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12 October 2010 Military News

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Defense Policy / Programs
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Other Conflicts
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Current Operations

  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 12 Oct 2010 [PDF]

  • Supply Airmen slim down the bits and bolts for New Dawn AFNS 12 Oct 2010 -- As the responsible drawdown of forces in Iraq continues, the Airmen of the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Material Management Flight here have gone back to basics and cut down excess assets at the base.

  • Afghans Turn-in Numerous Weapons, Explosives AFPS 12 Oct 2010 -- A weapons cache and explosive material were taken out of enemy hands after locals turned in the items in eastern and southern Afghanistan today and yesterday, military officials reported.
  • U.S. General Leads Hostage Death Investigation AFPS 12 Oct 2010 -- The investigation into a kidnapped aid worker’s death in Afghanistan during an Oct. 8 attempt to rescue her will be “as expeditious as possible,” a Defense Department spokesperson said here today.
  • Afghanistan Shows Progress on Economic, Governance Fronts AFPS 12 Oct 2010 -- Several achievements in September demonstrate Afghanistan’s progress in economic and governance development, according to a NATO International Security Force news release.
  • OEF anniversary: Deployed tanker pilots discuss supporting Afghanistan ops AFNS 12 Oct 2010 -- In the past nine years, Air Mobility Command statistics show AMC tankers have off loaded more than 12.2 billion pounds of fuel to aircraft for, Operation Enduring Freedom and other worldwide military operations.
  • Afghan air assault nets weapons, ammo, intel Army News 12 Oct 2010 -- In the early morning hours of Oct. 8, U.S. and Afghan National Army Soldiers conducted a successful air-assault operation in the mountains of Khowst Province, resulting in the location and destruction of two insurgent weapons caches.
  • Colonel outlines construction hurdles in Afghanistan Army News 12 Oct 2010 -- Getting a construction project up and running -- estimating costs, approving budgets, working with area governments to ensure every aspect of the project meets myriad specifications - is thorny enough stateside. Yet, the construction projects U.S. Army Col. Mike Wehr oversees in Afghanistan can be difficult for those reasons, and then some.
  • 4th BCT deploys to eastern Afghanistan, community shows support Army News 12 Oct 2010 -- As American public consciousness shifts toward the war in Afghanistan, where, in 2001, the U.S. made its first retaliatory attacks after the tragedy of 9-11, Fort Polk units are in the thick of the action.
  • Deadly Grenade Attack on NATO Helicopter in Afghanistan VOA 12 Oct 2010 -- NATO says insurgents in Afghanistan fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a military helicopter, killing one person and wounding eight others.
  • MWSS 273 Returns USMC News 12 Oct 2010 -- Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 returned to their families early in the morning Oct. 2 after a seven month deployment.

  • Pakistani Army Launches Operation In Northwest RFE/RL 12 Oct 2010 -- Pakistani security forces have begun a fresh military operation in the northwestern part of the country, RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal reports.

