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• Navy Helps in Search for Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet AFPS 08 Mar 2014 -- The U.S. Navy is contributing to the international search effort for a Malaysia Airlines jet that dropped off the radar of Subang, Indonesia, traffic controllers early Saturday morning while over the South China Sea, according to a statement from the U.S. Seventh Fleet public affairs office.
• 7th Fleet Sends USS Pinckney, P-3C to Assist in Malaysian Air Search NNS 08 Mar 2014 -- USS Pinckney (DDG 91), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, is en route to the southern coast of Vietnam to aid in the search efforts of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, March 8.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS Roosevelt Arrives In Split for Port Visit NNS 08 Mar 2014 -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) arrived in Split, Croatia for a routine, regularly scheduled port visit, March 8th.
• USS Philippine Sea departed Piraeus, Greece NNS 08 Mar 2014 -- The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), attached to the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG), departed Piraeus, Greece, March 7 to continue its scheduled deployment in the 6th fleet area of operations.
• U.S. Navy Ships visit Republic of Korea Ahead of Foal Eagle Exercises NNS 08 Mar 2014 -- U.S. Navy ships arrived in ports across the Republic of Korea (ROK) March 8 in preparation for the upcoming Foal Eagle exercises with the ROK navy.
• Blue Ridge Departs Busan NNS 08 Mar 2014 -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Busan, Republic of Korea after a five-day port visit March 8.
• USS Tucson Returns to Pearl Harbor NNS 08 Mar 2014 -- The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) returned to Pearl Harbor from a deployment to the Western Pacific region, March 7, with family and friends gathered at the submarine piers on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
• Sailors of USS O'Kane (DDG 77) Wave Farewell to Pearl Harbor NNS 08 Mar 2014 -- Family members waved their goodbyes as the guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf, March 7.
• Seventh Fleet and ROK Navy Strengthen Alliance in Key Resolve 2014 NNS 08 Mar 2014 -- U.S. Seventh Fleet leaders strengthened their partnership with the Republic of Korea (ROK) during the recent exercise Key Resolve 2014 (KR14) February 24 to March 6.
• Bataan responds to Vessel in Distress NNS 08 Mar 2014 -- The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) received a distress call today.
• US warplanes in Europe in response to crisis in Ukraine Iran Press TV 08 Mar 2014 -- The United States has beefed up its military presence in Europe amid tensions in the region over the current crisis in Ukraine.
• Russia mulls ending foreign oversight of arms, nukes Iran Press TV 08 Mar 2014 -- The Russian Defense Ministry says Moscow is considering halting foreign inspections of its strategic weapons arsenal, including nuclear-capable missiles, in response to "threats" from the US and NATO over Ukraine crisis.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Syria army retakes Zareh town in Homs Iran Press TV 08 Mar 2014 -- Syrian government forces have regained the control of a town in the central province of Homs, as they continue operations to clear more areas from foreign-backed militants.
• SNC names new chief of military wing Iran Press TV 08 Mar 2014 -- The foreign-backed Syrian National Coalition (SNC) has officially named Brigadier General Abdullah al-Bashir as the head of its military wing.
• US Needs New Strategy for Syria VOA 08 Mar 2014 -- Reports that UN special envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, is considering resigning should not surprise anyone.
• Syrian army occupied former opposition's stronghold in the country's west; fights still on in the south VoR 08 Mar 2014 -- On Saturday, the Syrian government's armed forces entered the village of Al-Zarah in the country's north, which used to be one of the main strongholds of the Syrian opposition. This news was announced by Lebanese TV channel Al-Manar.
• Libya militants start exporting crude oil Iran Press TV 08 Mar 2014 -- Demanding a share of Libya's oil revenues, the militants controlling oil ports in the eastern part of the country say they have begun exporting crude oil in defiance of the central government.
• Libya threatens to bomb North Korean oil tanker Iran Press TV 08 Mar 2014 -- Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has warned that Tripoli will bomb a North Korean-flagged tanker which is illegally loading crude oil from an eastern port in the country.
• N Korean ship loads oil at Libyan port: Report Iran Press TV 08 Mar 2014 -- A North Korean-flagged tanker has begun loading oil at a rebel-controlled Libyan port in the east of the country, a report says.
• Threat Issued in Libyan Oil Export Dispute VOA 08 Mar 2014 -- Leaders of eastern Libya's self-declared autonomous region of Barqa declared Saturday that they had begun exporting oil from the port of Sidra and would share revenues with the central government in accordance with a 1951 constitution. Prime Minister Ali Zeidan told journalists later that government authorities have warned a North Korean-flagged oil tanker to leave Libyan waters or face attack.
• Libya threatening to bomb N Korea tanker if its ships oil from rebel-held port VoR 08 Mar 2014 -- Libya threatened on Saturday to bomb a North Korean-flagged tanker if it tried to ship oil from a rebel-controlled port, in a major escalation of a standoff over the country's petroleum wealth. The rebels, who have seized three major Libyan ports since August to press their demands for more autonomy, warned Tripoli against staging an attack to halt the oil sale after the tanker docked at Es Sider export terminal, one of the country's biggest. A local television station controlled by protesters showed footage of pro-autonomy rebels holding a lengthy ceremony and slaughtering a camel to celebrate their first oil shipment.
