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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 03 Sep 2013 [PDF]
• US Has Long History of Overseas Military Operations VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- If the United States launches missile attacks on Syria in retaliation for its suspected use of the nerve agent sarin against anti-government rebels, it will be just the latest in a long series of U.S. foreign operations.
• NATO: Afghan Security Force Casualties Too High RFE/RL 03 Sep 2013 -- The top NATO commander in Afghanistan says the country's police and army are losing too many men in battle.
• Missing NATO containers case: Investigation begins on top court orders IRNA 03 Sep 2013 -- Investigations have begun into the missing NATO containers case on the orders of the Pakistani Supreme Court.
• 157th CSSB transfers authority to 77th CSSB in Afghanistan Army News 03 Sep 2013 -- Task Force Lifeliner's 157th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion cased its colors as the 77th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion unfurled its colors.
• Outlaws Return Army News 03 Sep 2013 -- Hundreds of friends and family members filled Nutter Field House Sept. 3 to welcome more than 150 Soldiers assigned to 77th Engineer Company, 94th Engineer Battalion as they returned from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Israeli Missile Test Help Was Long Planned AFPS 03 Sep 2013 -- Technical assistance and support from the Defense Department for an Israeli missile test over the Mediterranean Sea this morning was unrelated to U.S. consideration of military action in Syria.
• Israel Fires Missile in Joint Exercise With US VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- Israel says it has carried out a missile test in the Mediterranean Sea with the help of the United States.
• Israel Says It Carried Out Joint Missile Test With U.S. In Mediterranean RFE/RL 03 Sep 2013 -- Israel says it carried out a joint missile test with the United States in the Mediterranean on September 3.
• Mediterranean 'Ballistic Targets' Were Part of Israeli Test – Defense Ministry RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2013 -- Two “ballistic targets” detected in the Mediterranean by the Russian military were launched by the Israeli military.
• Israel confirms testing missile jointly with US PressTV 03 Sep 2013 -- Israel says it has successfully conducted a joint missile test with the United States in the Mediterranean Sea, amid high tensions in the region over a possible attack on Syria.
• Navy Prepares to Commission 10th Virginia-class Submarine NNS 03 Sep 2013 -- The Navy is scheduled to commission its 10th Virginia-class attack submarine Sept. 7, during a pierside ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va.
• 403rd AFSBn-NEA supports Ulchi Freedom Guardian Army News 03 Sep 2013 -- Five Soldiers from the 39th Special Forces Detachment, 1st Special Forces Group, arrived here Aug. 13 at a 403rd Army Field Support Battalion warehouse to inspect and sign for prepositioned equipment as a loan in support of Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian 13.
• 13th MEU conducts Tropic Thunder, showcases Ospreys USMC News 03 Sep 2013 -- Marines and Sailors of 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Boxer Amphibious Ready Group headed to paradise to conduct Exercise Tropic Thunder in Hawaii, Aug. 30 through Sept. 1, 2013.
• Freedom Underway to Participate in Multilateral SEACAT 2013 NNS 03 Sep 2013 -- The USS Freedom got underway Sept. 2 to participate in the 11th annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training exercise with several regional navies.
• Partnership Mission Promotes Security, Capacity in West Africa AFPS 03 Sep 2013 -- More than 90 U.S. Marines set sail this weekend for a three-month mission along the West African coast.
• AF fleet ranked among top 100 Best Fleets in North America AFNS 03 Sep 2013 -- When people think about the Air Force, it is normal to picture aircraft, but the nation’s flying service was recently recognized for a fleet of another kind.
• U.S. Coast Guard Integrates with USS Gary, 3rd Fleet NNS 03 Sep 2013 -- U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment Team 101 embarked and integrated with the USS Gary for training and anti-drug smuggling operations.
• How does it get here? Army News 03 Sep 2013 -- The Qatar Detachment is tasked with coordinating for the movement of all surface cargo to sustain U.S. military operations in Qatar.
• All female crew makes 552nd ACW history Army News 03 Sep 2013 -- Several members of the 552nd Air Control Wing and 513th Air Control Group made history recently by fielding an all-female flight crew.
• New Armor Inspection System ensures ballistic plates safe for deploying Soldiers Army News 03 Sep 2013 -- Part of ensuring plates are combat ready involves a detailed inspection process to identify defective plates, and remove them from circulation.
