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• Obama: Coalition Mission Succeeding in Libya AFPS 26 Mar 2011 -- The military mission in Libya is succeeding and preventing further atrocities against the Libyan people by Moammar Gadhafi and his forces, President Barack Obama said today in his weekly radio address.
• Obama Says Military Operation In Libya Succeeding RFE/RL 26 Mar 2011 -- U.S. President Barack Obama told Americans that the military mission in Libya is clear, focused, and limited, and has saved countless lives.
• U.S. not putting any ground forces in Libya - Obama RIA Novosti 26 Mar 2011 -- U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Saturday that the United States will not deploy any ground forces in Libya.
• French air force jets shoot down 5 Libyan planes, 2 helicopters in last 24 hours RIA Novosti 26 Mar 2011 -- French fighters jets shot down at least five Libyan Galeb planes and two Mi-35 combat helicopters in the past two hours, the country's defense ministry reported on Saturday.
• Coalition forces paving rebels' way to Libyan oil facilities - Jana agency RIA Novosti 26 Mar 2011 -- The international coalition enforcing a no-fly zone in Libya is bombing both military and civilians targets to pave the rebels' way to oil facilities, a military source told the Jana national news agency on Saturday.
• Brimstone missiles destroy armoured vehicles in Libya UK MOD 26 Mar 2011 -- It has been announced that RAF Tornado aircraft have destroyed three armoured vehicles in Misrata, and three further vehicles in Ajdabiya, following a missile strike.
• Obama: Mission in Libya is Succeeding VOA 26 Mar 2011 -- President Barack Obama says the military mission by the United States and its allies to protect civilians and enforce a no-fly zone in Libya is working. The president plans to speak to the American people late Monday about the operation.
• II MEF takes the helm of Regional Command Southwest USMC News 26 Mar 2011 -- Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), assumed command of Regional Command Southwest in a ceremony here, March 26.
• Support Marines, Royal Air Force celebrate partnership in Afghanistan USMC News 26 Mar 2011 -- As part of Operation Rawhide II, an initiative intended to interdict and disrupt enemy activity along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 was tasked with building forward arming and refueling points near the city of Bahram Cha, Afghanistan.
• Pakistani Tribesmen to Take Revenge of Drone Attack KCNA 26 Mar 2011 -- The chief of North Waziristan Grand Jirga of Pakistan, Malik Jalal, condemned the killings of 41 tribesmen in the strikes by drone aircraft.
• JSF-J deliver showers to local citizens USMC News 26 Mar 2011 -- Service members with the Joint Support Forces Japan and the Japan North East Army conducted a bilateral mission to deliver field showers here to internally displaced personnel at the Ooshima Community Center March 26.
• 3rd MarDiv exemplifies Corps' readiness during Operation Tomodachi USMC News 26 Mar 2011 -- The Marine Corps is known for being uniquely trained, equipped and organized to maintain a constant state of global readiness and the ability to plan and mobilize for any ship-to-shore operation within a matter of hours.
• Information cell coordinates relief efforts USMC News 26 Mar 2011 -- Japanese and U.S. military personnel have assembled a team to help coordinate relief and recovery efforts and better facilitate distribution of supplies to those affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
• RadCon Team Ensures Safety at Misawa NNS 26 Mar 2011 -- The U.S Navy's Bioenvironmental Engineering Office began operations at Misawa Air Base Japan March 20, performing checks on all aircraft arriving to participate in humanitarian operations in support of Operation Tomodachi.
• 31st MEU continues relief efforts in Japan USMC News 26 Mar 2011 -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit continues relief efforts off the northeast coast of Honshu in support of Operation Tomodachi, March 25.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Arlington Christened in Honor of Sept. 11 NNS 26 Mar 2011 -- The Navy christened its newest amphibious transport dock ship, USS Arlington (LPD 24), during a ceremony at Northrop Grumman shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., March 26.
• USS Tucson Changes of Command NNS 26 Mar 2011 -- Command of USS Tucson (SSN 770), changed hands during a change of command ceremony held on board Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam March. 25.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Libyan Rebels Retake Ajdabiya as Unrest Continues Across Middle East VOA 26 Mar 2011 -- Libyan rebels retook the strategic crossroads town of Ajdabiya which they lost just over a week ago, as airstrikes by coalition warplanes pound forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Unrest also continues in Syria and Yemen, following protests Friday.
• S. Korean Authorities' Confrontational Moves KCNA 26 Mar 2011 -- The south Koreans have staged exercises simulating naval battle, anti-submarine operation and anti-aircraft battle in the East, West and South.
• KCNA on S. Korea for Sticking to "Cheonan" Case KCNA 26 Mar 2011 -- The Korean Peninsula is now in the worst situation in history in which the vicious cycle of confrontation and clash repeats itself.
• Calls for Defusing Inter-Korean Confrontation KCNA 26 Mar 2011 -- It is an urgent task for independent and peaceful reunification of the country to improve the inter-Korean relations.

News Reports

• Syria's violent repression of protests risks fuelling further anger - UN official UN News Centre 26 Mar 2011 -- The United Nations human rights chief on Saturday urged Syria to listen to the voices of its people who are rising up and demanding change in the country, warning that continued killing of protesters will only lead to more anger and violence.
• 2 Killed in Anti-Government Unrest in Syria VOA 26 Mar 2011 -- At least two people were killed in anti-government unrest in Syria on Saturday, as thousands of activists took to the streets after funerals for demonstrators killed Friday.
• Yemen Government Official: Deal on President's Ouster Being Worked Out VOA 26 Mar 2011 -- A top Yemeni government official says he hopes a deal on President Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure can be concluded as early as Saturday.
• Yemeni President Rebuffs Departure Demands VOA 26 Mar 2011 -- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is rebuffing opposition calls for his immediate departure, despite reports that a deal on his resignation could be imminent.
• UN Suspends Food Aid Deliveries to Chad Through Libya VOA 26 Mar 2011 -- The United Nations World Food Program says political violence in Libya has forced it to suspend the delivery of food through the Libyan corridor to hundreds of thousands of people in Chad. The WFP says it has diverted two ships carrying 10,000 metric tons of food aid to the Red Sea port of Port Sudan.
• Power functions restored at control room of Fukushima's 2nd reactor RIA Novosti 26 Mar 2011 -- Japanese engineers restored on Saturday the electricity supply at the control room of the second reactor of Japan's quake-hit Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant, Kyodo news agency reported.
• High Radiation Levels Continue to Hamper Work at Crippled Japanese Nuclear Plant VOA 26 Mar 2011 -- High radiation levels at a crippled Japanese nuclear power plant continue to slow efforts to bring the situation under control. The Fukushima-1 complex has suffered repeated trouble since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck on March 11.