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09 September 2010 Military News

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Current Operations

  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 09 Sep 2010 [PDF]

  • USD-N assists with Iraqi displaced civilians Army News 09 Sep 2010 -- Task Force Marne Deputy Commanding General Support, Brig. Gen. Tom Vandal, has made several visits to internally displaced persons camps in Kurdistan and has met with government officials to assist the Families who reside in those camps.

  • NATO training mission sees attrition falling in Afghan army Army News 09 Sep 2010 -- The deputy commander of the NATO training mission in Afghanistan reiterated via a Pentagon bloggers roundtable Sept. 8 that the quantity and quality of officers, noncommissioned officers and recruits in the Afghan army is rising.
  • Army leaders prep for Infantry Warfighting Conference Army News 09 Sep 2010 -- Army leaders from around the globe will gather in Columbus next week for the 2010 Infantry Warfighting Conference.
  • Operations Target Insurgents in Afghanistan AFPS 09 Sep 2010 -- Partnered Afghan and coalition forces continued to target insurgents throughout Afghanistan in recent operations, military officials reported.
  • Training and maintaining; putting the comm. in combat Army News 09 Sep 2010 -- Signal Soldiers of the Company C, 101st Airborne Division here are in charge of ensuring communication equipment is up and running at all times. Secure Internet Protocol Router, Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router and Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange are crucial computer networks to the mission in Afghanistan, and the work of four Soldiers within the company keeps these communication lifelines flowing.
  • Preventive medicine keeps Soldiers in the fight Army News 09 Sep 2010 -- "Mosquitoes, ants, and wasps, oh my!"
  • Teamwork defends post from insurgency Army News 09 Sep 2010 -- Combat Outpost Badel lacks many things, but enemy fire isn't one of them.
  • Revamped councils to represent Afghan villages Army News 09 Sep 2010 -- International Security Assistance Forces in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province are helping streamline the way Afghans connect with their government.
  • Task Force Iron Soldiers relocate to Ghazni Province; kill insurgents, recover weapons Army News 09 Sep 2010 -- For the past several months, Task Force Iron Soldiers have worked tirelessly throughout Paktika Province, conducting numerous combat patrols, clearing miles of roadway and building relationships with local village leaders and elders to pave the way ahead.
  • UK replacing suspended Afghan envoy IRNA 09 Sep 2010 -- Britain is replacing its special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, who was suspended in June after criticising Nato and US policy.

  • 10 die in US drone strikes in NW Pakistan IRNA 09 Sep 2010 -- At least 10 people were killed and several others were injured in a two US drone strikes in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday, locals said.
  • 10 Killed in Pakistan Roadside Blast VOA 09 Sep 2010 -- A roadside bomb killed at least 10 people Thursday in Pakistan's restive northwest tribal region said officials.

  • Marines Seize Control of Ship From Pirates AFPS 09 Sep 2010 -- A 24-member maritime raid force from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit today boarded and seized control of an Antigua-Barbuda-flagged, German–owned vessel from pirates who attacked and boarded it yesterday.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • Clinton Touts Obama's Foreign Policy Successes RFE/RL 09 Sep 2010 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has touted the U.S.-led passage of new UN sanctions against Iran and the negotiation of a new START treaty with Russia as highlights of a successful foreign policy record under the administration of President Barack Obama.

  • Transcript: DOD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon DoD 09 Sep 2010 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell
  • Pentagon Urges Florida Church to Nix Quran Burning AFPS 09 Sep 2010 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and his top advisors are discussing whether Gates should intervene personally in a Florida pastor’s plans to burn copies of the Quran on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said today.

