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Current Operations

• Combined Force Kills Attackers During Search for Taliban Leader AFPS 29 Oct 2012 -- A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed several insurgents during a security operation to arrest a Taliban leader in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province.
• Saudi Arabia To Build Massive Islamic Center In Kabul RFE/RL 29 Oct 2012 -- An Afghan official says Saudi Arabia will build a massive Islamic complex in central Kabul that will cost between $45 million and $100 million.
• USS Ponce Rescues Bahraini Fishermen in Gulf Hail Storm NNS 29 Oct 2012 -- Seven Bahraini fishermen foundering in their boats amid a hailstorm were rescued by USS Ponce 15 off the coast of Bahrain, Oct. 29.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Remarks by the President on Hurricane Sandy The White House 29 Oct 2012
• The Department of Defense continues to be an active partner in the response to Hurricane Sandy DoD 29 Oct 2012
• Obama Urges Cooperation With Officials as Hurricane Strikes VOA 29 Oct 2012 -- President Barack Obama is urging Americans to follow evacuation orders and other instructions from emergency officials as Hurricane Sandy comes ashore along the U.S. East Coast.
• Northcom Supports Government’s Storm Response Efforts AFPS 29 Oct 2012 -- U.S. Northern Command is poised to provide Defense Department support to Federal Emergency Management Agency, tribal, state and local response efforts due to Hurricane Sandy.
• National Guard Assists Governors of States in Sandy’s Path AFPS 29 Oct 2012 -- National Guard members are at work in seven states as Hurricane Sandy takes aim at the East Coast.
• Air mobility response team readies for 'Sandy' AFNS 29 Oct 2012 -- A rapid-response team of U.S. Air Force air mobility specialists here are repositioning ahead of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy.
• As Sandy closes in, Mobility Airmen stand ready AFNS 29 Oct 2012 -- As Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast of the United States, Air Mobility Command Airmen are prepared to support potential relief efforts.
• California Air Guard members prepare to assist with Hurricane Sandy response AFNS 29 Oct 2012 -- More than 100 California Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing are preparing to mobilize to the East Coast to assist with Hurricane Sandy rescue efforts.
• 305th AMW Airmen evacuate ahead of 'Sandy' AFNS 29 Oct 2012 -- The 305th Air Mobility Wing evacuated its C-17 Globemaster IIIs and KC-10 Extenders from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Oct. 28, in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy's arrival to the area.
• New York City Readying for Hurricane Sandy VOA 29 Oct 2012 -- Hurricane Sandy continued to approach landfall in the northeastern United States Monday, potentially effecting millions with power outages, floods and loss of revenue.
• Washington Residents Brace for Hurricane Sandy VOA 29 Oct 2012 -- Traffic here in the nation's capital was light and roads were mostly free of flooding at mid-day Monday as Washington, D.C. braced for Hurricane Sandy.
• East Coast Of U.S. Braces For Hurricane Sandy RFE/RL 29 Oct 2012 -- Hurricane Sandy is approaching the U.S. east coast, with winds of 140 kilometers per hour, threatening massive flooding and prompting the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.
• PCU Arlington Completes First Crew Certification Phase NNS 29 Oct 2012 -- Pre-Commissioning Unit Arlington (LPD 24) completed the two-day Naval Surface Force Atlantic Crew Certification Phase One administrative evaluation Oct. 22, while the ship is under construction in the Huntington-Ingalls Industries' shipyard.
• Bonhomme Richard Anchors in Hong Kong NNS 29 Oct 2012 -- USS Bonhomme Richard and embarked Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in Hong Kong for a scheduled port visit Oct. 29.
• Unit Deployment Program provides Marines with valuable skills USMC News 29 Oct 2012 -- The UDP was established in 1977 by then Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Louis H. Wilson Jr. as an initiative to improve unit continuity by extending training rotations.
• Army Reserve bridge unit activated after 62 years Army News 29 Oct 2012 -- Soldiers, families and government officials from nearby Caroline County came together to witness the activation of the Army Reserve's 310th Engineer Company in a ceremony held here Oct. 13, 2012.
• Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa Trains to Train USMC News 29 Oct 2012 -- Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa developed valuable skills for their upcoming deployment during a training cycle at the Tier 1 Group Training Facility in Crawfordsville, Ark., Oct. 4-25, 2012.
• USS Carr Recovers 1,719 Pounds of Cocaine NNS 29 Oct 2012 -- USS Carr and embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment employed airborne use of force to stop a vessel suspected of transporting illegal drugs Oct. 25 in support of Operation Martillo.
• Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta's Remarks at a Portrait-Unveiling Ceremony for Former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates DoD 29 Oct 2012
• Defence Secretary announces further £350m for Successor submarines UK MOD 29 Oct 2012 -- The Defence Secretary announced an additional £350m worth of funding for the next stage of design work for Successor, the future generation of UK nuclear-armed submarines.
• Helicopter masterclass for airborne medics UK MOD 29 Oct 2012 -- Airborne medics have trained with an RAF Chinook helicopter to refresh the specialist air skills that make them unique.
• Navy's first female flier to 3,000 hours UK MOD 29 Oct 2012 -- The Royal Navy's first female Senior Observer recently achieved another aviation milestone when she reached 3,000 flying hours.
• US, Swedish Inspectors to Fly over Russia, Belarus RIA Novosti 29 Oct 2012 -- Inspectors from the United States and Sweden will conduct inspection flights over Russia and Belarus under the Open Skies Treaty starting.
• Iranian flotilla anchors on Sudanese port IRNA 29 Oct 2012 -- The Islamic Republic Army Navy's 22nd flotilla berthed on a Sudanese port.
• Iranian Military Drill Due Near Iraqi Border RFE/RL 29 Oct 2012 -- Iran is due to begin military exercises along its border with Iraq on October 29.