Defense Policy / Programs

Defense Industry

  • DoD News: Contracts for October 12, 2010
  • BAE Systems and Iveco Announce Business Agreement BAE Systems 12 Oct 2010 -- BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa and Iveco Defence Vehicles announced today they have signed a teaming agreement to pursue the Vistula project for the South African Army.
  • Northrop Grumman Completes Milestone During USS Theodore Roosevelt's (CVN 71) Refueling and Complex Overhaul Northrop Grumman 12 Oct 2010 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) completed a significant work performance milestone on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) with the installation of the 010 level of the ship's island on Oct. 8.
  • Boeing and iRobot Team Receives SUGV Contract from US Air Force Boeing 12 Oct 2010 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and partner iRobot Corp. [NASDAQ: IRBT] today announced that they have received an initial contract with the U.S. Air Force to provide Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles (SUGV) to its Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team. The contract calls for up to 70 model 310 SUGV robots, with an initial value of $3.84 million. The Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract will run through September 2012.
  • CACI Awarded $36 Million Prime Contract to Support Naval Operational Logistics Support Center CACI 12 Oct 2010 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE:CACI) announced today that it has been awarded a $36 million prime contract for program management and technical support services for the Naval Operational Logistics Support Center's (NOLSC) Ordnance Information System (OIS) which is used to manage and track Navy ordnance worldwide. The indefinite delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is for five years (one base, four option years). The majority of the work will be performed at Navy facilities in Bloomington, IN and at the Naval Weapons Station in Yorktown, VA. The award continues a twenty-year relationship with the Navy's ordnance community and expands the support that CACI's logistics and material readiness and enterprise IT and network services functional core competencies provide for the sea service.
  • General Dynamics Awarded Contract to Outfit and Transition U.S. Army Medical Facilities General Dynamics 12 Oct 2010 -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract to support the U.S. Army Medical Department’s healthcare construction projects, including modernization of current Army medical facilities and transition to newly constructed facilities. The indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract, one of five awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has a total potential value of $409 million over four years if all options are exercised.
  • P&W Awarded $33.8 Million DARPA Contract for New Engine Technology Development Pratt & Whitney 12 Oct 2010 -- Pratt & Whitney received a $33.8 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop Constant Volume Combustion (CVC) engine technology under Phase II of the Vulcan advanced propulsion program. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company.
  • Raytheon Awarded $115 Million for Airborne Low Frequency Sonar Raytheon 12 Oct 2010 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received two contracts totaling $115.7 million for the AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS), the primary undersea warfare sensor for the U.S. Navy's MH-60R multimission helicopter. The contracts were awarded by Naval Air Systems Command and Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Strategic Acquisition.
  • Boeing and Northrop Grumman GMD Team Announces Partners for Competitive Missile Defense Contract Boeing 12 Oct 2010 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE: NOC] today announced their comprehensive partner team formed to pursue the competitive development and sustainment contract for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.
  • Lockheed Martin Cyber Security System Added to List of Accredited Cross-Domain Solutions Lockheed Martin 11 Oct 2010 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced that its Trusted Manager system, a secure Multi-Level Information Sharing technology used by the Department of Defense, has been added to the Unified Cross Domain Management Office’s (UCDMO) baseline list of cross-domain solutions. This directory lists the accredited systems that provide the ability to transfer Department of Defense and Intelligence Community information between multiple security domains.
  • Lockheed Martin Team Wins Role on U.S. Army Intelligence Contract Vehicle Lockheed Martin 12 Oct 2010 -- A team led by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] was selected by the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) to compete for future task orders under the INSCOM OMNIBUS-III contracting vehicle.

Other Conflicts

News Reports

  • Al-Qaida in Yemen Leader Threatens to Topple Government VOA 12 Oct 2010 -- Al-Qaida in the Arab Peninsula is threatening to overthrow Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh. The government and al-Qaida rebels have stepped up activity against each other across the country.

  • North Korean Succession Appears Underway VOA 12 Oct 2010 -- Spectacular public shows in recent days in Pyongyang have left little doubt in North Korea - or other countries - that a succession of power is under way there. Kim Jong Un, believed to be 27, has made prominent appearances alongside his father, leader Kim Jong Il. The elder Kim, nearing 70, has had serious health problems in recent years.

  • Beijing Says Nobel Committee Disrespects China's Judicial System VOA 12 Oct 2010 -- China has again lashed out at the granting of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo. A Foreign Ministry spokesman also made clear that Beijing blames the Norwegian government for the award.
  • China Snubs Norway Again in Nobel Prize Dispute VOA 12 Oct 2010 -- China has canceled performances of a Norwegian musical as "punishment" for the Nobel Peace Prize going to jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo.
  • Researchers Try to Explain Chinese Foreign Policy Decision Making VOA 12 Oct 2010 -- A lack of transparency in China has long challenged analysts trying to understand the Chinese government's foreign policy decisions. A new report says Chinese leaders are increasingly influenced by a wide range of factors – from government agencies to research institutions and opinions voiced on the Internet.

