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  • Obama to Visit Pakistan in 2011 VOA 21 Oct 2010 -- U.S. President Barack Obama says he will not visit Pakistan during his trip to Asia next month, but that he is committed to visiting there in 2011, as well as welcoming Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to Washington.

  • Airborne Laser Test Bed Exercise Conducted MDA 21 Oct 2010 -- The Missile Defense Agency conducted a planned exercise of the Airborne Laser Test Bed (ALTB) this morning (late evening Pacific Daylight Time) at the Point Mugu Naval Air Warfare Center-Weapons Division Sea Range off the central California coast. The objective of this mission was for the ALTB to destroy a solid-fuel, short-range ballistic missile while its rocket motors were still thrusting.

  • Appeals Court Issues Stay on ‘Don’t Ask’ Order AFPS 21 Oct 2010 -- The Defense Department supports yesterday’s federal appeals court decision to temporarily block a judge’s order that put an immediate end to the so-called “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law that bans gay men and lesbians from serving openly in the military.
  • Gates Memo Changes Discharge Authority for ‘Don’t Ask’ Law AFPS 21 Oct 2010 -- Given the uncertainty over the so-called “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has directed that any discharges under the law be made by the service secretaries in consultation with the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness and the defense general counsel.
  • Yokota Airmen participate in low-cost, low-altitude training drops AFNS 21 Oct 2010 -- Airmen here used low-cost, low-altitude training to practice new airdrop techniques Oct. 7 at the Fuji Drop Zone.
  • Contract extension puts communication system on bombers AFNS 21 Oct 2010 -- Electronic Systems Center officials here awarded a contract Sept. 29 that will enable continued integration of an airborne communication system aboard two key Air Force platforms.
  • RCT-8 prepares in mobile firepower USMC News 21 Oct 2010 -- A large military vehicle with an aggressive demeanor rolls past a small strip of buildings. Silhouettes can be seen rising through the windows. A turret on the vehicle locks on to the shapes and a flurry of bullets takes them down nearly as quickly as they come up. After the target has been neutralized, the vehicle pulls up to the next Marine waiting for his chance to get some trigger time and complete his machine gun training.
  • Cherry Point's VMGR-252 conducts no-notice deployment exercise USMC News 21 Oct 2010 -- The Marine Corps is a force in readiness, and Marines are trained to expect the unexpected.
  • LCS Mine Countermeasure Mission Package Completes Phase III Testing Navy NewsStand 21 Oct 2010 -- The Navy completed Phase III end-to-end testing of the littoral combat ship (LCS) mine countermeasure mission package off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Oct. 2, fully assessing unmanned vehicle operations and verifying vehicle speeds, turns and sensor deployment and retrieval capabilities.
  • MCPON West Visits Naples, Begins European Trip Navy NewsStand 21 Oct 2010 -- The master chief petty officer of the Navy (MCPON) traveled to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples, Italy, for the first time in his career Oct. 20 to interact with service members and tour installation facilities.
  • Leyte Gulf, Enterprise UNREP at Sea Navy NewsStand 21 Oct 2010 -- USS Enterprise (CVN 65) conducted a fueling-at-sea with the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) Oct. 20, during its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).
  • Buffalo Visits Yokosuka During Western Pacific Deployment Navy NewsStand 21 Oct 2010 -- The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Buffalo (SSN 715) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Oct. 21 for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific.
  • Navy Surgeon General Visits Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport Navy NewsStand 21 Oct 2010 -- The Navy and Marine Corps top medical officer visited Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport Oct. 19 during his tour of Navy medical facilities in the Gulf Coast.
  • Naval Special Warfare Unit Two Trains With Allies During Jackal Stone 10 Navy NewsStand 21 Oct 2010 -- Naval Special Warfare Unit Two (NSWU-2), the maritime component of Special Operations Command Europe, completed another successful Jackal Stone exercise Sept. 27 as they led a special operations task group (SOTG) with international allies.
  • China Lake Marks Completion of $64 Million Technology Center Navy NewsStand 21 Oct 2010 -- Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake celebrated the completion of the station's largest 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) project Oct. 8 with a ribbon cutting ceremony for a $64 million technology center.
  • USNS Safeguard Completes Exercise with Philippine Navy Navy NewsStand 21 Oct 2010 -- Military Sealift Command (MSC) civil service-crewed rescue and salvage ship USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) departed Subic Bay, Philippines, Oct. 20 wrapping up a dive exercise with the Philippine navy as part of the 16th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise.
  • Navy Medicine Makes Strides in Treatment, Research Studies of TBI, PTSD Navy NewsStand 21 Oct 2010 -- Navy Medicine continues to use cutting edge technologies and innovative research methods to help Wounded Warriors with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
  • NAVMISSA Move Marks Completion of Navy Surgeon General's Concept of Operations Navy NewsStand 21 Oct 2010 -- The Navy Medicine Information Systems Support Activity (NAVMISSA) held a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 21, officially marking NAVMISSA's relocation from the San Antonio Garcia Federal Building to its permanent location in the San Antonio Bank of America (BOA) Plaza.
