Afghanistan.
  • Drug sniffing dogs hit the streets of ANAD Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- The Directorate of Emergency Services has new weapons in the battle against drugs and explosives on Anniston Army Depot - the military working dogs who visited the installation the week of April 12.
  • Depot building $46M transmission facility Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- The Powertrain Transmission Facility groundbreaking held at Anniston Army Depot on April 22 signaled the beginning of a project to modernize and consolidate the installation's transmission program.
  • Bushmasters embed Soldiers with 278th ACR during initial deployment Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- The 1-306th Infantry Battalion "Bushmasters" of the 188th Infantry Brigade, First Army Division East, embedded a team of trainers with the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment when it deployed to Iraq in February.
  • Fort Jackson opens GAT facility Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- Fort Jackson officials cut the ribbon on its new Global Assessment Tool facility Wednesday.
  • AFCC dedication scheduled Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- The Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center will mark its official opening with a dedication ceremony at 10 a.m., May 6. The AFCC is the home to the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School, the Air Force Chaplain Corps College and the Navy Chaplaincy School and Center.
  • 187th geared to maintain safety Army News 29 Apr 2010 -- Every Soldier knows what it's like to stand among about 100 other Soldiers in a company formation. It would be difficult for any to fathom what it would be like if their battle-buddies to their left or right began to disappear. It might seem like a movie if their comrades vanished, one-by-one.
  • Guard, Reserve Leaders Seek Funding for Growing Role AFPS 29 Apr 2010 -- The military’s National Guard and reserve units need more funding to reflect the operational readiness they have proven in Iraq and Afghanistan, rather than the ready-reserve model for which their current funding provides, reserve-component leaders told Congress yesterday.

  • Medvedev signs Crimea naval base deal RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2010 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed on Thursday a law on the ratification of a Black Sea Fleet agreement with Ukraine, the Kremlin said.
  • No harm done to Ukraine-U.S. relations by naval base deal - speaker RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2010 -- The recent deal extending Russia's use of a naval base in Crimea will not harm the development of Ukraine-U.S. relations, Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn said on Thursday.
  • Base deal small price for better Russia-Ukraine ties - Yanukovych RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2010 -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday defended the Russian Navy base deal extending Russian naval presence in the country until 2042, saying the naval base deal is a small price for establishing better Russia-Ukraine ties.
  • Ukraine's Yanukovych signs Russian naval base deal into law RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2010 -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has signed into law the deal extending the use of the Russian naval base in Crimea, deputy head of the presidential administration Anna German said on Thursday.
  • Ukraine's Russian Fleet Deal Raises Cultural Concerns VOA 29 Apr 2010 -- Tuesday's egg-throwing brawl in the Ukrainian Parliament was sparked by a controversial agreement to extend the lease for Russia's Black Sea Fleet in the port of Sevastopol through 2042. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych negotiated the agreement with Moscow in exchange for a 30-percent discount on imports of Russian natural gas for 10 years. But critics are concerned about the cultural implications of Mr. Yanukovych's foreign policy toward Russia.

  • Russian military looks to extend draft age RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2010 -- A Russian General Staff official suggested on Thursday draft age should be extended to 30 years and remaining deferrals scrapped.

  • South Korean Families Hold Funeral for Lost Sailors VOA 29 Apr 2010 -- South Korea's president has joined family members in a funeral service for dozens of sailors lost in last month's sinking of a naval warship. Underlying the day's emotion are lingering suspicions that North Korea may have had a direct role in the deaths.

  • IRGC Public Relation Officer: Ultraregional countries, major receivers of Messenger (P) 5 War Games’ message IRNA 29 Apr 2010 -- An Islamic Republic Guard Corps’ high brass officer said here Monday evening ultraregional countries disturbing Persian Gulf region’s security are main receivers of Grand Messenger (P) 5 War Games.