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Other Conflicts

• UN chief voices disappointment at lack of Syria ceasefire UN News Centre 29 Oct 2012 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced deep disappointment that the call for a ceasefire in Syria has not been respected, stressing that more bloodshed will not resolve the crisis.
• UN Envoy Says Syria Situation Worsening VOA 29 Oct 2012 -- U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says the situation in Syria is getting worse, and that the international community must unite to help the Syrian people find a solution to the 19-month crisis.
• Brahimi Says Syria Crisis 'Bad And Getting Worse' RFE/RL 29 Oct 2012 -- United Nations and Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has said the crisis in Syria is "bad and it is getting worse."
• Syria Talks Must Go On Despite Failed Ceasefire - Brahimi RIA Novosti 29 Oct 2012 -- Negotiations to end the 19-month civil war in Syria should continue, despite the failure of a United Nations-brokered ceasefire.
• Air Strikes in Syrian Capital Shatter Truce VOA 29 Oct 2012 -- Syria's Eid al Adha holiday truce is in tatters as Syrian warplanes bombed rebel targets Monday in the Damascus suburbs in what activists say was the fiercest air raid campaign in the capital since the uprising began 19 months ago.
• Secretary Clinton Remarks Following the Meeting With President Abdelaziz Bouteflika US Dept. of State 29 Oct 2012
• Background Briefing With a Senior State Department Official in Algeria US Dept. of State 29 Oct 2012
• Mali Troop Deployment Nears Reality: ECOWAS Official VOA 29 Oct 2012 -- A senior official of the Economic Community of West African States said the deployment of an African-led military force to Mali is only a matter of weeks.
• Clinton in Algeria for Talks on Mali VOA 29 Oct 2012 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Algeria for talks on fighting terrorism in Africa's Sahel region.
• 10 Killed in Nigeria Church Bombing, Reprisal Attacks VOA 29 Oct 2012 -- A suicide car bomber rammed into a church in Nigeria's northern city of Kaduna Sunday, killing at least seven people and triggering reprisal attacks that killed another three.
• Kenyan Muslims Condemn Killing in Anti-Terror Raid VOA 29 Oct 2012 -- A Kenyan Muslim-rights group says the killing of two terror suspects by police in the coastal city of Mombasa exemplifies recent abuses by law enforcement against Muslims.
• Rodong Sinmun on Efforts of S. Korean Authorities to Preserve NLL KCNA 29 Oct 2012 -- Rodong Sinmun in terms the efforts of the south Korean authorities to preserve the "northern limit line" a brigandish move with no justification.
• BANGLADESH: UNHCR calls on Dhaka to open border IRIN 29 Oct 2012 -- The UN Refugee Agency has called on Bangladesh to open its borders to Rohingyas fleeing sectarian violence in Myanmar.
• MYANMAR: Growing number of Kachin IDPs IRIN 29 Oct 2012 -- Ongoing sporadic fighting in northern Myanmar between government forces and the Kachin Independence Army is pushing up the number of internally displaced persons.
• Three Killed in Israeli Attack on Gaza RIA Novosti 29 Oct 2012 -- Three Palestinians were killed and several wounded as Israeli aircraft and tanks carried out attacks on the Gaza Strip overnight.
• Clinton on Balkan Tour to Promote Reforms VOA 29 Oct 2012 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in the Balkans to encourage continued economic and political reforms in the region.

