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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 24 Oct 2011 [PDF]
• NATO and Libya - Operational Media Update: 23 Oct 2011
• NATO says will not keep troops around Libya RIA Novosti 24 Oct 2011 -- NATO is not planning to leave forces around Libya following the end of its military mission in the country, NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu said on Monday.
• Operations in Libya to continue as long as necessary UK MOD 24 Oct 2011 -- Following yesterday's announcement by Libya's National Transitional Council that the country has now been fully liberated, UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has said that NATO operations there will continue for as long as necessary, but not a moment longer.
• Airstrike Destroys IED Facility in Afghanistan AFPS 24 Oct 2011 -- Coalition forces called in an airstrike to destroy an insurgent compound in the Sangin district of Afghanistan's Helmand province yesterday, military officials reported.
• Afghan lawmakers reject military agreement with ISAF RIA Novosti 24 Oct 2011 -- Afghanistan's lower house of parliament rejected on Monday an agreement on technical and military cooperation between the Afghan government and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the Pajhwok news agency reported.

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S., Iraq Move Toward Normal Military Relations AFPS 24 Oct 2011 -- U.S. and Iraqi officials are working toward the kind of standard military-to-military relations that the United States has with many other countries around the world, a Pentagon spokesman said today.
• Last B53 Nuclear Bomb Dismantled at Pantex Pantex News 24 Oct 2011 -- B&W Pantex this month will complete the dismantlement of the final B53 nuclear bomb – an enduring Cold War symbol and one of the longest lived and highest yield nuclear weapons ever fielded by the U.S.
• Essex Arrives in Subic Bay for Amphibious Landing Exercise NNS 24 Oct 2011 -- Forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) arrived in Subic Bay, Philippines Oct. 22 to offload elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) for participation in Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX).
• Essex ARG Arrives in Subic Bay, Offloads 31st MEU NNS 24 Oct 2011 -- Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) arrived in Subic Bay Oct. 22 and offloaded components of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) marking the beginning of Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2012.
• 14th Military Intelligence Battalion cases colors Army News 24 Oct 2011 -- The 14th Military Intelligence Battalion cased its colors Oct. 19 as it prepared to deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
• New Armed Forces Reserve Center located at Iowa Army Ammunition Plant Army News 24 Oct 2011 -- Soldiers and the local community gave the new facilities housing the local National Guard and Army Reserves units, rave reviews.
• Medical clinics in Mannheim officially inactivate Army News 24 Oct 2011 -- In the days after World War II until May 31, 2011, when the garrison closed, the U.S. Army Health and Dental Clinics of Mannheim provided a wide range of health care for service members, families, civilians and local nationals.
• Town Hall Meeting with Secretary Panetta with US Military and Japanese Defense Force Personnel at Yakota Air Base, Japan DoD 24 Oct 2011 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta
• Shoulder to shoulder: Ohio Reserve Marines support combat operations in Helmand USMC News 24 Oct 2011 -- Many of the familiar trappings of life are half a world away from the small base nestled atop a hill on the outskirts of the Sangin Valley, but a handful of the Buckeye State's own who are based here have found echoes of home in each other.
• CLB 31 supports infantry, helps community during PHIBLEX USMC News 24 Oct 2011 -- The importance of logistics is well known throughout the Marine Corps.
• Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office: U-ROC Army News 24 Oct 2011 -- The mission of the Army's Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Project Office (PO) is to provide affordable through excellence in program management to our Nation and its allies, world class unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned control systems - interoperable with Army, Joint and coalition partners.
• Mobility Air Forces Airmen shoulder success of fuel conservation efforts AFNS 24 Oct 2011 -- Experienced marathon athletes are rarely haphazard about running. From the morning's breakfast ingredients to stretching minutes before they start, marathon performance relies heavily on controlled efficiency.
• Panetta Lauds Growing U.S.-Indonesia Partnership AFPS 24 Oct 2011 -- Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta praised Indonesia's leadership in promoting regional security cooperation as part of the growing U.S.-Indonesia defense partnership.
• Panetta: U.S.-Japan Alliance Vital to Regional Security AFPS 24 Oct 2011 -- Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta called the U.S.-Japan alliance a cornerstone of regional security and stability that's critical to addressing challenges such as North Korea and China.
• Panetta Answers Troops' Questions in Japan AFPS 24 Oct 2011 -- Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta answered troops' questions about the impact of defense budget cuts on the U.S. military presence in Japan, time at home for soldiers between deployments and other topics during a town hall meeting here today.
• Panetta Praises U.S.-Japan Alliance AFPS 24 Oct 2011 -- Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta today cited the importance of America's alliance with Japan in maintaining peace and security across the Pacific region.
• October 24, 2011 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 24 Oct 2011
• October 24, 2011 Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney en route Las Vegas, Nevada The White House 24 Oct 2011

