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• 'Red Devils' clear path for 'Werewolves' USMC News 17 Oct 2010 -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), is down to the last 30 days of their deployment while still maintaining and upholding the standards with which they arrived.
• Lincoln Arrives in 5th Fleet Ready to Support Afghanistan Surge Navy NewsStand 17 Oct 2010 -- Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) arrived in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) Oct. 17.
• One Swedish soldier killed, two injured in Afghanistan RIA Novosti 17 Oct 2010 -- One Swedish solider was killed and two others were injured after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in northern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) reported on Sunday.
• NATO Service Member Killed in Southern Afghanistan VOA 17 Oct 2010 -- NATO say one of its service members was killed Sunday in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Mullen: Nation Must Recognize Sacrifices of Troops, Families AFPS 17 Oct 2010 -- Americans must recognize the sacrifices and struggles of today's troops and their families and work harder to reintegrate them into their communities, the nation’s top military officer said yesterday.
• USS Pittsburgh Returns From Deployment Navy NewsStand 17 Oct 2010 -- Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) returned home to loved ones at Naval Submarine Base New London Oct. 15.
• USS New Mexico Forges Ahead with New Commanding Officer Navy NewsStand 17 Oct 2010 -- USS New Mexico (SSN 779) held a change of command ceremony Oct. 15 at Naval Submarine Base New London's Shepherd of the Sea Chapel.
• Essex Sailors Visit Local School in Subic Bay Navy NewsStand 17 Oct 2010 -- Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) visited Sergia Soriano Esteban Integrated School of Kalaklan during a scheduled port visit Oct. 14.
• Russian-Indian joint drills enter active anti-terrorism stage RIA Novosti 17 Oct 2010 -- Russian troops started on Sunday an active phase of anti-terrorist drills on Indian territory as part of joint Russian-Indian exercises, the Russian Defense ministry said.
• Russian warship to visit port of Djibouti RIA Novosti 17 Oct 2010 -- The Russian destroyer RFS Admiral Levchenko will visit the port of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa on October 17-19 as part of its current anti-piracy mission off the Somali coast, a Russian Navy spokesman said.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Israeli PM Says Talks with Hamas for Captured Soldier Back On VOA 17 Oct 2010 -- After a long hiatus, two Middle East arch enemies have resumed indirect talks on exchanging prisoners.
• Chair of UN panel monitoring Sudan referenda concerned over limited progress UN News Centre 17 Oct 2010 -- The head of a United Nations panel monitoring the upcoming referenda on whether southern Sudan secedes from Africa's largest country has expressed concern over the lack of progress in several key areas, especially voter registration, with less than three months remaining until people head to the polls.
• Sudanese Divided On Peacekeepers On North South Border VOA 17 Oct 2010 -- The Sudanese government has objected to a proposal to move United Nations peacekeepers to the tense border between the north and south ahead of a referendum on independence for the south.

News Reports

• Over 25 killed, 70 injured in pre-election violence in Pakistan's Karachi RIA Novosti 17 Oct 2010 -- Over 25 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in the past twenty-four hours in Pakistan's biggest city of Karachi on the eve of by-elections for a seat in the provincial assembly, local media reported on Sunday.
• Gunmen Kill 25 in Pakistan VOA 17 Oct 2010 -- Gunmen killed at least 25 people in Pakistan's southern port of Karachi, raising tensions as voters cast ballots Sunday in a by-election to replace an assassinated lawmaker.
• Nigeria Arrests Okah's Brother VOA 17 Oct 2010 -- Nigerian authorities have arrested the brother of former militant leader Henry Okah, on suspicion that was involved in twin car bombings that killed 12 people.
• Tymoshenko vows to stop Russian gaining official status in Ukraine RIA Novosti 17 Oct 2010 -- Ukraine’s former premier, Yulia Tymoshenko, said on Sunday that her opposition fraction would do everything it could do to stop the Russian language gaining official status in the former Soviet state.