  • Pentagon Officials Explore Renewed Relations With China AFPS 09 Sep 2010 -- Defense Department officials are encouraged by signs that the Chinese may renew military-to-military relations in advance of presidential talks between the two countries early next year, the Pentagon press secretary said today.
  • Decontamination Teams Complete CBRNE Training Navy NewsStand 09 Sep 2010 -- Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) decontamination teams concluded a decontamination (DECON) certification course Aug. 20.
  • George Washington Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Manila Navy NewsStand 09 Sep 2010 -- USS George Washington (GW) (CVN 73) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, with a combined crew of more than 5,000 Sailors, along with USS McCampbell (DDG 85) and USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) arrived in Manila, Philippines, Sept. 4.
  • Navy Working Uniform: No Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Sailors Navy NewsStand 09 Sep 2010 -- Following a recent fleet reminder of the Dec. 31 Navy Working Uniform (NWU) mandatory wear date, the chief of naval personnel (CNP) is ensuring Sailors who have not received a full set of uniforms or allowances will not be expected to use their own money to meet uniform requirements.
  • NAVFAC Marianas Awards Contract for Construction Management Services Navy NewsStand 09 Sep 2010 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas awarded a $40 million maximum capacity contract Sept. 8 for construction management services on Guam.
  • Energy Monitors Make Headway at NAS Jacksonville Navy NewsStand 09 Sep 2010 -- Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville is leading the charge to meet Department of Defense (DoD) energy and water conservation goals with their Building Energy Monitor (BEM) Program.
  • New Recycling Centers at NSA Naples Support Site Navy NewsStand 09 Sep 2010 -- Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples' Public Works department added two new recycling collection centers for residents at the Support Site Aug. 1.
  • Support Centers Pave Road to Successful Mobilizations Navy NewsStand 09 Sep 2010 -- The mission of the U.S. Navy Reserve is to provide mission-capable units and individuals to the Navy-Marine Corps Team throughout the full range of operations from peace to war.
  • FFSCs Provide Training for Command Sponsors Navy NewsStand 09 Sep 2010 -- The Command Sponsor Program is the subject of the vice chief of naval operations' (VCNO) latest family gram message, FAMILYGRAM 06-10.
  • MCAST Mobile Training Team Trains Special Forces in Guatemala Navy NewsStand 09 Sep 2010 -- A Security Force Assistance (SFA) Mobile Training Team (MTT) detachmented from the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training (MCAST) command concluded two weeks of teaching small boat operations to the Fuerza Especial Naval (FEN) of the Guatemalan Navy on Aug. 26.
  • Recovery Act Project Funds New San Clemente Island Barracks Navy NewsStand 09 Sep 2010 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest awarded T.B. Penick & Sons Inc. of San Diego, Calif., a $15.4 million Recovery Act-funded task order Sept. 1 to design and construct bachelor quarters at San Clemente Island (SCI), Calif.
  • George Washington Hosts Philippines Vice President During Manila Reception Navy NewsStand 09 Sep 2010 -- The Republic of the Philippines vice president and the U.S. ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines were among the more than 700 military officials and distinguished guests to attend a reception in Manila, Philippines, Sept. 6 on board USS George Washington (CVN 73).
  • Navy Exercises Prepare Sailors with Minimal Impacts on Marine Life Navy NewsStand 09 Sep 2010 -- In an effort to train realistically in a wide variety of marine environments, the Navy recently proposed expanding training activities within several training ranges, including the Keyport Range Complex and the Gulf of Alaska Range.
  • NMCB-7 Lends a Helping Hand in Guyana for SPS 2010 Navy NewsStand 09 Sep 2010 -- Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) Seven, currently embarked aboard High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), are refurbishing a local school in Georgetown, Guyana, Sept. 1-13.
  • B-1 carries record-setting missile load AFNS 09 Sep 2010 -- A Dyess Air Force Base B-1B Lancer carried a full load of 24 AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missiles on a flight over the Gulf of Mexico, Sept. 7 -- a first for the B-1 and AGM-158.
