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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 27 Oct 2011 [PDF]
• Statement by Secretary Clinton and Secretary Panetta on Wounded Libyan Fighters Receiving U.S. Medical Care DoD 27 Oct 2011
• UN Security Council Ends NATO Mission in Libya VOA 27 Oct 2011 -- The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to end the authorization of the NATO no-fly zone over Libya, which was established in March to protect civilians from forces loyal to then-dictator Moammar Gadhafi. The vote was held despite a request from Libya's interim government to delay the action.
• UN lifts no-fly zone over Libya RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2011 -- The UN Security Council on Thursday ended the no-fly zone over Libya.
• Libya: Security Council ends mandate for international military operations UN News Centre 27 Oct 2011 -- The Security Council today ordered the end to authorized international military action in Libya, more than seven months after allowing United Nations Member States to take 'all necessary measures' to protect civilians during a popular uprising against the country's former regime.
• DOD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Scaparrotti via Teleconference from Afghanistan DoD 27 Oct 2011 -- Presenter: Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command/Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti
• Afghan Government Forces Shaky Truce In Tribal Land Dispute RFE/RL 27 Oct 2011 -- Heavily armed young fighters vacated their respective trenches early on October 27 in eastern Afghanistan, honoring a truce demanded by the local government and halting a tribal land dispute that has claimed more than 100 lives over the last two years.
• Objectives Achievable Despite Pakistan Sanctuaries, General Says AFPS 27 Oct 2011 -- Haqqani network sanctuaries in Pakistan are a concern that can be overcome in meeting Afghanistan objectives in 2014, a senior International Security Assistance Force commander told Pentagon reporters today.
• Clinton Discusses Way Forward in Afghanistan, Pakistan AFPS 27 Oct 2011 -- The United States has made tremendous progress in Afghanistan, but the work that remains to be done requires cooperation from both Afghanistan and Pakistan, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told the House Foreign Affairs Committee today.
• Combined Force Kills Insurgent, Detains Suspects AFPS 27 Oct 2011 -- A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed an armed insurgent and detained several suspects during a search for a Taliban leader in the Zurmat district of Afghanistan's Paktia province yesterday, military officials reported.
• Taliban Attack US-Run Base in Southern Afghanistan VOA 27 Oct 2011 -- Afghan officials say Taliban insurgents have attacked a U.S.-run base in southern Afghanistan.
• OPERATION EASTERN STORM: Marines push through Kajaki Sofla USMC News 27 Oct 2011 -- The Marines and sailors of 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, are engaged in Operation Tofan Sharq (Eastern Storm), a major offensive operation to root out the Taliban-led insurgency in the Upper Sangin Valley region of Kajaki.
• Suspected US Drone Strike Targets Key Pakistani Taliban Commander VOA 27 Oct 2011 -- Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed five militants linked to a top Taliban commander in Pakistan's northwest tribal region.
• US drone aircraft kills Taliban commanders in NW Pakistan IRNA 27 Oct 2011 -- A US drone strike in South Waziristan on Thursday killed six Taliban commanders, local media quotged Maulvi Nazir a faction's senior commander as saying.
• US drone aircraft kills 6 in Pakistan's tribal region IRNA 27 Oct 2011 -- A US spy aircraft fired missiles into Pakistan's insurgents-infested North Waziristan tribal region killing at least six people on Thursday, local media reported.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Clinton Tells U.S. Lawmakers Pakistan Meetings Were 'Productive' RFE/RL 27 Oct 2011 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told lawmakers in Congress that she delivered a tough message during her recent trip to Pakistan.
• Clinton Defends US Policy on Pakistan, Afghanistan to Congressional Panel VOA 27 Oct 2011 -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has strongly defended Obama administration policies towards Pakistan and Afghanistan during an appearance Thursday before the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee. Some lawmakers expressed frustration about continued terrorist safe havens in Pakistan that are undermining NATO efforts in Afghanistan.
• Joint Press Conference with Secretary Panetta and Republic of Korea Minister of Defense Kim in Seoul, Korea DoD 27 Oct 2011-- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Republic of Korea Minister of Defense Kim Kwan-jin
• Media Roundtable with Secretary Panetta, Gen. Dempsey and Gen. Thurman Following Discussions with South Korean Counterpart DoD 27 Oct 2011 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey; and Commander, U.S. Forces Korea Gen. James D. Thurman
• U.S., South Korea Maintain Peninsula Security AFPS 27 Oct 2011 -- Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta assured senior South Korean leaders here today that the United States will continue to provide the military forces and capabilities needed to maintain security on the Korean peninsula.
• Vice Chiefs Detail Consequences of Budget Cuts AFPS 27 Oct 2011 -- The vice chiefs of the services told Congress members today that they fear budget cuts could cause a hollow force.
• DOD Announces Departure of Under Secretary Clifford Stanley DoD 27 Oct 2011 -- Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Clifford Stanley, a retired Marine major general and former president of Scholarship America, has submitted his resignation to Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta.
• Stanley Resigns as Pentagon's Top Personnel Official AFPS 27 Oct 2011 -- Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has accepted the resignation request of Clifford L. Stanley, the Pentagon's top personnel official, the assistant secretary of defense for public affairs announced today.
• F-35C Completes Initial Catapult Testing NNS 27 Oct 2011 -- F-35 integrated test force personnel and F-35C test aircraft CF-3 returned to NAS Patuxent River Oct. 15 after completing two major catapult test events.
• NAVSEA Supports First Joint Strike Fighter Sea Trials, Collects Data NNS 27 Oct 2011 -- Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) led an external environment team during the first developmental test of F-35B Lightning II, Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), aboard USS Wasp (LHD 1), Oct. 3-21, to collect data on how the aircraft's vertical landing impacts the ship's structures, systems and crew.
• Keel Laid for Future USS Milwaukee NNS 27 Oct 2011 -- Workers at the Marinette Marine Corp. shipyard in Marinette, Wis. authenticated the keel for LCS 5, the future USS Milwaukee, during a ceremony Oct. 27, recognizing the beginning of the ship's construction.
• SUBASE Marks Completion of New Port Ops Center NNS 27 Oct 2011 -- Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE) marked the completion of its new Port Operations Center, Oct. 21, with a ribbon-cutting at the new building located on the base's waterfront.
• Theodore Roosevelt Celebrates 25 Years NNS 27 Oct 2011 -- USS Theodore Roosevelt (TR) (CVN 71) reached a major milestone Oct. 25 when 'The Big Stick' and her crew celebrated the 25th anniversary of the ship's commissioning, which comes at the midpoint of TR's 3-year Refueling Complex Overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNSY).
• Navy Takes Delivery of its Newest C-40A Clipper Aircraft NNS 27 Oct 2011 -- The Navy took delivery of the 12th C-40A Clipper transport aircraft from Boeing in a ceremony Oct. 21.
• Defense Department Works To Become Audit-ready AFPS 27 Oct 2011 -- The Defense Department is improving its resource planning systems to meet Congress' mandate for it to be audit-ready by 2017, while also demonstrating good fiscal stewardship of taxpayer dollars, a senior defense official told the House Armed Services Committee today.
• Army testifies to Congress on acquisition, technology Army News 27 Oct 2011 -- By this time next year, the Army will have a good idea about alternatives for the ground combat vehicle program, Army leaders told Congressmen Wednesday. They said the GCV will be the first combat vehicle developed to operate in an improvised-explosive device and hybrid-threat environment.
• Baumholder getting $7 million telecommunications upgrade Army News 27 Oct 2011 -- A ground-breaking ceremony symbolizing the start of a $7 million project was held Oct. 14 on Smith Barracks.
• More study needed over land expansion plans Army News 27 Oct 2011 -- Fort Benning will take additional time to reassess its Training Land Expansion Program, while studying an uncertain funding forecast facing the Army and Maneuver Center of Excellence, post officials announced last week.
• Sustainability Covenant fuels energy conservation Army News 27 Oct 2011 -- One year ago, U.S. Army Garrison Hohenfels made history by signing the first Sustainable Communities Partnership between the U.S. Army in Europe and a host nation.
• Air Defense Artillery trains at Altus Air Force Base Army News 27 Oct 2011 -- Training on Altus Air Force Base in 71-degree weather is a walk in the park for two Patriot missile batteries from Fort Sill that have been out in the field for much of an excruciatingly hot summer.
• Cyber Defense Requires Teamwork, Agility, Alexander Says AFPS 27 Oct 2011 -- The commander of U.S. Cyber Command called for increased collaboration among the government, industry and America's allies in developing more defensible networks to confront escalating global cyber threats.
• Global Nature of Terrorism Drives Biosurveillance AFPS 27 Oct 2011 -- The global nature of terrorism and the growing potential of nations and individuals to acquire weapons of mass destruction drive the Defense Department's effort to counter these threats, the assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical and biological defense programs said today.
• Mobility Exercise prepares MWSS-172 for rapid deployment USMC News 28 Oct 2011 -- Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 pulled out all the stops to conduct a mock squadron embarkation, a force-readiness exercise on Camp Foster Oct. 21-28.
• China's military buildup threatens cross-strait peace: U.S. report CNA 27 Oct 2011 -- China's growing military power lowers the likelihood of a peaceful resolution to the tensions across the Taiwan Strait, according to a draft report by a U.S. Congressional commission.
• U.S. experts suggest more military defense choices for Taiwan CNA 27 Oct 2011 -- U.S. military experts recommended Wednesday various alternatives for Taiwan's defense against potential Chinese aggression in view of the country's failure to obtain F-16 C/D fighters from the U.S.
• Merkel mulls canceling Israeli sub deal over settlement policy IRNA 27 Oct 2011 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel is reconsidering her decision to sell the Zionist regime a sixth Dolphin class submarine amid deep frustrations over new settlement plans in occupied East Jerusalem, the Berlin-based daily Der Tagesspiegel said Thursday.
• October 27, 2011 Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney The White House 27 Oct 2011

