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• Airpower Summary for October 27 AFNS 30 Oct 2010
• Airpower Summary for October 26 AFNS 30 Oct 2010
• Afghan President Demands Explanation For U.S.-Russia Drug Operation RFE/RL 30 Oct 2010 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has demanded an explanation from NATO's command in Afghanistan for a counternarcotics raid he says was carried out by the United States and Russia without his government's permission.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Reserves to mobilize for Korea, Europe? Army News 30 Oct 2010 -- Army officials are seeking a new limited Title 10 authority to mobilize the Guard and Reserve in peacetime for rotations to Europe, Korea and elsewhere.
• CSB provides much needed contracting support to Pakistan Army News 30 Oct 2010 -- In July, disaster struck the people of Pakistan after heavy monsoon rains flooded the region and left thousands killed or injured and millions homeless. Within days, U.S. Forces were on the ground ready to help and ready to provide life-saving services and support.
• Army fields flame-resistant uniforms Army News 30 Oct 2010 -- The Army has begun to deploy special, high-tech flame-resistant uniforms engineered to safeguard Soldiers in aircraft and armored vehicles who could be exposed to fire and flames during an attack, service officials said.
• Naval Base San Diego Conducts Multiagency Security Training Exercise Navy NewsStand 30 Oct 2010 -- Security officials from Naval Base San Diego (NBSD) took the lead in conducting a multiagency training exercise at the Pacific Beacon bachelor housing complex in San Diego Oct. 28.
• Commander, Submarine Group 9 Holds Change of Command Navy NewsStand 30 Oct 2010 -- Commander, Submarine Group 9 (CSG9) conducted a change of command ceremony Oct. 29 at Deterrent Park aboard Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Wash.
• US, Chile Improve Interoperability in Submarine Rescue Exercise CHILEMAR II Navy NewsStand 30 Oct 2010 -- The Navy's Deep Submergence Unit (DSU), along with members of the Chilean navy's diesel electric submarine CS Thomson (SS 20), successfully completed a Submarine Rescue System (SRS) exercise off the coast of San Diego during the bi-lateral exercise CHILEMAR II Oct. 27-28.
• Makin Island Completes INSURV Special Trials Navy NewsStand 30 Oct 2010 -- USS Makin Island (LHD 8) passed a four-day special trials inspection Oct. 29, and is the Navy's first operational hybrid-electric amphibious assault ship.
• USS Rushmore Changes Command Navy NewsStand 30 Oct 2010 -- USS Rushmore (LSD 47) held a change of command ceremony Oct. 15 in San Diego.
• Russia 'continues work' on U.S. missile shield plans - minister RIA Novosti 30 Oct 2010 -- Russia continues talks over U.S.'s missile defense shield program with Washington and with NATO, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday.
• Iraqi Army conducts major live fire exercise Army News 30 Oct 2010 -- In front of an anxious audience, Iraqi Army officers gathered around a sand table to receive their orders for Operation Torrential Flood. Shortly after, the officers assembled in their areas, waiting for the signal to begin the assault.

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• Cypriot leaders slated to meet with UN chief in New York next month UN News Centre 30 Oct 2010 -- The leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities are scheduled to meet with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 18 November in New York as part of the United Nations-backed talks aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island, the world body announced today.

News Reports

• White House claims "credible terrorist threat" against the U.S. RIA Novosti 30 Oct 2010 -- U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that two suspicious packages, intercepted earlier in Britain and in Dubai on route from Yemen to the United States, presented a "credible terrorist threat" against the country.
• British Home Secretary: Explosive Substance Intercepted on Cargo Plane in Britain VOA 30 Oct 2010 -- British authorities are seeking answers after a suspicious package was found and removed from a cargo plane at East Midlands airport on Friday.
• Moroccan Authorities Say They Have Dismantled 2 al-Qaida Cells VOA 30 Oct 2010 -- Moroccan authorities say they have dismantled two terrorist cells with al-Qaida links and detained the groups' members.
• Iran: Expansion of atomic arsenals contradictory with powers slogans IRNA 30 Oct 2010 -- Iran permanent representative at the United Nations said that allocating billions of dollars for expansion of atomic arsenals by big powers is contradictory with their slogans.
• Russia expects Iran to resume nuclear talks in mid-November RIA Novosti 30 Oct 2010 -- Russia expects Iran to resume talks with the group of six international mediators over its controversial nuclear program in mid-November, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday.
• North, South Korea hold family reunions RIA Novosti 30 Oct 2010 -- More than 400 South Koreans crossed into North Korea on Saturday for a short reunion with relatives separated by the Korean War in the 1950s, despite increased tensions after an exchange of fire, local media reported.
• Upcoming polls must be inclusive, Ban tells Myanmar's leader UN News Centre 30 Oct 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged that the upcoming elections in Myanmar be as inclusive, participatory and transparent as possible to ensure a credible transition to a civilian democratic government, as he met with the country's Prime Minister, Thein Sein.
• Russian space freighter docks with orbital station RIA Novosti 30 Oct 2010 -- A Russian space freighter docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday.