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  • Fort Leavenworth hosts Jordan Armed Forces leaders Army News 24 Sep 2010 -- During a Fort Leavenworth visit earlier this week, Brig. Gen. Paul E. Funk II demonstrated the U.S. Army's new Army Training Network 2GO (ATN2GO) mobile stand-alone application to Lt. Gen. Mashal Al-Zaben, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordan Armed Forces.
  • Jordanian general visits, learns about CAC, CALL Army News 24 Sep 2010 -- The Center for Army Lessons Learned has become a resource for the U.S. Army, but recently began serving as a resource for the Jordanian Armed Forces as well.
  • 5th QM Det. helps commemorate Operation Market Garden Army News 24 Sep 2010 -- On September 17, 1944, thousands of paratroopers descended from the sky by parachute and glider up to 150 kilometers behind enemy lines. Their goal was to secure two bridges across the rivers in Holland so the Allied armies could advance rapidly northward and turn right into the lowlands of Germany, thereby skirting around the German defense line. The operation was called Market Garden.
  • 'Marne 7' details 3rd ID redeployment Army News 24 Sep 2010 -- The U.S. Army's Criminal Investigative Division celebrated its 39th anniversary, Sept. 17. To commemorate the occasion, Fort Stewart's 30th Military Police Detachment (CID) held an open house at their headquarters with a special invitation to current and former CID agents and their Families.
  • Grafenwoehr exercise prepares battlefield weather forecasters for deployment Army News 24 Sep 2010 -- Air Force weather technicians participate in exercise Cadre Focus at the Grafenwoehr Training Area (GTA) Sept. 20-24, to refresh and enhance their skills prior to deployment .
  • CID celebrates 39th anniversary Army News 24 Sep 2010 -- The U.S. Army's Criminal Investigative Division celebrated its 39th anniversary, Sept. 17. To commemorate the occasion, Fort Stewart's 30th Military Police Detachment (CID) held an open house at their headquarters with a special invitation to current and former CID agents and their Families.
  • Suicide preventable, though third leading cause of death among Army personnel Army News 24 Sep 2010 -- Suicide is alive and breathing, just like me and you," Sgt. Kemosi Evans said during a Suicide Prevention and Awareness Open House Sept. 20 at Army Community Service.
  • 916th CCBN activates at Fort Sam Houston Army News 24 Sep 2010 -- A ceremony was held Sept. 16 activating the 916th Contingency Contracting Battalion at Fort Sam Houston.
  • Borrowed No More:The New York Army National Guard's only artillery unit fields new weapon Army News 24 Sep 2010 -- Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery, New York Army National Guard, launched rounds downrange here with 16 new M119A2 howitzers here during a live fire exercise September 16-19.
  • Home of the Airborne and Special Operations hosts Jordanian Generals Army News 24 Sep 2010 -- In a rare opportunity to meet with foreign military leaders, the XVIII Airborne Corps and the 82nd Airborne Division received distinguished visitors from Jordan at Fort Bragg on Sept. 22 and 23.
  • Theater of War panel discusses post deployment stress, PTSD Army News 24 Sep 2010 -- Soldiers were transported back to ancient Greece Sept. 16 at Barlow Theater, as part of a reading and panel discussion presented by Theater of War.
  • Corps awards $125.9 million contract for Joint Federal Project at Folsom Dam Army News 24 Sep 2010 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $125.9 million contract Sept. 24 to Granite Construction Company of Watsonville, Calif., to build the control structure for the new auxiliary spillway at Folsom Dam.
  • Officials seek to strengthen Reserve components Army News 24 Sep 2010 -- A report released this week will help Defense Department officials implement recommendations made by the Commission on the National Guard and Reserve two years ago.
  • Alexander Details U.S. Cyber Command Gains AFPS 24 Sep 2010 -- Establishing U.S. Cyber Command closed the gap that prevented the Defense Department from defending its crucial information networks, the organization’s commander told the House Armed Services Committee yesterday.
  • Joint team restores precision airdrop capability AFNS 24 Sep 2010 -- Warfighters at forward operating bases have recently begun receiving supplies via a critical variant of the Joint Precision Airdrop System again, due to the combined efforts of an Air Force, Army and contract team.
  • Airmen wrap up bilateral training exercise in Bangladesh AFNS 24 Sep 2010 -- Airmen from Yokota Air Base, Japan, wrapped up four days of training with their Bangladesh air force counterparts as exercise Cope South 10 came to an end Sept. 23.
  • Officials ponder reserve components' future AFNS 24 Sep 2010 -- Defense Department officials said a report released earlier this week will help them implement recommendations made by the Commission on the National Guard and Reserve two years ago.
  • First responders train to support airport AFNS 24 Sep 2010 -- Members of the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department here participated in Gunsan airport's G-20 summit on terrorism and civil aviation air incident training at the airport Sept. 17.
  • T-6A Texan II crashes AFNS 24 Sep 2010 -- A T-6A Texan II assigned to the 47th Flying Training Wing here crashed at about 11:16 a.m. Sept. 24 near Spofford, Texas.
  • Grafenwoehr exercise prepares battlefield weather forecasters for deployment Army News 24 Sep 2010 -- Air Force weather technicians participate in exercise Cadre Focus at the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
  • Officials Seek to Strengthen Reserve Components AFPS 24 Sep 2010 -- A report released this week will help Defense Department officials implement recommendations made by the Commission on the National Guard and Reserve two years ago.
  • USS Hawaii Visits Guam Navy NewsStand 24 Sep 2010 -- The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) arrived Sept. 24 in Apra Harbor, Guam for a port visit during the ship's first deployment to the Western Pacific.
  • NAVFAC Washington Completes Inpatient Building at Future Walter Reed Navy NewsStand 24 Sep 2010 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Washington met its Sept. 15 deadline to transfer a new inpatient hospital building for furniture and equipment outfitting at the future Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, located at the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, Md.
  • U.S. Pacific Command Surgeon Praises Pacific Partnership 2010 Navy NewsStand 24 Sep 2010 -- U.S. Pacific Command's command surgeon joined local television station KHON2 to talk about Pacific Partnership 2010 (PP10) at the station's studio in Honolulu Sept. 9.
  • Frank Cable Holds Safety Stand Down Navy NewsStand 24 Sep 2010 -- USS Frank Cable's (AS 40) Repair Department held an all-hands safety stand down Sept. 17 amidst undergoing major upgrades and changes at Guam Shipyard for the Military Sealift Command (MSC) integration.
  • Magnetic Power Offers Energy-Saving Alternative Navy NewsStand 24 Sep 2010 -- The Office of Naval Research Global funded a series of experiments from April to June 2010 at Tokyo's Hardy Barracks Installation to analyze and evaluate the energy saving capability of the Magnetic Energy Recovery Switch (MERS) lighting controller.
  • Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Participates in PANFLUEX Navy NewsStand 24 Sep 2010 -- Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) and its branch clinics immunized nearly 4,000 personnel during the Chief of Naval Operations' pandemic flu exercise (PANFLUEX) Sept. 14-15.
  • Navy Hosts Conference With Distance Learning College Partners Navy NewsStand 24 Sep 2010 -- The Navy hosted a Navy College Program Distance Learning Partnership (NCPDLP) conference Sept. 21-22 at the Little Creek Snug Harbor Conference Center to discuss current Navy education policies and new initiatives recently implemented at Navy College Offices.
  • Military Practices Good Stewardship of Public Lands AFPS 24 Sep 2010 -- Thousands of volunteers are expected to descend on 48 military bases tomorrow to prune, plant, paint and otherwise show that the Defense Department is a good steward of its public land.
  • 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit remains combat ready while afloat USMC News 24 Sep 2010 -- Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, onboard the USS Denver (LPD9), participated in enhanced marksmanship live fire drills, Sept. 19.
  • New York ARNG's only artillery unit fields new weapon Army News 24 Sep 2010 -- Soldiers of 1-258th Field Artillery, New York Army National Guard, launched rounds downrange with 16 new M119A2 howitzers.
  • 916th CCBN activates at Fort Sam Houston Army News 24 Sep 2010 -- A ceremony was held Sept. 16 activating the 916th Contingency Contracting Battalion at Fort Sam Houston.

