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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 07 Jan 2014 [PDF]
• I MEF (Forward) deploys to Afghanistan USMC News 07 Jan 2014 -- Marines and sailors of the I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) command element began their deployment to Afghanistan as approximately half of the unit said good-bye to their families and friends Saturday, Jan. 4. The next group is expected to leave Jan. 12.
• 16 Taliban killed across Afghanistan: Interior Ministry Iran Press TV 07 Jan 2014 -- Afghan security forces have killed at least 16 Taliban militants during their clean-up operations across the war-weary country.
• Afghan Police Probe Case Of 'Suicide Attack' Girl RFE/RL 07 Jan 2014 -- Authorities in Afghanistan have launched a search for a Taliban militant who allegedly forced his young sister to wear an explosives-packed vest for a suicide attack.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Cavalry Rotational Deployment Supports Asia-Pacific Rebalance AFPS 07 Jan 2014 -- The rotational deployment of a cavalry battalion from Fort Hood, Texas, to South Korea next month is part of a broader effort to rebalance U.S. forces to the Asia-Pacific region in support of the defense strategic guidance released in January 2012.
• Cavalry Unit Deploys to Republic of Korea DoD 07 Jan 2014-- The Defense Department announced the rotational deployment of the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st U.S. Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas to Camps Hovey and Stanley, Republic of Korea, on Feb. 1.
• Departing Pentagon Policy Chief Reflects on Term AFPS 07 Jan 2014 -- Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia, China and the shift to the Pacific -- all of these issues and more have been on the plate of James N. Miller during his tenure as undersecretary of defense for policy since May 2012.
• 45th Space Wing supports SpaceX Thaicom 6 mission AFNS 07 Jan 2014 -- The Air Force's 45th Space Wing provided support to the successful launch of the Thaicom 6 communications satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:06 p.m. Jan 6 here.
• Shelton Discusses Importance of Space Defense AFPS 07 Jan 2014 -- Space is fundamental to the economy, the military and the way of life in the United States and officials must continue to guard against challenges in the domain from adversaries, the commander of Air Force Space Command said today.
• First combat deployable F-22s arrive at Tyndall AFNS 07 Jan 2014 -- Tyndall Air Force Base received the first five-of-24 F-22 Raptors scheduled to transfer from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 6 as part of their new combat mission.
• USS John Paul Jones to Replace USS Lake Erie in Hawaii; USS Preble also moving to Aloha State NNS 07 Jan 2014 -- The U.S. Navy announced Jan. 7, that USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) will swap homeports with USS Lake Erie (CG 70) this summer. USS Preble (DDG 88) will also leave San Diego for Hawaii this summer to replace the decommissioned frigate, USS Reuben James (FFG 57).
• AF helicopter crashes in England AFNS 07 Jan 2014 -- An Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crashed at about 6 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time Jan. 7 near Salthouse on the Norfolk coast in England.
• Strykers look to the future and help the Army prepare Army News 07 Jan 2014 -- More than 80 members of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division staff recently participated in the Warpath exercise in the Republic of Korea as a subordinate brigade to the 2nd Infantry Division.
• Bastogne Year in Review Army News 07 Jan 2014 -- Deployed in late 2012, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, began the year with nearly half the brigade in eastern Afghanistan, while the greater part of the brigade remained at Fort Campbell.
• Currahee Year in Review Army News 07 Jan 2014 -- The 4th Brigade Combat Team 'Currahee,' 101st Airborne Division, started 2013 running fast and hard, as the brigade deployed to the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La., in preparation for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
• Thunder Year in Review Army News 07 Jan 2014 -- In March 2012 Soldiers of the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, were returning home from a deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
• Rakkasan Year in Review Army News 07 Jan 2014 -- The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, started 2013 the same way they closed out 2012 - as a deployed task force, charged with the mission of partnering with the Afghan National Security Forces to advise and assist them in taking control of their country's security.
• Strike Year in Review Army News 07 Jan 2014 -- The 2nd Brigade Combat Team 'Strike,' 101st Airborne Division, began and ends 2013 with deployments to Afghanistan providing Security Force Assistance Teams.
• Wings of Destiny Year in Review Army News 07 Jan 2014 -- 2013 was a year of change for the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division.
• Lifeliner Year in Review Army News 07 Jan 2014 -- South for a customs mission, and the Soldiers from Battery B, fresh from their Mission Readiness Exercise at Fort Sill, Okla., started protecting FOB Shank from indirect fire using the Land-based Phalanx Weapon System -- a sophisticated, rapid-firing weapon capable of destroying rockets, mortars and artillery shells. Additionally, Soldiers from the 58th Signal Company, 101st STB deployed to Afghanistan.
• Arctic Wolves train to survive, 'own the Arctic' Army News 07 Jan 2014 -- The 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, is stationed in Alaska's interior where every winter, temperatures drop to -50 degrees, and frequently colder, and at least four feet of snow covers everything for months.
• India successfully test-fires Prithvi-II missile IRNA 07 Jan 2014 -- India on Tuesday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile, which has a strike range of 350 kms and is capable of carrying warheads of upto 1000 kgs.
• South Sudan State Launches Army Recruitment Drive VOA 07 Jan 2014 -- Authorities in South Sudan's Western Bahr el Ghazal state launched a recruitment drive Tuesday to get young men and women to join the army and fight anti-government forces.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 1/7/2013 The White House 07 Jan 2014
• January 7, 2014 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 07 Jan 2014

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for January 07, 2014

Other Conflicts

• 7 January 2014 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 07 Jan 2014
• UN: More than 31,000 South Sudanese Have Fled Country VOA 07 Jan 2014 -- At least 31,000 South Sudanese have fled to neighboring countries to escape deadly clashes that erupted in the world's newest nation more than three weeks ago, the United Nations' refugee agency (UNHCR) said Tuesday.
• S Sudan forces close to retaking Bor: Government Iran Press TV 07 Jan 2014 -- South Sudanese government says its troops are close to recapturing the key town of Bor from rebel forces amid ongoing peace talks in neighboring Ethiopia.
• Refugee exodus from strife-torn South Sudan picks up momentum, UN reports UN News Centre 07 Jan 2014 -- As the fighting in parts of South Sudan grinds on between Government forces and rebels despite ceasefire talks, more and more civilians are fleeing to neighbouring countries, with some 2,500 people a day now seeking refuge in Uganda, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) reported today.
• South Sudan, Rebels Consider Cease-Fire VOA 07 Jan 2014 -- Delegates for South Sudan's government and the rebels trying to overthrow it are considering a cease-fire proposal.
• IGAD Mediator Makes Poignant Plea for South Sudan Peace VOA 07 Jan 2014 -- One of the chief mediators in the South Sudan peace talks pleaded with the two warring factions to urgently resolve their differences so that parents in the world's newest nation can stop burying their children.
• UN, partners seek $1 billion to save Syria's children from becoming 'lost generation' UN News Centre 07 Jan 2014 -- The United Nations and its humanitarian partners today appealed for $1 billion to save millions of Syrian children from becoming a "lost generation," doomed by the civil war in their country to a life of despair, diminished opportunities and broken futures.
• Al-Nusra chief calls for ceasefire with FSA militants Iran Press TV 07 Jan 2014 -- The leader of the terrorist al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front has called for a ceasefire between his group and the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) as infighting intensifies among foreign-backed militants in Syria.
• First shipment of chemicals leaves Syria: OPCW Iran Press TV 07 Jan 2014 -- The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) says it has started shipping Syrian chemical weapon materials out of country.
• Al-Qaeda Affiliate Calls For Truce With Syrian Rebels RFE/RL 07 Jan 2014 -- The leader of an Al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria has called for a cease-fire with other rebel groups in a bid to end several days of fighting among opposition forces.
• First chemical arms materials leave Syria, joint OPCW-UN mission confirms UN News Centre 07 Jan 2014 -- The process of removing Syria's most critical chemical weapons material outside of the country for destruction began today, the head of the Joint Mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations confirmed.
• UN: First Chemicals Have Left Syrian Port VOA 07 Jan 2014 -- The international chemical weapons watchdog says Syria has moved the first batch of toxic chemicals out of the country after transporting it from two sites to the port city of Latakia and onto a Danish vessel.
• First batch of Syrian chemical arms material shipped out of Latakia Voice of Russia 07 Jan 2014 -- The first shipment of chemical material has been removed from Syria under a deal to rid the country of its chemical arsenal, the joint mission overseeing the disarmament said Tuesday.
• DOD Speeds Delivery of Surveillance Assets to Iraq AFPS 07 Jan 2014 -- The United States is speeding delivery of unmanned aerial vehicles Iraq purchased under the foreign military sales program to help in tracking and thwarting al-Qaida-affiliated groups, a Pentagon spokesman said today.
• US Army chief against sending troops back to Iraq Iran Press TV 07 Jan 2014 -- US Army Gen. Ray Odierno says he is against sending American ground troops back to Iraq in the wake of the latest violence in the country.
• Not possible for Iraqi forces to attack Fallujah now - ministry Voice of Russia 07 Jan 2014 -- It is not currently possible for Iraqi security forces to storm the city of Fallujah, which was lost to militants last week, the defence ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
• Central African Republic: UN resumes food aid after machete attacks forced three-week halt UN News Centre 07 Jan 2014 -- The United Nations today resumed food aid for some 100,000 displaced people in Bangui, capital of the strife-torn Central African Republic (CAR), for the first time in nearly three weeks since deliveries were suspended when machete-wielding men stormed the distribution site and food was stolen.
• Relief Workers Scaling up Efforts to Reach Displaced in CAR VOA 07 Jan 2014 -- The World Food Program and the U.N. refugee agency have launched an effort to scale up emergency food distribution to thousands of displaced people in the Central African Republic. Reporter Nick Long is at the distribution site, near the airport in the capital, Bangui.
• Japan fighter jet chases Chinese plane over disputed islands Iran Press TV 07 Jan 2014 -- Japan has dispatched an F-15 fighter jet to intercept a Chinese plane flying near a chain of disputed islands claimed by both Beijing and Tokyo.

