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25 August 2010 Military News

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Current Operations

  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 25 Aug 2010 [PDF]

  • Mullen Credits U.S. Drawdown to Iraqi Forces’ Progress AFPS 25 Aug 2010 -- The U.S. military footprint in Iraq is down to fewer than 50,000 servicemembers because Iraq’s security forces are ready to provide for their nation’s security, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today.
  • Spokesman: Iraq Attacks Show al-Qaida Remains as Threat AFPS 25 Aug 2010 -- A wave of attacks in Iraq today demonstrates that al-Qaida in Iraq is still capable of operating and is desperate to regain lost momentum, the top spokesman for U.S. Forces Iraq told American Forces Press Service today.
  • 'New Dawn' to Open New Potential for Iraq AFPS 25 Aug 2010 -- When Operation Iraqi Freedom ends and Operation New Dawn launches Sept. 1, don’t look for a lot of fanfare as the mission officially moves from combat to stability operations, the top U.S. Forces Iraq spokesman told American Forces Press Service today.
  • Explosions Wreak Havoc in Major Iraqi Cities VOA 25 Aug 2010 -- More than a dozen explosions have rocked several Iraqi cities, causing widespread damage and havoc.
  • Inside the AAB: a new type of brigade for a new Iraq mission Army News 25 Aug 2010 -- The U.S. Army has seen significant technological, doctrinal and structural changes within the past decade.
  • Iraqis Arrest 20 With Suspected Terrorism Ties AFPS 25 Aug 2010 -- Iraqi security forces arrested 20 people with suspected terrorism ties during several operations in Iraq yesterday, military officials reported.
  • Iraq Struck by Series of Bombings VOA 25 Aug 2010 -- Iraqi officials say a series of apparently coordinated attacks across the country have killed at least 52 people.

  • Afghan Police Training Will Take Time, General Says AFPS 25 Aug 2010 -- Some of Afghanistan’s biggest threats come – or seem to come – from within. To help the country solve internal problems, coalition officials are employing lessons from the best national police departments around the world.
  • Officials Probe Western Afghanistan Shooting Incident AFPS 25 Aug 2010 -- Officials are investigating a shooting incident today in western Afghanistan’s Badghis province that left an Afghan National Police member, two International Security Assistance Force servicemembers and a civilian dead.
  • Mullen: Insurgents More Concerned With Fight Than Timeline AFPS 25 Aug 2010 -- Extremists in Afghanistan are more concerned with continuing their fight than they are with the timeline that calls for a U.S. drawdown to begin next summer, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
  • ISAF commander visits FOB Salerno Army News 25 Aug 2010 -- Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division received a visit from the International Assistance Force commander, U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, at Forward Operating Base Salerno Aug. 19.
  • Iron Rakkasans provide security for peace jirga Army News 25 Aug 2010 -- More than 600 Afghan elders, government officials and concerned locals gathered at Forward Operating Base Kahyr Khot Castle in the Zarghun Shar District for a peace jirga 18 Aug.
  • Troops build goodwill with Afghans by steps Army News 25 Aug 2010
  • Literacy key to developing Afghan security forces Army News 25 Aug 2010 -- The Army's top man in charge of the NATO training mission in Afghanistan told bloggers and the Pentagon press corps Aug. 23 that the three major elements he's focused on that are needed to grow and sustain a professional Afghan National Security Force -- leader development, literacy and addressing losses through attrition -- are paying off.
  • ANP staff colleges created, issues still linger Army News 25 Aug 2010 -- The best resource for forming and training a well-qualified Afghan National Police force is "time," said the Italian general responsible for recruiting and training the security forces who will protect Afghan citizens once the international coalition is gone.
  • Officials Note Low Insurgent Morale in Afghanistan AFPS 25 Aug 2010 -- Intelligence reports indicate some pockets of low insurgent morale, with some insurgent fighters reluctant to keep fighting and some refusing to assume district commands when commanders are captured or killed, International Security Assistance Force officials in Afghanistan said today.
  • U.S. General Warns Afghan Deadline Encouraging Taliban RFE/RL 25 Aug 2010 -- A senior U.S. general has expressed concern that President Barack Obama's July 2011 deadline to start withdrawing troops out of Afghanistan is encouraging the Taliban.
  • Afghan Police Recruit Shot Dead After Killing Three Spanish Trainers RFE/RL 25 Aug 2010 -- Afghan security forces have been deployed to quell rioting in the northwestern province of Badghis after a deadly gun battle between a local police recruit and his Spanish instructors.
  • Squad leaders conquer IED threat on Route Conan USMC News 25 Aug 2010 -- In Afghanistan, the most common threat to Coalition forces is not an insurgent wielding a weapon, but a pressure-plate explosive buried just below the surface of a road, waiting on a passing military patrol to fulfill its purpose; kill as many as possible.