  • South Korea, US Prepare for Anti-Sub Warfare Drill VOA 24 Sep 2010 -- The United States and South Korea are preparing to hold a joint sea exercise, scheduled to begin the day before the expected opening of a rare meeting of North Korea's only political party.
  • U.S., South Korea Plan Anti-submarine Exercise AFPS 24 Sep 2010 -- South Korean and U.S. forces will conduct an anti-submarine warfare exercise in the waters west of the Korean peninsula Sept. 27 to Oct. 1.

  • India’s Prithvi-II missile fails to take off in user's trial IRNA 24 Sep 2010 -- India's indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II ballistic missile failed to take off during a user trial from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off the Orissa coast on Friday apparently due to a technical problem, defence sources said.
  • Indian ballistic missile test fails RIA Novosti 24 Sep 2010 -- An Indian nuclear-capable ballistic missile failed to take off during a test launch in eastern India on Friday, the Indian Express newspaper reported.
  • MiG-27 crashes in India, pilot survives RIA Novosti 24 Sep 2010 -- A MiG-27 Flogger ground attack aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has crashed in the country's east, the third crash of a plane of this type in India this year, a spokesman for the Indian Army Eastern Command said.
  • India’s MiG 27 crashes in West Bengal, pilot safe IRNA 24 Sep 2010 -- A MiG-27 aircraft of India crashed at Duria village in West Midnapore district in West Bengal on Friday but the pilot bailed out safely.

  • 120-millimeter long-range mortar launcher to be unveiled IRNA 24 Sep 2010 -- Iran would unveil its 120-millimeter long-range mortar launcher in a ceremony in Isfahan on Saturday.

  • Analysts: China Growing Increasingly Assertive Along Its Coast VOA 24 Sep 2010 -- In recent months, China has taken an increasingly aggressive stance along its coastal borders from the Yellow Sea in the north to the hotly disputed South China Sea. Regional security analysts say this increased assertiveness highlights China's growing economic might and its desire to project its military might beyond its borders.

  • UN Nuclear Body Rejects Arab Move to Censure Israel VOA 24 Sep 2010 -- Members of a U.N. nuclear monitoring agency rejected an Arab-sponsored resolution on Friday calling on Israel to join a global anti-atomic weapons treaty.

  • Russia to mass produce ground effect vehicles from 2015 RIA Novosti 24 Sep 2010 -- Russia may start mass production of military and civil wing-in-ground effect vehicles as soon as 2015, the head of the Alekseev Hydrofoil Design Bureau Sergei Platonov said on Friday.
  • Russia to increase support of UN peacekeeping activities RIA Novosti 24 Sep 2010 -- Russia plans to increase its support of UN peacekeeping activities around the world, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov told the UN Security Council summit in New York.

  • UK makes defence pledge to US IRNA 24 Sep 2010 -- Britain has given a direct promise to the US that it will keep its nuclear deterrent and maintain special forces, despite facing up to 25% cuts in the upcoming strategic defence and security review, it was reported on Friday.

  • Laos invites UN Member States to meeting on convention on cluster munitions UN News Centre 24 Sep 2010 -- Laos, one of the countries most affected by cluster munitions, today invited Member States to a meeting later this year on the implementation of the United Nations-backed pact banning the deadly weapons, saying the gathering will be an opportunity to reaffirm opposition to their use.

Defense Industry

  • DoD News: Contracts for September 24, 2010
  • U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $35 Million to Produce M2A1 Quick Change Barrel Conversion Kits General Dynamics 24 Sep 2010 -- The U.S. Army Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command, Picatinny, N.J., awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products an order valued at approximately $35 million to manufacture M2A1 quick change barrel (QCB) conversion kits. The QCB conversion kits feature several direct-replacement parts to modify existing M2 heavy barrel (M2HB) machine guns to the M2A1 configuration. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in January 2011 and will continue through December 2012. General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
  • Orbital Set to Launch Minotaur IV Rocket for U.S. Air Force Orbital Sciences Corp. 24 Sep 2010 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB), one of the world’s leading space technology companies, today announced that it is prepared to launch the first orbital mission of the Minotaur IV rocket in support of the Air Force’s Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) satellite, also known as SBSS Block 10. The Minotaur IV rocket is the latest in the family of highly reliable, cost-effective Minotaur launches that Orbital has developed for the U.S. Air Force. The SBSS mission will be the 18th to be carried out by Orbital’s family of Minotaur vehicles over the last 10 years. The previous 17 missions have all been successful.

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