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28 April 2014 Military News

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Current Operations

  • OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 28 Apr 2014 [PDF]

  • Surprises In Preliminary Afghan Election Results RFE/RL 28 Apr 2014 -- The preliminary results of Afghanistan's presidential election are in, and reveal several surprises.
  • Airmen advise Afghan air force AFNS 28 Apr 2014 -- Airmen from the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing/NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan, are playing a vital role in Operation Enduring Freedom as advisers tasked with aiding the Afghan government in establishing an operational and sustainable Afghan air force.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • FACT SHEET: United States-Philippines Bilateral Relations The White House 28 Apr 2014
  • U.S.-Philippine Pact Expands Defense Cooperation AFPS 28 Apr 2014 -- U.S. and Philippine leaders praised the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement the two nations signed yesterday, saying it updates and builds on the Mutual Defense Treaty of 1951.
  • Philippines, U.S. ink new military pact People's Daily 28 Apr 2014 -- The Philippines and the United States signed on Monday a 10-year defense pact that would expand the rotational presence of U.S. forces in the country, a few hours before the expected arrival of U.S. President Barack Obama here for a state visit.
  • Q&A on the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement Official Gazette of the Philippine Government 28 Apr 201

  • U.S. not trying to contain China: Obama People's Daily 28 Apr 2014 -- U.S. President Barack Obama said here on Monday that Washington was not trying to 'contain' China when it signed a new military pact with the Philippines.
  • Obama: US goal not to counter China Iran Press TV 28 Apr 2014 -- US President Barack Obama insists that a new military pact signed with the Philippines is not designed to counter Chinese aggression in the region.
  • The U.S. and Japan are playing with fire in Asia People's Daily 28 Apr 2014 -- The U.S.-Japan alliance targeted at China has been strengthened during US President Barack Obama's visit to Japan.

  • 1st LAR showcases MAGTF's defensive capabilities during ASEAN conference USMC News 28 Apr 2014 -- Humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations are successful only if the environment is safe enough to sustain them. Marines may be called to parts of the globe where they must conduct humanitarian operations in one area, engage the enemy in the next and conduct peace keeping operations right after. Marine Corps General Charles Krulak called it the "Three Block War", and the Marines of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, like all ground combat units serving with a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, are trained in it.
  • 2nd LAR Marines get smart on SASR USMC News 28 Apr 2014 -- Marines with Alpha, Bravo and Delta Companies, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division trained on the M107 .50 Caliber Special Application Scoped Rifle, or SASR, at a range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC, April 21-23, 2014.
  • Nimitz Sets Sail for Flight Deck Qualification NNS 28 Apr 2014 -- The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) got underway April 28 for the first time since returning from a nine-month deployment in December 2013.
  • Air Force tests new surveillance capability AFNS 28 Apr 2014 -- The Air Force successfully completed the first Maritime Modes program risk reduction flight April 14, 2014, as the service moves toward providing a new air-sea battle surveillance capability.
  • Joint Coalition roars through Max Thunder AFNS 28 Apr 2014 -- Airmen from the Department of Defense and South Korea joined forces to showcase and exercise its air power during the 12th Max Thunder exercise at Gwangju Air Base here April 11-25.
  • USS Pinckney Visits Pyeongtaek, South Korea NNS 28 Apr 2014 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) arrived in Pyeongtaek, South Korea April 27 as part of a regularly scheduled port visit.
  • George H.W. Bush Departs Manama, Bahrain NNS 28 Apr 2014 -- USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) departed Manama, Bahrain April 27, following a five-day port visit.
  • Pacific Partnership Brings New Look to Multilateral Mission NNS 28 Apr 2014 -- The U.S. Navy's ninth multilateral Pacific Partnership mission will include an enhanced role for Japan, and simultaneous seaborne and airborne phases, to improve disaster response preparedness in five Southeast Asia host nations beginning in late May.

  • NATO military senior officer reaffirms solidarity to Latvia NATO 28 Apr 2014 -- Lieutenant General Mark Schissler, Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, is in Latvia for a three-day visit to reaffirm NATO's solidarity and commitment to collective defence.
  • Estonia sees arrival of 150 American paratroopers VoR 28 Apr 2014 -- One hundred and fifty soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team arrived to the Amari air base near the capital, Tallinn, to take part in a series of military drills throughout the year, the General Staff of Estonia's Defense Forces announced. Richard C. Longo, Deputy Commanding General of US Army Europe, arrived in Estonia together with the paratroopers. Estonia's President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Chairman of the Parliament Eiki Nestor, US Ambassador to Estonia Jeffrey D. Levine and Head of Estonian Defense Forces Igor Schvede took part in the welcome ceremony.
  • RAF deploys Typhoon jets to bolster Nato air policing mission UK MOD 28 Apr 2014 -- Four Royal Air Force Typhoons have deployed today to take part in the Nato Baltic air policing mission over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

  • Russian Military Can Conduct Drills on Russian Soil - Moscow RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2014 -- The Geneva agreement on defusing the crisis in Ukraine does not include any restrictions on the activities of the Russian military on Russian soil, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.

