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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 25 May 2010 [PDF]
• DoD News: DOD Announces Units for Upcoming Rotation in Iraq DoD 25 May 2010
• Airpower Summary: May 23 AFNS 25 May 2010
• Airpower Summary: May 22 AFNS 25 May 2010
• Airpower Summary: May 21 AFNS 25 May 2010
• Airpower Summary: May 20 AFNS 25 May 2010
• Broad coalition the best option for government in Iraq - UN envoy UN News Centre 25 May 2010 -- A broad-based coalition Government in Iraq is a better alternative for the people of that country.
• Forces Kill Key Terrorist in Afghanistan Firefight AFPS 25 May 2010 -- A combined Afghan-international security force killed a key al-Qaida leader and several others in a fierce gun battle in Paktia province.
• Afghan-NATO Force Kills Al-Qaida Leader VOA 25 May 2010 -- NATO says a joint Afghan-NATO force killed an al-Qaida leader and several other suspected militants in Afghanistan's eastern Paktia province.
• Airman leads joint Mi-35 attack helicopter adviser team for Afghan Air Corps AFNS 25 May 2010 -- A joint team of American, Czech Republic and Hungarian advisers are making strides helping Afghan National Army Air Corps.
• C-27A adviser squadron now 100 percent manned AFNS 25 May 2010 -- A year of success stories continues for Airmen of the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron.
• Afghanistan's Peace Jirga Pushed Back Until June RFE/RL 25 May 2010 -- Afghanistan has pushed back a national conference aimed at reaching a peace deal with militants who are willing to stop fighting.
• Pakistani Tribal Elders Said To Evict Families Of Suspected Insurgents RFE/RL 25 May 2010 -- Officials say a tribal jirga in Pakistan's Swat Valley evicted around 25 families of suspected insurgents from their homes.
• US Reportedly Authorizes More Secret Military Activity in Hot Spots VOA 25 May 2010 -- Reports say US military has authorized an expansion of covert operations in the Middle East, the Horn of Africa and Central Asia.
• NYT: Secret Directive Said To Expand Clandestine US Military Missions RFE/RL 25 May 2010 -- According to the NYT, US has secretly taken steps to increase the effectiveness of forces in fighting extremist groups.
• US Trying to Justify "Its Drone Warfare" KCNA 25 May 2010 -- Number of civilian casualties is on the steady increase due to the "drone warfare" pursued by the US.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Gates Can Accept 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Amendment AFPS 25 May 2010 -- Defense Secretary Gates can accept a proposed congressional amendment overturning the ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military.
• Gates Reluctantly Accepts Early End to US Military Gay Ban VOA 25 May 2010 -- US Defense Secretary Gates is reluctantly accepting a move in Congress to immediately repeal the ban on open homosexuals serving in the U.S. military.
• Navy Needs F-35's Capabilities, Admiral Says AFPS 25 May 2010 -- The Navy needs the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter’s fifth-generation capabilities.
• Shipping traffic delays X-51A launch AFNS 25 May 2010 -- The scheduled May 25 launch of the X-51A Waverider hypersonic flight test vehicle has been postponed 24 hours.
• Recently Released NOC 10 Describes Means for the Maritime Strategy Navy NewsStand 25 May 2010 -- The U.S. Navy director of Strategy and Policy Division (N51) spoke today at the Pentagon about the significance of the Naval Operations Concept.
• MARSOC stands up MIB USMC News 25 May 2010 -- US Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command's Marine Special Operations Intelligence Battalion (MIB) officially activated.
• Chiarelli: Armor School moving home to Benning Army News 25 May 2010 -- "The Armor Center will cease to exist in one week," said Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli in his opening remarks to the audience gathered at Waybur Theater for the Armor Warfighting Conference last week.
• Fort Bliss Town Hall: Team addresses Wiesbaden spouses' concerns in anticipation of 1st Armored Division move to west Texas installation Army News 25 May 2010 -- Massive transformation occurring on Texas installation in anticipation of the move of 1st Armored Division Headquarters.
