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19 October 2010 Military News

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  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 19 Oct 2010 [PDF]

  • Multiple Deadly Bombings Rock Iraq VOA 19 Oct 2010 -- A series of bombings killed at least 13 people in Iraq Tuesday, including a child and other civilians.
  • Black Dragons say farewell to the Battlekings Army News 19 Oct 2010 -- Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, held a transfer of authority ceremony with members of the 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, outside their battalion headquarters, here, Oct. 12.
  • Spartans assume command, relieve Titan troops Army News 19 Oct 2010 -- Troopers of the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, assumed command as they took over for Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division during a ceremony, here, Oct. 10.
  • Soldiers visit their Bedouin neighbors in southern Iraq Army News 19 Oct 2010 -- Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 4th Infantry Division took some time to meet and get to know their neighbors.
  • Army Reserve engineers end Iraq tour Army News 19 Oct 2010 -- Soldiers deploying to support two wars in one year doesn't happen often, but Soldiers of the 367th Engineer Battalion and 492nd Engineer Company, both of the U.S. Army Reserve, have supported Soldiers in Iraq and Kuwait, and are now supporting servicemembers in Afghanistan.

  • Message from the Director: Lessons from Khowst Central Intelligence Agency 19 Oct 2010 -- "Earlier this year, I directed that a task force of seasoned Agency professionals conduct a review of the Khowst attack. The purpose was to examine what happened, what lessons were learned, and what steps should be taken to prevent such incidents in the future. In addition, I asked Ambassador Thomas Pickering and Charlie Allen, a highly accomplished former Agency officer, to conduct an independent study of the Khowst attack and to review the work of the task force. They concurred with its findings. One of CIA’s greatest strengths is our ability to learn from experience, refine our methods, and adapt to the shifting tactics of America’s enemies."

  • Airstrikes Kill Taliban Leaders, Other Insurgents AFPS 19 Oct 2010 -- NATO’s International Security Assistance Force today confirmed that recent precision airstrikes over Afghanistan’s Baghlan province had killed two senior Taliban military leaders and 13 other armed insurgents.
  • Yuma-based Marine air control squadron returns from deployment to Afghanistan USMC News 19 Oct 2010 -- After nearly seven months of watching Afghanistan’s skies, the 79 homecoming Marines of a Yuma-based air control squadron spent the morning of Oct. 15, 2010, with their focus closer to the ground, scanning the anxious crowd of family and friends for a familiar face.
  • Afghanistan: UN experts urge stepped-up supervision of US security contractors UN News Centre 19 Oct 2010 -- A United Nations group of independent human rights experts today called for stronger supervision of United States private security contractors working in Afghanistan and elsewhere, welcoming a recent US report into the role and oversight of these companies.
  • AFGHANISTAN: Pomegranate farmers rue Kandahar fighting IRIN 19 Oct 2010 -- It is the season for harvesting pomegranates - a major fruit crop in Kandahar Province, southern Afghanistan - but some farmers say fighting there has badly affected their farms and livelihoods.
  • FM spokesman: Iran’s policy to back Afghanistan’s legal government IRNA 19 Oct 2010 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Iran’s policy was to back the legal government of Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • Strategic Defence and Security Review published UK MoD Defence Policy and Business 19 Oct 2010 -- The outcome of the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), which sets out how the Government will deliver the priorities identified in the National Security Strategy, has been published today, Tuesday 19 October 2010.
  • Britain Cuts Defense Spending VOA 19 Oct 2010 -- Britain on Tuesday announced plans to cut the country's defense budget that include losing thousands of troops and slashing weapons programs. British allies are concerned that the cuts might affect the country's status as a global power.

  • Ruling Allows Openly Gay Men, Women to Sign Up AFPS 19 Oct 2010 -- Openly gay men and lesbian women now can apply to join the military, Defense Department officials said today.

  • Shooting Incident Likely Was Random, Pentagon Says AFPS 19 Oct 2010 -- An early morning shooting at the Pentagon’s exterior walls today likely was a random event, the director of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency said.