  • Incirlik weather techs train to support contingency operations AFNS 09 Sep 2010 -- Once a quarter, weather technicians with the 39th Operations Squadron here can be found training with a piece of equipment that can help save lives, prevent disastrous mishaps and some say even predict the future.
  • Ramstein squadron celebrates 60 years of Air Force service AFNS 09 Sep 2010 -- The 7329th Labor Service Unit was established Sept. 8, 1950, at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, and consisted entirely of civilians.
  • U.S., Philippines host Asia-Pacific military nursing symposium AFNS 09 Sep 2010 -- Officials from the U.S. and the Republic of the Philippines co-hosted the 4th annual Asia-Pacific Military Nursing Symposium for more than 200 nurses from 13 countries in Mandaluyong City, Philippines, Aug. 29 through Sep. 4.
  • Researchers developing analysis tool to track anomalous behavior AFNS 09 Sep 2010 -- Researchers in the Anticipate and Influence Behavior Division's Behavior Modeling Branch, part of the 711th Human Performance Wing's Air Force Research Laboratory, also known as 711th HPW/RHXB, are developing an analysis tool that will help military specialists discover and track unusual behavior in a city setting to help avert criminal or dangerous behavior that could have deadly consequences.
  • Undersecretary visits Wilford Hall Medical Center AFNS 09 Sep 2010 -- Undersecretary of the Air Force Erin C. Conaton visited Wilford Hall Medical Center here Sept. 3 to learn about the Air Force's premier health care, medical education, research and readiness wing.
  • Government Invites Public to Solve Challenges AFPS 09 Sep 2010 -- The federal government has a lot of problems to solve, and a new website it launched this week will give average citizens a forum to discuss and potentially solve those problems while vying for rewards for the best solutions.
  • Soldier to Receive Posthumous Medal of Honor AFPS 09 Sep 2010 -- In an Oct. 6 ceremony at the White House, President Barack Obama will present the Medal of Honor to the parents of a soldier who died while saving members of his team and 15 Afghan soldiers.
  • Casey Reaffirms Army's Commitment to Families AFPS 09 Sep 2010 -- For Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the trip to participate in the dedication of a new library annex and children’s room here marked a very personal journey.
  • 21st TSC team goes to Croatia, plans for Immediate Response '11 exercise Army News 09 Sep 2010 -- Working closely with our European allies is a critical part of U.S. Army Europe's mission. To support this mission, the 21st Theater Sustainment Command sent several Soldiers and civilians to Croatia Aug. 23-27 to conduct a joint site survey for the upcoming exercise there, Immediate Response '11.
  • Construction team conducts exercise, prepares for deployment Army News 09 Sep 2010 -- Soldiers from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command's 243rd Construction Management Team prepared for their upcoming deployment by conducting their Mission Readiness Exercise Aug. 2-19 at the Hohenfels Training Area.
  • DoD News: Senior Executive Service Appointments and Reassignments DoD 09 Sep 2010 -- Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced the following Department of Defense Senior Executive Service appointment and reassignment
  • Fighting Bengals cannibalize to mobilize USMC News 09 Sep 2010 -- Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 replaced a drag brace on one of the squadrons F/A-18D Hornets here Aug. 30.
  • Marines keep things rolling as Hornets arrive for SF USMC News 09 Sep 2010 -- A few hours passed before the pilots of Marine All- Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 touched ground here in the rugged outback of Australia’s Northern Territory all the way from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.
  • Northcom Weighs Probability, Consequences of Threats AFPS 09 Sep 2010 -- How U.S. Northern Command balances its assets in protecting the homeland is a matter of gauging the probability and potential consequences of threats, the new Northcom commander said today.
  • Pentagon Plans Private 9/11 Remembrance AFPS 09 Sep 2010 -- President Barack Obama will join Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pentagon Memorial on Sept. 11 to honor the memory of victims of the 2001 terrorist attack.
  • 31st MEU begins tour of Asia-Pacific USMC News 09 Sep 2010 -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit recently left the shores of Okinawa, Japan and began its tour of the Asia-Pacific Region.