  • AH-1 Cobra retirement program at Fort Drum ends; final four helicopters head to Thailand Army News 21 Oct 2010 -- A Fort Drum-based operation that brought in tens of millions of dollars for the Army by rebuilding and selling AH-1 Cobra helicopters is about to ship its last four aircraft, bringing a successful and profitable venture to a close.
  • Army sees potential in adaptive battlefield network Army News 21 Oct 2010 -- The intelligent, self-healing Wireless Network After Next (WNaN) tactical network could prevent that danger by adapting to changing circumstances to keep communications intact
  • U.S. Army launches Army Learning Concept 2015 Army News 21 Oct 2010 -- The U.S. Army is preparing to meet the challenge of training the 21st Century Soldier with its recent implementation of the U.S. Army Learning Concept for 2015.
  • Stryker mobile gun system lights up the sky Army News 21 Oct 2010 -- Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiments are training and qualifying to operate the Army\'s Stryker Mobile Gun System at the Yukon Training Area behind Eielson Air Force Base.
  • 463rd uncases colors Army News 21 Oct 2010 -- After a 40-year inactivation period, the 463rd Veterinarian Detachment uncased its colors Friday at Freedom Hall.
  • Army explores software transformation initiatives Army News 21 Oct 2010 -- The U.S. Army is implementing lessons learned from the Apps for the Army challenge, to support strategic initiatives for Army Software Transformation.
  • Apache helicopter wins DOD performance-based logistics award Army News 21 Oct 2010 -- The U.S. Army's AH-64 Apache attack helicopter program has been named recipient of a Department of Defense-level award for performance-based logistics.
  • USACE, EUCOM partner to aid border security in Estonia Army News 21 Oct 2010 -- On a blistery cold afternoon in front of the Värska border control center, a small group gathered to mark the successful culmination of a U.S.-Estonia partnership and the newest deterrent in counter-narcotics and border control.
  • Jordanian, American fighters refuel above Jordan AFNS 21 Oct 2010 -- Jordanian and American pilots recently met several thousand feet over Jordan where they exchanged knowledge and fuel.
  • LC-130 takes off for Operation Deep Freeze AFNS 21 Oct 2010 -- A New York Air National Guard LC-130 Hercules, equipped with retractable ski-wheels, departed here Oct. 18 to support the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation's research at international sites throughout the Antarctic continent.
  • Navy Conducts COBRA Flight Test from Fire Scout Navy NewsStand 21 Oct 2010 -- The Navy successfully conducted the first flight test of the Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) Block I system at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., Oct. 13, testing the system's performance on the MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical take-off unmanned aerial vehicle.
  • General Sees Progress in Counter-IED Fight AFPS 21 Oct 2010 -- More sensors, analysts and specially trained dogs -- combined with stronger ties with local civilians and those who govern them -- have fueled progress in the battle against roadside bombs in Afghanistan, the director of an agency devoted to that effort said yesterday.
  • Navy Announces First Sub Officer Assignments for Women AFPS 21 Oct 2010 -- Two dozen women will begin reporting to four submarines by the end of next year, marking a new milestone in the 110-year history of the submarine force, Navy officials announced today.
  • 557th converts from Ground Ambulance Company to Area Support Medical Company Army News 21 Oct 2010 -- Soldiers, Family Members leaders and friends gathered at Wiesbaden Army Airfield Oct. 15, to witness and celebrate the re-designation of a nearly 70-year old medical company.
  • 31ST MEU and PHIBRON-11 provide assistance after Super Typhoon Juan USMC News 21 Oct 2010 -- Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 flew from the USS Essex (LHD 2) to storm-ravaged areas of the northern Philippines to assist its government with an initial damage survey and an assessment of local population needs, Oct 21.
  • Second SBIRS satellite successfully completes panel integration AFNS 21 Oct 2010 -- The U.S. Air Force's second geosynchronous Space-Based Infrared Systems satellite successfully completed the integration of its two equipment panels onto the spacecraft core module on Oct. 6 at the development site in Sunnyvale, Calif. This is a major milestone in the GEO-2 program and represents the first instance of a fully assembled and integrated GEO-2 space vehicle.
  • Program Links Reservists, Guardsmen, Families to Jobs AFPS 21 Oct 2010 -- A program that links reserve and National Guard members, their families and veterans with civilian employers has reached a milestone, with more than 1,000 employers now signed on to hire qualified job-seekers.

  • No secret arrangements between Russia, U.S. over arms cuts - Lavrov RIA Novosti 21 Oct 2010 -- Russia and the United States do not have any secret arrangements concerning the arms reduction treaty, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

  • Pak-US strategic dialogue, an attempt to remove mistrust IRNA 21 Oct 2010 -- Pakistan and the US are likely to discuss variety of issues at the third round of Pak-America strategic dialogue in Washington to remove mistrust existing between the two countries.

  • Defense Ministry: No plans to mothball Mirage fighters CNA 21 Oct 2010 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Thursday that it has no plans to mothball its French-made Mirage fighter jets at present.

  • Use of nuclear weapons means end of humanity - Castro RIA Novosti 21 Oct 2010 -- The use of nuclear weapons mean the end of humanity, Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro said in a video address released on the Cubadebate website on Thursday.

  • October 21, 2010 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 21 Oct 2010
  • Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Aboard Air Force One en route San Francisco, CA The White House 21 Oct 2010

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