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for October 24, 2011
• Boeing Deploys Gigabit Ethernet Data Multiplex System on USS Spruance Boeing 24 Oct 2011 -- Boeing today announced that it has installed the first Gigabit Ethernet Data Multiplex System (GEDMS) on the USS Spruance (DDG 111), a newly constructed Arleigh Burke-Class guided-missile destroyer. GEDMS is a data transfer network that provides a highly reliable, redundant, mission-critical network backbone to any ship in the U.S. Navy inventory.
• Nation’s Third Littoral Combat Ship Successfully Completes Builder’s Trials Lockheed Martin 24 Oct 2011 -- A Lockheed Martin-led industry team completed Builder’s Sea Trials for Fort Worth, the nation’s third littoral combat ship.
• Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Advanced Digital Interoperability for Base Protection Northrop Grumman 24 Oct 2011 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully demonstrated advanced sensor and network technologies for the protection of fixed locations.
• Northrop Grumman Receives Full-Fielding Recommendation for Its LITENING G4 Targeting Pod Northrop Grumman 24 Oct 2011 -- The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) has recommended full fielding for Northrop Grumman Corporation's LITENING G4 Advanced Targeting Pod to equip F-16 C/D Block 25/30/32 aircraft.
• Northrop Grumman to Supply AQS-24A Airborne Mine-Hunting System to Japan Northrop Grumman 24 Oct 2011 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation has been competitively selected to supply the AQS-24A airborne mine-hunting system to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
• Raytheon Awarded US Navy Missile Launcher Contract Valued up to $83 Million Raytheon 24 Oct 2011 -- The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a contract valued up to $83 million to produce LAU-116B/A missile launchers. The contract includes a $7.3 million firm-fixed-price delivery order for production through December 2013 and includes two one-year options.
• SAIC Awarded $42 Million Contract by U.S. Navy SAIC 24 Oct 2011 -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today it was awarded a prime contract by the United States Navy to provide operational and tactical support to United States Fleet Forces Command (USFF).
• SAIC Receives $25 Million Order from TSA for Explosive Detection System (EDS) Upgrades SAIC 24 Oct 2011 -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced it has received a $25 million order from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to upgrade 210 Reveal Imaging CT-80 systems to its next-generation CT-80DR.
• NASA Global Hawk Built by Northrop Grumman Prepares for 2012 Hurricane Missions Northrop Grumman 24 Oct 2011 -- Environmental scientists will utilize the Northrop Grumman -built unmanned NASA Global Hawks as part of the multi-year Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3), a study of the processes that underlie hurricane formation and intensity change in the Atlantic Ocean.
• Northrop Grumman and ATK Successfully Test Minuteman III Stage 1 for U.S. Air Force Northrop Grumman 24 Oct 2011 -- Northrop Grumman and ATK (NYSE:ATK) successfully ground-tested a Minuteman III Stage 1 solid rocket motor for the United States Air Force as part of the Minuteman Solid Rocket Motor Warm Line (SRMWL) program at ATK's test facility in Utah.