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for October 27, 2011
• General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Moves 4,000-ton Section of Destroyer 'Zumwalt' (DDG 1000) General Dynamics 27 Oct 2011 -- On Saturday, October 22, the shipbuilders of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), completed the largest and most complex ship module movement ever executed at the shipyard
• General Dynamics Awarded $91 Million by U.S. Navy for Virginia-class Submarine Work General Dynamics 27 Oct 2011 -- General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $91.2 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to provide lead-yard services for Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
• Lockheed Martin Team Lays Keel on Nation’s Fifth Littoral Combat Ship, The Future USS Milwaukee Lockheed Martin 27 Oct 2011 -- A Lockheed Martin-led industry team held a keel-laying ceremony at Marinette Marine’s shipyard for the future USS Milwaukee, the U.S. Navy’s fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).

Other Conflicts

• 27 October 2011 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 27 Oct 2011
• Libya Vows to Prosecute Gadhafi Killers VOA 27 Oct 2011 -- Libya's ruling National Transitional Council said Thursday it will prosecute the killers of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, if an investigation shows he died after his capture.
• Al-Shabab Leader in Somalia Calls for Attacks Against Kenya VOA 27 Oct 2011 -- An al-Shabab militant leader in Somalia is calling on his followers to carry out huge explosions inside Kenya, in retaliation for Kenyan troops going into Somalia to try and stop the Islamic militants.
• Egypt Frees Israeli-American Held as 'Spy' VOA 27 Oct 2011 -- Egypt and Israel have completed the release of 25 Egyptians for an Israeli-American man held in Egypt on allegations of spying.
• Israel releases Egyptian prisoners under swap deal RIA Novosti 27 Oct 2011 -- Israeli authorities released 25 Egyptian prisoners on Thursday to swap them for a U.S.-Israeli national held in Egypt four weeks ago on suspicion of spying, a spokeswoman for Israeli penitentiary department said.
• UN panel approves over $1 billion for victims of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait UN News Centre 27 Oct 2011 -- Over $1 billion was disbursed today to eight successful claimants by the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), which settles the damage claims of those who suffered losses because of Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
• COTE D'IVOIRE: Aid agencies take stand against forced IDP returns IRIN 27 Oct 2011 -- UN agencies and NGOs are urging the Côte d'Ivoire government to reconsider its planned shutdown of sites for displaced people in the west in a bid to force them to return home.
• Kenya Reports First Direct Clash With al-Shabab in Somalia VOA 27 Oct 2011 -- Kenya says its troops in Somalia have exchanged fire with al-Shabab militants in the first direct clash between the sides.
• Fear Replacing Famine for Refugees Fleeing Somalia VOA 27 Oct 2011 -- Refugee camps in eastern Ethiopia are bracing for a wave of new arrivals from Somalia as fresh fighting aggravates already severe famine conditions. But fear appears to be replacing hunger as the main factor driving Somalis to flee their homeland.

News Reports

• 4 Killed in Syria's South, Massive Rally in North VOA 27 Oct 2011 -- Syrian activists say security forces have killed four people in the country's south while supporters of President Bashar al-Assad held a big rally in the northwest.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesman on DPRK-U.S. High-level Talks KCNA 27 Oct 2011 -- A spokesman for the DPRK foreign ministry gave the following answer put by KCNA Thursday as regards the DPRK-U.S. high-level talks:
• WEST AFRICA: Sahel the danger zone for food insecurity IRIN 27 Oct 2011 -- Erratic rains and high imported rice and wheat prices against a backdrop of chronic food insecurity and malnutrition in parts of the Sahel, will leave millions of people at risk of food insecurity, according to the latest crop assessments.
• WEST AFRICA: Building resilience in the Sahel IRIN 27 Oct 2011 -- In 2005, drought and famine hit the Sahel, claiming many lives. The pattern was repeated in 2010, with the crisis most acute in Niger. And now the early warning signs are there for problems again next year, in 2012.
• UN encourages Ivorian candidates to register for upcoming legislative polls UN News Centre 27 Oct 2011 -- The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d'Ivoire today encouraged all candidates who are interested to register for the legislative elections scheduled for 11 December as part of the ongoing efforts to restore peace and stability.
• In Kyrgyzstan, Fears Of Unrest Rise In South As Presidential Election Approaches RFE/RL 27 Oct 2011
• NASA Hails New Earth-Observing Satellite as 'Our Planet's Lifeguard' VOA 27 Oct 2011 -- Did you wonder this morning whether you should pack an umbrella before leaving home? Or whether ultraviolet rays or air quality issues might pose particular problems, if you had to be outside all afternoon? For some, these questions might have been more serious - whether wildfires or floods were going to spread to your town, for example.