News Reports

• Iran Nuclear Program is Major Talking Point in US Election VOA 29 Oct 2012 -- Iran’s nuclear program has been at the forefront of challenges faced by four U.S. administrations.
• Iran Claims Drone Filmed Israeli Secret Sites RIA Novosti 29 Oct 2012 -- Iran claimed it has pictures of highly protected sites in Israel, taken from an unmanned aerial vehicle launched by the Lebanese Hezbollah group.
• Statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il Erected at Kim Il Sung Military University KCNA 29 Oct 2012 -- The statues of Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il were erected at Kim Il Sung Military University on the occasion of its 60th birthday.
• Kim Jong Un Has Photo Session with Teachers, Employees of Kim Il Sung Military University KCNA 29 Oct 2012 -- Marshal Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, congratulated the staff of Kim Il Sung Military University and had a photo taken with them on the 60th anniversary of the university.
• Postgraduate Research Institute of Kim Il Sung Military University Renamed after Kim Jong Il KCNA 29 Oct 2012 -- The Postgraduate Research Institute of Kim Il Sung Military University was renamed Kim Jong Il Military Postgraduate Research Institute on the occasion of its 60th birthday.
• Taiwan's military denies leak of major secrets in China spy case CNA 29 Oct 2012 -- No classified submarine navigational charts or underwater topographic information were leaked in a case in which a retired naval officer allegedly spied for China.
• Ex-naval officer arrested on charges of spying for China CNA 29 Oct 2012 -- A retired naval officer has been arrested on suspicion of collecting classified information for China, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said.
• Malawi Opposition not Weakened by Defections VOA 29 Oct 2012 -- The spokesman for Malawi’s main opposition -- the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says the party is strong, and it is the future of the country.
• Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine US Dept. of State 29 Oct 2012
• Ukrainian Ruling Party Faces Election Backlash VOA 29 Oct 2012 -- Ukraine's ruling party is facing criticism at home and abroad, even as it appears on course to maintain its majority after Sunday's parliamentary elections.
• OSCE Criticizes Ukraine Elections RFE/RL 29 Oct 2012 -- International election monitors have given a strongly negative assessment of Ukraine's parliamentary vote while ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has gone on hunger strike to protest the manner in which the poll was conducted.
• Ukraine Elections Marred by Fraud – International Observers RIA Novosti 29 Oct 2012 -- International observers slammed Ukraine’s parliamentary elections as “a step backward” for democracy and said the vote was marred by fraud, intimidation and other abuses.
• Ukrainian President Praises Parliamentary Elections RIA Novosti 29 Oct 2012 -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych praised Sunday’s parliamentary elections in the country.
• Ukraine Ruling Party Poised to Regain Majority VOA 29 Oct 2012 -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych appears poised to regain his parliamentary majority after Sunday’s elections.
• Ruling Party Confident of Victory in Ukraine Elections RIA Novosti 29 Oct 2012 -- Ukraine’s ruling Party of Regions remained confident about its chances of clinching victory in the country’s parliamentary elections.