• USS George H.W. Bush Conducts First Vertical Replenishment Navy NewsStand 25 May 2010 -- USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), the Navy's 10th and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, conducted her first vertical replenishment with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) May 18.
• USS Ardent Returns to Sea Navy NewsStand 25 May 2010 -- Following a three-month stay in a floating dry dock at the Mina Salman Pier, USS Ardent (MCM 12) returned to sea May 23.
• Aviation sustainers keep Germany-based Blackhawks in the air Army News 25 May 2010 -- The Theater Aviation Sustainment Manager - Europe supported the 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment's exercise at Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels last month by providing technical expertise and logistics planning assistance.
• Obama Plans Strengthened National Guard Presence on US-Mexico Border VOA 25 May 2010 -- President Obama is reported to be preparing steps to bolster security along the U.S.-Mexico border, including sending National Guard troops to the area.
• U. S. Air Force humanitarian assistance continues in Tajikistan AFNS 25 May 2010 -- Humanitarian cargo delivered to Tajikistan in effort to provide relief and medical aid to displaced Tajiks after floods and mudslides devastated Kulyab District.
• Army Reaches 1 Million Unmanned Flight Hours AFPS 25 May 2010 -- The Army celebrated its recent attainment of 1 million hours of unmanned flight with an aircraft display and news conference.
• Hiring surge to employ thousands AFNS 25 May 2010 -- With contractor-to-civilian conversions, new organizations standing up and overall increases in civilian positions, the Air Force civil service continues to grow.
• Navy Department Starts Industry Contracting Incentive Program Navy NewsStand 25 May 2010 -- The Department of the Navy announced via the intention to pilot a Preferred Supplier Program.
• Hangar 5 Recapitalization Completed on NAS Whidbey Island Navy NewsStand 25 May 2010 -- A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the completion of a recapitalization for Hangar 5 on Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island May 24.
• NMCB 7 Returns to Gulfport From Haiti Navy NewsStand 25 May 2010 -- More than 45 Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7 returned to Gulfport, Miss., May 22 after completing humanitarian assistance missions in support of Operation Unified Response in Haiti.
• MSRON 7 Sailors on Guam Join USNS Mercy Navy NewsStand 25 May 2010 -- Approximately 50 Sailors from MSRON 7 Security Division 71 departed aboard USNS Mercy to begin their participation in the international humanitarian mission Pacific Partnership 2010.
• Underwood Donates Project Handclasp Items to Colombia Navy NewsStand 25 May 2010 -- USS Underwood and embarked Helicopter Squadron Anti-Submarine Light 60 delivered Project Handclasp items to Colombian sailors.
• Underwood Sailors Volunteer at School in Panama Navy NewsStand 25 May 2010 -- Sailors from USS Underwood and embarked helicopter detachment Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 60 volunteered at the Instituto Comercial.
• Enterprise Conducts Emergency Medical Evacuation Navy NewsStand 25 May 2010 -- Elements from USS Enterprise and the 'Dragonslayers' of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 11 conducted an emergency medical evacuation from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha.
• Bulava probe results ready for Russian government review RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- The official results of a probe into the latest failure of Russia's Bulava ballistic missile are ready and have been sent for review.
• Russia set to adopt new arms procurement program in fall RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- A new state arms procurement program for 2011-2020 will be adopted by the Russian government and signed by the president this fall.
• Russia seeks to assemble Italian armored vehicles RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- Defense Minister Serdyukov: Russia plans to set up production of Italian armored vehicles.
• Russia to test new model of Kalashnikov assault rifle in 2011 RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- State tests of the new model of Kalashnikov automatic rifles will be held in Russia next year.
• Russia plans to resume Tu-142 search in Far East RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- Russia will resume a search for the bodies of the crew members of a Tu-142M3 plane that crashed in the Tartar Strait in November 2009.
• Russia, NATO defense ministers unlikely to meet in June RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- A Russia-NATO Council meeting at the level of defense ministers will most likely not happen in June as hoped.
• Belarus to consider ratifying post-Soviet security bloc reaction force pact RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- The Belarusian parliament will consider the ratification of an agreement on the CSTO rapid reaction force.
