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  • KC-46 progress on track AFNS 09 Apr 2013 -- The top acquisition priority in the Air Force - acquiring a new aerial refueling capability - is proceeding 'on track,' Maj. Gen. John Thompson, the program executive officer for Tankers, said.
  • Air Combat Command stands down units due to budget cuts AFNS 09 Apr 2013 -- Air Force officials will begin to stand down active-duty combat units starting April 9 to ensure the remaining units supporting worldwide operations can maintain sufficient readiness through the remainder of the fiscal year.
  • Building Allied Capability, Capacity Best Approach, McRaven Says AFPS 09 Apr 2013 -- The best approach to assisting allies in creating peace and stability is teaching them to strengthen their own abilities to defend themselves, the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command told Congress today.
  • NATO, Eucom Commander Identifies 'Three Big Issues' AFPS 09 Apr 2013 -- Looking to the year ahead for NATO and U.S. European Command, the senior commander for both cited three big agenda items: setting conditions for Afghanistan, improving cyber security, and continuing to defend NATO's border with Syria.
  • Partnerships Highlight U.S. Rebalance Within Asia-Pacific Region AFPS 09 Apr 2013 -- As the Defense Department shifts its military power and presence from a shrinking Middle East war zone to the vast Asia-Pacific region, it also is rebalancing its focus within the increasingly important region, Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter said here yesterday.
  • Locklear: Tensions on Korean Peninsula Highest Since War's End AFPS 09 Apr 2013 -- With tensions on the Korean Peninsula reaching their highest level in the 60 years since the war there ended, the United States and South Korea are prepared to defend against a North Korean attack, should one come, the U.S. Pacific Command commander told Congress today.
  • Behind the scenes of Balikatan: Small team keeps exercise moving forward USMC News 09 Apr 2013 -- "Balikatan" is a Filipino expression which translates to 'shoulder to shoulder' or "shouldering the load together" and epitomizes the spirit of the bilateral Philippines-U.S. military training exercise bearing the same name.
  • US Drone Strikes Under Scrutiny VOA 09 Apr 2013 -- The United States' use of unmanned drones to strike terrorists is coming under increasing scrutiny. Those in favor say the drone strikes have been highly effective, but critics suggest they could violate international law. The New York Times claimed Sunday it had uncovered a secret deal between the U.S. and Pakistan over the use of drones in Pakistani airspace.
  • Cyber Airman-development strategically critical to the nation AFNS 09 Apr 2013 -- Cyber Airman development became the focus of discussion at Cyber 1.3 in Colorado Springs April 8, as Chief Master Sgt. Linus Jordan, command chief, Air Force Space Command, addressed space and cyber industry leaders at the conference prior to official opening of the 29th National Space Symposium.
  • Carter: U.S. Committed to Maintaining Peace in Asia-Pacific AFPS 09 Apr 2013 -- Through its actions over the past weeks, the United States has shown that it is committed to maintaining peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter said here yesterday.
  • Sexual Assault Awareness Begins at Top, Official Says AFPS 09 Apr 2013 -- To combat and put an end to sexual assault in the military, the Defense Department has designed programs to boost victim medical care, increase assault reporting and hold offenders accountable for their crimes, the director of the Pentagon's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office said here April 5.
  • African Lion 13 Begins with Maritime Offload USMC News 09 Apr 2013 -- As part of Exercise African Lion 13, a joint force of Marines, airmen, sailors, and soldiers conducted a maritime prepositioning offload at the port of Agadir, Morocco, that delivered, organized, and prepared vehicles and equipment for the joint multi-lateral exercise, April 6.
  • MCSC explores ways to enhance on-the-move command, control USMC News 09 Apr 2013 -- Marine Corps Systems Command's Marine Air-Ground Task Force Command, Control and Communications Program Management Office, or MC3, is considering a technology initiative that would provide voice-controlled command and control capability for Marines on the move.
  • Nimitz, CSG 11 Participate in SUSTEX NNS 09 Apr 2013 -- PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2013) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Air Station North Island April 3 after picking up Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 to participate in a scheduled Sustainment Exercise (SUSTEX).
  • USS Freedom Makes Port Visit in Manila NNS 09 Apr 2013 -- The Navy's first littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrived in Manila April 9, marking her first port visit in Southeast Asia.
  • Stennis, CVW-9 Win Ramage Award NNS 09 Apr 2013 -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 collectively earned the 2012 Ramage Award for carrier/air wing operational excellence March 26.
  • USS Chancellorsville Completes Live Fire Exercise NNS 09 Apr 2013 -- Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga class guided-missile Cruiser USS Chancelorsville (CG 62) completed a live-fire test of the ship's enhanced Aegis Combat System, during an at-sea test scenario April 2.
  • US Navy to Deploy Laser Cannon in Middle East RIA Novosti 09 Apr 2013 -- The US Navy has unveiled a new ship-mounted laser cannon it plans to deploy next year in the Middle East near Iran that runs off of electricity and is capable of incinerating a drone and disabling small boats at an estimated cost of less than $1 per blast.
  • Vigilance, Readiness Drive Northcom Agenda, Priorities AFPS 09 Apr 2013 -- With a commitment to the "sacred trust" of defending the homeland, Army Gen. Charles H. "Chuck" Jacoby Jr., the commander of U.S. Northern Command, said the command is continuing to evolve along with the threats it stood up a decade ago to confront.
  • Norad Exercise Planned for National Capital Region DoD 09 Apr 2013 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct exercise Falcon Virgo 13-07a between midnight and 2 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10, in the National Capital Region, Washington, D.C.

  • Black Sea Naval Force Starts Active Drills RIA Novosti 09 Apr 2013 -- Warships from the six nations participating in the international Black Sea Naval Force (Blackseafor) exercise left the Bulgarian port of Varna for the active phase of the drills, the Russian Black Sea Fleet command said on Tuesday.
  • Russia Conducts Topol ICBM Drills RIA Novosti 09 Apr 2013 -- Topol (SS-25 Sickle) intercontinental ballistic missiles will be put on full alert in the course of ongoing drills at the Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) Tagil Division in the Urals region, SMF spokesman Col. Igor Yegorov said on Tuesday.

  • Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 4/9/2013 The White House 09 Apr 2013
  • April 9, 2013 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 09 Apr 2013

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