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07 August 2013 Military News

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  • DOD's Top Doctor Calls Military Medicine a Joint Force AFPS 07 Aug 2013 -- As the second of two wars winds down in Afghanistan,'s military health care has become an efficient joint force of active duty and reserve components, the Defense Department's top health affairs official said here at the Reserve Officers Association's National Security Symposium.
  • Carter to Workforce: Keep Taking Pride in DOD Mission AFPS 07 Aug 2013 -- The Defense Department is facing destructive budget uncertainty that undercuts "what we're all trying to do," Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter said, but he urged the defense workforce to maintain its pride, its confidence and "guarded optimism."
  • SMAW receives new modular ballistic sight USMC News 07 Aug 2013 -- Marine Corps Systems Command and the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division are teaming to upgrade one of the longest-serving and most trusted Marine Corps weapons with improvements that would increase readiness levels and make it easier to employ.
  • USS Ramage, Ready to Run NNS 07 Aug 2013 -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) departed Naval Station Norfolk Aug. 7 for an eight-month deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR).
  • Japan demands answers after U.S imposes unilateral no-fly zone over crash site People's Daily 07 Aug 2013 -- Japanese transport ministry said Wednesday that the United States has issued a ban on civilian aircraft flying in the vicinity of a helicopter crash site in Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture.
  • USS Gonzalez Returns to Homeport NNS 07 Aug 2013 -- Guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) returned to its Naval Station Norfolk homeport Aug. 6, marking completion of a seven-month deployment.
  • U.S. Navy Ships Participate in Marine Mammal Studies NNS 07 Aug 2013 -- Independent researchers working in coordination with the Navy ships USS Dewey (DDG 105) and USS Cape St. George (CG 71) conducted ground-breaking marine mammal behavioral response studies (BRSs) on the Navy's Southern California Offshore Range in July.
  • USS Rentz Arrives in 4th Fleet to Conduct Counter Drug Operations and UNITAS NNS 07 Aug 2013 -- Sailors and an embarked U.S. Coast Guard Legal Detachment aboard the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Rentz (FFG 46) arrived in 4th Fleets area of operations Aug. 7 to join the multinational interagency fight against transnational organized crime as part of Operation Martillo.
  • Threats Show Need to Keep Ahead of Terror Groups, Obama Says AFPS 07 Aug 2013 -- The threats to U.S. embassies and consulates in the Middle East and Africa show the importance of America staying ahead of terrorists, President Barack Obama said on NBC's "Tonight Show" yesterday.
  • USS Lassen Visits Melbourne NNS 07 Aug 2013 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) arrived in Melbourne for a port visit, Aug. 7.
  • ANG contingency response, Army units test earthquake response AFNS 07 Aug 2013 -- Nearly 100 members of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group and the U.S. Army's 689th Rapid Port Opening Element deployed to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport on Aug. 5, to set up a logistics hub as part of exercise Gateway Relief, an earthquake-response scenario directed by the U.S. Transportation Command.

  • Japan more ambitious in its military goals People's Daily 07 Aug 2013 -- BA glimpse into Japanese society and politics at this sensitive time suggests that the Japanese have mixed feelings on their military past.
  • Japan's new warship draws fire People's Daily 07 Aug 2013 -- Japan's biggest warship was unveiled on Tuesday, raising grave concerns about the country's military buildup as observers said the vessel is actually an aircraft carrier, banned by Japan's pacifist constitution.

  • Russian Army to Unveil New Robotic Vehicles in 2014 RIA Novosti 07 Aug 2013 -- The Russian military will next year unveil initial prototypes of robotic combat vehicles featuring tank-like tracked chassis and hybrid engines, a deputy defense minister said Wednesday.
  • Warships Must Be Built Under Unified Contracts – Russian Deputy PM RIA Novosti 07 Aug 2013 -- Construction of warships must be carried out under unified contracts including the cost of their weapons systems to ensure their prompt delivery on budget to the Russian Navy, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Wednesday.

  • Chief of General Staff Yen Ming named Taiwan's next defense minister CNA 07 Aug 2013 -- President Ma Ying-jeou announced Wednesday that Gen. Yen Ming, Chief of the General Staff, will take over as Taiwan's defense minister.
  • MND rebuts report of infighting in the military CNA 07 Aug 2013 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) took issue on Wednesday with a report that Defense Minister Andrew Yang's abrupt resignation on Tuesday was the result of infighting in the military, dismissing it as sheer speculation.
  • Fighter jet overshoots runway; no one injured CNA 07 Aug 2013 -- An Air Force fighter jet overshot the runway at an air force base in Tainan on Wednesday but no one was hurt, officials said.

