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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 31 Aug 2010 [PDF]
• Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on the End of Combat Operations in Iraq The White House 31 Aug 2010
• Full Text: Boehner Addresses the 92nd American Legion National Convention House Republican Leader John Boehner 31 Aug 2010 -- Remarks to the 92nd American Legion National Convention - As Prepared For Delivery
• Remarks by the President During Fort Bliss Army Base Visit The White House 31 Aug 2010
• Press Gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes aboard Air Force One en route Fort Bliss, Texas The White House 31 Aug 2010
• Iraq reaches New Dawn, ends combat operations Army News 31 Aug 2010 -- Beginning Sept. 1, the ongoing U.S. presence in Iraq will be coined "Operation New Dawn."
• Obama: Time To Turn The Page On Iraq VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- President Barack Obama has announced that the US combat mission in Iraq is over.
• Obama Marks End of Iraq Combat Mission VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- US President Obama says many challenges remain in Iraq, and that his speech to the nation is not a "victory lap."
• Gates: No Victory Celebration for Iraq as Mission Changes VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- US Defense Secretary Robert Gates told an American veterans' group it is not time to celebrate victory in Iraq.
• Iraq Has Chance Now, Thanks to US Servicemembers AFPS 31 Aug 2010 -- It is thanks to the blood, sweat and tears of American servicemembers that Iraq has the chance for political freedom.
• Biden Visits Iraq to Mark Operation New Dawn AFPS 31 Aug 2010 -- Vice President Joe Biden is in Iraq meeting with U.S. and Iraqi leaders about the new U.S. mission there.
• VP Biden Meets Iraqi Leaders to Mark US Troop Drawdown VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- US Vice President Joe Biden is in Iraq for talks with the country's top leaders.
• Obama Thanks Servicemembers for Iraq War Contributions AFPS 31 Aug 2010 -- President Obama traveled to Fort Bliss, Texas, to pay tribute to the post’s servicemembers.
• Combat, Hardship Pays Remain for Troops Serving in Iraq AFPS 31 Aug 2010 -- The change from Operation Iraqi Freedom to Operation New Dawn does not affect combat and other hazardous-duty entitlements.
• Compass Call squadron departs as a result of Iraq drawdown AFNS 31 Aug 2010 -- The last EC-130H Compass Call assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing departed for deployment to another US CENTCOM base.
• E-8C flies final OIF mission AFNS 31 Aug 2010 -- Airmen from the 7th Expeditionary Air Command and Control Squadron here flew their final mission in support Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Hundreds Of Thousands Of Iraqis Remain Displaced RFE/RL 31 Aug 2010 -- Kareem Hassan Abboud and his wife, three grandchildren, and two widowed daughters share a two-room house in a makeshift squatter camp.
• Iraqi Commanders Say They Are Ready to Handle Security VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- As U.S. forces formally hand over control to the Iraqi Security Services, there are questions as to whether the Iraqi army is up to the challenge.
• Iraqi PM Says Country Can Handle Security VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- Iraqi PM al-Maliki says his country's security forces are ready to assume full responsibility of keeping Iraq and its citizens safe.
• Maliki Welcomes 'Independence' RFE/RL 31 Aug 2010 -- The US formally ends its combat operations in Iraq today, more than seven years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein's regime.
• US Declaring Formal End Of Iraq Combat RFE/RL 31 Aug 2010 -- The United States is preparing to formally declare the end of its combat operations in Iraq.
• Obama Marks End of Iraq Combat Mission VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- US President Barack Obama is visiting troops at a Texas army base as he prepares to mark the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq.
• Officials Confirm Capture of Insurgent Leader AFPS 31 Aug 2010 -- A senior insurgent leader believed to be responsible for coordinating the movement of fighters across 3 provinces in Afghanistan was captured.
• Five More US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- Five more American soldiers were killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan, bringing the number of U.S. troops killed in the war-torn country since Saturday to 19.