• Iran wants S-300 missile deal despite Russia's support for sanctions RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- Tehran still wants a S-300 missile deal with Moscow to go ahead.
• Venezuela plant to make 50 million Kalashnikov rounds annually RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- An ammunition plant being built by Russia in Venezuela will have the capacity to produce over 50 million rounds per year.
• Foreign recruits increasing in British army IRNA 25 May 2010 -- The British army has become increasingly dependent upon foreign recruits to make up for shortfalls in its targeted strength.
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 25 May 2010

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for May 25, 2010
• Lockheed Martin Delivers First U.S. Air Force Advanced EHF Satellite Lockheed Martin 25 May 2010 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has delivered the first satellite in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it will be prepared for a July 30 liftoff aboard an Atlas V launch vehicle. The AEHF system will provide the U.S. military and national leaders with global, protected, high capacity and secure communications.
• Northrop Grumman Tests First Airborne Ka-Band Satellite Terminal Northrop Grumman 25 May 2010 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully completed flight testing of an airborne satellite communications system, part of a network that will significantly enhance communications capabilities for warfighters. This represents the first airborne terminal system to be certified for connection to the Wideband Global Satellite (WGS).
• Envelope Expansion Continues as Sikorsky X2 TechnologyTM Demonstrator Flies Faster than the Average Helicopter Sikorsky 25 May 2010 -- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s X2 TechnologyTM demonstrator achieved a speed of 181 knots in a test flight today at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).
• BAE Systems Delivers First Piece of Production Hardware for U.S. Navy's Advanced Gun System BAE Systems 25 May 2010 -- BAE Systems, along with partner General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, delivered to the U.S. Navy the first automated magazine for the 155-mm Advanced Gun System (AGS) being developed for the DDG 1000 (Zumwalt) Destroyer Program.
• BAE Systems to Install Automated Entry Systems for U.S. Army BAE Systems 25 May 2010 -- BAE Systems has received a U.S. Army contract worth up to $95 million to install and maintain automated security systems to control access to Army bases and other installations. This award expands the company’s work in supporting physical security at government sites.
• Boeing NewGen Tanker Win Would Bring 450 Jobs, $25 Million to Michigan Boeing 25 May 2010 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that Michigan will benefit from approximately 450 jobs and an estimated $25 million in annual economic impact if the Boeing NewGen Tanker is selected as the U.S. Air Force's next aerial refueling aircraft.
• Rheinmetall and KMW join forces with SAIC and Boeing in bid for the US Army's Ground Combat Vehicle programme Rheinmetall Defence 25 May 2010 -- Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) have concluded a cooperation agreement with the American companies Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and Boeing in order to tender a joint bid for the development contract for the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) programme of the United States Army.
• Boeing NewGen Tanker Win Would Bring 2,500 Jobs, $125 Million to Texas Boeing 25 May 2010 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that Texas will benefit from approximately 2,500 jobs with 17 suppliers and an estimated $125 million in annual economic impact if the Boeing NewGen Tanker is selected as the U.S. Air Force's next aerial refueling aircraft.

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - 05/25/10 United Nations 25 May 2010
• Press Conference on Launch of Media Campaigns against Child Rights Violations - 05/25/10 United Nations 25 May 2010
• Middle East: Ban calls for promotion of trust alongside proximity talks UN News Centre 25 May 2010 -- The proximity talks between Israel and the Palestinians must be accompanied by steps to foster mutual trust and positive conditions on the ground.
• Security Council votes to end UN mission in Chad and Central African Republic UN News Centre 25 May 2010 -- The Security Council voted to end the UN peacekeeping mission in Chad and the Central African Republic by the end of the year.
• Top UN relief official visits displaced people in eastern Chad UN News Centre 24 May 2010 -- The UN humanitarian chief visited a region of eastern Chad where tens of thousands of people have been displaced.
• UN Envoy Warns Of Growing Tensions In Bosnia RFE/RL 25 May 2010 -- Austrian diplomat Valentin Inzko to deliver a report before UN Security Council on how Bosnia-Herzegovina is faring in putting the principles of the 1995 Dayton peace agreement to work.