News Reports

• Date for implementation of Geneva deal to be set after solving remaining issues: FM spokeswoman IRNA 07 Jan 2014 -- A timetable for implementation of a joint plan of action agreed upon by Iran and the Group 5+1 countries on the formers nuclear program would be set after few remaining issues are solved, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said on Tuesday.
• New sanctions will end Iran nuclear talks: FM spokewoman Iran Press TV 07 Jan 2014 -- Iran has warned against imposition of new sanctions, saying fresh US sanctions against the Islamic Republic will scupper the Geneva nuclear talks and the ensuing deal.
• Is Iran's Conservative Camp Muscling In On Nuclear Talks? RFE/RL 07 Jan 2014 -- Is Iran's conservative camp muscling in on Tehran's nuclear negotiations with six world powers?
• Cambodia: UN rights office decries use of excessive force against protesters UN News Centre 07 Jan 2014 -- The United Nations human rights office today expressed deep concern about what it said is disproportionate use of force by law enforcement officials responding to protesters in Cambodia, and urged authorities and security forces to exercise utmost restraint.
• Morsi Trial to Resume as Egypt Protests Grow VOA 07 Jan 2014 -- The trial is scheduled to resume Wednesday Egypt's democratically-elected President Mohamed Morsi, who was ousted in a military coup last July. Morsi is accused of inciting the killing of anti-government protesters in 2012, as well as other alleged crimes. But supporters from his Muslim Brotherhood movement insist Morsi is still Egypt's legitimate leader.
• Turkish PM Reassigns 350 Ankara Police VOA 07 Jan 2014 -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired hundreds of police officers in what is considered to be the latest purge of police and prosecutors since an investigation into alleged high-level government corruption.