• Gates: Commanders Have Resources to Win in Afghanistan AFPS 31 Aug 2010 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates: The U.S. military has fought two separate wars in Afghanistan.
• 'Tough Slog' Remains Ahead in Afghanistan AFPS 31 Aug 2010 -- President Barack Obama: “A very tough fight” remains in Afghanistan that will demand more hard work and sacrifice.
• NATO Chief Backs Afghan Security Handover RFE/RL 31 Aug 2010 -- NATO Secretary-General Fogh Rasmussen hopes NATO member states will agree to handing over responsibilities in Afghanistan.
• Killing of Parliamentary Candidate and Election Workers in Afghanistan US Dept. of State 31 Aug 2010
• Attacks on Afghan School Children US Dept. of State 31 Aug 2010
• U.S. Concerned Over Attacks On Afghan Schoolchildren RFE/RL 31 Aug 2010 -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said in a statement that the United States is "deeply concerned" by the recent poisonings of Afghan schoolchildren in Kabul.
• Tajik Justice Ministry Criticizes Security Committee Over Jailbreak RFE/RL 31 Aug 2010 -- Tajikistan's Justice Ministry says it is trying to determine whether negligence contributed to the escape of 25 prisoners.
• Joint aviation coordination cell established to aid Pakistan flood relief AFNS 31 Aug 2010 -- A number of Pakistan, US and international orgs, both military and civilian, gathered at Pakistan Air Force Base Chaklala.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Speech: Remarks by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates at the American Legion National Convention DoD 31 Aug 2010
• Gates Talks Pentagon Reform with American Legion AFPS 31 Aug 2010 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates solicited support for his initiative to reform the Pentagon at the American Legion’s national convention.
• Mullen Meets With Eucom, Africom Leaders AFPS 31 Aug 2010 -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff met today with leaders of U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command.
• Executive Order-- 2010 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial The White House 31 Aug 2010
• Standardized Full Spectrum Operations Mission Essential Tasks Lists Army News 31 Aug 2010 -- The Army has created standardized Full Spectrum Operations Mission Essential Tasks Lists.
• GPS Wing accepts first specialized GPS receiver cards AFNS 31 Aug 2010 -- Officials at Rockwell Collins successfully delivered 21 developed prototype ground-based GPS receiver application module modernized receiver cards.
• New Protection Against Six-Legged Threats Army News 31 Aug 2010 -- The Army is now issuing Flame-Resistant Army Combat Uniforms (FR ACUs) that have been factory-treated with the insect repellent permethrin,
• Communication Department Brings Outside-the-Box Thinking Inside Navy NewsStand 31 Aug 2010 -- NMCB 3's Communication Department created and field-tested a new way to deploy an antenna farm and tactical data network.
• Naval Special Warfare Trains with Elite South American Units in PANAMAX 2010 Navy NewsStand 31 Aug 2010 -- SEAL and Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewman operators trained with partner nations from South American special operations forces.
• Swift Wraps Up Personnel Exchanges in Barbados Navy NewsStand 31 Aug 2010 -- Sailors, Marines and Airmen deployed aboard High Speed Vessel Swift 2 brought three weeks of subject matter expert exchanges to an end.
• Republic of Korea Sailors Train to Become Recruit Division Commanders Navy NewsStand 31 Aug 2010 -- Each year, approximately 250 Sailors from around the fleet complete 13 weeks of rigorous training to become a Recruit Division Commander.
• U.S. Forces Participate In Annual Disaster Drill in Japan Navy NewsStand 31 Aug 2010 -- U.S. Armed Forces in conjunction with Japan Self Defense Forces, state and local agencies and U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka assisted in disaster drill.
• National Guard prepares for border operations Army News 31 Aug 2010 -- National Guard troops are poised to take up surveillance positions along the U.S. border with Mexico as part of Operation Copper Cactus.