  • DOD News Briefing with Brig. Gen. Nagata via Teleconference from Pakistan DoD 25 Aug 2010-- Presenter: Deputy Commander, Office of the Defense Representative-Pakistan Brig. Gen. Michael Nagata
  • U.S. Official, Pakistani Leaders Discuss Flood Relief AFPS 25 Aug 2010 -- The administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, yesterday to consult with Pakistani government officials on the extensive U.S. response to the country’s devastating floods.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • DoD News: Army Adjusts Ground Combat Vehicle Program Acquisition Strategy DoD 25 Aug 2010-- Following a comprehensive review of its Ground Combat Vehicle program, the Army today announced that it has cancelled the original contract solicitation and will issue a revised Request for Proposals (RFP) that will better ensure an achievable, affordable and timely infantry fighting vehicle.
  • Air Force officials discuss training, energy compatibility at Nevada Forum AFNS 25 Aug 2010 -- The undersecretary of the Air Force and representatives from government, industry and the Department of Defense kicked off the three-day Nevada Forum here Aug. 24 to brainstorm ideal ways to blend military missions with renewable energy projects.
  • Agency Works to Ensure ‘Every Dollar Counts’ AFPS 25 Aug 2010 -- The Defense Logistics Agency is taking steps to cut costs and boost efficiency as part of a larger effort to reform the way the Pentagon does business, defense officials said today.
  • SOUTHCOM Commander Visits 4th Fleet During PANAMAX 2010 Navy NewsStand 25 Aug 2010 -- Commander, U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) and director of operations for USSOUTHCOM visited U.S. 4th Fleet (C4F) headquarters in Mayport, Fla., Aug. 25.
  • SECNAV Hosts Chesapeake Bay Commanders Conference Navy NewsStand 25 Aug 2010 -- The secretary of the Navy in conjunction with the governor of Maryland hosted the Maryland Chesapeake Bay base commander's conference at the U.S. Naval Academy Aug. 25.
  • New Law Extends 75-Day Leave Carry Over Navy NewsStand 25 Aug 2010 -- A 2008 law that increased annual leave carry over from 60 days to 75 days has been extended to 2013.
  • Shark Tank 2010 Participants Hone Patrol Boat Operation Skills Navy NewsStand 25 Aug 2010 -- Reserve Sailors from Coronado, Calif.-based Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 1 honed their patrol boat operating skills Aug. 22 during the inaugural field training exercise series Shark Tank 2010 on San Clemente Island.
  • Churchill VBSS Team Conducts Operations in 5th Fleet AOR Navy NewsStand 25 Aug 2010 -- USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team members conducted counterpiracy operations with French destroyer FS De Grasse (D612) off the Horn of Africa Aug. 19.
  • NMCB 11 Seabees Replace Army As Palau Civic Action Team Navy NewsStand 25 Aug 2010 -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 Seabees began a deployment in the Republic of Palau Aug. 20 after relieving 130th Engineer Battalion U.S. Army Soldiers as the Civic Action Team (CAT) on the island.
  • Enterprise Ensures Safety with Damage Control Training Navy NewsStand 25 Aug 2010 -- As the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) continues work-ups and flight deck operations in preparation for the aircraft carrier's upcoming deployment Aug. 25, the ship's Damage Control (DC) division continues training Sailors in basic damage control procedures.
  • Functional Area 50 Army News 25 Aug 2010 -- Functional Area 50 (FA50) Force Management professionals turn doctrine and requirements into capabilities by allocating resources and fielding equipment to fill those requirements. FA50 professionals work on division and higher staffs, and they work closely with combatant commanders to create mission-ready, campaign-quality expeditionary forces.
  • Retired military leaders worry recruit population is 'Too Fat to Fight' Army News 25 Aug 2010 -- A study initiated by more than 100 retired generals and admirals claims that being overweight or obese is the leading medical reason why potential recruits fail to qualify for military service.
  • U.S. and Mongolian Military Leaders Share Vision and Strategy at Senior Leader Seminar Army News 25 Aug 2010 -- More than 25 U.S. and Mongolian military leaders gathered in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for the inaugural Mongolian Armed Forces Senior Leader Seminar Aug. 18.
  • Khaan Quest 2010 participants gather for two closing ceremonies Army News 25 Aug 2010 -- Service members with the U.S. Military, Mongolian Armed Forces and exercise observers from other countries gathered for a dedication ceremony and closing ceremony of Khaan Quest 2010 in Mongolia Aug. 20.
  • Space Logistics Group passes compliance inspection AFNS 25 Aug 2010 -- The Space Logistics Group, a subordinate unit of the Space and Missile Systems Center, received an overall grade of "in compliance with comments" on a compliance inspection conducted Aug. 16 through 23. This was the first time the group had undergone a CI.
  • Lynn Outlines Cyber Threats, Defensive Measures AFPS 25 Aug 2010 -- An infected flash drive inserted into a Defense Department computer in 2008 caused “a significant compromise” of the department’s classified computer networks and was a “wake-up call” for Pentagon officials to expedite cyber defense measures, the deputy secretary of defense revealed in a new magazine article.
  • Ramstein Airmen Train With Sister Wing in Poland AFNS 25 Aug 2010 -- Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Contingency Response Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, traveled to the 33rd Air Base here Aug. 13 through 19 for combined training with Polish military forces.