  • Han Kuang No. 26 military drill held in Pingtung CNA 29 Apr 2010 -- The Taiwan military conducted amphibious and anti-parachute maneuvers in the southern county of Pingtung Thursday as part of its annual Han Kuang No. 26 exercise.

  • Indian Navy commissions first indigenous 'stealth' frigate RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2010 -- The Indian Navy on Thursday commissioned the INS Shivalik, the first of three new indigenous stealth frigates, the Defense Ministry said.

  • Freeing world of chemical weapons the best way to honour victims, says Ban UN News Centre 29 Apr 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for strengthening the international treaty banning chemical weapons as a way to honour all those who have lost their lives to this scourge.
  • Press Conference by President-Elect of 2010 Review Conference of Parties to Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons United Nations 29 Apr 2010

  • U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 29 Apr 2010

Defense Industry

  • DoD News: Contracts for April 29, 2010
  • Russian Firm Denies 'Club-K' Missiles Could Be Used By Terrorists RFE/RL 29 Apr 2010 -- A new cruise-missile system being marketed by a Russian firm is attracting attention as a weapon that, according to its own promotional video, could transform ordinary civilian freight vehicles into long-range missile launchers.
  • Orbital Selected By Naval Research Laboratory for $95 Million Technical Services Contract Orbital Sciences Corp. 29 Apr 2010 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for a spacecraft and airborne system support services contract valued at approximately $95 million over a five-year period. The contract was won in a competitive process by Orbital’s Technical Services Division (TSD), which is part of the company’s Space Systems Group. The NRL contract calls for Orbital technical personnel to conduct prototype spacecraft and airborne system and subsystem research, analysis and development, as well as integration, testing, and data processing and documentation activities.
  • ATK Awarded $32 Million in Follow-on Contracts to Produce HELLFIRE II Rocket Motors and Warheads ATK 29 Apr 2010 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has received follow-on production contracts valued at $32 million to produce rocket motors and warheads for the precision-strike laser-guided HELLFIRE® II missile. ATK will manufacture approximately 7,100 rocket motors and 2,200 metal augmented charge (MAC) warheads at its manufacturing facility in Rocket Center, West Virginia. The contracts were awarded by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), the prime contractor for the HELLFIRE II missile.
  • BAE Systems Wins New Land Contracts in Nordic Markets BAE Systems 29 Apr 2010 -- New armored vehicle contracts for BAE Systems in Finland and Norway have taken land sales to Nordic countries above $215 million in the past two months, underpinning the strength of the company's export portfolio.
  • Boeing Honors 25 Years of B-1 Excellence Boeing 29 Apr 2010 -- Members of the Boeing [NYSE: BA] B-1 Bomber Program team have joined the U.S. Air Force at Dyess Air Force Base today to mark the 25th anniversary of the B-1 bomber.
  • Lockheed Martin Delivers Communications System Module for Second Mobile User Objective System Satellite Lockheed Martin 29 Apr 2010 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has delivered a cutting-edge communications system module for the second satellite in the U.S. Navy's Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) program.
  • Pratt & Whitney Awarded $65 Million Contract for F100 Engine Maintenance Pratt & Whitney 29 Apr 2010 -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Pratt & Whitney a $65 million contract to provide maintenance for F100 engines powering F-16 fighter aircraft from various international F100 customers, including Egypt, Jordan, Taiwan and Thailand. The three-year contract contains extension options, making the potential value approximately $100 million over the life of the contract. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company.
  • Raytheon Awarded $89.5 Million Digital Radar Warning Receiver Contract Raytheon 29 Apr 2010 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received an $89.5 million contract award from the U.S. Navy for the continued production of its ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receiver.

