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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 25 Feb 2013 [PDF]
• Karzai Order Raises Concerns About Kabul's Future Security RFE/RL 25 Feb 2013 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's order for all U.S. Special Forces to leave Wardak Province within two weeks has taken NATO military planners by surprise.
• US, Afghans Investigate Atrocities Claims VOA 25 Feb 2013 -- U.S. military officials said they have set up a joint U.S.-Afghan commission to look into Afghanistan's complaints that Afghan forces supported by U.S. troops have been torturing and murdering innocent civilians.
• Combined Force Arrests Taliban Leader in Nangarhar Province AFPS 25 Feb 2013 -- A combined coalition and Afghan security force arrested a senior Taliban leader in the Khugyani district of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province yesterday, military officials reported.
• NATO: No Evidence of Afghan Misconduct Claims VOA 25 Feb 2013 -- The NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan says it has found no evidence to support Afghan allegations of misconduct by U.S. Special Forces stationed in a strategic central province bordering Kabul.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Press Secretary: Sequestration Poses Long-term Danger to DOD AFPS 25 Feb 2013 -- Though little will change immediately if deep across-the-board spending cuts trigger March 1, the long-term changes will be disastrous for the Defense Department, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said here today.
• AF releases pay and allowances continuation program AFNS 25 Feb 2013 -- Air Force senior leaders recently released Air Force policy on the Pay and Allowance Continuation program for Airmen who become wounded or ill while supporting a combat contingency.
• U.S. and S. Korean Manoeuvres KCNA 25 Feb 2013 -- The U.S. forces and the south Korean air force staged a drill for wartime operation from February 12 to 15.
• Projected Key Resolve, Foal Eagle KCNA 25 Feb 2013 -- The U.S. and the south Korean forces are mulling staging joint military exercises Key Resolve and Foal Eagle.
• Leaders: Army network evaluations to adapt, endure Army News 25 Feb 2013 -- As the Army grapples with budget austerity and prepares for future operations beyond Afghanistan, the Network Integration Evaluations will endure as an effective, cost-efficient way to quickly modernize the force, senior leaders said.
• Self-cleaning clothing: wear without wear Army News 25 Feb 2013 -- Imagine a world without dirty clothes. Quoc Truong, physical scientist at Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, wants to make that a reality.
• Defense leaders: Interoperability vital to strategic land power Army News 25 Feb 2013 -- Senior U.S. Army and Marine Corps leaders joined prominent members of academia and defense think tanks to discuss the vital role of land power at the 2013 Association of the United States Army's 2013 Winter Symposium and Exposition.
• AMC Commander addresses workforce on potential impact of furloughs Army News 25 Feb 2013 -- The commander of the U.S. Army Materiel Command spoke to Headquarters employees about budget concerns, the looming sequestration and potential furloughs during a Feb. 25 Town Hall meeting here.
• Monitor: A Naval Shipbuilding First NNS 25 Feb 2013 -- It was a juggernaut; a Confederate 275-foot blackened structure of iron that would forever change the face of warfare.
• Secretary of the Navy Visits Naval Air Facility Misawa NNS 25 Feb 2013 -- Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus visited with Sailors and Navy civilians at Naval Air Facility Misawa, Feb. 21.
