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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 01 Apr 2011 [PDF]
• NATO and Libya - Operational Media Update: 31 March 2011
• Initial Libya Mission Complete, Successful, Gates Says AFPS 01 Apr 2011 -- US aircraft will remain on standby as NATO takes over multilateral operations in Libya and the coalition considers its future role there.
• RAF ISTAR squadrons keep watch over Libya UK MOD 01 Apr 2011 -- When UN Security Council Resolution 1973 was declared to establish a no-fly zone over Libya, the RAF's Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) aircraft moved quickly into action in the region.
• Navy Accomplishes Several Firsts During Operation Odyssey Dawn NNS 01 Apr 2011 -- The U.S. Navy, while partnering with joint forces and coalition forces, made several first-time accomplishments During Operation Odyssey Dawn March 31.
• Commander, Operation Odyssey Dawn Meets With USS Barry NNS 01 Apr 2011 -- Commander, Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, met with Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) during a scheduled port visit by the ship to Augusta Bay, Italy, March 31.
• Dutch oppose military involvement in Libyan war IRNA 01 Apr 2011 -- Most Dutch oppose their country's military involvement in the Libyan war, according to a survey released by the website Dutch News.
• Forces Kill, Detain Insurgents in Kunduz Province AFPS 01 Apr 2011 -- Afghan and coalition forces killed two armed insurgents and detained at least 10 others yesterday during clearing operations in the Imam Sahib district of Afghanistan’s Kunduz province.
• Sorting Through The Hype In Afghanistan RFE/RL 01 Apr 2011 -- On March 22 in Kabul, he announced with great fanfare the names of seven areas where Afghan troops will soon take over security duties from the international forces that are protecting them now.
• KC-130J Harvest Hawk: Marine Corps teaches old plane new tricks in Afghanistan USMC News 01 Apr 2011 -- One of the U.S. military's most seasoned aircraft has found a new purpose as a one-of-a-kind weapon for the Marine Corps in support of troops on the ground in Afghanistan.
• Pakistan, Afghan MPs criticize intelligence agencies IRNA 01 Apr 2011 -- Pakistani and Afghan lawmakers said that the intelligence agencies of the two countries are ‘pursuing their own individual interest."
• UN Staff Killed During Afghan Protest VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- Afghan police say at at least eight foreign employees of the United Nations have been killed in northern Afghanistan, after a protest against the burning of the Quran turned violent.
• Eight Killed In Protest At UN Office In Northern Afghanistan RFE/RL 01 Apr 2011 -- Eight foreigners have been killed after demonstrators protesting a reported burning of the Muslim holy book stormed a UN office in northern Afghanistan.
• Eight dead as mob storms UN Afghan office over Quran burning RIA Novosti 01 Apr 2011 -- At least 8 people were killed on Friday when a mob angered by reports of a Quran-burning in the U.S. stormed the UN office in Afghanistan's fourth largest city.
• UN chief condemns deadly attack against staff in northern Afghanistan UN News Centre 01 Apr 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban strongly condemned attack in northern Afghanistan in which a group of demonstrators entered a UN compound and killed a number of UN staff.
• Pakistani tribesmen reject US drone strike compensation IRNA 01 Apr 2011 -- Families of Pakistani tribesmen killed and injured in US drone strike refused to accept the government’s compensation.
• 3 NATO terminal guards killed in Pakistan IRNA 01 Apr 2011 -- Suspected militants have killed three guards at a terminal for NATO supply trucks in the Pakistani Khyber tribal region.
• Task Force Fuji provides manpower, supplies in disaster relief efforts USMC News 01 Apr 2011 -- Convoy with Task Force Fuji, Joint Support Forces Japan, alongside Japan Self-Defense Force members delivered barrels of diesel fuel.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Foal Eagle 2011 keeps jets fueled USMC News 01 Apr 2011 -- Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, began Exercise Foal Eagle 2011 by preparing the Pohang Airfield to support aircraft from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.
• NATO Dignitaries Visit USS Monterey, Learn About PAA, BMD Capabilities NNS 01 Apr 2011 -- USS Monterey (CG 61) hosted 300 multinational dignitaries from NATO as a part of the European Phased Adaptive Approach for missile defense while in Antwerp, Belgium, for a port visit, March 29-31.
• USS Boone Begins Southern Seas 2011 NNS 01 Apr 2011 -- USS Boone (FFG 28) and Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 44 Det. 4, departed Naval Station Mayport, Fla., April 1, to conduct Southern Seas 2011.