  • Pyongyang Urges Washington to Stop Military Drills RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2014 -- North Korea has called on the United States to stop conducting military exercises near the Korean Peninsula and warned against crossing a "red line," North Korea's ambassador to Russia Kim Yong Jae told reporters in Novosibirsk Monday.
  • US must not step over 'red line' - N Korean ambassador to Russia VoR 28 Apr 2014 -- The US military maneuvers off the coast of Korea carry the threat of nuclear war, said North Korean Ambassador to Russia Kim Yong Jae. 'We demand that the US not hold such exercises near our border, as they carry a serious threat, the threat of nuclear war. But if they want to, let them hold them near their own coast and let them take their nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula as soon as possible,' the North Korean ambassador told reporters in Novosibirsk on Monday.

  • Taiwan marines conduct drill in Spratlys: lawmaker CNA 28 Apr 2014 -- Taiwan's marines, escorted by a fleet of Navy frigates, conducted a military drill in the disputed Spratly Archipelago in the South China Sea earlier this month, a Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker disclosed Monday, saying it was an effective move to protect Taiwan's sovereignty.
  • No timeframe set for Apache helicopters to fly again: official CNA 28 Apr 2014 -- Taiwan's military has not decided on a timetable to put its fleet of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters back into operation, Deputy Defense Minister Andrew Hsia said Monday, days after one of the aircraft crashed into a residential building during a training mission.
  • Black box from crashed Apache set to be sent to U.S. for analysis CNA 28 Apr 2014 -- The flight recorder from the Apache helicopter that crashed in northern Taiwan during training April 25 has been retrieved and is set to be sent to the United States for analysis by the Boeing Company, a Taiwanese official said Monday.
  • Ex-Air Force colonel sentenced to 20 years for leaking secrets CNA 28 Apr 2014 -- A former Air Force colonel was sentenced Monday to 20 years and an accomplice to 15 years by the Taiwan High Court Kaohsiung Branch for leaking military secrets to China.

  • Iran to unveil Damavand destroyer: Navy Cmdr. Iran Press TV 28 Apr 2014 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran is scheduled to unveil a new state-of-the-art destroyer in the near future, says Iran's Navy commander.

  • Ban calls for intensified efforts to remove threat of weapons of mass destruction UN News Centre 28 Apr 2014 -- Ten years after the United Nations Security Council took "bold action" to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for intensified efforts to remove the threat posed by these weapons and to prevent terrorists from acquiring them.

  • April 28, 2014 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 28 Apr 2014