  • Russia not to buy large arms consignments abroad - defense minister RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2010 -- The Russian Defense Ministry does not plan to purchase large consignments of foreign arms, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Thursday.
  • Russia to build UAVs with foreign partners RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2010 -- Russia will team up with foreign firms to manufacture unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) on its soil, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Thursday.

  • Tajik Military Air Base Completed With Indian Help RFE/RL 09 Sep 2010 -- A multimillion dollar renovation of a Soviet-era military air base near the Tajik capital is complete but it remains unclear which country will use the facility, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.

  • SCO to begin large-scale anti-terror drills in Kazakhstan RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2010 -- The six member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will begin the Peace Mission-2010 joint anti-terror exercises on Thursday at the Matybulak training ground in Kazakhstan.

  • September 9, 2010 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 09 Sep 2010
  • Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 9/9/2010 The White House 09 Sep 2010

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

  • Broad global support needed to underpin Israeli-Palestinian direct talks, says Ban UN News Centre 09 Sep 2010 -- Broad international support, including the participation of the United Nations and the diplomatic Quartet, is crucial for the success of the direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians that kicked off last week, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

  • Serbia Drops Challenge to Kosovo's Independence at UN VOA 09 Sep 2010 -- Serbia has dropped its challenge to Kosovo's independence in the U.N. General Assembly. In a last minute deal facilitated by the European Union, Belgrade withdrew a sharply worded resolution and replaced it with a compromised text calling for dialogue that was adopted by U.N. member states .
  • Kosovo: General Assembly hails European Union move to promote dialogue UN News Centre 09 Sep 2010 -- United Nations Member States today welcomed the European Union’s willingness to facilitate dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo over the latter’s declaration of independence from the former in early 2008.
  • EU Welcomes New Serb Kosovo Statement RFE/RL 09 Sep 2010 -- European Union nations have welcomed a Serbian statement calling for a new EU-mediated "dialogue" with ethnic Albanian leaders in Kosovo over the future of the territory.

  • Suicide Bombers Attack Mogadishu Airport VOA 09 Sep 2010 -- Several suicide bombers in vehicles have attacked the main airport in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, where a high-level international delegation was holding talks with the leaders of the Transitional Federal Government. Officials say the dead include two Ugandan peacekeepers, three civilians and several attackers.
  • Somali Witnesses Say Car Bomb Attack on Airport Killed 8 VOA 09 Sep 2010 -- Witnesses in Somalia say a car bomb has exploded at the main entrance to Mogadishu's airport, killing at least eight people.
  • UN deplores deadly attack against African peacekeepers in Somali capital UN News Centre 09 Sep 2010 -- The United Nations has voiced its strong condemnation after today’s terrorist attack at the main airport in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, which has killed two African peacekeepers and several civilians.

  • SUDAN: Southern child soldiers "need more opportunities" IRIN 09 Sep 2010 -- Southern Sudan’s promise to divest its army of all children by November has to be backed by a comprehensive strategy to give them opportunities in civilian life, say analysts.
  • Ban’s discussions with Rwandan leader on UN rights report to continue UN News Centre 09 Sep 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that he will continue discussions with Rwanda’s President on a soon-to-be released United Nations report on serious human rights violations committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
  • UN Peacekeepers Extend Patrols in Congo VOA 09 Sep 2010 -- The U.N. peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo is extending special patrols another week in an area where more than 240 women and children were raped in recent weeks.
  • UN chief threatens to end role of UNMIN in Nepal peace mission IRNA 09 Sep 2010 -- UN chief has warned that the world body may terminate its political mission in Nepal unless parties ended their standoff, as his senior officials cautioned that prolonged political bickering and distrust could hit the constitutional process.
  • Umarov Explains His Seeming Inconsistency RFE/RL 09 Sep 2010 -- North Caucasus insurgency leader Doku Umarov has released a video statement, posted on the insurgency websites kavkazcenter.com and islamdin.com, explaining the circumstances in which he offered earlier this summer to step down from that post, and why he subsequently retracted that decision.

