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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 30 Aug 2010 [PDF]
• Obama to Address US on Iraq Transition VOA 30 Aug 2010 -- President Barack Obama will address the American people on about the new advisory and training role for the US military in Iraq.
• Tuesday Marks Formal End of US Combat Mission in Iraq VOA 30 Aug 2010 -- At a formal ceremony in Baghdad US combat mission in Iraq will end and complete the US military's transition to an advisory and training role.
• Briefing to the Press on Vice President Biden's Visit to Iraq The White House 30 Aug 2010
• Biden Arrives in Iraq to Mark Troop Drawdown VOA 30 Aug 2010 -- US VP Biden arrived in Iraq as US troops prepared to mark the Obama Administration's formal end to US combat operations.
• Biden Visits Iraq For Formal End Of U.S. Combat Operations RFE/RL 30 Aug 2010 -- US VP Biden arrived in Baghdad ahead of the September 1 ceremony marking the formal end of US combat operations in Iraq.
• Vice President Joe Biden in Iraq The White House 30 Aug 2010
• Iraqi Forces Arrest 2 Al-Qaida Suspects AFPS 30 Aug 2010 -- Iraqi security forces arrested two suspected al-Qaida in Iraq criminal associates during joint security operations conducted in east Mosul, Iraq.
• Karzai Attacks Afghan War Strategy as 'Ineffective' VOA 30 Aug 2010 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has again harshly criticized coalition strategy for fighting Afghanistan's stubborn insurgency.
• Afghan-coalition Force Kills Taliban Leader AFPS 30 Aug 2010 -- A combined Afghan-coalition security force today targeted and killed a Taliban leader during an operation in Afghanistan's Helmand province.
• Media Shoots Imagery at Afghan Detention Facility AFPS 30 Aug 2010 -- News media representatives permitted to take video and still photos at detention facility for the first time.
• Airmen provide critical air battle management AFNS 30 Aug 2010 -- A team of 140 US and coalition force Airmen make up the 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, providing command and control over the sky in Afghanistan.
• Ammo Airmen support explosive mission AFNS 30 Aug 2010 -- Members of a munitions flight are tasked with building bombs.
• Pakistani Flood Waters Just Beginning to Recede AFPS 30 Aug 2010 -- Flood waters are just beginning to recede in Pakistan, but it will be months before the full extent of the damage can be assessed.
• Navy, Marine Unit Deploys to Pakistan AFPS 30 Aug 2010 -- After assisting in Pakistan, the 26th MEU will continue its regularly scheduled deployment, which will last more than 2 months longer.
• Kearsarge Group, Marines to Provide Pakistan Relief AFPS 30 Aug 2010 -- The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed to support US humanitarian assistance in Pakistan.
• Airmen deploy to Pakistan to assist with flood relief AFNS 30 Aug 2010 -- Approximately 40 Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing arrived in Pakistan to support Pakistan's flood relief operations.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 10th SFG(A) activates 4th Battalion Army News 30 Aug 2010 -- The 4th Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), was activated in a ceremony Aug. 19 at Manhart Field.
• The US Army Operating Concept Army News 30 Aug 2010 -- The newly published Army Operating Concept (AOC) is a key document in the Army Concept Framework.
• Decatur, Benfold Practice BMD Exercise Navy NewsStand 30 Aug 2010 -- USS Decatur and USS Benfold, along with USS Stout, participated in a ballistic missile defense exercise.
• Wasp Enters Continuous Maintenance Availability Navy NewsStand 30 Aug 2010 -- USS Wasp began an eight-month continuous maintenance availability Aug. 23 to conduct necessary upkeep and upgrades of the ship.
• President Obama Lays the Foundation for a New Export Control System The White House 30 Aug 2010
• Center works to be the birthplace of joint Network Operations Army News 30 Aug 2010 -- A U.S. defense department goal is the creation of a Network Operations (NetOps) capability that is 'born joint,' to increase interoperability among military services
• C4ISR Materiel Enterprise opportunities and challenges Army News 30 Aug 2010 -- Army Team C4ISR members briefed conference attendees about topics related to this year's LandWarNet theme.
