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• UK and Afghan soldiers launch Operation COURAGEOUS MOUNTAIN UK MOD 24 Nov 2011 -- British and Afghan soldiers launched an airborne operation into an isolated area of Helmand province which they then swept for any insurgent activity.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS Pearl Harbor Underway Following Namesake Port Visit NNS 24 Nov 2011 -- The dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) is underway once again following a Nov. 21-23 port visit to its historic namesake of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
• USNS Safeguard Depart Tsunami-Stricken Japanese Port NNS 24 Nov 2011 -- Sailors and civilians aboard USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) departed Onagawa after spending days in the tsunami-stricken Japanese city, Nov. 24.
• San Diego Logistics Center Preps SDTS for Alternative Fuel Test NNS 24 Nov 2011 -- NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) San Diego personnel successfully loaded the Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS) with a breakthrough alternative fuel blend Nov. 16 at the Defense Fuel Supply Point (DFSP) in San Diego.
• USS Makin Island Underway Following Hawaii Port Visit NNS 24 Nov 2011 -- The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) departed historic Pearl Harbor, Nov. 23, following a two-day port visit.
• DESI 2011 Concludes, Chilean Submarine Departs San Diego NNS 24 Nov 2011 -- The Chilean Submarine CS Carrera (SS 22) departed for Chile from Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, Nov. 23, after taking part in the Diesel Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI) with Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet.
• NATO, U.S. set to continue to work with Russia on missile defense RIA Novosti 24 Nov 2011 -- NATO and the United States said they would continue consultations with Moscow to prove that their European missile shield project poses no threat to Russia's strategic nuclear capabilities.
• DM: Iran to manufacture new air defense equipment IRNA 24 Nov 2011 -- Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said on Thursday Iran will manufacture new air defense equipment soon.
• Safavi: Iran adopts offensive strategy when facing enemies IRNA 24 Nov 2011 -- Supreme Leader's Senior Military Advisor Major General Seyyed Yahya Rahim-Safavi said on Thursday Iran will adopt an offensive strategy when facing enemies and at the same time retaliate any threats.

Defense Industry

• Rheinmetall wins major order in Russia Rheinmetall Defence 24 Nov 2011 -- The Defence Ministry of the Russian Federation has contracted with the Düsseldorf-based Rheinmetall Group and its Russian partner JSCo Oboronservis to build a major army training centre in Mulino, Russia.
• Integrated Mast passes Factory Acceptance Test with Flying Colours Thales 24 Nov 2011 -- The first Integrated Mast IM400 has successfully passed the Factory Acceptance Test. The FAT was attended by a delegation from the Netherland’s Defence Materiel Organisation and the Royal Netherlands Navy.

Other Conflicts

• SOUTH SUDAN: Yida refugees feel left out in the cold IRIN 24 Nov 2011 -- Thousands of civilians who fled conflict in the Sudanese state of South Kordofan across the border into the new country of South Sudan continue to face insecurity and a reduced humanitarian presence following a bombing raid, according to the refugees and aid workers.

News Reports

• Bahrain: Ban welcomes report on alleged rights violations, urges steps to spur dialogue, reforms UN News Centre 24 Nov 2011 -- Welcoming a report by an independent inquiry into the alleged rights violations in Bahrain earlier this year, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the country's Government to implement the panel's recommendations as a way of spurring dialogue and reconciliation and meeting the 'legitimate aspirations' of the people.
• KPA Supreme Command Warns S. Korean Military Not to Act Rashly KCNA 24 Nov 2011 -- The Supreme Command of the Korean People's Army announced the following report on Thursday as regards the anti-DPRK war exercises launched by the south Korean military on five islands and their surrounding waters in the West Sea of Korea:
• DPRK Rejects 'Resolution on Human Rights' KCNA 24 Nov 2011 -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry gave the following answer to a question put by KCNA Thursday as regards the anti-DPRK 'resolution on human rights' adopted at the 3rd Committee of the 66th UN General Assembly:
• Iran will export its nuclear products, services: IAEO chief IRNA 24 Nov 2011 -- Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) Fereydoun Abbasi said on Thursday that Islamic Republic of Iran is on the verge of exporting its nuclear products and services.
• Data beamed from Russia Mars probe 'deciphered' RIA Novosti 24 Nov 2011 -- Russian specialists have deciphered telemetry data received from a wayward Mars probe, but have yet to find out the cause of its erratic behavior, a space industry source said on Thursday.
• ESA receives telemetry from Russian Mars probe RIA Novosti 24 Nov 2011 -- The European tracking station in Perth, Australia, received telemetry from a Russian Mars probe that has been stuck at a low-Earth orbit since after its launch, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Thursday.