  • Jalali: Fuel to be injected to Bushehr power plant next month IRNA 12 Oct 2010 -- Spokesman for Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Kazem Jalali said on Tuesday that fuel is to be injected to the heart of Bushehr power plant next month.
  • FM spokesman: Iran, 5+1 talks late October or early November IRNA 12 Oct 2010 -- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Iran has decided on late October or early November as the time for talks with 5+1.
  • Regional security should be provided by regional states: Vahidi IRNA 12 Oct 2010 -- Regional security should be provided by regional states, Minister of Defense Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said Tuesday noting that presence of foreign forces would not be in favor of regional countries.
  • Common points of Iran, G5+1 proposals should be put on table - Iran IRNA 12 Oct 2010 -- Iran suggested to Western states Tuesday to take into consideration all common points mentioned in the separate proposed packages of Iran and the 5+1 Group about Tehran's peaceful nuclear program.
  • Iran's Supreme Leader Targets University VOA 12 Oct 2010 -- Iran's leader has declared the financial endowment of the country's largest private university to be religiously illegitimate and unlawful, paving the way for a state takeover of an institution that had become a power center for the nation's moderate reform movement.
  • Iran Accuses Foreigners of 'Anti-revolutionary' Ties VOA 12 Oct 2010 -- Iran says it suspects two foreigners who were arrested as they were interviewing the son of a woman sentenced to death by stoning have links to foreign anti-government groups.

  • The First Strike in Cyber-War VOA 12 Oct 2010 -- The Stuxnet worm has been neutralized, but not before it may have done its damage. But what's to come? More attacks, and more sophisticated cyber-weapons, are safe bets.
  • Iraqi Prime Minister Visits Syria to Mend Year-old Rift VOA 12 Oct 2010 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is visiting Damascus for the first time in more than a year.
  • Haiti: UN concerned at reported weapons distribution ahead of elections UN News Centre 12 Oct 2010 -- The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti today voiced concern at reports that arms are being distributed as the impoverished and earthquake-devastated country prepares to hold elections next month.
  • UN envoy to hold talks in Guinea ahead of presidential run-off UN News Centre 12 Oct 2010 -- The top United Nations official in West Africa will travel to Guinea on Wednesday to extend the world body’s support to the efforts to create the conditions for a peaceful second round of presidential elections, which is now planned for 24 October.
  • France Tries to Strengthen Relations With Turkey VOA 12 Oct 2010 -- French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is visiting Turkey as bilateral relations remain deeply strained over France's opposition to Turkey's bid to join the European Union.
  • Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Canada United Nations 12 Oct 2010
  • Five new countries elected to two-year terms on UN Security Council UN News Centre 12 Oct 2010 -- The United Nations General Assembly today elected Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal and South Africa to serve on the Security Council for two-year terms, beginning 1 January 2011.
  • Investigative Journalists Dissect KGB’s Enduring Legacy RFE/RL 12 Oct 2010 -- Few Russian journalists have followed the country's security services as closely as Moscow-based investigative reporters Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan. In their new book, "The New Nobility: The Restoration Of Russia's Security State And The Enduring Legacy Of The KGB," Soldatov and Borogan chronicle the resurgence of the Federal Security Service (FSB) during the presidency of Vladimir Putin. RFE/RL correspondent Nikola Krastev caught up with Soldatov and Borogan in New York, where they discussed their book.
  • UN responds to malaria outbreak in flood-affected Pakistani provinces UN News Centre 12 Oct 2010 -- Nearly 300,000 suspected malaria cases, including some confirmed cases of a severe form of the disease, have been recorded in flood-affected areas of Pakistan since the end of July, with the overall incidence slightly above the average seasonal outbreak, the United Nations health agency said today.
  • Defiant ex-Moscow mayor plans to stay in politics RIA Novosti 12 Oct 2010 -- Sacked Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov said on Monday he would not quit politics and claimed that a number of political forces in the country had expressed readiness to cooperate with him.
  • Bombing Remarks Misunderstood, Nigerian President Says VOA 12 Oct 2010 -- As investigations into Nigeria's Independence Day (October 1) bombings continue, President Goodluck Jonathan appears to be backing off his earlier assertion that the violence was not related to the problems of the oil-rich but underdeveloped Niger Delta.



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