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• NATO and Libya - Operational Media Update: 29 Aug 2011 (Revised)
• Press briefing on Libya by Oana Lungescu, the NATO Spokesperson and Colonel Roland Lavoie, Operation "Unified Protector" military spokesperson NATO 30 Aug 2011
• UK forces continue action against Gaddafi former regime UK MOD 30 Aug 2011 -- UK forces have been taking further action against elements of Colonel Gaddafi's former regime which continue to threaten the people of Libya.
• NATO Officials: Work Still Remains in Libya AFPS 30 Aug 2011 -- The NATO mission in Libya is important, effective and still necessary to protect civilians in that embattled nation, a NATO spokeswoman said.
• NATO Vows to Keep Pressure on Gadhafi Remnants VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- As business got moving in Libya’s capital Tripoli under rebel control, NATO vowed to continue bombing holdouts of the Gadhafi government in other parts of the country.
• NATO to continue Libya mission 'to protect civilians' RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2011 -- The NATO operation in Libya is still necessary and will continue as long as threats to civilians remain, NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu said.
• Combined Forces Kill, Detain Multiple Insurgents AFPS 30 Aug 2011 -- Afghan and coalition security forces killed and detained multiple insurgents during separate operations targeting a Haqqani terrorist network attack cell in eastern Afghanistan.
• Mattis Discusses Afghan Transition at Marine Symposium AFPS 30 Aug 2011 -- Transition is an ongoing process in Afghanistan, and it entails far more than simply winning on the battlefield.
• Female Soldiers work with women of Afghanistan Army News 30 Aug 2011 -- Soldiers with a female engagement team, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team delivered medical supplies to a health clinic here June 1.
• Afghan Aid Worker Not Blind To Taliban Threats RFE/RL 30 Aug 2011 -- It was in July that Rekazai received a letter from the Taliban threatening him with death if he did not stop his work providing women with job-skill training.
• Explosion kills 2 'bombers' in Karachi IRNA 30 Aug 2011 -- Two persons riding a motorcycle were killed as a bomb they were taking exploded in the Pakistani port city of Karachi.
• 'If you can play Xbox, you can fly a Raven' Army News 30 Aug 2011 -- The Raven is used for aerial reconnaissance when larger unmanned aircraft are unavailable.
• 7th Engineer Dive Team conducts salvage diver qualifications Army News 30 Aug 2011 -- Divers of the 7th Engineer Dive Team from Fort Shafter, Hawaii, spent nearly four hours underwater testing their skills to become salvage divers.
• Army North springs into action during Hurricane Irene Army News 30 Aug 2011 -- Army North's headquarters sprang into action Aug. 25 as Hurricane Irene closed in on the eastern coast of the US.
• Sortied Ships to Return to Port NNS 30 Aug 2011 -- The U.S. Second Fleet surface ships and submarines that sortied in advance of Hurricane Irene began their return Aug. 30th.
• NECC Units Prepare For Future Disaster Relief Operations Aboard Wasp NNS 30 Aug 2011 -- The Navy Expeditionary Combat Command embarked its Adaptive Force Package command staff aboard the USS Wasp as the amphibious assault ship got underway to avoid potential damage from Hurricane Irene.
• Langley, Dover lift stop movement orders AFNS 30 Aug 2011 -- Commanders at Langley Air Force Base, Va., and Dover AFB, Del., have lifted the stop-movement orders initiated last week in anticipation of Hurricane Irene.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Former US VP Cheney Defends Iraq War, Waterboarding VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has defended controversial policies carried out by the administration of President George W. Bush.
• Air Force celebrates JSF arrival, rolls out nation's airpower future AFNS 30 Aug 2011 -- Air Force officials said the unveiling of the F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter was a "historic occasion" during a rollout ceremony here Aug. 26.
• NRL Set to Launch Experimental TacSat-4 Spacecraft NNS 30 Aug 2011 -- The Naval Research Laboratory announced that its Tactical Satellite IV is scheduled to launch Sept. 27 aboard a Minotaur-IV+ launch vehicle.