Other Conflicts

News Reports

  • Clinton Questions Ahmadinejad's Role at Nuclear Conference VOA 29 Apr 2010 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday questioned Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's role at next week's Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference in New York, given what she called Tehran's "indisputable" record of violating nuclear obligations. U.S. officials say Mr. Ahmadinejad and his delegation will receive visas in time to attend the meeting.
  • What If Sanctions On Iran Don't Work? RFE/RL 29 Apr 2010 -- The backroom lobbying game is on as the UN Security Council faces the prospect of imposing a fourth round of sanctions aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear program.
  • UN to address sanctions against Iran 'soon' - Russia's Lavrov RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2010 -- The UN Security Council will take up the issue of sanctions against Iran in the very near future, the Russian Foreign minister said on Thursday.

  • Baghdad Vote Recount Begins Monday VOA 29 Apr 2010 -- Iraq's electoral commission says a recount of votes in Baghdad from the March parliamentary elections will begin Monday and last at least two weeks.

  • Armenian Genocide Resolution On Israeli Parliament Agenda RFE/RL 29 Apr 2010 -- Israel's parliament has agreed to again consider a draft resolution recognizing the World War I-era mass killings and deportations of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey as genocide, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.
  • Kyrgyzstan faces separatist threat RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2010 -- Opposition to Kyrgyzstan's interim government is calling for the country to be split into two republics, government officials said on Thursday.
  • Thai 'Yellow Shirts' Stage Counter-Protests in Bangkok VOA 29 Apr 2010 -- Thai anti-government protestors have appealed to the European Union calling for observers to come to the rally site in central Bangkok in the hope of preventing "an imminent military crackdown".
  • Divisions Threaten Continued Dominance of Nigeria's Ruling Party VOA 29 Apr 2010 -- Divisions within Nigeria's ruling party threaten its continued dominance as the country prepares for elections next year.
  • Ethiopia Ruling Party Says Opposition Plans Poll-Related Violence VOA 29 Apr 2010 -- Ethiopia's ruling party is accusing opposition groups of planning violence to topple the government, if they lose next month's elections for parliament.
  • Russia aims to follow U.S. lead in private funding of space projects RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2010 -- Russia wants to encourage private companies to invest in space exploration, the head of the country's space agency said on Thursday.
  • Russia plans to take grip on Arctic from space RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2010 -- Russia is planning to develop a unique satellite system to monitor climatic changes and survey energy resources in the Arctic region, Russia's top space official said on Thursday.
  • Center for Immigration Studies on the New Arizona Immigration Law, SB1070 Center for Immigration Studies 29 Apr 2010 -- The new law recently signed by the governor of Arizona, SB 1070, makes it a state crime to violate some federal immigration statutes. While the law is extremely popular in the state, with 70 percent of Arizona voters approving of it and just 23 percent opposed, it has raised controversy. Below is a brief summary of the relevant information on illegal immigration in Arizona, followed by a short analysis of SB 1070's major provisions.
  • UK seeks to keep secret intelligence files on 7/7 bombings IRNA 29 Apr 2010 -- The British government is seeking to keep secret intelligence files at the delayed inquest into the killing of more than 50 people in the 7/7 bombing attacks on London transport in 2005.
  • For Yanukovych, A Fleet-Footed Dash To Repair Russia Divide RFE/RL 29 Apr 2010 -- Mention the cities Yalta or Potsdam and many will think of the conferences held there by the Allies to establish new spheres of influence in Europe at the end of World War II. For many Ukrainians, another name -- Kharkiv -- has now become associated with a new international deal establishing Moscow's foreign influence.
  • SAARC leaders pledge to combat challenges of terrorism: Report IRNA 29 Apr 2010 -- Heads of the eighth SAARC nations attending the association’s 16th Summit began Wednesday in Thimpu, capital of Bhutan, pledged to jointly combat the challenges of terrorism and climate change.
  • Thales Alenia Space delivers Eurobot Ground Prototype to ESA Thales 29 Apr 2010 -- Thales Alenia Space announced today that it has delivered the Eurobot Ground Prototype (EGP) to the European Space Agency (ESA), following successful testing and qualification.



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