  • Russian, UK Inspectors to Conduct 'Open Skies' Mission Over Sweden RIA Novosti 07 Aug 2013 -- Military inspectors from Russia and the United Kingdom will on Wednesday carry out an inspection flight over Swedish territory as part of the international Open Skies Treaty, a Russian nuclear security official said.

  • August 7, 2013 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 07 Aug 2013
  • Press Gaggle Aboard Air Force One en route Andrews Air Force Base The White House 07 Aug 2013

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  • International Mediation Efforts in Egypt Stall VOA 07 Aug 2013 -- Egypt's interim presidency says efforts by foreign envoys to mediate the country's political divide have failed. Most of the envoys, including U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, have left, as the interim government, meanwhile, issued another stern warning for protesters to disperse.
  • John McCain: Morsi ouster was a 'coup' Iran Press TV 07 Aug 2013 -- US Senator John McCain, who was on an official visit to Egypt, has admitted that the military-led ouster of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi was a coup.
  • Egypt slams McCain over coup remarks Iran Press TV 07 Aug 2013 -- Egypt's interim President Adly Mansour has slammed US Senator John McCain for describing the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi as a coup.=
  • Egypt: Diplomatic Efforts Fail to End Crisis VOA 07 Aug 2013 -- Egypt's interim government says efforts by foreign envoys to mediate the country's political divide have failed, and they've issued another stern warning for protesters to disperse.

  • Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's Travel to Russia The White House 07 Aug 2013
  • Russia 'Disappointed' by US Decision to Call off Summit VOA 07 Aug 2013 -- Russia has expressed disappointment with the U.S. decision to cancel a summit between the two countries' leaders, but says it still hopes for positive bilateral relations.
  • Obama calls off meeting with Putin: White House Iran Press TV 07 Aug 2013 -- The White House has announced that President Barack Obama will not meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during the G20 summit next month.
  • Russia disappointed with Obama cancellation of meeting with Putin Iran Press TV 07 Aug 2013 -- Russia says it is disappointed by US President Barack Obama's decision to cancel a planned meeting with Vladimir Putin, adding that the US is not ready to build relations on an equal basis.
  • Obama Won't Meet One-On-One With Putin RFE/RL 07 Aug 2013 -- U.S. President Barack Obama has confirmed that he will attend a G20 summit in Russia but will not hold one-on-one talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  • Obama Cancels Summit With Putin, Cites Snowden Asylum RIA Novosti 07 Aug 2013 -- US President Barack Obama has canceled plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for a one-on-one summit next month, the White House said Wednesday, saying Moscow's "disappointing decision" to grant asylum to US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden was a factor in the move.
  • Kremlin 'Disappointed' That Obama's Visit to Moscow Is Canceled RIA Novosti 07 Aug 2013 -- Moscow is disappointed by the cancellation of US President Barack Obama's planned visit to Moscow for a bilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior Kremlin aide said Wednesday.
  • Obama Cancels Meeting with Russian President VOA 07 Aug 2013 -- President Barack Obama has canceled a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin that was supposed to take place next month before the G20 summit in Russia.

  • Iran not refusing talks, considering sanctions as soft invasion IRNA 07 Aug 2013 -- Iran would not refuse talks but at the same time it considers sanctions as a non-military and soft invasion, Chief of Staff of Iranˈs Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi said Wednesday.
  • Ashton voices readiness to resume G5+1-Iran talks IRNA 07 Aug 2013 -- European Union (EU) foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, expressed the world powers' readiness to engage in "meaningful talks" with Iran over Tehran's nuclear issue.

  • Bird flu may spread among people: Study Iran Press TV 07 Aug 2013 -- Scientists have reported that the first likely case of human-to-human transmission of the H7N9 bird flu virus has emerged in China.

  • Yemen Foils Terror Plot VOA 07 Aug 2013 -- Yemeni authorities say they have foiled an al-Qaida plot to seize two southern cities and storm strategic oil and gas facilities nearby. They say the plot involved kidnapping or killing foreigners working there.

  • Scientists Seek to Renew Controversial Bird Flu Research VOA 07 Aug 2013 -- Research scientists who sparked global alarm in 2011 with a laboratory-grown strain of bird flu, are seeking to try such experiments again with a new strain that has killed at least 43 people in China this year.



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