• Special Ops Forces Will Remain Essential, Official Says AFPS 30 Aug 2011 -- The nation’s special operations forces are experiencing heady but somewhat perilous times, the Pentagon official tasked with overseeing them said here today.
• Navy, USDA, DOE Seek Input from Industry to Advance Biofuels NNS 30 Aug 2011 -- Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, and Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the next step in the creation of a public-private partnership to develop drop-in advanced biofuels.
• Seventh Fleet Ships Sortie for Tropical Storm Talas NNS 30 Aug 2011 -- Six ships forward deployed to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka were ordered to sortie August 30th to avoid Tropical Storm Talas.
• JBLM explosives live-fire exercise a hands-on forum for military, civilian bomb techs alike Army News 30 Aug 2011 -- Exercise allows civilian agencies from across the entire EOD community surrounding JBLM to integrate themselves with military EOD techs
• Groundbreaking for future facility increases fort's value, capabilities Army News 30 Aug 2011 -- Electronic Proving Ground officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Smaller Arc fixture at the Antenna Test Facility site at Fort Huachuca's East Range Aug. 17.
• Navy Continues Hiring Amid High Retention NNS 30 Aug 2011 -- Commander, Navy Recruiting Command's monthly recruiting Mission Day begins Aug. 31 and the Navy still needs new Sailors in hard-to-fill rates to meet this year's recruiting goals.
• DOD Announces Results of Educational Facilities Review DoD 30 Aug 2011
• DOD Unveils Roadmap for School Improvements AFPS 30 Aug 2011 -- The Defense Department now has a roadmap to bring all schools on military bases up to 21st century facility standards, Pentagon officials announced today.
• Navy Program Employs Innovative Energy to Save Lighting Costs, Energy at USMC Base NNS 30 Aug 2011 -- The Navy's Energy Efficiency Technology Validation program completed the retrofit of an entire building with light-emitting diode lighting at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Aug. 30.
• CNO Approves Desert, Woodland Camouflage Final Designs NNS 30 Aug 2011 -- The Chief of Naval Operations gave his final approval for the design and wear policy for Navy Working Uniform Type I (blue digital pattern), NWU Type II (desert digital pattern) and NWU Type III (woodland digital pattern).
• Navy Announces Regulation Changes For Handbags, Nuclear Insignia NNS 30 Aug 2011 -- The Navy announced future regulation changes for female Sailors carrying handbags and nuclear weapons security insignia for enlisted personnel assigned to special weapons facilities in a message released Aug. 30.
• NATO's French, Lithuanian warplanes collide in midair, no casualties RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2011 -- A NATO French Air Force Mirage fighter and a Lithuanian L-39 Albatross trainer collided during an exercise in Lithuania.
• NATO Fighter Jet Collides Midair With Lithuanian Military Plane RFE/RL 30 Aug 2011 -- Lithuanian and French officials say a French NATO plane collided in midair with a Lithuanian military jet today, causing the Lithuanian plane to crash.
• Prince Harry to train in U.S. as Apache pilot RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2011 -- Prince Harry of Wales will undergo training at two U.S. military bases in California as part of an Apache attack helicopter course.
• Ban Urges Action On Nuclear Treaty RFE/RL 30 Aug 2011 -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for urgent action to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and nuclear tests.
• Security Council voices concern over maritime piracy in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea UN News Centre 30 Aug 2011 -- The UNSC voiced concern over increasing maritime piracy, armed robbery and reports of hostage-taking in the Gulf of Guinea.
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, August 30, 2011 US Dept. of State 30 Aug 2011

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for August 30, 2011
• BAE Systems Completes Successful Test of Mk 38 Tactical Laser System Concept BAE Systems 30 Aug 2011 -- BAE Systems, Boeing, and the U.S. Navy recently conducted a successful test of the Mk 38 MOD 2 Tactical Laser System (TLS) concept at Eglin Air Force Base in Eglin, Fla.
• General Dynamics Awarded Foreign Language Training Support Services Contract General Dynamics 30 Aug 2011 -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), is one of six awardees selected by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) for the Foreign Language Training and Training Support Services contract. The five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract has a potential value of $96.3 million to all awardees if all options are exercised.

