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06 March 2014 Military News

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  • Exercise Saharan Express 2014 Commences NNS 06 Mar 2014 -- Naval forces from the United States, along with African and European maritime partners, commenced the fourth annual multinational exercise Saharan Express 2014, March 6.
  • AF nuclear enterprise: 'the way forward' AFNS 06 Mar 2014 -- The Senate Armed Service Committee's Subcommittee on Strategic Forces heard testimonies from key defense and military leaders on nuclear forces and policies in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program during a hearing, March 5.
  • Air Force leaders share space budget rollout AFNS 06 Mar 2014 -- Space was the topic of discussion for Air Force leaders March 5, during on-going talks about the fiscal year 2015 budget at the Pentagon.
  • DOD Releases Military Intelligence Program Base Request for fiscal year 2015 DoD 06 Mar 2014 -- he Department of Defense released today the Military Intelligence Program (MIP) Request for fiscal year 2015. The total base request is $13.3 billion.
  • DOD Budget Request Adapts to Fiscal Realities, Hagel Says AFPS 06 Mar 2014 -- The Defense Department's latest budget request is a collaborative proposal that has adjusted to new strategic realities and fiscal constraints for the future, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said here today.
  • Hagel Outlines Compensation Reform Proposals in Budget Request AFPS 06 Mar 2014 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel addressed compensation reform over the past two days during testimony before Congress on the Defense Department's fiscal year 2015 budget proposal.
  • Africom Commander: Terror Threat Remains Across Africa AFPS 06 Mar 2014 -- Helped by the Arab Spring, terrorist groups in North and West Africa have expanded their operations, increasing threats to the United States and its interests, the commander of U.S. Africa Command told Congress today.
  • Official: DOD Strives for Middle East Stability, Security AFPS 06 Mar 2014 -- With a lens on the Syria spillover and the growing threat of terrorism and sectarianism in the Middle East, the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs today reaffirmed the Defense Department's commitment to the stability and security of regional partners.
  • Program Executive Officer Describes F-35 Progress AFPS 06 Mar 2014 -- Progress remains steady in the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter's operational testing, reprogramming, fueling, and stand-up training, the F-35 program executive officer told an audience at Aviation Week's Defense Technologies and Requirements Conference here March 4.
  • USS Simpson Arrives in Casablanca, Morocco NNS 06 Mar 2014 -- The guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) arrived in Casablanca, Morocco, for a scheduled port visit, March 6.
  • Hazardous Materials Safely Transported for Proper Disposal NNS 06 Mar 2014 -- The U.S. Navy, in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard and civilian contractors, safely removed 49 55-gallon drums filled with hazardous materials from the grounded Japanese commercial fishing vessel Daiki Maru 7 at the Spanish Steps on Naval Base Guam (NBG) March 6.

  • Nuclear submarines UK MOD 06 Mar 2014 -- The nuclear reactor in HMS Vanguard is to be refuelled, the Defence Secretary has announced.

  • Russia Starts Massive Air Defense Drills Amid Crimea Standoff RIA Novosti 06 Mar 2014 -- Russia's Western Military District has begun large-scale air defense drills at its southern testing range of Kapustin Yar on the backdrop of further escalation of tensions with the West over Ukraine.

  • NATO reaffirms commitment to assist Libya at Rome Conference NATO 06 Mar 2014 -- The Alliance stands ready to help advise Libyan authorities in developing a national security strategy and strengthening their defence institutions, NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Alexander Vershbow said Thursday's (6 March 2014) at the Ministerial Conference on Libya in Rome.

  • North Korea poses 'growing' threat to US - Defense Department VoR 06 Mar 2014 -- The Pentagon on Tuesday said North Korea's development of nuclear weapons and strategic missiles poses a growing danger to the United States. In a Quadrennial Defense Review released by the Pentagon this week, the Defense Department said that the increasing nuclear aspirations of North Korea can become a threat to United States. Describing the regime in Pyongyang as "closed and authoritarian," the Defense Department said the US military would maintain a major presence in the region and keep up investments in missile defense.
  • DPRK's Rocket Launching Drills, Part of Military Power of Its Army: KPA Officer KCNA 06 Mar 2014 -- An Pyong Min, an officer of the Korean People's Army (KPA), said, recalling that the KPA Strategic Force successfully carried out rocket launching drills recently according to its regular training plans:
  • China voices concern at North Korea artillery launch Iran Press TV 06 Mar 2014 -- China has expressed concern after North Korea staged an artillery launch minutes before a Chinese commercial plane carrying 202 people flew in the same area.

  • Military welcomes proposed tax to support all-volunteer shift CNA 06 Mar 2014 -- The Ministry of National Defense welcomes the idea of a tax to support the military's transition to an all-volunteer force, a ranking officer said Thursday, adding that the decision will rest with the Ministry of Finance.
  • Plans for indigenous submarines being evaluated: defense minister CNA 06 Mar 2014 -- The military has commissioned experts to evaluate a plan for developing and building indigenous submarines, alongside efforts to purchase subs from the United States, Defense Minister Yen Ming said Thursday.
  • Taiwan can defend itself for at least one month: defense minister CNA 06 Mar 2014 -- Taiwan would be able put up a defense against a large-scale Chinese military invasion for 'at least a month,' Minister of National Defense Yen Ming said Thursday.
  • Apache helicopter delivered to Taoyuan army base CNA 06 Mar 2014 -- An AH-64E Apache attack helicopter was flown to an army base in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, where it will be stationed, the Army said Thursday, after Taiwan's 12 AH-64Es were put back into service last week.

  • A stronger China for peace People's Daily 06 Mar 2014 -- Now it is official. China intends to increase its defense budget by 12.2 percent this year to 808.23 billion yuan ($131.57 billion).
  • Commentary: It's U.S., Japan that need to clarify military intentions People's Daily 06 Mar 2014 -- The newly revealed 12.2-percent increase of Chinese military spending to 132 billion U.S. dollars in 2014 has unsurprisingly met with an immediate outcry of 'concerns' and 'worries' from certain countries.
  • Chinese peacekeeping force undergoes high-intensity training to respond to complicated situations People's Daily 06 Mar 2014 -- Officers and soldiers of a division of the Jinan Military Area Command (MAC) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) have conducted a rigorous and demanding training session before being deployed to carry out a peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.
  • China's military spending justified: China Daily People's Daily 06 Mar 2014 -- China's military expenditure is moderate and Western media's rhetoric of 'China's military threat' is groundless and misleading, according to a commentary in Thursday's China Daily.

  • UK army cuts may leave army unable to handle threats - lawmakers VoR 06 Mar 2014 -- Cuts to Britain's army, driven by the need to save money, risk leaving the country unable to respond adequately to future threats, a committee of lawmakers said on Thursday.

  • FM rejects alleged seizure of Iran cargo ship as AIPAC propaganda IRNA 06 Mar 2014 -- Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has rejected media reports on alleged seizure of an Iranian cargo ship as part of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) propaganda.
  • Iran rejects Israeli lies on Gaza arms shipment Iran Press TV 06 Mar 2014 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed as "lies" the recent Israeli allegation that Tehran sought to send missiles to the blockaded Gaza Strip.

  • March 6, 2014 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 06 Mar 2014

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