News Reports

  • North Korea Marks Founding Day Amid Talk of Succession VOA 09 Sep 2010 -- North Korea is celebrating the anniversary of its founding as speculation grows that Kim Jong Il's youngest son will be named heir apparent.
  • Former North Korean Soldiers Vow to Overthrow Kim Family Rule VOA 09 Sep 2010 -- A new organization in South Korea, claiming it includes more than 100 former North Korean military members, vows to end Pyongyang's government and unify the Korean peninsula. The North Korea Peoples Liberation Front also says it has support from current members of the communist state's military, but political analysts are skeptical.

  • Information on an Iranian regime strategic secret nuclear enrichment site at Behjatabad-Abyek Strategic Policy Consulting 09 Sep 2010 -- "Today, according to information obtained by Iran 's main opposition, the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), we would like to make public for the first time exclusive details on a major top-secret and strategic nuclear enrichment site in the town of Abyek, 120 kilometers west of the Iranian capital, Tehran . The Behjatabad-Abyek nuclear enrichment site is code-named 311, and is near Qazvin."
  • China Opposes South Korean Sanctions Against Iran VOA 09 Sep 2010 -- China has expressed opposition to South Korea's new sanctions on Iran for its suspected nuclear weapons program.
  • Ahmadinejad Encroaches On Supreme Leader's Foreign-Policy Turf RFE/RL 08 Sep 2010 -- Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's appointments of special envoys for foreign affairs is seen as a direct challenge to the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
  • IAEA technical justification session on Iran, Syria convened IRNA 09 Sep 2010 -- Technical Justification session of IAEA on agency chief’s reports on Iran and Syria was convened Wednesday evening at agency’s headquarters here.
  • Agency’s anti-Iran claims made under US pressure, legally worthless IRNA 09 Sep 2010 -- IRI president criticized agency’s politicizing of Iran’s nuclear issue, arguing here Wednesday they are politically speaking uttering “worthless” claims; Iran’s cooperation with IAEA has been maximal, would continue in future.

  • Obama: Quran Burning is Recruiting Tool For Al-Qaida VOA 09 Sep 2010 -- U.S. President Barack Obama says an American pastor's plan to burn Qurans outside his Florida church on September 11 would be a recruiting tool for al-Qaida.

  • General Assembly stresses global cooperation and dialogue to combat terrorism UN News Centre 09 Sep 2010 -- United Nations Member States must work together to combat international terrorism, one of the most serious threats to global peace and security, the General Assembly says, stressing the need for dialogue and the involvement of regional organizations and civil society in counter-terrorism measures.

  • UN relief chief pleads for more help for Pakistani flood survivors UN News Centre 09 Sep 2010 -- The top United Nations humanitarian official today cautioned that the international attention on the devastating flood disaster in Pakistan is dwindling even before the millions of people affected have received adequate relief and others are awaiting assistance to rebuild their lives.

  • European Parliament Raps France On Roma Repatriations RFE/RL 09 Sep 2010 -- In a narrow vote, the European Parliament in Strasbourg has delivered the sharpest rebuke to date to France on its policy of repatriating Romanian and Bulgarian Roma deemed to have become a public nuisance.
  • Analysts: Kurds Could Determine Result of Vote on Turkey's Constitutional Reforms VOA 09 Sep 2010 -- This Sunday, Turkish voters will go the polls to decide on a package of constitutional reforms. The prime minister says the vote is an opportunity to democratize the country. But the country's main opposition says the reforms are a government power grab of the judiciary. Public opinion surveys show that Turkey is split on the proposed changes and that the country's large Kurdish population might determine the outcome.
  • Georgian parliament considers new constitution RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2010 -- The Georgian parliament began discussing on Wednesday a new constitution that would turn the country into a parliamentary democracy and allow President Mikheil Saakashvili to keep his hand on the tiller after his presidential term expires in 2013, a Russian business daily said on Thursday.
  • Russia to spend around $7 billion on police reform in 2012-2013 RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2010 -- About 217 billion rubles ($7 billion) will be allocated from the Russian budget for police reforms in 2012-2013., Russian finance minister Alexei Kudrin said.



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