• US 2nd Fleet Increases Readiness in Preparation for Hurricane Earl Navy NewsStand 31 Aug 2010 -- The commander of US 2nd Fleet ordered all ships in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area to set sortie condition Bravo.
• Six installations test consolidated food service operations AFNS 31 Aug 2010 -- Air Force Services Agency officials are slated to begin testing a reorganization of Air Force food services this fall.
• Veterans Affairs Works to Reduce Claims Backlog AFPS 31 Aug 2010 -- The Veterans Affairs Department is making great strides in its efforts to reduce the backlog of veterans’ claims.
• Russia must modernize military-industrial complex RIA Novosti 31 Aug 2010 -- Russian president Medvedev: Country's military-industrial complex must be modernized to retain its competitive status.
• Russia to send over 1,000 troops to anti-terror drills in Kazakhstan RIA Novosti 31 Aug 2010 -- More than 1,000 Russian troops will take part in a series of anti-terror drills in Kazakhstan on September 9-25.
• Taiwan: China military budget rises sharply CNA 31 Aug 2010 -- China increased its defense budget in 2010 by 7.5 percent to US$78 billion.
• Kim Yong Chun Meets Chinese Military Delegation KCNA 31 Aug 2010 -- Vice Marshal of the Korean People's Army Kim Yong Chun met with the delegation of the Shenyang Military Area of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, August 31, 2010 US Dept. of State 31 Aug 2010

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for August 31, 2010
• Boeing CEO McNerney Statement on U.S. Export Control Proposals Boeing 31 Aug 2010 -- Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney today said he welcomes the Obama administration's proposals to revise and update U.S. export controls.
• Thai Offshore Patrol Vessel Takes Shape BAE Systems 31 Aug 2010 -- Construction of the first BAE Systems designed Offshore Patrol Vessel for the Royal Thai Navy is now well underway in Thailand, as demonstrated this week at a formal keel laying ceremony at Bangkok Dock, the Company’s local partner.
• General Dynamics Awarded $10 Million by U.S. Navy to Produce F/A-18 Gun Systems General Dynamics 31 Aug 2010 -- The U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Patuxent River, Md., in May awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products a $9.8 million contract to produce the M61A2 20mm Gatling gun system for the F/A-18E/F aircraft. General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
• Lockheed Martin Advancing On Next-Generation Commercial Remote Sensing Satellite System For GeoEye Lockheed Martin 31 Aug 2010 -- The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team developing GeoEye's next-generation, high-resolution commercial Earth-imaging satellite system known as GeoEye-2, has successfully completed on-schedule a System Requirements Review (SRR), an important program milestone that precedes the Preliminary Design Review.
• Lockheed Martin Delivers Prototype Threat Warning Systems to U.S. Navy for Testing Lockheed Martin 31 Aug 2010 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] achieved a major milestone in the Joint and Allied Threat Awareness System (JATAS) Technology Demonstration program by delivering three prototype systems to the U.S. Navy for testing. JATAS will provide the next generation threat warning system to protect U.S. Navy and Marine Corps rotary-wing assault aircraft, increasing survivability of pilots and aircrews in hostile environments.
• Northrop Grumman Awarded Major C-RAM Task Order Northrop Grumman 31 Aug 2010 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a $68 million award to provide personnel for operating Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems at forward operating bases (FOB) supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
• GE to Provide New LM2500 Gas Turbine Modules for United States Navy's DDG 51 Program GE Marine 31 Aug 2010 -- GE Marine reports that its LM2500 aeroderivative marine gas turbines will be used to power the United States Navy's new Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. GE has received orders for the initial three of an expected nine new Flight IIA ships. The new destroyers are being built as part of the U.S. Navy's DDG 51 program.