• PANAMAX 2010 Comes to a Close Navy NewsStand 30 Aug 2010 -- COMUSNAVSO/C4F spoke at the closing event Aug. 26 for this year's PANAMAX exercise involving 19 different nations.
• Pacific Partnership 2010 Transits to Papua New Guinea aboard HMAS Tobruk Navy NewsStand 30 Aug 2010 -- Contingent transiting to Papua New Guinea in support of Pacific Partnership 2010's last mission stop.
• NMCB 11 Creates Training Facility for III MEF Navy NewsStand 30 Aug 2010 -- Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 recently completed a 5-day build for III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) in Okinawa, Japan.
• Repairs Will Bring Improvements to Wharf Charlie, NS Mayport Navy NewsStand 30 Aug 2010 -- NAVFAC Southeast awarded a $22.6 million contract to Misener Marine Construction, Inc. of Tampa, Fla. Aug. 26 for the design and construction of Warf Charlie improvements at Naval Station Mayport, Fla.
• Enlisted force development initiatives approved AFNS 30 Aug 2010 -- The Force Management and Development Council members approved an initiative that will change the way the Air Force grows the next generation of senior enlisted leaders.
• VA officials publish final regulation to aid veterans exposed to Agent Orange AFNS 30 Aug 2010 -- Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in Vietnam and other areas will have easier access to quality health care.
• Officials moving forward with cleanup at Tyndall AFNS 30 Aug 2010 -- Air Force officials announced plans to continue with environmental cleanup efforts in place at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.
• Putin slams West for deceiving Russia RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2010 -- Russian PM Putin has accused western countries of using unfair political methods to obstruct the process of "resetting" relations.
• Azerbaijan to buy four Ka-32 helicopters from Russia RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2010 -- Russian Helicopters company will supply four Kamov Ka-32 helicopters to Azerbaijan in the near future.
• Ukrainian NATO membership not on agenda - Merkel RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2010 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel: The issue of possible NATO membership for Ukraine is not currently on the agenda.
• KCNA and Lee Myung Bak on Futenma KCNA 30 Aug 2010 -- Lee Myung Bak reportedly made such remarks that south Korea would like to "host base."
• S. Korean War Maneuvers KCNA 30 Aug 2010 -- The "Metropolitan Garrison Command" of the south Korean army announced that it would stage the mobile exercise of tanks and armored cars.
• Funding for classified programs cut in Taiwan defense budget CNA 30 Aug 2010 -- The 2011 defense budget proposal of NT$297.2 billion that was sent to the legislature contained less for classified programs.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 8/30/2010 The White House 30 Aug 2010
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, 30 August 2010 US Dept. of State 30 Aug 2010

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for August 30, 2010
• Boeing Opens New Intelligence Collaboration Center to Counter Global Threats Boeing 30 Aug 2010 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has opened an intelligence collaboration and data analysis center in Northern Virginia to enable the creation and testing of new concepts to counter increasingly sophisticated, global threats to U.S. security.
• CACI Awarded Prime Contract on $16.4 Billion, Multiple-Award U.S. Army Rapid Response Program CACI 30 Aug 2010 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE:CACI) announced today that it has been awarded one of 17 prime contracts to support the U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) Rapid Response - Third Generation (R2-3G) program. The five-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has a ceiling value of $16.4 billion. It is designed to provide all defense and federal civilian agencies with solutions for critical hardware, software, systems management, and rapid response requirements. While CACI provides significant support for the U.S. Army's Team C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) warfighter capabilities, this award represents new business for CACI, complementing the company's very successful support for the Army's Strategic Services Sourcing (S3) and Technical Engineering Support Services (TESS) programs.
• L-3 Nova Engineering Awarded $52.8 Million Contract with the DoD for Tactical Remote Sensor Systems L-3 Communications 30 Aug 2010 -- L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its Nova Engineering subsidiary has been awarded a $52.8 million follow-on contract by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support the United States Marine Corps' Tactical Remote Sensor Systems (TRSS) program. Under this five-year award, Nova will provide equipment, upgrades and repairs, and program management services in support of the TRSS initiative.