• New pre-deployment training center at Bliss combines 3 previous mobilization sites Army News 03 Sep 2013 -- The Continental U.S. Replacement Center is now fully operational at Fort Bliss.
• Message from Secretary Hagel on Suicide Prevention Month DoD 03 Sep 2013
• Official Notes Progress in Suicide Prevention Effort AFPS 03 Sep 2013 -- Making sure people know where to turn for help during a time of crisis is the continuing goal of the Defense Department’s suicide prevention program.
• Corps seeks Marines’ input on black all-weather coat USMC News 03 Sep 2013 -- Marine Corps Systems Command is conducting a survey to ask Marines what they think of a black all-weather coat, or AWC.
• Russia to Spend $650Bln on Arms Purchases by 2020 RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2013 -- Russia will spend $650 billion for the rearmament and modernization of its armed forces up to 2020.
• Russia Has No Plans to Expand Mediterranean Fleet RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2013 -- Russia’s naval force in the Mediterranean Sea will not be expanded despite the worsening situation in the region.
• Russian Naval Task Force Sets Sail for East Arctic RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2013 -- A naval task force from Russia’s Northern Fleet is heading to the eastern Arctic.
• Russia’s Finance Ministry Wants to Cut Defense Ministry Staff RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2013 -- Russia’s Finance Ministry said that it can cut Defense Ministry costs by at least 1.2 billion rubles ($36 million) next year.
• HMS Westminster tests sub-hunting skills UK MOD 03 Sep 2013 -- A Royal Navy warship deployed in the Mediterranean has been testing her skills in an anti-submarine warfare exercise with the Italian Navy.
• Japan seeks big boost in military spending PressTV 03 Sep 2013 -- Japan defense minister has called for an increase in military spending in face of what has been called significant security issues in the volatile Asia-Pacific region.
• Pakistan dismisses concerns over US intell activities IRNA 03 Sep 2013 -- Pakistan dismissed fears over the security of its nuclear programme.
• Document: US increases spying operation on Pakistan PressTV 03 Sep 2013 -- The United States has increased its spying operation on Pakistan, a US regional ally, according to top-secret budget documents.
• Pakistan fighting forces destabilizing borders, says PM IRNA 03 Sep 2013 -- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan is fighting against the forces destabilizing international borders.
• Advanced weapons, radars mounted on Iran’s Lavan warship PressTV 03 Sep 2013 -- Commander of Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says state-of-the-art weapons and radar systems have been installed on the newly-overhauled Lavan warship.
• Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base unveils indigenous achievements PressTV 03 Sep 2013 -- Iran has unveiled its latest achievements developed by experts at the Iranian Army’s Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base.
• Kim Jong Un Inspects Wolnae Islet Defence Detachment KCNA 03 Sep 2013 -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un inspected the Wolnae Islet Defence Detachment now being successfully face-lifted as required by the Songun era.
• 1,000 Observation Flights Under the Treaty on Open Skies US Dept. of State 03 Sep 2013

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 03, 2013

Other Conflicts

• Readout of Deputy Secretary Carter’s Meeting with Norway’s Ministry of Defense State Secretary Eirik Thorshaug DoD 03 Sep 2013
• Pelosi Remarks After White House Meeting on Syria Office of Representative Nancy Pelosi 03 Sep 2013 -- Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held a press stakeout in front of the White House following a meeting with President Obama and Congressional leadership on Syria. Below is a transcript of Leader Pelosi's remarks and the question and answer session
• US Congress Weighs Attack on Syria VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- Top U.S. military and diplomatic officials came to Capitol Hill together to support President Barack Obama's plan for retaliation against Syria.
• Kerry: Assad Used Chemical Weapons VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says taking military action against Syria is definitively in the U.S. national interest.
• Kerry, Hagel Urge Senators To Back Syria Strikes RFE/RL 03 Sep 2013 -- The U.S. Secretaries of state and defense are urging the Senate to back a resolution authorizing "limited" military intervention in Syria, as proposed by U.S. President Barack Obama.
• Kerry: World Watching as Congress Debates Syria Strikes AFPS 03 Sep 2013 -- The entire world is watching to see what the United States will do about the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime, and how America responds will make a difference.
• Hagel Urges Congress to Support Military Action Against Syria AFPS 03 Sep 2013 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he supports President Barack Obama’s decision to seek congressional authorization for the use of force in Syria.