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 30 August 2011 United Nations 30 Aug 2011
• UN to Lead Initial Post-Gadhafi Phase in Libya VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that there is broad international consensus that the United Nations should lead the post-Gadhafi phase in Libya.
• Libya's Anti-Gadhafi Forces Set Deadline For Loyalist Surrender VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- Libya's provisional authorities have announced a four-day deadline for forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in his hometown of Sirte to surrender.
• Libya's Rebels Give 4-Day Ultimatum to Gadhafi Forces VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- Libya's opposition Transitional National Council has announced a four-day deadline for forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in Sirte to surrender.
• Libya Rebels Give Ultimatum To Qaddafi Loyalists RFE/RL 30 Aug 2011 -- Libya's rebels have given forces loyal to Muammar Qaddafi until September 3 to surrender or face military force.
• AU Rejects Charge of Failing to End Libya Conflict VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- The African Union (AU) is rejecting criticism that it has failed to help bring an end to Libya’s civil war.
• Iran Reaches Out to Libya's Rebels VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- Iran is making overtures to Libya's rebels, announcing its first formal contact with Libya's opposition Transitional National Council.
• Libya: ‘Atrocious’ abuses by Qadhafi forces cause for extreme alarm – UN UN News Centre 30 Aug 2011 -- The UN voiced “extreme alarm” at reports of “atrocious human rights violations” in Libya.
• Some 50,000 killed in Libyan revolution RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2011 -- An estimated 50,000 people have perished in the Libyan uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
• Libyan Rebels Demand Algeria Extradite Gadhafi's Family VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- Rebel leaders in Libya have demanded authorities in Algeria extradite Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's wife and three of his children.
• Algeria partially closes border with Libya RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2011 -- Algeria has closed a 1,000-km stretch of its border with Libya and put troops and police there on high alert.
• What Will Become of Libya's African Investment After Gadhafi? VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- As Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi faces defeat at the hands of a popular uprising, he is still well-regarded across much of Africa for his legacy of generosity.
• No Gadhafi to Celebrate Anniversary of His Coup VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- Thursday marks 42 years since Libya's Moammar Gadhafi seized power in a coup.
• Yemenis Mark Muslim Holiday by Calling for President's Ouster VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- Anti-government activists in Yemen marked the holiday at the end of Ramadan by renewing calls for President Ali Abdullah Saleh's resignation.
• Yemeni president vows to hold early presidential election RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2011 -- Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Monday he was committed to holding early presidential elections.
• Sudan Lodges Complaint Against South Sudan at UN VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- Sudan has submitted a complaint about South Sudan to the U.N. Security Council, accusing the south of sparking unrest in a border state.
• Over 200,000 could face catastrophe in Sudanese state as Government bars aid UN News Centre 30 Aug 2011 -- More than 200,000 people affected by recent fighting in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state face potentially catastrophic levels of malnutrition and mortality.
• Emergency Airlifts Aid Displaced in South Sudan’s Jonglei State VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- An emergency helicopter airlift is bringing supplies to more than 3,500 displaced people in South Sudan’s Jonglei State.
• Presidential Memorandum--Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority The White House 30 Aug 2011
• Taiwan says China still a 'threat' despite improved ties CNA 30 Aug 2011 -- China still poses a national security threat to Taiwan despite a reduction in cross-Taiwan Strait tensions.
• U.S. Aim to Interfere into Disputes over East Sea of Korea KCNA 30 Aug 2011 -- The U.S. in a recent letter to the International Hydrographic Organization clarified its official stand that the East Sea of Korea should be marked as "Japan Sea."
• Mandate of UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon extended for another year UN News Centre 30 Aug 2011 -- The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon until 31 August 2012.
• Sri Lanka to Lift State of Emergency VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- In Sri Lanka, which has emerged out of a long drawn out armed separatist conflict, a state of emergency will be lifted after 28 years.
• Nine Killed In Chechnya Attacks RFE/RL 30 Aug 2011 -- Police say three suicide bombers are suspected of being behind a deadly attack in Grozny, the capital of Russia's restive southern republic of Chechnya.