  • U.S. confirms approval of three arms sales to Taiwan CNA 25 Aug 2010 -- The U.S. Department of State confirmed Tuesday that it had notified Congress of its decision to allow U.S. companies to sell Taiwan defense articles and services to support and upgrade its existing air defense radar systems.

  • Iran Says It Test-Fired New Missile VOA 25 Aug 2010 -- Iran says it has test-fired a new solid-fuel, surface-to-surface missile. It is the second time this week Iran has announced a new rocket.
  • 3rd generation of Fateh-110 missiles test fired successfully IRNA 25 Aug 2010 -- The third generation of Fateh-110 missiles was successfully test fired, Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said Wednesday.
  • Iran test fires new short-range missile RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2010 -- Iran has successfully test fired a short-range Fateh 110 (Conqueror) missile, Isna news agency reported on Wednesday.

  • Regional security organization's drills in Russia enter active stage RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2010 -- Law enforcement agencies and special services of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states will begin on Wednesday the active stage of their anti-terrorism drills, the Russian National Antiterrorism Committee said.

  • Nasrollah welcomes Lebanese army request to be equipped by Iran IRNA 25 Aug 2010 -- Secretary General of Lebanese Hezbollah Seyed Hassan Nasrollah said that Hezbollah will follow Lebanese government request on equipping Lebanese army by Iran through its friends.

  • Amnesty urges UK to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia IRNA 25 Aug 2010 -- Amnesty International has called on the British government to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia following reports that UK-supplied Tornado fighter-bombers have been used in secret attacks in Yemen.

  • Russia denies deployment of S-300 missiles in South Ossetia RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2010 -- There is no truth to the Georgian Foreign Minister's statement that Russia has deployed S-300 air defense systems in South Ossetia, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

  • Armenian Minister Downplays Anticipated Russian Missile Sale To Azerbaijan RFE/RL 25 Aug 2010 -- Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian says the rumored sale by Russia of sophisticated Russian antiaircraft missiles to Azerbaijan will not give Baku a "strategic advantage" in the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.

  • UN mission donates vehicles to Lebanese military UN News Centre 25 Aug 2010 -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today handed 39 vehicles to the Lebanese armed forces in an effort to boost their capacity to improve security in the south of the country.