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Offices of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the General Assembly President, 31 August 2010 United Nations 31 Aug 2010
• Press Conference by Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, 31 August 2010 United Nations 31 Aug 2010
• Press Briefing by Special Envoy for Middle East Peace Senator George Mitchell The White House 31 Aug 2010
• UN committee welcomes resumption of direct talks between Israelis, Palestinians UN News Centre 31 Aug 2010 -- A United Nations committee on Palestinian rights welcomed the recent decision by Israelis and Palestinians to resume direct talks.
• US Launches New Mideast Peace Talks VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- US President Obama is to host a dinner for Israeli and Palestinian leaders, as well as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Jordan's King Abdullah.
• Israeli PM En Route to Talks in US VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to Washington, DC for talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, hosted by US President Barack Obama.
• Israel unlikely to prolong moratorium on settlements RIA Novosti 31 Aug 2010 -- Israel is unlikely to prolong its 10-month moratorium on settlement construction in the West Bank.
• UN official shocked by killing of Israeli civilians in the West Bank UN News Centre 31 Aug 2010 -- A senior United Nations official has expressed his shock over this evening’s killing of four Israelis in the West Bank.
• Four Israelis Dead in West Bank Shooting VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- Four Israelis were killed after a Palestinian gunman opened fire on their vehicle on the West Bank.
• Four Israelis shot dead in West Bank ahead of peace talks RIA Novosti 31 Aug 2010 -- The armed wing of Hamas said it was responsible for the killing of four Israelis in the West Bank.
• Somali Government Denies Ethiopia Sent Troops into Somalia VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- Somalia's Transitional Federal Government is denying reports that Ethiopian troops have taken the town of Beledweyn from al-Shabab militants.
• Situation Critical for Thousands in Somalia VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross says hundreds of thousands of people who have fled fighting in the Somali capital, Mogadishu are in a critical situation.
• UNICEF welcomes Sudanese measure to end use of child soldiers UN News Centre 31 Aug 2010 -- UN agency charged with protecting the rights of children welcomed the launch of a programme to end the use of child soldiers.
• Russian embassy in Sudan confirms release of kidnapped Russian pilots RIA Novosti 31 Aug 2010 -- Three Russian pilots, kidnapped on Sunday in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, have been released.
• In wake of mass rapes in DR Congo, UN official calls for end to impunity UN News Centre 31 Aug 2010 -- Mass rapes of civilians by armed groups in the volatile far east of the DRC underscores the need for an end to impunity for perpetrators.
• UN: Perpetrators of DRC Gang Rapes Must Be Brought to Justice VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- UN envoy charged with combating sexual violence in conflict zones says the DRC's "zero tolerance" policy toward rapists must be backed by consequences.
• Curfew extended in Kashmir as 11 year old boy dies in Police firing IRNA 31 Aug 2010 -- Entire Kashmir valley was brought under curfew a day after it was briefly lifted, following the killing of a teenager in police firing last evening.
• Cyprus leaders to intensify UN-led reunification talks UN News Centre 31 Aug 2010 -- The leaders of Cyprus’ Greek and Turkish communities will hold intensive talks next week as part of UN-led reunification negotiations.

News Reports

• Salehi: Iran has not received any reply from Vienna Group IRNA 31 Aug 2010 -- Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Salehi: Iran has not received any official response from Vienna Group on fuel swap.
• Iran To Make Fuel For Medical Reactor RFE/RL 31 Aug 2010 -- Iran's nuclear chief says the country is planning to produce, within a year, the nuclear fuel needed to operate a medical-purposes reactor in Tehran.
• Providing fuel for TRR within one year IRNA 31 Aug 2010 -- Vice president and head of IRI Atomic Energy Organization said Iran has so far produces 25 kilograms of 20% enriched uranium.
• Universities That Oppose Regime Values 'Should Be Destroyed' RFE/RL 31 Aug 2010 -- Iran minister: Universities that are against the values of the regime and its Basij militia should be razed to the ground.