  • DoD News: Senior Executive Service Announcements DoD 19 Oct 2010 -- Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced the following Department of Defense Senior Executive Service appointments and reassignments.
  • Lincoln's Pilots Prepared for Operation Enduring Freedom Navy NewsStand 19 Oct 2010 -- Pilots assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 have trained rigorously over the past year, preparing for their turn to support Operation Enduring Freedom.
  • Enlisted Field Service Record Closeout Extended Navy NewsStand 19 Oct 2010 -- Navy Personnel Command (NPC) has extended the deadline for closeout of the Enlisted Field Service Record (EFSR) to Dec. 30 for shore commands and Sept. 30, 2011, for aircraft carriers.
  • Center for Security Forces Announces Master Homeland Security Specialist Apprenticeship Navy NewsStand 19 Oct 2010 -- The Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) announced Oct. 18 the upcoming release of the new Master Homeland Security Specialist Apprenticeship (MHSSA) for Navy Master-at-Arms (MA) professionals.
  • 'Manchus' train with real-life scenarios Army News 19 Oct 2010 -- Scouts, snipers, and fire support teams from the 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, part of the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, along with AH-64 Apache helicopters from 4th Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade conducted urban operations training at the Korean Training Center, Rodriguez Range, Sept. 15-17.
  • Wildcards conduct combined training with 37th ROK ID Army News 19 Oct 2010 -- One can sum up the U.S. relationship with the Republic of Korea with "Katchi Kapshida" or "We Go Together," but nothing really encapsulates the ROK/U.S. Alliance like a good old-fashioned "shoot from the hip" combined training exercise. From the planning stage to the actual carrying out of the mission, one thing reigns clear to the wayward bystander: the ROK and U.S. combined fighting force is clearly ready to "Fight Tonight."
  • Capital Shield 2011: protecting nation’s capital Army News 19 Oct 2010 -- local, regional, state and federal –- and the next level of response is only authorized when one agency has exhausted its resources.
  • PDTE helps units train for deployment Army News 19 Oct 2010 -- Units preparing to deploy to Southwest Asia from Fort Hood, Texas, can draw training equipment from the 407th Army Field Support Brigade's 4th Battalion. This program is called PDTE or Pre-deployment Training Equipment.
  • Continuing Promise 2010 Reaches Guyana Coast Navy NewsStand 19 Oct 2010 -- The Continuing Promise 2010 (CP10) Partnership of the Americas mission aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) dropped anchor just off the coast of New Amsterdam, Guyana Oct. 17.
  • M-ATV surge wraps up AFNS 19 Oct 2010 -- More than a dozen Airmen stood on the edge of the flightline, anticipating with a watchful eye as the last C-17 Globemaster III lifted off the ground and soared away. A celebration and applause broke out. They threw water on each other and filled water balloons while high-fiving the patriots next to them. Some cried.
  • Jordan, U.S. commence exercise in Southwest Asia AFNS 19 Oct 2010 -- Falcon Air Meet 2010 officially kicked off Oct. 19 at Azraq Royal Jordanian Air Base in the country of Jordan.
  • NATO partners strengthen bonds with Airmen through discussion AFNS 19 Oct 2010 -- Senior NCOs met with NATO partners Oct. 13 here for a panel discussion gain insight on other nations' military standards, customs and courtesies, and traditions.
  • AFSO21 Rapid Improvement Event streamlines report process AFNS 19 Oct 2010 -- Officials here are bringing change to the performance reporting process, thanks to a recent week-long Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century Rapid Improvement Event.
  • Online Ballots Can Help Overseas Votes Count AFPS 19 Oct 2010 -- The Defense Department’s Federal Voting Assistance Program has a solution for overseas servicemembers and other U.S. citizens living outside the country who haven’t received an election ballot: get it online.
  • Officials Tout Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits AFPS 19 Oct 2010 -- With more than 260,000 students attending about 6,000 colleges and universities this fall under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, officials are continuing an active outreach effort to ensure current military members and veterans don’t miss out on the new program’s education benefits.
  • Strategic Dialogue Advances U.S.-Pakistan Relations, Goals AFPS 19 Oct 2010 -- The Third U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue is underway here, and officials expect to discuss the Pakistan floods, U.S. aid to the region, and shared U.S.-Pakistani goals.
  • DoD News: Arlington National Cemetery Announces Training Program for Employees and Selection of Superintendent DoD 19 Oct 2010 -- The Secretary of the Army John McHugh announced today that the Army and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have entered into a formal agreement that will allow Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) employees to enroll in the VA’s National Cemetery Administration (NCA) Training Center.
  • President to Award Soldier Medal of Honor Nov. 16 AFPS 19 Oct 2010 -- President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta in a Nov. 16 White House ceremony, officials announced yesterday.
  • Philippines Requests Aid in Killer Typhoon’s Aftermath AFPS 19 Oct 2010 -- The Philippine government has asked for assistance after Typhoon Megi struck the island nation yesterday with sustained winds of 140 mph, Defense Department officials said here today.

  • Medvedev Cautious, But Open For Talks On European Missile Shield RFE/RL 19 Oct 2010 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said he will attend a NATO summit next month in Lisbon, but wants more details on an offer to cooperate with the alliance on an antimissile shield.
  • Medvedev to attend NATO summit in Lisbon RIA Novosti 19 Oct 2010 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he would attend the NATO summit in Lisbon on November 20.