• Security Council hears of internal bid to undermine Bosnia and Herzegovina UN News Centre 24 May 2010 -- Prospects for regional reconciliation in the western Balkans have continued to improve, but internal politics have deteriorated.
• Moldovan, Russian foreign ministers to discuss Transdnestr conflict settlement RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- Moldovan FM Leanca and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov will discuss Transdnestrian conflict settlement.
• Conference on Caucasus situation to be held in Armenia RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- An international conference on the situation in the Caucasus and prospects of regional security is to be held in the Armenian capital Yerevan.
• Armenia Praises Karabakh Parliamentary Elections RFE/RL 25 May 2010 -- Armenia has hailed the parliamentary elections in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory as a sign of the breakaway Azerbaijani region's strengthening democracy.
• Chechen Leader Challenges FSB Data On Insurgents RFE/RL 25 May 2010 -- Ramzan Kadyrov questioned periodic estimates released by Russia's FSB of the number of Islamic insurgents based in Chechnya.
• Chechen president demands militants counted RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- The president of the Russian North Caucasus volatile republic of Chechnya has demanded that law enforcement agencies count the number of militants hiding in mountains.
• Donors urged to contribute to UN-backed genocide court in Cambodia UN News Centre 25 May 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban appealed to donors to provide urgent funding to the UN-backed court tasked with bringing justice to the people of Cambodia.

News Reports

• Concluding Joint Statements at the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue US Dept. of State 25 May 2010
• Remarks at the Closing of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue US Dept. of State 25 May 2010
• S. Side Warned against Infiltration into DPRK Territory KCNA 25 May 2010 -- South side is perpetrating undisguised intrusions into the maritime boundary line of our side in the waters of the West Sea of Korea.
• KCNA Warns S. Korea's "Theory of Retaliation" KCNA 25 May 2010 -- The south Korean forces dare vociferate about "punishment" and "retaliation" in the wake of their perpetration of an unpardonable act.
• South Korea Sets Responses to North Korean Provocations AFPS 25 May 2010 -- South Korean officials have laid out a full and appropriate response to the North Korean sinking of a South Korean frigate.
• Clinton Presses China for Stronger Action on North Korea VOA 25 May 2010 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is pressing China for stronger action on North Korea.
• North Korea Cutting All Relations With Seoul VOA 25 May 2010 -- North Korea says it is cutting all relations with South Korea in a dispute about a recent attack on a South Korean warship.
• US-China Talks Wrap Up in Beijing VOA 25 May 2010 -- Two days of wide-ranging economic and political talks between the United States and China have wrapped up in Beijing.
• South Korea Sets Responses to North Korean Provocations AFPS 25 May 2010 -- South Korean officials have laid out a full and appropriate response to the North Korean sinking of a South Korean frigate.
• North Korea Cutting All Relations With Seoul VOA 25 May 2010 -- North Korea says it is cutting all relations with South Korea in a dispute about a recent attack on a South Korean warship.
• North Korea Breaks Relations with South Korea VOA 25 May 2010 -- A North Korean spokesman says Pyongyang is severing all relations and cutting communications links with South Korea.
• North Korea severs relations with Southern neighbor RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- Pyongyang has announced it will sever all relations with Seoul.
• KPA Officers Accuse S. Regime of Slandering DPRK KCNA 25 May 2010 -- The spokesman for the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued a statement denouncing the south Korean authorities for linking the sinking of warship with the DPRK.
• Military Commentator on Truth behind "Story of Attack by North" KCNA 25 May 2010 -- A military commentator released an article disclosing the truth behind the "story about the north's torpedo attack" on "Cheonan".
• Medvedev calls on Seoul not to allow escalation on Korean Peninsula RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- Russian President Medvedev called on his South Korean counterpart to show restraint and not allow the situation to escalate.
• Cameron: West Should Increase Pressure On Iran RFE/RL 25 May 2010 -- British PM Cameron: West should "ratchet up" pressure on Iran because "all the evidence points in the same direction."
