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• CLB-6 Passes Reigns to CLB-2 in Afghanistan USMC News 31 Jul 2010 -- Signaling the end of their deployment in support of combat operations in Helmand province, Combat Logistics Battalion 6 retired their organizational colors as Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) took charge during a transfer of authority ceremony here, July 31.
• Germany collaborate with US on Taliban target killing list: report IRNA 31 Jul 2010 -- The Hamburg-based weekly news magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday that the German military has collaborated with the US in the controversial target killings of Taliban leaders in Afghanistan.
• 'Red Cloud Battalion' passes reigns during transfer of authority ceremony USMC News 31 Jul 2010 -- Signaling the end of their deployment in support of combat operations in Helmand Province, Combat Logistics Battalion 6 retired their organizational colors as Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), took charge during a transfer of authority ceremony here, July 31.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Maintainers resurrect F-16s that will become targets AFNS 31 Jul 2010 -- Maintainers are towing F-16 Fighting Falcons out of retirement from the "boneyard" here July 29 and preparing them to become the Air Force's newest platform for target training.
• Canadian Air Force intercepts Russian bombers over Atlantic RIA Novosti 31 Jul 2010 -- Canadian Air Force fighters intercepted two Russian strategic bombers over the Atlantic Ocean, CBC television reported, citing Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay.
• Russian Military Deployed to Help Fight Wildfires VOA 31 Jul 2010 -- Army troops joined the battle Saturday to contain blazes in central Russia that have killed about 30 people in the past three days.
• Boeing contracted to build missiles for Taiwan CNA 31 Jul 2010 -- The U.S. Defense Department has contracted Boeing to manufacture 32 Harpoon missile bodies for Taiwan, the department announced Thursday on its website.
• MAC declines to comment on Beijing's military overtures CNA 31 Jul 2010 -- The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) declined to comment Friday on remarks made by China's defense spokesman, who said the Chinese mainland would discuss the removal of guided missiles targeting Taiwan under the "one China" principle "at a proper time."
• Iran to engage all Air Force bases for major drills RIA Novosti 31 Jul 2010 -- Iran's Air Force will engage its all bases for massive week-long drills, which kick off on Saturday.
• Vahidi: Iran to display defense capability in reaction to sanctions IRNA 31 Jul 2010 -- Minister of Defense and the Armed Forces Logistics Brigadier-General Ahmad Vahidi said on Saturday that Iran will display advanced defense industry in order to give a crushing response to those orchestrating sanctions.
• Czech early warning facility to be part of NATO defense - PM Necas RIA Novosti 31 Jul 2010 -- An early warning center on Czech soil will be part of NATO missile defense, Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas said on Saturday.
• Armenian Official: Russian Troops In Armenia Set For Mission Upgrade RFE/RL 31 Jul 2010 -- Defense officials in Moscow and Yerevan said on July 30 they are planning to sign a new military agreement that would assign Russia and its troops a greater role in ensuring Armenia's security, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.
• Aid Groups in Asia Hail Start of New Cluster Munitions Treaty VOA 31 Jul 2010 -- The new international convention banning the use and production of cluster munitions takes effect on Sunday, with more than 30 countries having ratified the treaty. The Convention on Cluster Munitions is seen as a major step in disarmament, even as unexploded ordnance from the Vietnam War 40 years ago still extracts a deadly toll in southeast Asia, especially Laos.
• Venezuela Sends Troops to Colombian Border VOA 31 Jul 2010 -- Venezuela's president says he has deployed troops to the border with Colombia, as tensions rise between the two South American countries.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Israeli Strike Kills Hamas Commander VOA 31 Jul 2010 -- One Palestinian has been killed and at least 11 wounded in a wave of Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip late Friday and early Saturday.
• Instability in Southern Sudan Forces Retreat for Doctors Without Borders VOA 31 Jul 2010 -- A medical aid agency says increasing insecurity has forced it to stop work in a volatile part of southern Sudan.

News Reports

• Beijing urged to acknowledge ROC's existence CNA 31 Jul 2010 -- Premier Wu Den-yih urged Beijing Saturday to acknowledge the existence of the Republic of China to allow for the peaceful development of cross-Taiwan Strait relations.
• No reply yet from Vienna Group for resumption of talks, Soltanieh IRNA 31 Jul 2010 -- Iranian Ambassador to International Atomic Energy Agency Ali Asghar Soltanieh said on Saturday that Iran has not received a reply from the Vienna Group for resumption of talks on fuel swap for Tehran reactor.
• Washington says EU sanctions against Iran have effect on Tehran RIA Novosti 31 Jul 2010 -- Washington believes that new sanctions imposed by the European Union on Iran earlier in the week 'are having an effect on the thinking in Tehran,' a spokesman for the U.S. Department of States said.
• Leaders of Syria, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon End Beirut Summit VOA 31 Jul 2010 -- The leaders of Syria, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon met in Beirut Friday on ways to defuse tensions surrounding a possible indictment of Hezbollah members for the 2005 assassination of Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri.
• India, U.S. sign nuclear energy agreement - news agency RIA Novosti 31 Jul 2010 -- India and the United States have signed in Washington an agreement on using U.S. nuclear fuel rods for nuclear energy plants in India, Indo-Asian News Service reported on Saturday.
• MP says US spies issue has nothing to do with Amiri IRNA 31 Jul 2010 -- A member of Iranian parliament, (Majlis) said the issue of 3 Americans who have been charged with spying in Iran has nothing to do with the case of Shahram Amiri.
• Pakistan cancels intelligence experts visit to UK IRNA 31 Jul 2010 -- Pakistan has cancelled visit of its senior intelligence experts to Britain over remarks of British Prime Minister David Cameron who accused Islamabad of exporting terrorism around globe, reports said Friday.