• Navy Energy Leader Visits Japan Fuel Sites NNS 25 Feb 2013 -- Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy Thomas Hicks toured NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka fuel facilities onboard Defense Fuel Support Point Hakozaki on the island of Azuma located within Tokyo Bay Feb. 11.
• Transit Center maintainers keep C-17s mission-ready AFNS 25 Feb 2013 -- When two out of four of the Transit Center at Manas' mission pillars rely on the C-17 Globemaster III, it's important those aircraft are ready to fly.
• Army upgrades protected communications satellite terminal training suite Army News 25 Feb 2013 -- The Army recently began schoolhouse computer-based and simulated training upgrades for its advanced Secure Mobile Anti-Jam Reliable Tactical -- Terminal, or SMART-T, to evolve the previous legacy training system to accommodate new system enhancements.
• Israel, US test new Arrow missile system Iran Press TV 25 Feb 2013 -- Israel and the United States have test fired the latest generation of their Arrow missile system, the Arrow 3, over the Mediterranean Sea.
• Israel, US Test New Missile Defense System RIA Novosti 25 Feb 2013 -- Israel and the United States carried out the first successful test of the Arrow 3 missile defense interceptor on Monday, the Defense Ministry said.
• North Atlantic Council discusses priorities with NATO country parliamentarians NATO 25 Feb 2013
• Commander: Iranian Navy to sail in Pacific ocean for first time in three decades IRNA 25 Feb 2013 -- Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said here on Monday that the Iranian warships will be sailing in the Pacific Ocean for the first time in over three decades.
• Iran fleet makes maiden voyage through Malacca Strait: Navy cmdr. Iran Press TV 25 Feb 2013 -- Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says that a naval fleet of the country has crossed the Strait of Malacca for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
• Iranian Army to hold specialized drill in southwest Iran: Cmdr. Iran Press TV 25 Feb 2013 -- A senior Iranian commander says the Islamic Republic's Army will hold a specialized drill in the southwest of the country in the near future.
• Iran's IRGC begins third day of Great Prophet 8 military drill Iran Press TV 25 Feb 2013 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has begun the third and last day of its ground and air military exercises codenamed Payambar-e A'zam 8 (The Great Prophet 8).
• Iran's IRGC test-fires anti-tank missiles in military drill Iran Press TV 25 Feb 2013 -- The ground forces of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have successfully test-fired Tondar and Tousan anti-armor missiles during the Payambar-e A'zam 8 (The Great Prophet 8) military drill.
• IRGC wraps up 3-day maneuvers in eastern Iran Iran Press TV 25 Feb 2013 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has wrapped up its ground and air military exercises codenamed Payambar-e Azam 8 (The Great Prophet 8) in the eastern part of the country.
• Kim Jong Un Inspects Artillery Firing Drill of KPA KCNA 25 Feb 2013 -- The dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un issued an order to conduct an artillery firing drill in order to examine the capability of artillery units to fight an actual war and guided it on the spot.
• UN human rights experts urge greater oversight of private security firms in Honduras UN News Centre 25 Feb 2013 -- A group of United Nations independent experts back from Honduras today urged that Government to tighten oversight of the increasing number of private security companies, as well as to strengthen the judicial system to properly investigate and prosecute potential human rights violations stemming from land-rights disputes.
• February 25, 2013 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 25 Feb 2013