• China never allows war on Korean Peninsula: Chinese FM Iran Press TV 08 Mar 2014 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Beijing will not permit "war" and "instability" on the Korean Peninsula, calling for the resumption of dialogue between North and South Korea.
• South Sudan intercepts UN arms shipment Iran Press TV 08 Mar 2014 -- The South Sudanese army has intercepted a "mislabeled" shipment of weapons from a UN peacekeeping mission.

News Reports

• Readout of the President's Calls with President Berzins of Latvia, Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom, President Grybauskaite of Lithuania, President Hollande of France, President Ilves of Estonia, and Prime Minister Renzi of Italy The White House 08 Mar 2014
• Russian Military Vehicles Enter Ukrainian Base Near Simferopol VOA 08 Mar 2014 -- A convoy of military vehicles, apparently Russian, has entered a base near Crimea's capital Simferopol.
• New Generation in Ukraine Forges a New National Identity VOA 08 Mar 2014 -- As the confrontation between the West and Russia over Russia's actions in Crimea unfolds Ukraine's acting foreign minister has reiterated that while his country wants a peaceful resolution to the standoff with Russia, Ukrainians are unwilling to be held hostage to the "old Soviet-style" of threat and intimidation.
• Ukraine gov't can't block referendum on Crimean status - Crimean MP VoR 08 Mar 2014 -- Ukraine's government will not be able to block a planned referendum in Crimea on March 16 at which the local population would be asked whether it wanted the region to remain part of Ukraine or would prefer it to be part of Russia, a senior member of Crimea's legislature said.
• West begins to understand sanity of Russia's actions in Ukraine VoR 08 Mar 2014 -- The Russian Federation Council will support the decision on the referendum adopted by the Parliament of Crimea. This came as a statement by head of the Federation Council, Valentina Matviyenko, to Crimean parliamentarians, who visited Moscow on Friday. A day earlier, the Crimean MPs voted for the beginning of the procedure of Crimea's annexation to Russia, and appointed a referendum on the future status of the peninsula for March 16.
• Crimea forms its own armed forces VoR 08 Mar 2014 -- On Saturday, military units in the city of Simferopol in the Crimea Peninsula in Ukraine held a ceremony of an oath of loyalty to Crimea's people.
• Obama, Merkel favour setting up contact group for direct Russia-Ukraine dialogue VoR 08 Mar 2014 -- The US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have come out for setting up a contact group that could help launch direct talks between Russia and Ukraine. This came in a statement by the White House on Friday following another telephone conversation between the two leaders on the situation in Ukraine.
• Ukraine says 'will not give up Crimea' Iran Press TV 08 Mar 2014 -- Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia has said Kiev "will not give up Crimea," amid the prospect of the region's separation from the country.
• Russia says open to dialog on Ukraine Iran Press TV 08 Mar 2014 -- Russia says it is open to having an "honest, equal" dialogue with foreign states on the crisis in Ukraine.
• Crimea PM pledges 'union with Russia' vote as planned Iran Press TV 08 Mar 2014 -- The prime minister of Ukraine's autonomous Crimea region says a referendum on whether to join the Russian Federation will go ahead as planned.
• US, France warn of possible new measures against Russia Iran Press TV 08 Mar 2014 -- The United States and France have warned of possible new measures against Russia if Moscow fails to make progress on defusing the crisis in Ukraine.
• First Ukraine-Russia Talks As EU Floats 'Immediate' Accord RFE/RL 08 Mar 2014 -- Russia and Ukraine have had the first diplomatic contacts since the start of the Crimean crisis, while the European Union has said it will sign a political agreement with Kyiv 'immediately.'
• Ukraine's Acting Foreign Minister Urges Russia To Let Monitors Into Crimea RFE/RL 08 Mar 2014 -- Acting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya says Ukraine will never give up Crimea and that Kyiv is doing everything it can to resolve the crisis there peacefully.
• As Kyiv Moves To Control Donetsk, Pro-Moscow Feelings Linger RFE/RL 08 Mar 2014 -- Just a month ago, few people were talking about more autonomy for Donetsk - less still about it joining Russia. But with Russian troops in Crimea and the Black Sea peninsula soon to vote on joining Russia, some in Donetsk are agitating for a referendum to widen the eastern industrial region's autonomy - and perhaps even to go further.
• Russia Accuses OSCE of Double Standards in Ukrainian Stance RIA Novosti 08 Mar 2014 -- The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is showing double standards in its approach to the current political crisis in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday.
• Russian FM: Ukraine Controlled by Ultranationalists RIA Novosti 08 Mar 2014 -- The head of Russian diplomacy on Saturday slammed Ukrainian post-revolutionary authorities and alleged attempts to demonize Russia's involvement in the Ukrainian crisis.
• Court rules NSA can't keep metadata longer than 5 years Iran Press TV 08 Mar 2014 -- A US federal judge with the secret surveillance court has refused the Obama administration's request to allow the National Security Agency to keep spying data longer than five years.
• US court rejects Justice Department's request to to extend storage of NSA phone records VoR 08 Mar 2014 -- A US special court has rejected the Justice Department's request to extend storage of classified National Security Agency (NSA) phone records beyond the current five-year legal limit, according to a court order released on Friday.
• Venezuela anti-govt. protesters hold fresh rallies Iran Press TV 08 Mar 2014 -- Venezuelan anti-government protesters, mostly women, take to the streets of the capital Caracas to express their discontent over the 'scarcity of basic goods and insecurity.'