• Iran Threatens to Reconsider Nuclear Plan VOA 25 May 2010 -- An Iranian diplomat says Iran may reconsider its recent uranium enrichment deal with Turkey if the U.N. Security Council moves forward with new sanctions.
• New sanctions against Iran to force Teheran to reconsider nuclear swap deal RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- New sanctions against Iran will force Teheran to reconsider the uranium swap deal.
• Clinton: Iran Fuel Swap Deal Has 'Deficiencies' VOA 25 May 2010 -- US Secretary of State Clinton: Iran's letter to the IAEA detailing its acceptance of a fuel swap deal has "a number of deficiencies."
• Clinton Calls New Iran Fuel Plan A 'Ploy' To Avoid Sanctions RFE/RL 25 May 2010 -- US Secretary of State Clinton has called a fuel-exchange plan for Iran a "transparent ploy" by Tehran to avoid new sanctions.
• Soltanieh: Iran's letter to IAEA, a chance to end stand-off IRNA 25 May 2010 -- Iran’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Vienna Soltaniehs: Tehran’s letter to IAEA provided an opportunity to end stand-off.
• Russian technicians in Tehran for TRR visit, nuclear talks IRNA 25 May 2010 -- A Russian team of technicians arrived to inspect Tehran Research Reactor and negotiate with Iranian officials on the medical and industrial radioisotopes.
• American Detainees' Mothers Ready To Return To Iran At A 'Moment's Notice' RFE/RL 25 May 2010 -- Mothers of Americans detained in Iran ready at a "moment's notice" to travel to Iran to secure the release of their children.
• Iran Police Warn Opposition Against Holding 'Illegal Rally' VOA 25 May 2010 -- Police in Iran have warned that they will confront any opposition protests on the anniversary of the country's disputed June presidential election.
• Kyrgyz deputy PM urges probe into governmental phone conversation leaks RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- First Deputy PM of the Kyrgyz interim government Atambayev has urged an investigation into the publishing of tapped telephone conversations between interim government officials.
• Kyrgyz deputy PM says runaway criminals freed to kill him RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- First deputy head of the Kyrgyz interim government Atambayev: Three runaway criminals, who escaped from a Bishkek prison on Monday, were set free to kill him.
• Thailand Issues Terrorism Arrest Warrant for Thaksin VOA 25 May 2010 -- A Thai court has approved a government request for an arrest warrant for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on terrorism charges.
• Yellow Shirts Carry On in Thailand's Anti-Government Heartland VOA 25 May 2010 -- Thailand's poor rural northeast is the heartland for the Red Shirt protesters who occupied central Bangkok for two months, until the government broke up their camp last week.
• At Least 30 Dead in Jamaican Unrest VOA 25 May 2010 -- Jamaican police say at least 30 people have been killed in three days of clashes involving security forces and supporters of an alleged drug lord wanted by the United States.
• Jamaican Police Raid Drug Lord's Stronghold VOA 25 May 2010 -- Jamaican police and soldiers have raided the stronghold of an alleged drug lord wanted by the United States, sparking new clashes with the suspect's supporters.
• EU: Ethiopian Election Unbalanced VOA 25 May 2010 -- Tens of thousands of party faithful packed the square by the time Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi took the stage.
• Ethiopia Ruling Party Celebrates Election Win; EU Has Concerns VOA 25 May 2010 -- The European Union says it has concerns about Sunday's election in Ethiopia, won by the ruling party in a landslide.
• Niger Outlines Criteria for Presidential Aspirants VOA 25 May 2010 -- A leading member of Niger’s opposition coalition has expressed support for a proposed law that would ensure that future presidential aspirants must be university degree holders and be less than 70 years old.
• High turnout for Burundian polls, UN official says UN News Centre 24 May 2010 -- Many Burundians have cast their ballots in elections, the top UN envoy to the tiny African Great Lakes nation said.
• UN to consider legislation to punish pirates RIA Novosti 25 May 2010 -- The United Nations has decided to join the fight against pirates from the Horn of Africa.
• Israeli Police Question Former PM on Bribery Scandal VOA 25 May 2010 -- A former Israeli leader is under investigation in a major corruption scandal.