  • Russian, Italian deputy defense ministers discuss military-technical cooperation in Moscow RIA Novosti 19 Oct 2010 -- Russian First Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin and Italian Deputy Defense Minister on military technical cooperation Guido Crosetto are discussing on Tuesday in Moscow defense and military technical cooperation issues.

  • Russia's Pacific Fleet ready to receive Borey class submarines RIA Novosti 19 Oct 2010 -- A Pacific Fleet's naval base in Vilyuchinsk on the Kamchatka Peninsula is fully prepared to host Russia's new Borey class strategic nuclear-powered submarines, a Russian military analyst said on Tuesday.
  • Russian General Staff chief starts visit to Serbia RIA Novosti 19 Oct 2010 -- The chief of the Russian General Staff, Army Gen. Nikolai Makarov, is starting a two-day visit to Serbia on Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
  • The agony of choice: Russia looking for best amphibious assault ship RIA Novosti 19 Oct 2010 -- General Nikolai Makarov, head of the Russian Armed Forces' General Staff, said France, Spain, the Netherlands and Russia itself will bid in a tender for the best amphibious assault ship, due to be adopted by the Russian Navy.

  • Belarus, Ukraine to hold joint peacekeeping drills RIA Novosti 19 Oct 2010 -- Belarus and Ukraine will hold joint tactical drills on October 19-22 at Yavorovo Range in western Ukraine, the Belarusian Defense Ministry reported.

  • UK welcomes Congress approval of US Defence Trade Treaty IRNA 19 Oct 2010 -- Armed Forces Minister Nick Harvey has welcomed the delayed approval by the US Congress of the US-UK Defence Trade Co-operation Treaty last month that allows preparations for the implementation of the 2007 agreement to begin.

  • Indonesia to Investigate Military Involvement in Alleged Torture Video VOA 19 Oct 2010 -- A video released on the Internet implicates the Indonesian military in the torture of indigenous Papuans. International human rights groups have called for an investigation into what they say is the clearest evidence yet of abuses occurring in the remote province. Rights groups condemn the violence inflicted on two men who appear to be under interrogation in the video.

  • Migiro urges States to take part in upcoming meeting on cluster munitions UN News Centre 19 Oct 2010 -- Commending nations for taking swift action to bring the United Nations-backed pact banning cluster munitions into force, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro today urged all States – even those who have not signed on – to attend an upcoming gathering in Laos on the treaty’s implementation.

  • October 19, 2010 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 19 Oct 2010
  • Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 10/19/2010 The White House 19 Oct 2010

Defense Industry

  • DoD News: Contracts for October 19, 2010
  • Response To Publication Of Strategic Defence & Security Review BAE Systems 19 Oct 2010 -- BAE Systems welcomes the publication of the UK Government’s Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) today.
  • Raytheon Names Aselsan Key Patriot Supplier Raytheon 19 Oct 2010 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has entered into an agreement with a leading Turkish defense systems manufacturer for the codevelopment of a major end item for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. Under the agreement, Raytheon will subcontract to Aselsan of Ankara, Turkey, the codevelopment of the antenna mast group for Patriot Configuration-3 systems for the United Arab Emirates.
  • Northrop Grumman Receives Navy Contract to Produce Additional Mine Countermeasures Systems Northrop Grumman 19 Oct 2010 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a $45 million contract from the U.S. Navy for Phase 3 of low-rate initial production of the AN/AES-1 Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS). The contract includes the production of four pods, spares, product development and support at a lower cost-per-pod than in previous lots.
  • Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Awarded $1 Million Contract To Design Engine for Transformer Vehicle Pratt & Whitney 19 Oct 2010 -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne a contract, with a value up to $1 million, to design an engine for the Transformer (TX), a vertical take-off and landing, road-worthy concept study vehicle. The engine design will use technology from the EnduroCORE™ engine developed by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company.
  • Rheinmetall Defence and Kongsberg have signed a framework agreement Rheinmetall Defence 19 Oct 2010 -- The scope of this agreement is to provide a framework for the cooperation between the companies for the Remote Weapon Station product area. Through this agreement the companies intend to not only maintain, but also to expand the co-operation as well as establish joint sales efforts in some international markets.
  • Sagem named prime contractor for RIF-NG new-generation soldier information network Sagem (Safran group) 19 Oct 2010 -- On September 22, French defense procurement agency DGA awarded Sagem (Safran group) an initial conditional tranche worth more than 25 million euros as prime contractor for the RIF-NG, the radio communications and information system for warfighters using the FELIN(1) equipment suite.
  • SAIC Awarded Contract by Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Atlantic SAIC 19 Oct 2010 -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a new prime contract by the Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Atlantic to provide command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) engineering and software integration support services. The multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a one-year base period of performance, four one-year options, and a total ceiling value of not more than $49 million for all awardees, if all options are exercised. Work will be performed primarily in Charleston, S.C. and Lexington Park, Md.

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