• Iran Opposition Leader's House 'Under Siege' RFE/RL 31 Aug 2010 -- Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi's website, Sahamnews, says Iranian paramilitaries have surrounded Karrubi's house.
• Iranian Media Says French First Lady Deserves Death VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- Iranian newspaper: France's first lady Carla Bruni deserves to die after she condemned Iran's decision to stone a woman to death for adultery.
• Seoul Welcomes Fresh US Sanctions on Pyongyang VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- South Korea welcomes additional sanctions the United States will impose on North Korea.
• KCNA and Japanese PM's Apology KCNA 31 Aug 2010 -- The present chief executive of Japan recently made public a statement in which he made an "apology" for Japan's past crimes.
• KCNA on the Japanese and Tok Islets KCNA 31 Aug 2010 -- Materials proving the fact that Tok Islets are part of an inalienable territory of Korea were recently disclosed again.
• New Power Station Goes Operational KCNA 31 Aug 2010 -- Ryesonggang Power Station No. 6 went operational with due ceremony in the DPRK on Tuesday.
• Story of Kim Il Sung KCNA 31 Aug 2010 -- One day in May Juche 45 (1956) President Kim Il Sung visited the Pyongyang Textile Mill.
• Pakistan Devastation Hits High-Water Mark RFE/RL 31 Aug 2010 -- As his neighbors work to salvage what possessions they can from their ruined homes, Gul Shirin sits in silence amid 13 freshly dug graves.
• Top UN officials call for scaling up assistance to Pakistan's flood victims UN News Centre 31 Aug 2010 -- Top United Nations officials urged the international community to boost their support for Pakistan’s flood victims.
• UN Heads Appeal for More Pakistan Flood Relief VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- Although Pakistan's floodwaters are beginning to recede, the heads of several UN agencies say aid still is in urgent need across the country.
• PAKISTAN: An administration as overwhelmed as the people IRIN 31 Aug 2010 -- Allah Baksh and 3,000 others uprooted from villages by the spreading waters of the Indus River.
• India announces additional $20m aid to flood-hit Pak IRNA 31 Aug 2010 -- India announced an additional $20 million assistance to Pakistan which is grappling with the worst floods in recent history.
• US retracts charges against suspected dealer RIA Novosti 31 Aug 2010 -- The Thai Prosecutor General's Office received a formal request from the United States to drop second set of charges.
• Washington: Bout's extradition remains unchanged RIA Novosti 31 Aug 2010 -- There is no change in an anticipated extradition of Russian businessman Viktor Bout from Thailand to the United States.
• Police break up protest rallies in Moscow, St. Petersburg RIA Novosti 31 Aug 2010 -- Police detained almost 200 protestors at unsanctioned opposition rallies in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
• Strasbourg court to consider Russian opposition claim against Moscow govt RIA Novosti 31 Aug 2010 -- The European Court of Human Rights has begun looking into a claim made by three Russian activists.
• EU human rights committee to monitor Moscow protest RIA Novosti 31 Aug 2010 -- Delegation arrived in Moscow to monitor an opposition demonstration.
• Police Arrest Dozens As Opposition Activists Rally Throughout Russia RFE/RL 31 Aug 2010 -- Russian opposition and human rights activists have held regular, unauthorized protests.
• New opposition rally 'provocation' - Moscow authorities RIA Novosti 31 Aug 2010 -- Joint statement by the mayor's office and city government: An opposition plan to hold a rally in the centre of Moscow is a provocation.
• Rwanda Official Critical of Amnesty Law Review Appeal VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- Rwanda’s Justice Minister has expressed disappointment over the latest report from the human rights group Amnesty International calling on President Paul Kagame’s government to review genocide ideology and sectarianism laws.
• Legacy of Genocide Fuels Political Repression in Rwanda VOA 31 Aug 2010 -- In the 16 years since the genocide, Rwanda has received nearly universal acclaim for rebuilding its shattered society and re-branding itself as a new "African Tiger."