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• Reports Say Pakistani Spy Agency Secretly Collaborated In CIA Drone War RFE/RL 10 Apr 2013 -- Investigative journalists working out of Washington and Islamabad are making claims of secret collaborations between the CIA and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency as part of a covert drone war against militants.
• DOD Identifies Units for Upcoming Afghanistan Rotation DoD 10 Apr 2013 -- The Department of Defense today identified four major units to deploy as part of the upcoming rotation of forces operating in Afghanistan.
• The future of Afghanistan UK MOD 10 Apr 2013 -- Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has today responded to points made in a House of Commons Defence Select Committee report on Afghanistan.
• 1st Mechanized Brigade takes over in Helmand UK MOD 10 Apr 2013 -- The Army's 1st Mechanized Brigade has taken command of Task Force Helmand in southern Afghanistan marking the start of Operation Herrick 18.
• Deployed Airmen scramble to replace 200,000 gallon fuel bladder AFNS 10 Apr 2013 -- Like oxygen to the human body or sunlight to a tree, fuel is essential to an aircraft getting off the ground.

Defense Policy / Programs

• DOD News Briefing by Secretary Hagel and Gen. Dempsey on the Fiscal 2014 Defense Budget Proposal from the Pentagon DoD 10 Apr 2013 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin E. Dempsey
• DOD News Briefing by Under Secretary of Defense Hale and Lt. Gen. Ramsay on the Fiscal 2014 Defense Budget Proposal from the Pentagon DoD 10 Apr 2013 -- Presenter: Robert Hale, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), and Lieutenant General Mark Ramsay (USAF), Director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, Joint Staff (J8)
• Dempsey: Budget Request Reflects Much Fiscal Uncertainty AFPS 10 Apr 2013 -- While pledging deployed forces will continue to get everything they need, President Barack Obama's $526.6 billion defense spending request for fiscal year 2014 was built for an "uncertain future," the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today, a reference to the shadow triggered by the budget sequester hanging over defense spending.
• Hagel: Budget Request Balances Many Needs AFPS 10 Apr 2013 -- President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2014 budget request for the Defense Department balances competing operational and strategic needs while ensuring the maximization of taxpayer dollars and addressing internal imbalances, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said today.
• Hale: Budget Request Not a Get-well Plan' for Current Ills AFPS 10 Apr 2013 -- The $526.6 billion fiscal year 2014 defense budget request President Barack Obama announced today as part of his overall budget proposal is "not a get-well plan" for the readiness ills the Defense Department is experiencing, the Pentagon's chief financial officer said today.
• Army News Briefing on the FY 2014 Defense Budget Proposal from the Pentagon DoD 10 Apr 2013 -- Presenter: Major General Karen E. Dyson, Director Army Budget; Davis S. Welch, Deputy Director, Army Budget
• Air Force News Briefing on the FY 2014 Defense Budget Proposal from the Pentagon DoD 10 Apr 2013 -- Presenter: Major General Edward Bolton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller
• Navy News Briefing on the FY 2014 Defense Budget Proposal from the Pentagon DoD 10 Apr 2013 -- Presenter: Rear Admiral Joseph Mulloy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget
• Pentagon to Cut Workforce, Weapons Systems VOA 10 Apr 2013 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has unveiled a new budget that includes deep cuts in weapons programs, the civilian workforce and infrastructure.
• DOD Releases Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal DOD 10 Apr 2013 -- President Barack Obama today sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $526.6 billion in discretionary budget authority to fund defense programs in the base budget for fiscal year (FY) 2014.
• DOD Releases Military Intelligence Program Base Request for Fiscal Year 2014 DoD 10 Apr 2013 -- The Department of Defense released today the Military Intelligence Program (MIP) Request for fiscal year (FY) 2014. The total base request is $14.6 billion.
• DOD releases FY 14 defense budget proposal AFNS 10 Apr 2013 -- President Barack Obama today sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $526.6 billion in discretionary budget authority to fund defense programs in the base budget for fiscal year (FY) 2014.
• DOD Budget Request Reflects 'Great Uncertainty,' Officials Say AFPS 10 Apr 2013 -- The $526.6 billion defense base budget request included in President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2014 budget proposal reflects "great uncertainty," but maintains national defense strategy and Pentagon leaders' commitment to careful use of taxpayer dollars, according to Defense Department budget request documents released today.
• Department of the Navy Releases Fiscal 2014 Budget Proposal NNS 10 Apr 2013 -- The Department of the Navy released April 10 its proposed $155.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2014.
• CSG 11 Welcomes Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet NNS 10 Apr 2013 -- Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, Vice Adm. Gerald R. Beaman, visited Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 and the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) April 9.
• Arctic Challenges and Opportunities Discussed at Sea Services Roundtable NNS 10 Apr 2013 -- In a roundtable discussion held here yesterday April 9 at the Navy League's annual Sea-Air-Space symposium, representatives from the Navy, Coast Guard, and Interior Department discussed the ramifications of decreasing summer sea ice in the high latitudes.