• 1st Boeing C-130 AMP Low-Rate Initial Production Aircraft Inducted at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Boeing 30 Aug 2010 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced the induction of the first C-130 aircraft slated to receive the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) upgrade at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Ga. This is the first of 20 aircraft to be upgraded during low-rate initial production (LRIP).
• 1st Boeing-built GPS IIF Satellite Enters Service with US Air Force Boeing 30 Aug 2010 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the first of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites the company is building for the U.S. Air Force has entered service. GPS IIF-1 is the newest member of the active 31-satellite GPS constellation, which provides accurate navigation, positioning and timing information to more than 1 billion military and civilian users around the world.
• Lockheed Martin’s New Multi-Purpose HELLFIRE II Missile Lockheed Martin 30 Aug 2010 -- Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] multi-purpose AGM 114R HELLFIRE II missile struck and destroyed a stationary tank target in its third proof-of-principle flight test, a ground-launch test configured to simulate launch from an unmanned aerial system (UAS). The R model, or “Romeo” missile, features a multi-purpose warhead that enables a single HELLFIRE missile to cover all of the target sets of the currently fielded laser-guided variants.
• Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Navy Enhanced Tactical Automated Security System Contract Northrop Grumman 30 Aug 2010 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) received an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) award from the U.S. Navy to design, deploy and support integrated security solutions for worldwide deployments at high value U.S. Marine Corps and other U.S. Department of Defense locations where security is of vital interest.
• U.S. Army Selects Raytheon for Next-Generation Excalibur Ib Program Raytheon 30 Aug 2010 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has won the competition for the next phase of Excalibur Ib and has been awarded a $23 million U.S. Army contract to finalize the next-generation 155 mm precision-guided projectile's design. Delivery of the Excalibur Ib rounds is projected to occur in 2012.
• SAIC Awarded Contract by Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic SAIC 30 Aug 2010 -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) announced today it was awarded a new prime contract by the U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic to provide technical and engineering services in support of the Enhanced Tactical Automated Security System (ETASS). The multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a one-year base period of performance, four one-year options, and a total ceiling value of more than $37 million for both awardees, if all options are exercised.

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 30 August 2010 United Nations 30 Aug 2010
• Kim Jong-il hopes for early resumption of talks RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2010 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has expressed hope for an early resumption of the six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear program.
• Lee Myung Bak's "Three-phase Unification Proposal" KCNA 30 Aug 2010 -- The "three-phase unification proposal" spelled out by Lee Myung Bak is a combination of the "proposal for unifying the Korean community" and "no nukes, opening and 3000 dollars".
• US Urged to Drop Cold War-minded Way of Thinking KCNA 30 Aug 2010 -- US President Obama said that the U.S. remains committed to helping the "security" and "defence" of south Korea.
• Israeli-Palestinian talks to fail if construction resumes RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2010 -- Abbas: The Israeli leadership will be fully responsible for the failure of peace talks if they resume settlement construction.
• Security Council extends mandate of UN force in Lebanon UN News Centre 30 Aug 2010 -- Security Council extended the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon for another year.
• Lebanon: UN envoy holds talks with Prime Minister UN News Centre 30 Aug 2010 -- Top UN envoy to Lebanon met with that country’s PM as part of his continuing efforts to promote stability and dialogue.
• Somali Government Appeals for Help as Islamists Advance VOA 30 Aug 2010 -- Somalia's government is urgently appealing for more help as insurgents threaten to seize full control of the capital, Mogadishu.
• Mortar Kills AU Peacekeepers in Somalia VOA 30 Aug 2010 -- A mortar attack on the presidential palace in the Somali capital has killed at least 4 AU peacekeepers and critically wounded nine others.
• SOMALIA: Mogadishu fighting cuts food supplies IRIN 30 Aug 2010 -- As the latest round of fighting in the Somali capital enters its eighth day, traders and civil society activists warn of food shortages.
• Two Russian pilots abducted in Sudan's troubled Darfur region RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2010 -- Two Russian pilots were abducted on Sunday in the city of Nyala in Sudan's South Darfur province.
• Georgia Says Russia Deployed S-300 Missiles In South Ossetia RFE/RL 30 Aug 2010 -- Georgia has accused Russia of deploying S-300 missile-defense systems in a second breakaway Georgian region, South Ossetia.