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for February 25, 2013

Other Conflicts

• 25 February 2013 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 25 Feb 2013
• UN Human Rights Council Concerned About Syria VOA 25 Feb 2013 -- Gross and systematic human rights violations around the world, including torture, arbitrary detention and disappearances will come under review by the United Nations Human Rights Council during the next four weeks.
• Senior UN official calls for investigation into death of Palestinian in Israeli detention UN News Centre 25 Feb 2013 -- A senior United Nations official today voiced concern about the death in Israeli detention of Arafat Jaradat and called for an independent and transparent investigation into the circumstances of the Palestinian's death.
• Darfur: UN and partners assist civilians fleeing renewed tribal violence UN News Centre 25 Feb 2013 -- The United Nations and its partners in Sudan are providing urgent aid and airlifting wounded civilians from a town in western North Darfur, where 60,000 displaced people have already sought refuge from fighting for control of gold mines.

News Reports

• Kerry Urges Syrian Opposition To Come To Rome, Warns Of 'Terrible Consequences' On Iran RFE/RL 25 Feb 2013 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has urged the Syrian opposition to reconsider its threat to boycott talks with foreign powers scheduled for later this week in Rome.
• Kerry Issues Blunt Warnings to Syria, Iran VOA 25 Feb 2013 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has sent a stern warning to both Iran and Syria, telling the governments of both countries they will have to embrace change or suffer the consequences.
• Seismologists Monitor North Korea Nuclear Blast VOA 25 Feb 2013 -- North Korea this month set off its third nuclear test device of the past decade.
• South Korea's Park Seeks Economic Change, Dialogue With North VOA 25 Feb 2013 -- South Korea's new conservative president, Park Geun-hye, has used her inaugural address to send a mixed message to Pyongyang about her approach to dealing with long-running tensions on the Korean peninsula.
• No One Can Take Issue with DPRK's Just Step for Self-Defence: Rodong Sinmun KCNA 25 Feb 2013 -- The underground nuclear test of the DPRK is a just step for self-defence to cope with U.S. nuclear threat.
• Rodong Sinmun Calls for Dynamic Drive to Push Back Frontiers of Latest Science, Technology KCNA 25 Feb 2013 -- All the officials, party members and other people should achieve great successes in the building of a thriving nation.
• State Commendations Awarded to Contributors to Successful Nuclear Test KCNA 25 Feb 2013 -- State commendations were awarded to scientists, technicians, workers, solider-builders and officials who contributed to the successful third underground nuclear test.
• Expectations Low As World Powers, Iran Meet In Kazakhstan RFE/RL 25 Feb 2013 -- Ten years after the start of talks over Iran’s nuclear programs, expectations are low that a round of talks that has begun in Kazakhstan will produce a breakthrough.
• Iran will stop 20% enrichment if West lifts all sanctions: Iran MP Iran Press TV 25 Feb 2013 -- A senior Iranian lawmaker has suggested that Western governments fully lift sanctions against the Islamic Republic in return for Iran's suspension of 20-percent uranium enrichment.
• IRGC denies link with espionage, terror acts in Nigeria Iran Press TV 25 Feb 2013 -- The second-in-command of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has vehemently rejected claims by Nigerian security forces about the arrest of three spies and terrorists allegedly on charges of cooperating with Iran and the IRGC.
• Iran Nuclear Talks May Include Sanctions Relief VOA 25 Feb 2013 -- Officials from six world powers may offer Iran some sanctions relief during talks Tuesday in Kazakhstan if Tehran agrees to address international concerns about its controversial nuclear program.
• Pakistani Handover of Gwadar Port to Beijing Draws Scrutiny VOA 25 Feb 2013 -- Pakistan recently handed over management of its strategic deepwater Gwadar seaport to China. Both countries insist the deal is a "purely commercial venture." But critics and financial analysts are skeptical about the remote port's economic viability and believe it will be used for military purposes.
• Odinga Maintains Strategy in Tight Kenyan Election VOA 25 Feb 2013 -- The latest polls in the Kenyan presidential election show Prime Minister Raila Odinga locked in a dead heat with Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta.
• Raul Castro To Step Down In 2018 RFE/RL 25 Feb 2013 -- Cuban leader Raul Castro has announced he will step down from power after his second term as president ends in 2018.
• Federalist Support Grows in Eastern Libya VOA 25 Feb 2013 -- Support for federalism is growing in eastern Libya, rattling the country's new leaders and infuriating western Libyans, who fear federalists won't be satisfied with semi-autonomy, and will eventually demand full independence.
• Canadian Asteroid-Hunting Satellite Launched into Space RIA Novosti 25 Feb 2013 -- The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) on Monday launched a suitcase sized satellite into space aboard an Indian rocket that will search for large asteroids that could impact Earth and keep track of space junk in the solar system.
• Apophis May Strike Earth in 2068 - Scientists RIA Novosti 25 Feb 2013 -- The 325-meter (1,066-foot) asteroid 99942 Apophis, that will safely fly by the Earth in 2029 and 2036, may strike the planet in 2068, according to an article published on the NASA website.
• Government to accept referendum on 4th nuclear plant CNA 25 Feb 2013 -- The government is willing to accept a referendum on the controversial Fourth Nuclear Power Plant project, Premier Jiang Yi-huah said Monday, amid mounting calls by anti-nuclear activists for the near-completed project to be scrapped.