• Navy Dry Cargo Ship Conducts Flight Operations with MV-22 Marine Osprey NNS 10 Apr 2013 -- Marine Corps pilots from the Okinawa-based 'Dragons' of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-265, flying MV-22B Ospreys, conducted first-of-its-kind training with USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) April 6 off the coast of Subic Bay, Philippines.
• Pentagon Official Examines Law in Cyberspace Operations AFPS 10 Apr 2013 -- "Bad actors" engaging in malware and espionage may lurk in cyberspace, but the law remains paramount to the Defense Department, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy said during a panel discussion at Georgetown University here today.
• Operation 'Deep Freeze' wraps up for the season AFNS 10 Apr 2013 -- Following the arrival March 18 of SKIER 75 - the last LC-130 'Skibird' aircraft to depart the Operation Deep Freeze Joint Operating Area, the 2012-2013 ODF season completed another successful, yet challenging campaign.
• Air Force graduates first RPA armament course AFNS 10 Apr 2013 -- Five Airmen from the 363rd Training Squadron graduated from the Air Force's first Remotely-Piloted Aircraft armament apprentice course during a graduation ceremony here April 8.
• Streamlined DEERS Procedures Provide Better Efficiency AFPS 10 Apr 2013 -- A modification in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System is expected to streamline personal records for better efficiency, the director of the Defense Manpower Data Center said here yesterday.
• World Events Offer Opportunities, Challenges, Official Says AFPS 10 Apr 2013 -- Events throughout Africa and the Middle East over the past two years offer opportunities and challenges as the United States and its international partners combat al-Qaida and associated threats, a senior Pentagon official said here yesterday.
• $153 Billion VA Budget Request Seeks to Boost Care, Benefits AFPS 10 Apr 2013 -- President Barack Obama today proposed a $152.7 billion Veterans Affairs Department budget for fiscal year 2014, a 10.2 percent increase over fiscal 2013 funding that will support VA's goals to expand access to health care and other benefits, eliminate the disability claims backlog, and end homelessness among veterans, VA officials said.
• U.S. Navy Cancels Blue Angels 2013 Performances NNS 10 Apr 2013 -- The Navy has cancelled the remaining 2013 performances of its Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels.
• US Air Force Grounds Combat Aircraft Due to Budget Cuts RIA Novosti 10 Apr 2013 -- The US Air Force has begun curtailing operations of about one-third of the active-duty combat aircraft following recent budget cuts, the Air Combat Command (ACC) said in a statement on Tuesday.
• Partner Capacity Moves to Counterterrorism Forefront AFPS 10 Apr 2013 -- As al-Qaida affiliates seek sanctuary in North Africa and the Middle East, the United States must continue to take decisive action and help partners improve their capacity to thwart terrorist organizations, a senior Pentagon official said yesterday on Capitol Hill.
• Russian Military Orders Five High-Res Spy Satellites – Media RIA Novosti 10 Apr 2013 -- Russia's Lavochkin aerospace company has won a defense ministry tender on the development of a series of five high-resolution optical-electronic surveillance satellites worth almost 70 billion rubles ($2.2 bln), the Izvestia newspaper said.
• RAF develops Typhoon multi-role capability UK MOD 10 Apr 2013 -- The RAF's 6 Squadron have dropped inert Paveway II bombs from a Tranche 2 Typhoon aircraft for the first time.
• HMS Kent helps strengthen Libya-UK relations UK MOD 10 Apr 2013 -- Royal Navy frigate HMS Kent has visited Tripoli to enhance relations between Libya and the UK.
• President of Tajikistan visits NATO headquarters NATO 10 Apr 2013 -- The President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, visited NATO headquarters and met NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday (10 April 2013).
• Tajikistan's Rahmon Meets With EU, NATO Leaders In Brussels RFE/RL 10 Apr 2013 -- European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has called on Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to assure his country's November presidential election advances democracy.
• UN: Libya Arms Traffic 'Alarming' RFE/RL 10 Apr 2013 -- A new report from the United Nations says weapons are being shipped out of Libya at 'an alarming rate' and are adding to the arsenals of extremists and criminals in places such as Syria, the Gaza Strip, and Mali.
• Background Briefing on the President's FY2014 Budget Proposal US Dept. of State 10 Apr 2013
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, OMB Acting Director Jeffrey Zients, CEA Chairman Alan Krueger, NEC Director Gene Sperling, and Director of Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Muñoz on the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget, 4/10/13 The White House 10 Apr 2013
• April 10, 2013 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 10 Apr 2013

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for April 10, 2013
• Russia to Fulfill Arms Contracts With Venezuela by Yearend RIA Novosti 10 Apr 2013 -- Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport is planning to complete the deliveries of weaponry under existing contracts with Venezuela by the end of 2013, the head of the company's regional department, Sergei Ladygin, said on Tuesday.
• Russia to Complete Helicopter Deliveries to Brazil in Fall RIA Novosti 10 Apr 2013 -- Russia will complete the delivery to Brazil of 12 Mi-35 (AH-2 Sabre) attack helicopters worth $150 million by this fall, the head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) said on Wednesday.