• AFRICOM Thanks Kearsarge Navy-Marine Corps Team NNS 01 Apr 2011 -- As U.S. military forces entered their sixth day of enforcing United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973, Commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), visited the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Mediterranean Sea March 24.
• SPS 2011 Concludes in Nicaragua NNS 01 Apr 2011 -- U.S. Sailors and Marines supporting Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2011, joined Nicaraguan sailors at a closing ceremony and celebration at the local school where they completed a five-day construction subject matter expert exchange (SMEE) in Corinto, Nicaragua, March 31.
• Riverine Squadron 3, Royal Netherlands Marines Conduct Cross Training NNS 01 Apr 2011 -- Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 3, Det. 1, Sailors spent three weeks aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., cross-training with Dutch marines from the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps to exchange tactics and refine their skills as combat boat crewmen, March 14 through April 1.
• HSC-22 Conducts Late Night Medical Evacuation NNS 01 Apr 2011 -- Crewmen from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 Detachment Three conducted a late-night medical evacuation of a Marine from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce (LPD-15) to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) March 25.
• U.S. Air Force Gets Underway on USS Ponce NNS 01 Apr 2011 -- The joint capabilities of the U.S. armed forces were on display as amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15) served as a staging platform for a detachment of HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters from the U.S. Air Force 56th Rescue Squadron (56th RQS) March 27.
• Improving Energy Efficiency of Military Heavy Construction Equipment NNS 01 Apr 2011 -- Installation of an innovative hybrid hydraulic energy recovery system recently tested by the Navy starts April 1 by the Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC).
• Navy Reaps Multiple Savings from Radio Frequency Identification NNS 01 Apr 2011 -- Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NNSWC PCD) and the Office of Naval Research's Ocean (ONR) Battlespace Sensing Department announced March 28 that the team intends to demonstrate efficient Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology by June.
• 22nd MEU Air Combat Element Lands Aboard Bataan NNS 01 Apr 2011 -- The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) Air Combat Element (ACE) completed a successful embark of aircraft and aircrews aboard USS Bataan (LHD 5), April 1.
• Casey says Army must focus on versatility Army News 01 Apr 2011 -- The Army and DOD must move away from organizing for conventional war and instead focus on versatility, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. told lawmakers.
• U.S. Army Africa Soldiers return after supporting unit's first named operation Army News 01 Apr 2011 -- Following more than two weeks at sea supporting Operation Odyssey-Dawn, 22 of 26 U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) Soldiers were greeted by several Family members and their commander, Maj. Gen. David R. Hogg, March 31 at USARAF Headquarters Building.
• Electronic Warfare newest, "hot" Army job Army News 01 Apr 2011 -- Officers, warrant officers and enlisted Soldiers interested in changing careers for a new field have a chance to become electronic warfare (EW) professionals. Talk to your career manager at U.S. Army Human Resources Command.
• Mullen Assesses Global Security Environment AFPS 01 Apr 2011 -- Navy Adm. Mike Mullen provided his assessment of the global security environment during the annual Rostov Lecture at Johns Hopkins University.
• U.S. officials reportedly delaying arms sales to Taiwan CNA 01 Apr 2011 -- The US State Department is delaying the sale of an arms upgrade package to Taiwan in an effort to avoid angering China again.
• Air Force debuts pilot enlisted developmental team AFNS 01 Apr 2011 -- TheUSAF's top enlisted leader addressed service's first pilot enlisted development team for senior NCOs in the nuclear weapons career field.
• Policy Aims to Better Identify, Treat Concussions AFPS 01 Apr 2011 -- A memorandum that took effect throughout the Defense Department is expected to have a major impact on efforts to identify and treat traumatic brain injuries.
• Respect Highlights Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Training AFPS 01 Apr 2011 -- Respect for all service members is at the heart of training for the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law.
• UAV crashes at Edwards AFB AFNS 01 Apr 2011 -- A Global Observer unmanned aircraft crashed at approximately 2:30 a.m., April 1, near the southwest corner of Rogers Dry Lakebed.
• Spangdahlem A-10 crashes AFNS 01 Apr 2011 -- An Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashed about 3:57 p.m. local time April 1 north of the city of Wittlich, Germany.
• No-fly zones explained NATO 01 Apr 2011 -- Group Captain Geoff Booth, who took part in enforcing the no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s, outlines what is needed of an aircrew during this kind of operation.