  • August 25, 2010 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 25 Aug 2010

Defense Industry

  • DoD News: Contracts for August 25, 2010
  • BAE Systems to Provide Engineering and Technical Services Under $16 Billion U.S. Army Contract BAE Systems 25 Aug 2010 -- BAE Systems has been approved to provide engineering and technical services to the U.S. Army and other federal customers under a $16.4 billion government-wide contract called Rapid Response - 3rd Generation (R2-3G). The company is eligible to bid on a range of task orders during the 10-year life of the contract. Services offered will include systems engineering and integration, research and development, studies and analysis, test and evaluation, and logistics support.
  • CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopter Program Conducts Successful Auxiliary Power Unit “Light-Off” Sikorsky 25 Aug 2010 -- The CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopter Program has achieved “Ready to Load” (RTL) condition with the successful light-off of its first Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) engine. The achievement signals that the program is ready to begin formal integration testing in early 2011. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
  • General Dynamics Awarded $80 Million To Upgrade and Deliver New Antennas for NOAA’s GOES-R Satellite Program General Dynamics 25 Aug 2010 -- General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies received an $80 million contract from Harris Corporation to design, manufacture and install six new 16-meter antennas and upgrade four 9-meter satellite communications antennas. Supporting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) new GOES-R program, the antennas will enable critical command, control, telemetry and sensor data communications between satellites and ground stations.
  • Lockheed Martin Completes Second Live Tracking Exercise for Ballistic Missile Defense Lockheed Martin 25 Aug 2010 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully identified and tracked four live targets during a test of its Multi-Mission Signal Processor (MMSP) being fielded as part of the Aegis next-generation Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability.
  • General Dynamics Awarded $48 Million by U.S. Army for Reactive Armor Side Skirt Tiles General Dynamics 25 Aug 2010 -- The U.S. Army, Army Contracting Command, Joint Munitions and Lethality, in Picatinny, N.J., has awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products an order valued at approximately $48 million to produce reactive armor side skirt tiles for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle System. Deliveries are expected to begin in February 2011 and be completed in September 2011. General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
  • Northrop Grumman Helps U.S. Army Transform Tactical Logistics at Fort Irwin Northrop Grumman 25 Aug 2010 -- With the recent launch of the Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army), Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is helping the U.S. Army transform tactical logistics with enterprise resource planning (ERP). GCSS-Army Release 1.1 was successfully launched in July at the National Training Center and Fort Irwin, Calif.
  • Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Announces Employment Reduction in Mississippi Northrop Grumman 25 Aug 2010 -- Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has issued a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) for 292 employees at the Gulf Coast shipbuilding facility at Pascagoula, Miss. Reductions will impact represented employees.
  • U.S. Army Orders 1,100 Oshkosh Defense Vehicles to Support the National Guard and Reserve Oshkosh 25 Aug 2010 -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), announced today it has received a delivery order modification from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) to supply more than 1,100 trucks and trailers to the National Guard and Reserve as part of the U.S. Army’s Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) fleet.

Other Conflicts

News Reports

  • Former U.S. President Carter In North Korea RFE/RL 25 Aug 2010 -- North Korea says former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has arrived in Pyongyang on what's believed to be a mission to free an American peace activist imprisoned in the communist country.
  • Carter in North Korea, Expected to Bring Home Jailed American VOA 25 Aug 2010 -- North Korea says former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has arrived in Pyongyang. He is there to try to gain the release of an American imprisoned for illegally entering the reclusive country.
  • Jimmy Carter Here KCNA 25 Aug 2010 -- Jimmy Carter, ex-president of the U.S., and his party arrived here Wednesday.
  • Kim Yong Nam Meets Jimmy Carter KCNA 25 Aug 2010 -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, met and had a cordial talk with Jimmy Carter, ex-president of the U.S., and his party Wednesday when they paid a courtesy call on him at the Mansudae Assembly Hall.

  • France welcomes launch of Bushehr power station in Iran - president RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2010 -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy has welcomed the launch of Iran's first nuclear power plant.
  • Iran to work on discovery and extraction of uranium - atomic official RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2010 -- Iran plans to work on the discovery and extraction of uranium, ISNA news agency said on Wednesday citing the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi.