Other Conflicts

• 10 April 2013 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 10 Apr 2013
• S Korea Expects North's Missile Test by Monday VOA 10 Apr 2013 -- U.S. and South Korean forces remain on heightened alert for a North Korean missile test that officials say could take place at any time.
• Alert Status Raised Amid Signs Of Missile Launch By North Korea RFE/RL 10 Apr 2013 -- South Korea and the United States are reported to have raised their joint military surveillance level, amid indications that rival North Korea could be preparing for a missile test.
• South Korea Asks Russia, China to Rein in North Korea RIA Novosti 10 Apr 2013 -- The South Korean government has asked Russia and China to help restrain North Korea from making military provocations as tensions increase on the Korean Peninsula over an expected intermediate-range missile launch by Pyongyang, its foreign minister said on Wednesday.
• Korean missile launch to have little impact on Taiwan: military CNA 10 Apr 2013 -- A possible missile test launch by North Korea would not affect Taiwan much in light of the island's distance from the Korean Peninsula, Chief of the General Staff Yen Ming said Wednesday.
• Diplomats Staying Put, EU Tells North Korea RIA Novosti 10 Apr 2013 -- European Union embassies in the North Korea will remain open for business, despite a proposal from Pyongyang for them to evacuate staff over mounting tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the UK's Foreign Office said on Wednesday.
• China Urged to Pressure North Korea to Stop Threats VOA 10 Apr 2013 -- China's foreign ministry is responding to comments from U.S. lawmakers who argue Beijing has not sufficiently pressured North Korea to stop its warlike rhetoric.
• S. Korea, US on Alert for Possible N. Korea Missile Launch VOA 10 Apr 2013 -- There is growing concern in Northeast Asia that North Korea is about to conduct another provocative missile launch, possibly firing a number of rockets simultaneously.
• Syria's Islamist Nusra Rebels Pledge Allegiance to al-Qaida VOA 10 Apr 2013 -- The head of Syria's main Islamist rebel group has sworn allegiance to al-Qaida, deepening a rift with moderate rebels over how to rule the nation if they topple President Bashar al-Assad.
• G8 Ministers to Meet With Syrian Opposition VOA 10 Apr 2013 -- Britain is hosting a meeting of foreign ministers of the Group of Eight countries Wednesday and Thursday in London. Some of the ministers will meet with members of the Syrian opposition on the sidelines of the meeting, in a continued effort to reach a political and diplomatic breakthrough in that country's political crisis.
• Azerbaijani Lawmaker Gleeful About Iranian Border Treaty Threat RFE/RL 10 Apr 2013 -- A member of Azerbaijan's ruling political party has reacted gleefully to calls from Iranian lawmakers for the renegotiation of the 19th-century treaty that created the border between their countries.
• Tamil Refugees in UAE Face Deportation VOA 10 Apr 2013 -- There is growing concern among rights activists that a group of Tamil refugees held in Dubai since October may soon be forced to return to their native Sri Lanka, where rights groups say they are at serious risk of being persecuted and tortured.
• Press Conference by 'Mothers of Srebrenica', Association of Witnesses and Survivors of Genocide United Nations 10 Apr 2013
• Assembly stresses role of international criminal courts in fostering reconciliation UN News Centre 10 Apr 2013 -- The United Nations General Assembly today held its first ever debate on the role of the international criminal justice system in reconciliation, with its president stressing the vital part it must play not just in looking back on past atrocities but in bringing former foes together to build a better and more inclusive tomorrow.
• Israel's newly imposed restrictions affecting thousands of families in Gaza – UN UN News Centre 10 Apr 2013 -- The recent restrictions on goods and people imposed by Israel in response to the deteriorating security situation in Gaza are affecting thousands of families, the United Nations warned today.
• Delays in carrying out peace agreement harm Darfur, says UN and other partners UN News Centre 10 Apr 2013 -- The United Nations and other partners in an international group working to support the peace efforts in Sudan's Darfur region have condemned recent attacks in the troubled region and cautioned that any serious delays to carrying out the 2011 peace agreement could further destabilize the entire region.

News Reports

• Iran Talks Leave Issues Unresolved VOA 10 Apr 2013 -- The latest round of nuclear talks between Iran and the six countries representing the United Nations ended over the weekend with no substantive progress or plan for more meetings. But both sides promised to be in touch after taking some time to evaluate each other's ideas. The process is suspended but has not reached a dangerous impasse.
• North Korea, Syria Top Concerns for G8 Meeting VOA 10 Apr 2013 -- There are growing calls for the Group of Eight (G8) to send a strong, united message to North Korea.
• Venezuelan Election is Again Choice Between Socialism, Capitalism VOA 10 Apr 2013 -- Many Venezuelan voters see the coming presidential election that will replace the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez as a sharp choice between socialism and capitalism that will affect their lives in very real ways.
• Europe's forced returnees claim abuse IRIN 10 Apr 2013 -- Cases of excessive force being used to remove rejected asylum seekers have been documented in a number of European countries. But with the financial crisis eroding sympathy and tolerance for asylum seekers, there has been little public or political support for measures that would provide more humane approaches to removing those reluctant to accept an asylum rejection.