• April 1, 2011 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 01 Apr 2011
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 4/1/2011 The White House 01 Apr 2011

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for April 01, 2011
• Chile takes delivery of first anti-submarine warfare C295 EADS 01 Apr 2011 -- The Chilean Navy has taken delivery of the first Airbus Military C295 in its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) configuration. The handover took place after the aircraft was certified by INTA, the Spanish authority responsible for certification and military airworthiness.
• U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin $5.4 Million Contract for Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Targets Lockheed Martin 01 Apr 2011 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] will design and deliver a second-generation anti-submarine training target under a $5.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy.

Other Conflicts

• 1 April 2011 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 01 Apr 2011
• Fighting Continues In Libya As Qaddafi 'Exit' Talks Reported RFE/RL 01 Apr 2011 -- Libyan opposition fighters battled Muammar Qaddafi's forces at the oil port of Brega.
• Libyan Rebels Set Cease-Fire Conditions VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- Opposition leader and former justice minister Mustafa Abdul-Jalil: Rebels would be willing to accept a cease-fire under the right circumstances.
• EU approves possible military operation for Libya RIA Novosti 01 Apr 2011 -- The European Council approved the decision to mount an EU military operation to support humanitarian efforts in Libya.
• Arab nations find a volunteer for the war in Libya RIA Novosti 01 Apr 2011 -- The coalition fighting in Libya is not a strictly Western affair.
• On Libya, Russia Shows New, Non-Aligned Foreign Policy VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- In the Soviet days, it was clear where Moscow stood. Over the last two weeks, the Kremlin has been all over the map on Libya.
• Access to food a major concern as fighting rages on in Libya, says UN agency UN News Centre 01 Apr 2011 -- The United Nations World Food Programme has stepped up assistance to Libya.
• Agency Appeals for More Money For Migrants Fleeing Libya VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- The International Organization for Migration is appealing for nearly $160 million to continue assisting migrants who are fleeing the Libyan crisis.
• Ivory Coast Fighting Spreads to Abidjan VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- Fighters backing Ivory Coast's internationally-recognized president are battling for control of the commercial capital as the incumbent leader refuses to give up power.
• UN staff member killed by stray bullet in strife-torn Côte d'Ivoire UN News Centre 01 Apr 2011 -- The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d'Ivoire has lost a civilian staff member who died yesterday after being hit by a stray bullet.
• Côte d'Ivoire: UN urges restraint amid reports of abuses by pro-Ouattara forces UN News Centre 01 Apr 2011 -- The UN human rights office urged forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara, the internationally-recognized president of Côte d’Ivoire, to show restraint.
• Abidjan Fighting Surrounds Incumbent President's Home VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- In Ivory Coast's commercial capital, Abidjan, forces loyal to the internationally recognized President Alassane Ouattara surround the home of incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo.
• Fierce Fighting Reported In Ivory Coast Main City RFE/RL 01 Apr 2011 -- Forces backing Ivory Coast's internationally recognized president are said to be closing in on his rival, the incumbent president who refuses to leave his post.
• Relief, Rights Groups Say Ivory Coast Civilians in Harm's Way VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- Relief officials are calling on both sides to avoid civilian casualties in the fight for control of Abidjan.
• Ivory Coast Displaced Need Food, Water, Shelter VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the conflict in Ivory Coast, with many thousands of displaced people isolated from humanitarian aid.
• Analysis: Republic of South Sudan faces precarious start IRIN 01 Apr 2011 -- A resurgence of internal armed opposition in Southern Sudan illustrates that the birth of this new independent nation, scheduled for 9 July, will be marked not only by celebrations.
• Ban stresses concern over stalled peace talks in phone call with Israeli premier UN News Centre 01 Apr 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed his concern over the current difficulties in the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians during a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
• UN envoy urges Somali leaders to attend upcoming meeting on ending transition UN News Centre 01 Apr 2011 -- The UN envoy for Somalia urged all of the country’s leaders to participate in an upcoming conference on the transition process.
• Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Grigol Vashadze United Nations 01 Apr 2011
• UN World Court rules it has no jurisdiction to decide Georgian claim UN News Centre 01 Apr 2011 -- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced today that it cannot consider a claim by Georgia that Russia breached a global pact against racial discrimination because the two countries had not first tried to resolve their dispute through negotiations.
• International Court Throws Out Georgia - Russia Dispute VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- The International Court of Justice has thrown out a case in which Georgia accuses Russia of ethnic cleansing.