Other Conflicts

• 24 October 2011 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 24 Oct 2011
• UN peacekeeping chief stresses need for flexible support in complex mandates UN News Centre 24 Oct 2011 -- The head of the United Nations peacekeeping department today stressed the need for flexible, agile and responsive mechanisms in support of changing situations, saying that the increasingly complex peacekeeping mandates have to be matched with specialized skills and well-trained personnel.
• UN human rights office welcomes Libyan plan to probe death of Qadhafi UN News Centre 24 Oct 2011 -- The United Nations human rights office today welcomed reports that Libya will set up an independent commission of inquiry into the circumstances surrounding last Thursday's killing of the country's former leader Muammar al-Qadhafi.
• Libya To Investigate Qaddafi's Death RFE/RL 24 Oct 2011 -- The head of Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) has announced that he has ordered a probe into Muammar Qaddafi's death to determine how the former leader was killed by a bullet to the head shortly after being captured alive in his hometown of Sirte.
• Rights Group to NTC: Probe Apparent Mass Execution VOA 24 Oct 2011 -- A human rights group reporting from the hometown of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi says it has found the bodies of 53 people who appear to have been executed by fighters for the National Transitional Council during the bitter fighting for control of Sirte.
• ETHIOPIA-KENYA: Who rules the range? IRIN 24 Oct 2011 -- The border land between Kenya and Ethiopia is a vast, open plain under a big sky. Hard red earth shows through the thin grass of the sun-baked landscape, an expanse of thorny scrub, flat-topped thorn-trees and tall red anthills. There are no fences or other visible boundaries, and few people, just occasional groups of cattle or goats with their herders. To the untutored eye it can look like empty land, where wandering nomads graze their animals at random.
• Ivorian refugees return from Liberia in UN-supported voluntary repatriation UN News Centre 24 Oct 2011 -- The United Nations refugee agency has facilitated the return of the first group of Ivorian refugees who have opted for voluntary repatriation from Liberia where they sought safety during the bloody unrest that rocked Côte d'Ivoire after presidential elections last November.
• Resolve show in Middle East prisoner exchange must extend to peace talks – UN UN News Centre 24 Oct 2011 -- The United Nations political chief today called on Israel and the Palestinians to show the kind of resolve to take the kind of difficult decisions seen in the recent prisoner exchange in their search for a lasting peace.
• Somali President Warns Against Kenya Raid VOA 24 Oct 2011 -- Somalia's president says his government opposes Kenya's military incursion to chase down al-Shabab militants.

News Reports

• Kim Jong Il Receives Chinese Vice-Premier KCNA 24 Oct 2011 -- Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, on Monday received Li Keqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the C.C., the Communist Party of China and vice-premier of the State Council of China, on a visit to the DPRK.
• US-North Korea Begin Talks on Nuclear Disarmament VOA 24 Oct 2011 -- U.S. and North Korean diplomats Monday began two days of talks in Geneva, Switzerland, about restarting six-party negotiations on Pyongyang's nuclear programs.
• UN Calls for Increased Funding to Feed North Korea's Hungry VOA 24 Oct 2011 -- The United Nations' humanitarian chief is calling for the international community to put aside political concerns and increase funding to feed North Koreans. Valerie Amos, who visited the reclusive country last week, says chronic malnutrition is a serious concern. But she says Pyongyang itself needs to do more to convince a skeptical world of its needs.
• Accused Terror Plotter Pleads Not Guilty in US Court VOA 24 Oct 2011 -- A man accused of plotting to kill Saudi Arabia's ambassador in Washington pleaded not guilty Monday during a brief hearing before a federal judge in New York.
• Europe not expected to get involved in US anti-Iran game: FM IRNA 24 Oct 2011 -- Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi on Monday said that European states, enjoying experienced politicians, were not expected to get involved in the recent US anti-Iran game.
• No longer any place for US presence in region, says Iran ISNA 24 Oct 2011 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said there is no longer any place for the US forces inside the region.
• How Might Saudi Arabia Retaliate Against Iran For Alleged Plot? RFE/RL 24 Oct 2011 -- Iran's alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States - on U.S. soil - brought swift vows of revenge from Riyadh.
• U.S. Ambassador Pulled Out Of Syria Amid Security 'Threats' RFE/RL 24 Oct 2011 -- The U.S. ambassador to Syria has been pulled out of the country because of what the State Department called 'credible threats' to his safety.
• Ties with China could shift next year: security official CNA 24 Oct 2011 -- Relations between Taiwan and mainland China could change not only if a new president is elected in Taiwan in January. They can also change once Beijing carries out a leadership transition next year, National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Tsai De-sheng said on Monday.
• Institutionalized cross-strait talks have majority support: MAC CNA 24 Oct 2011 -- A series of opinion polls have consistently shown strong public backing for institutionalized talks between Taiwan and China, the Cabinet-level Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Monday in a statement.
• Wikileaks Suspends Publishing to Fight Financial Blockade VOA 24 Oct 2011 -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has announced the organization is suspending the publishing of secret documents in order to concentrate on fundraising to ensure its future survival.
• UN chief congratulates Tunisians on peaceful holding of 'historic' polls UN News Centre 24 Oct 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the people and interim authorities of Tunisia for the peaceful holding of the first free elections in the region since the start of the Arab Spring reform movement.
• Security Council calls for regional cooperation to fight piracy in Somalia UN News Centre 24 Oct 2011 -- The Security Council renewed its call today for tougher anti-piracy measures in Somalia and the wider region, urging all countries to adopt laws and cooperate with international organizations to accelerate the prosecution and punishment of piracy.