• Top US Lawmakers Voice Support for Syria Strike VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- Top U.S. lawmakers from both parties say they will support President Barack Obama in a military intervention against Syria when the issue comes to a vote as early as next week.
• Top US Lawmakers Back Obama in Push for Syria Strike RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2013 -- Senior US lawmakers from both political parties said that they will support President Barack Obama’s push for military action against Syria.
• President Meets With Congressional Leaders on Syria Response AFPS 03 Sep 2013 -- President Barack Obama met with congressional leaders and expressed confidence that lawmakers will authorize his plan to take action against the Assad regime.
• Remarks by the President Before Meeting with Members of Congress on the Situation in Syria The White House 03 Sep 2013
• Readout of the President’s Call with Prime Minister Abe of Japan The White House 03 Sep 2013
• Top US Lawmakers Voice Support for Syria Strike VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- U.S. President Barack Obama says he is confident he can work with Congress to get a resolution authorizing military action in Syria.
• U.S. Officials To Make Case About Syria Strike RFE/RL 03 Sep 2013 -- President Barack Obama seeks to secure congressional backing for his plans to respond with military action to last month's alleged chemical-weapons attack in Syria.
• France not to act alone on Syria: PM PressTV 03 Sep 2013 -- French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault says Paris will not act alone in a possible military intervention in Syria, aiming to create a coalition with the US to launch an assault on the Arab country.
• Turkish Public Not Enthusiastic About Possible Attack on Syria VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- Turkey has pledged support for a military strike against Syria. It has a crucial air base used by the U.S. and has a formidable air force.
• Press Encounter by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at United Nations Headquarters, 3 September 2013 United Nations 03 Sep 2013
• Ban Ki-moon: Syria Action Needs UN Authorization VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- The United Nations secretary-general says any confirmed use of chemical weapons in Syria would be an “outrageous war crime,” and the perpetrators must be brought to justice.
• Syria: with samples en route to labs, Ban calls on Security Council to develop response UN News Centre 03 Sep 2013 -- United Nations chemical weapons team working “around the clock” to expedite analyses of samples taken in Syria.
• Swedish Lab to Study UN Team’s Syria Samples - Paper RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2013 -- A military lab in the northern Swedish city of Umea will analyze samples collected by a UN team on the site of a purported chemical attack in Syria.
• Syrians Wary, Resigned Over Possible US Strike VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- As U.S. lawmakers consider whether to use military force against Syria for alleged use of chemical weapons, some in Damascus are banding together for any eventuality.
• Video Shows Iran's Ex-President Criticizing Damascus Over Chemical Attack RFE/RL 03 Sep 2013 -- A video has surfaced that shows former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani clearly blaming Damascus for chemical attacks.
• Number of Syrian refugees tops 2 million, with ‘more on the way,’ – UN agency UN News Centre 03 Sep 2013 -- With an estimated 5,000 desperate Syrians fleeing their homes every day, the spiralling violence in the country has now created more than 2 million refugees.
• Number of Syrian Refugees Tops Two Million, UN Says VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- The United Nations refugee agency says more than two million Syrians have fled their war-torn country - more than half are children, with most under age 11.
• Syria's Complex War Produces Splintering Loyalties VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- In the Beka'a Valley of eastern Lebanon, Syrian refugees wait out the war in sparse homes, many made of plywood and cut-up bags.
• Nigeria Violence Continues Despite Claimed Killing of Boko Haram Leader VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- It has been two weeks since the Nigerian military announced that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau died in Cameroon in early August following injuries sustained in battle.
• Somali President Unhurt in Bomb Attack VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has survived an apparent assassination attempt claimed by militant group al-Shabab.
• Somalia: UN expert hails human rights effort but urges broader consultation process UN News Centre 03 Sep 2013 -- An independent United Nations expert hailed the approval by Somalia of a “road map” to help promote and protect human rights in the country.
• S Sudan’s oil will continue flowing through North: Bashir PressTV 03 Sep 2013 -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir says his government will allow South Sudan to export its oil through northern pipelines and the Red Sea port city of Port Sudan.
• Manila Accuses China of Building on Disputed Reef VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- The Philippines says it has spotted dozens of concrete blocks it believes may be the beginning of a Chinese construction project on a disputed group of reefs in the South China Sea.