• World Court Throws Out Georgia's Case Against Russia RFE/RL 01 Apr 2011 -- The International Court of Justice has refused to hear complaints of human rights abuses allegedly committed by Russia in Georgia's separatist regions.
• UN court rejects Georgian ethnic cleansing case against Russia RIA Novosti 01 Apr 2011 -- The International Court of Justice on Friday refused to consider a case filed by Georgia accusing Russia of ethnic cleansing in South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
• NATO's South Caucasus envoy to visit Georgia RIA Novosti 01 Apr 2011 -- The NATO secretary general's special representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia will pay an official visit to Georgia next week.
• Trial Starts In Tajikistan For Prison Escapees RFE/RL 01 Apr 2011 -- The trial of nine men recaptured after a high-profile jailbreak in Tajikistan last year has started at the Supreme Court in Dushanbe.

News Reports

• At Least 3 Dead in Syrian Clashes VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- At least three people were reported killed on Friday as security forces and demonstrators clashed in protests sweeping across Syria.
• Security Forces, Demonstrators Clash in Syria VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- Security forces and demonstrators clashed as protests swept across Syria.
• Demonstrators Take To Streets In Yemen, Syria RFE/RL 01 Apr 2011 -- Demonstrators have taken to the streets of two Arab countries, Yemen and Syria.
• Rival Protests Fill Streets as Yemen's President Defiant VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- Tens of thousands of rival demonstrators rallied in the streets of the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, Friday, some showing support for the government while others protesting against it.
• Bahrain Releases Popular Blogger RFE/RL 01 Apr 2011 -- Bahrain has freed prominent blogger Mahmood al-Yousif after his arrest on March 30 prompted U.S. criticism and sparked an online campaign calling for his release.
• Funeral Renews Focus On Musavi, Karrubi House Arrests RFE/RL 01 Apr 2011 -- During the mass street demonstrations that followed Iran's disputed 2009 presidential vote, protesters warned of "Armageddon."
• Thousands Protest to 'Save the Revolution' In Egypt VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- Thousands of demonstrators filled Tahrir (Liberation) Square in Cairo Friday, calling on the Egyptian transitional military-run government to keep up political and social reforms.
• Egyptian Women Search for Place in New Government VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- Egyptian women played a critical role in the revolutionary protests that brought down former president Hosni Mubarak last month.
• UN Nuclear Inspectors Visit Syria VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- United Nations inspectors visited a plant in Syria Friday as part of a probe of the country's suspected nuclear activities.
• Japan Nuclear Plant Leaks Radiation Into Groundwater RFE/RL 01 Apr 2011 -- Radiation exceeding government safety limits has seeped into groundwater under Japan's tsunami-crippled nuclear plant.
• US, Japanese Forces Search for Missing Tsunami Victims VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- Thousands of Japanese and American military personnel joined in a final three-day sweep to search for those still missing.
• Japan launches massive search operation RIA Novosti 01 Apr 2011 -- Japan's Self-Defense Forces and U.S. military started a large-scale operation to search for people still missing.
• Southern Africa Region Slams Mugabe VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- The regional Southern African Development Community or SADC has delivered a sharp rebuke to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.
• UN refugee chief heads to Kenya after reviewing situation in Egypt UN News Centre 01 Apr 2011 -- The head of the United Nations refugee agency has concluded a two-day visit to Egypt to review the response to the humanitarian crisis sparked by the unrest in Libya, as his office voiced concern that thousands of people could be trapped in areas where fighting is taking place.
• Kazakh President Set for Easy Re-election VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- Kazakhstan is holding a presidential election Sunday which President Nursultan Nazarbayev is expected to win easily.
• Nigerians Prepare for Nationwide Elections on April 2 VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- Electoral officials and security forces in Nigeria are preparing for nationwide voting Saturday.
• Zardari seeks re-opening of Bhutto's death penalty case IRNA 01 Apr 2011 -- President, Asif Ali Zardari asked the Supreme Court to revisit the award of death penalty to Pakistan’s first directly elected Prime Minister.
• Sarkisian Asks Obama To 'Recognize Armenian Genocide' RFE/RL 01 Apr 2011 -- Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian says he has asked U.S. President Barack Obama to explicitly describe the World War I-era mass killings of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey as genocide.
• Food Prices Likely to Stay High VOA 01 Apr 2011 -- New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicates that domestic food prices are likely to remain high in the coming months and could go higher.