• Kadyrov Is Warned: 'You Can Run, But You Can't Hide' RFE/RL 30 Aug 2010 -- Precisely what happened during the fighting early yesterday morning in Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov's home village of Tsentoroi remains unclear.
• India to test 'Star War' weapons on Kashmiri protesters IRNA 30 Aug 2010 -- India has decided to equip its police and paramilitary forces with slew of Directed Energy Weapons to tackle Kashmiri protesters.
• Indian police open fire on protesters in Srinagar, wounding five IRNA 30 Aug 2010 -- Five young men were injured, one critically when Indian police opened fire on protesters in Srinagar.

News Reports

• Mottaki reiterates need for Turkey and Brazil to join nuclear talks IRNA 30 Aug 2010 -- Iranian FM Mottaki reiterated the need for Turkey and Brazil to be included in nuclear talks with the West.
• Iran to develop first fusion research reactor by 2020 RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2010 -- Iran will build its first indigenous nuclear fusion research reactor by 2020.
• Rare Party Conference in N. Korea Raises Succession Questions VOA 30 Aug 2010 -- A big meeting of North Korea's only political party could herald the beginning of the succession to a third generation of the Kim family.
• Kim Jong Il Sends Message of Thanks to Hu Jintao KCNA 30 Aug 2010 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il sent a message of thanks to Hu Jintao.
• Speech of Hu Jintao at Banquet KCNA 30 Aug 2010 -- Following is the speech of Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China, at the banquet.
• Speech of Kim Jong Il at Banquet KCNA 30 Aug 2010 -- Following is the speech of General Secretary Kim Jong Il at the banquet.
• Kim Jong Il Pays Unofficial Visit to China KCNA 30 Aug 2010 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il paid an unofficial visit to the People's Republic of China from August 26 to 30.
• China Confirms Visit by Kim Jong Il VOA 30 Aug 2010 -- Chinese state television is confirming a visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
• Pakistan's Floodwaters Begin to Recede VOA 30 Aug 2010 -- Floodwaters in Pakistan are beginning to recede in parts of the south, as the country struggles to provide desperately needed aid to millions across the country.
• Residents Struggle to Survive as Some Floodwaters Recede in Pakistan VOA 30 Aug 2010 -- Floodwaters in Pakistan are beginning to recede in parts of the south, as the country struggles to provide desperately needed aid.
• US Urges Sustained International Aid to Pakistan VOA 30 Aug 2010 -- US officials say catastrophic floodwaters may be receding in Pakistan, but the nation's crushing humanitarian needs are undiminished.
• Health needs in Pakistan remain high - UN UN News Centre 30 Aug 2010 -- Providing health services to millions of people affected by the massive flooding in Pakistan remains a priority for humanitarian agencies.
• Putin Defends Police Use Of Force Against Unregistered Protests RFE/RL 30 Aug 2010 -- Russian PM Putin has warned opposition protesters that police will use force to crack down on unapproved demonstrations.
• Putin slams opposition rallies as provocation against government RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2010 -- Russian PM Putin has attacked opposition rallies as a "provocation" against the government.
• Twenty-Five Parties Registered For Kyrgyz Vote RFE/RL 30 Aug 2010 -- Some 25 political parties so far have successfully registered to take part in upcoming parliamentary elections.
• Neighbors Tell Burma to Allow Aid Access to Cyclone Ravaged Area VOA 30 Aug 2010 -- Top ASEAN official has warned Burma it faces a test in allowing international donors access.
• ERITREA-ETHIOPIA: Refugees embrace life "out of camps" IRIN 30 Aug 2010 -- Hundreds of Eritreans expected to benefit from a recent Ethiopian government ruling allowing Eritrean refugees to live outside the camps.
• Guinea Coup Leader Stays Out of Presidential Run-Off VOA 30 Aug 2010 -- The leader of Guinea's military coup, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, has said he is staying away from the country so as not to disrupt an electoral process.
• Lawyer asks Thai PM to stop Bout's extradition to U.S. RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2010 -- The Thai defense counsel for Russian businessman Viktor Bout petitioned Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to stop Bout's extradition.