• Iraq: UN condemns attack on Camp Ashraf UN News Centre 03 Sep 2013 -- The United Nations human rights office and the UN mission in Iraq strongly condemned the killing of dozens of people in Camp Ashraf.
• Bombs, bullets claim at least 50 lives across Iraq PressTV 03 Sep 2013 -- At least 50 people have been killed in yet another bloody day in Iraq as a fresh wave of bomb explosions and shooting incidents hits the country.
• Gunmen Kill Anti-Al-Qaeda Militiaman, His Family In Baghdad RFE/RL 03 Sep 2013 -- Gunmen have killed an anti-Al-Qaeda militiaman and his family in an attack on their home in Baghdad.
• UK commander rejects abuse and killing of detainees in Iraq PressTV 03 Sep 2013 -- A senior British military officer has claimed reports that British forces abused and killed detainees after a gun battle in Iraq in 2004 are “baseless rumors”.
• Villager injured, 10 cattle killed as Pak shells forward posts in Jammu IRNA 03 Sep 2013 -- A villager was injured while ten cattle killed in Kayiam village in Poonch district of Jammu region as Pakistani troops resorted to heavy mortar shelling.
• Egypt helicopters kill eight militants in near Rafah PressTV 03 Sep 2013 -- The Egyptian military has killed eight militants and wounded 15 others in airstrikes in the restive Sinai Peninsula, where the Army has been battling insurgents over the past months.
• Japan May Help Funding Woes for Cambodian Tribunal VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- Japan may allow some of its contributions to the international side of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal to be used to pay salaries of striking workers on the cash-strapped Cambodian side of the court.

News Reports

• Morsi Supporters Receive Life In Prison RFE/RL 03 Sep 2013 -- An Egyptian military court has sentenced 11 supporters of ousted President Muhammad Morsi to life in prison over charges of assaulting army troops during riots last month.
• Egypt military court sentences 11 MB members to life in jail PressTV 03 Sep 2013 -- An Egyptian military court has sentenced 11 Muslim Brotherhood members to life in prison as the government continues its clampdown on supporters of the country’s largest political group.
• Yemen: Special Adviser praises work of UN-backed dialogue, urges final agreement UN News Centre 03 Sep 2013 -- With preparations under way for a new constitution and a general election in Yemen, a senior United Nations adviser is in the capital Sana’a working with all sides of a national dialogue conference to finalize how the Government should be structured and how to address the specific challenges linked to the South.
• Rodman Back in N. Korea for 'Basketball Diplomacy' Trip VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- Retired U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman is in North Korea for the second time this year.
• Former U.S. Basketball Star Rodman Visits North Korea RFE/RL 03 Sep 2013 -- Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman has returned to North Korea to visit leader Kim Jong Un.
• China Sacks State Enterprise Official VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- Chinese authorities have fired a high-ranking economic official in what appears to be part of a widening of the country’s crackdown on corruption.
• Japan Government to Deal with Fukushima Nuclear Leaks VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- Japan's government says it will take the lead in trying to stem the leaks of highly radioactive water at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
• Fukushima reactor taken offline PressTV 03 Sep 2013 -- One of the two active nuclear reactors at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant has been taken offline amid public concern over the growing level of radioactive water leak at the plant.
• Kenyan Court to Hear Suit Barring President, VP, From Trial VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- Kenya's Constitutional Court is set to begin hearing a lawsuit brought by a civic organization seeking to bar the country's president and vice president from attending their upcoming trials in the International Criminal Court.
• Kenya Court to Hear Petition Seeking to Prevent Leaders from Attending ICC Trial VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- Kenya’s Constitutional Court plans to begin hearing a petition that seeks to prevent both President Uhuru Kenyatta and Vice President William Ruto from appearing at the ICC.
• Israel, Uganda Discuss Deal for African Asylum Seekers VOA 03 Sep 2013 -- Israel says it is likely to send at least some of its Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers to Uganda.
• Russia's Ombudsman Files NGO 'Foreign Agent' Law Appeal - Report RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2013 -- Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner has lodged an appeal against some provisions of a controversial law which brands NGOs as foreign agents.
• Armenia To Join Russian-Led Customs Union RFE/RL 03 Sep 2013 -- Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian says his country will join the Russia-led Customs Union.
• Georgia Election Board Rejects Former Foreign Minister RFE/RL 03 Sep 2013 -- Georgia's Central Election Commission has refused to register the country’s former foreign minister as a presidential candidate.