  • Body found in London flat of British spy IRNA 25 Aug 2010 -- British police have launched a murder investigation into the death of an unidentified man found in a large sports bag at the London flat of a missing MI6 intelligence agent.

  • Former Nuclear Negotiator Was A Spy, Says Iranian Ministry RFE/RL 25 Aug 2010 -- Former Iranian nuclear negotiator Hossein Mousavian, who is currently a visiting fellow at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, is in the news again after being accused of espionage -- again.

  • UN refugee agency seeks $120 million to shelter flood-hit Pakistanis UN News Centre 25 Aug 2010 -- The number of people in need of shelter in flood-devastated regions of Pakistan has continued to rise as more areas become inundated, the United Nations refugee agency reported today, revising upwards the amount of funding it requires to ensure the homeless have emergency accommodation.
  • PAKISTAN: Poorest hit by floods/Ramadan woes IRIN 25 Aug 2010 -- During the Muslim month of fasting, Ramadan, charitable food hand-outs normally allow many of the poorest to eat the occasional decent meal, but this year things appear to be different because of the floods.
  • Pakistan Braces for More Flooding VOA 25 Aug 2010 -- Authorities are working to protect Pakistan's southern region from rising water as the United Nations warned 800,000 people remain stranded by devastating floods.

  • Profile: Viktor Bout, The 'Merchant Of Death' RFE/RL 25 Aug 2010 -- He has seven aliases, a handful of passports, and has been described by U.S. officials as one of the world's most prolific arms traffickers, with clients ranging from the Taliban to Liberian warlord Charles Taylor.
  • Thailand Delays Extradition of Alleged Russian Arms Dealer VOA 25 Aug 2010 -- The Thai government says there are more legal procedures that must be done before it can extradite an alleged Russian arms dealer to the United States. This comes a day after Thai police said he would be extradited immediately.
  • Alleged Russian Arms Seller’s Extradition Delayed RFE/RL 25 Aug 2010 -- Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has announced that the extradition of alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to face terrorism charges in the United States has been delayed.
  • U.S. attempted to snatch Russian alleged arms dealer from Thailand - Bangkok Post RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2010 -- The United States made an attempt to snatch Russian alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was due to be extradited from Thailand, without appropriate legal permits, Thai Bangkok Post daily said on Wednesday.
  • Alleged arms dealer Bout not to be extradited to U.S. on Wed. — Thai radio RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2010 -- Alleged Russian arms-dealer Viktor Bout will not be extradited from Thailand to the United States on Wednesday, Thai national radio reported with reference to the country's prime minister.
  • Washington looks forward to seeing alleged Russian arms dealer in U.S. court RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2010 -- Washington is looking forward to seeing Russian businessman Viktor Bout in a U.S. court as soon as he is extradited from Thailand, the U.S. Department of State said.

  • Security Council debates legal options for pursuing pirates off Somali coast UN News Centre 25 Aug 2010 -- Commending the efforts undertaken so far to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed that more can be done, as the Security Council debated legal options to help bring the perpetrators of such crimes to justice.
  • Guinea's Interim Leader Wants New Decree Before Second-Round Vote VOA 25 Aug 2010 -- Guinea's interim prime minister wants a new decree from the country's military leader that would give the transitional government a bigger role in next month's second round of presidential voting. Some political leaders, however, fear the prime minister is trying to change the rules in the middle of the game.
  • Pressure On Abkhaz Leader Intensifies RFE/RL 25 Aug 2010 -- For over a year, the Abkhaz opposition has repeatedly criticized de facto President Sergei Bagapsh for what it considers excessive and unwarranted concessions to Russia.
  • Swine Flu claims 2 lives in India's national capital IRNA 25 Aug 2010 -- Two women died due to swine flu in India’s national capital, Delhi, taking the toll to 23 including eight from outside the city so far this year.
  • Huge money-laundering ring exposed in Russia RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2010 -- Russia's economic security department has uncovered a criminal group containing several high-ranking Russian bankers suspected of illegally laundering more than $65 million a month, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.



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