• Four dead in Grozny suicide bombing RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2011 -- A suicide bomber killed two police officers on Tuesday evening in the Chechen capital of Grozny, police said.
• Washington says elections in Abkhazia 'illegitimate' RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2011 -- The United States has dismissed recent presidential elections in Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia as illegitimate.
• Recent troubles in Kosovo a ‘wake-up call’ to resolve underlying issues – UN envoy UN News Centre 30 Aug 2011 -- The recent troubles in northern Kosovo highlight the need for all sides to refrain from unilateral action.
• UN Warns Of Escalating Tensions In Kosovo RFE/RL 30 Aug 2011 -- A senior UN official has warned in a report that tensions in Kosovo may escalate.

News Reports

• US Sanctions Syrian Foreign Minister, Others, for Supporting Crackdown VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- The US imposed sanctions Syria’s Foreign Minister and two other senior officials in connection with government crackdown.
• At Least 7 Killed in Syria Protests VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- Syrian forces have killed seven people after opening fire on protesters on the first day of the Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan.
• U.S. Imposes More Sanctions As Killing In Syria Continues RFE/RL 30 Aug 2011 -- More protests were reported in Syria on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, the three-day Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan.
• Syrian police kill 17 demonstrators RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2011 -- A total of 17 demonstrators were killed by Syrian security forces across the country on Tuesday, the first day of a three-day Muslim holiday.
• Paris says Russian draft on Syria possible basis for rapprochement RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2011 -- A Russian draft UN resolution on Syria may help to bring closer the positions of world powers on the crisis in the Arab state.
• UN demands Bahrain release prisoners detained for exercising freedom of speech UN News Centre 30 Aug 2011 -- The UN demanded the release of Bahraini civilians who may have been arrested during recent anti-Government protests.
• Tibetan Monks Face Chinese Justice in Self-Immolation Case VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- Earlier this year a young Tibetan Buddhist monk killed himself in protest at Beijing’s restrictions on religious freedom.
• Turkey Announces Return of Properties to Non-Muslim Minorities VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- Turkey has announced the return of hundreds of properties seized by the state from Christians and Jews over the past seven decades.
• International Criminal Court case against Kenyan officials to proceed UN News Centre 30 Aug 2011 -- The ICC dismissed an appeal by the Kenyan Government to throw out cases against six high-ranking national officials.
• Kenyan Government Loses Appeal to Halt ICC Trials VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- The International Criminal Court is going forward with cases against six prominent Kenyans linked to deadly post-election violence in the country.
• Nepal: Ban calls for formation of inclusive government UN News Centre 30 Aug 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban welcomed the election of a new Prime Minister in Nepal and called on the country’s political groups to quickly form an inclusive government.
• NEPAL: Timeline of the constitution dilemma IRIN 30 Aug 2011 -- The third deadline for a draft Nepal constitution expires on 31 August.
• Ethiopia Detains to Two Prominent Opposition Politicians VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- Two prominent Ethiopian opposition politicians have been detained, at least one of them on terrorism-related charges.
• Advisory Body Wants To Name Turkmen President 'Protector' RFE/RL 30 Aug 2011 -- Turkmenistan's Council of Elders plans to bestow on President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov the formal title "Arkadag," meaning "protector."
• ANC Youth League Supporters Protest Violently in Johannesburg VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- Supporters of Julius Malema, the leader of the African National Congress Youth League, protested violently in downtown Johannesburg.
• Noda Elected Japan's New Prime Minister VOA 30 Aug 2011 -- The fiscal conservative of the governing left-of-center party appears to have little support among the public.
• Noda Elected Japan's New Prime Minister RFE/RL 30 Aug 2011 -- Japan's parliament has elected former Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda as the country's new prime minister.
• Yoshihiko Noda named new Japanese premier RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2011 -- The Japanese parliament elected Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda the country's new prime minister, following the resignation of Naoto Kan.
• Philippines ratifies the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court UN News Centre 30 Aug 2011 -- Philippines acceded to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court.