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

News Reports

  • What's Orange And Black And Bugging Ukraine? RFE/RL 28 Apr 2014 -- As pro-Russian separatists continue to tighten their grip in eastern Ukraine, some angry Ukrainians have given them a nickname that sums up just how they feel about teeming swarms of unwanted pests: 'koloradi.'
  • UN chief demands release of OSCE military monitors, staff in Ukraine UN News Centre 28 Apr 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the detention of international military monitors and staff in Ukraine, and demanded that they be released "immediately, unconditionally and unharmed."
  • Tensions, Violence Continue to Rise in Eastern Ukraine VOA 28 Apr 2014 -- Pro-Russia separatists armed with baseball bats attacked a rally in support of Ukrainian unity in the eastern city of Donetsk on Monday.
  • US Adds New Russia Sanctions to 'Change Behavior' in Ukraine VOA 28 Apr 2014 -- The United States expanded its sanctions against Russia on Monday, targeting members of President Vladimir Putin's 'inner circle' and technology that could be useful to Russia's military, in response to Russia's ongoing involvement in Ukraine.
  • Mayor of Ukrainian City Shot and Wounded VOA 28 Apr 2014 -- The mayor of Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, was in a serious condition on Monday after being shot in the back while riding his bicycle, in the latest violence to strike the eastern part of the country.
  • Uncertainty Clouds Ukrainian Military Strategy VOA 28 Apr 2014 -- While Ukrainian officials in Kyiv say their military campaign to clear Moscow-backed separatists from Ukraine's troubled east is proceeding, the operation seems to be stalling amid indecision and fear of provoking Russian retaliation.
  • Oligarchs Adapt to New Ukraine VOA 28 Apr 2014 -- In Ukraine regimes come and go, but oligarchs continue to make money.
  • Geneva agreement doesn't prohibit Russian army to act on its territoty - Russian FM VoR 28 Apr 2014 -- Russia's drills on the border with Ukraine do not contradict the Geneva agreements, the Russian delegation said in a statement on Monday during talks in Vienna on military security and arms control, Interfax reports. 'The Geneva agreements do not stipulate restrictions on activities of the Russian armed forces within its national boundaries,' the document said.
  • Russia to take part in emergency OSCE meeting on situation in Ukraine VoR 28 Apr 2014 -- Russia will send its representatives to Monday's emergency meeting by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to discuss the release of the organization's monitors detained in eastern Ukraine last week. An OSCE spokeswoman, Tatyana Bayeva, earlier said that the meeting of the organization's Permanent Council will focus on current security challenges in OSCE states and OSCE's cooperation with Ukraine.
  • Ukraine is going to sue Gazprom over gas prices VoR 28 Apr 2014 -- Ukrainian authorities have decided to launch a lawsuit against Russian energy giant Gazprom, acting Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk told reporters Monday. 'The Ukrainian government and state-run gas company Naftogaz took the decision to launch the procedures to sue the Russian company Gazprom.
  • Russia urges immediate release of Ukraine's political prisoners VoR 28 Apr 2014 -- Moscow is deeply concerned about the high-profile arrests of public figures in southeastern Ukraine and other human rights abuses committed by the Ukrainian regime. 'We are deeply worried by the condition of the elected 'people's governor of Donetsk' Pavel Gubarev. He was kidnapped by the Kiev security service in early March and blamed for organizing mass disturbances and attempting to split Ukraine under farfetched charges. Gubarev was tortured and he went on an indefinite hunger strike,' the Russian Foreign Ministry said in connection with political reprisals practiced in Ukraine.
  • OSCE was 'irresponsible' to send monitors to East Ukraine - Russia VoR 28 Apr 2014 -- A Russian ambassador said on Monday it had been 'extremely irresponsible' to send military monitors from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe to eastern Ukraine, where they were detained by pro-Russian supporters last week. Andrey Kelin, Moscow's ambassador to the Vienna-based OSCE, said however it would be a good step towards easing the conflict to release the seven European monitors, who are being held in the city of Slavyansk.
  • Statement by the Press Secretary on Ukraine The White House 28 Apr 2014
  • Background Conference Call on Ukraine Sanctions The White House 28 Apr 2014
  • Pro-Russian mayor of Ukraine's Kharkiv shot in attack Iran Press TV 28 Apr 2014 -- Pro-Russian mayor of Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv fights for his life after being seriously wounded by gunfire.
  • Pro-Russians seize another east Ukraine town Iran Press TV 28 Apr 2014 -- Pro-Russian protesters have seized another town in eastern Ukraine after capturing the town hall in the Donetsk city of Kostyantynivka.
  • Russia Ready to Discuss Ukraine Within Framework of Security Cooperation Forum RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2014 -- Moscow is ready to discuss military aspects of the crisis in Ukraine within the framework of the OSCE's Forum for Security Cooperation, the Russian delegation to the Vienna talks on military security and arms control said Monday.
  • Ukraine to Sue Russia's Gazprom RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2014 -- Ukrainian authorities have decided to launch a lawsuit against Russian energy giant Gazprom, acting Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk told reporters Monday.
  • Ukraine, Slovakia Sign Memorandum on Reverse Gas Deliveries RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2014 -- Ukraine and Slovakia have signed a memorandum allowing for the start of reverse gas deliveries from Europe through Slovakia, acting Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk told reporters Monday.
  • No UK Military Response if Russian Troops Enter Ukraine - Report RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2014 -- The UK will not use its armed forces if Russian troops become involved in the conflict in Ukraine, The Daily Mirror reported citing senior government officials.
  • 'Slap On The Wrist': Congressional Critics Slam 'Tepid' Russia Sanctions RFE/RL 28 Apr 2014 -- A fresh round of U.S. sanctions against top Russian officials amounts to little more than a 'slap on the wrist' and will do little to halt the unrest in Ukraine, Republican lawmakers said.
  • Readout of Secretary Hagel's Phone Call With Russia's Minister of Defense DoD 28 Apr 2014
  • From 'Darth Vader' To 'The Wolf:' A Who's Who Of Putin's Sanctioned 'Insiders' RFE/RL 28 Apr 2014 -- When the United States last month imposed visa and financial sanctions on wealthy businessmen seen as close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader laughed it off, saying: 'I think I need to stay away from them.'
  • United States Expands Export Restrictions on Russia US Dept. of State 28 Apr 2014
  • New US sanctions target Putin's 'inner circle' Iran Press TV 28 Apr 2014 -- The Obama administration has announced its third round of sanctions against Russia, this time targeting seven senior Russian officials and 17 companies linked to President Vladimir Putin's "inner circle."
  • U.S. Hits Putin's 'Inner Circle' In Fresh Russia Sanctions RFE/RL 28 Apr 2014 -- The United States has slapped sanctions on seven Russian officials and 17 companies it says are linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest associates, the latest punitive measures in response to what the Obama administration calls Moscow's "indisputable" role in recent violence in Ukraine.
  • US Restricts High-Tech Defense Exports to Russia RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2014 -- The United States has restricted exports of high-tech defense products to Russia, the State Department said Monday.
  • US to Impose Economic Sanctions Should Russia Intervene in Ukraine RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2014 -- The United States will impose broad sanctions against Russia's economy if Moscow launches a military intervention in Ukraine, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney announced Monday.
  • EU Sees Targeted Sanctions as Appropriate RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2014 -- The EU regards as appropriate targeted, not broad, sanctions against Russia amid the current ongoing crisis in Ukraine, European Commission spokeswoman Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen said Monday.
  • US Imposes Sanctions on 7 Russians, 17 Russian Companies - White House RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2014 -- The United States on Monday imposed sanctions against seven individual Russians and 17 Russian companies, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said.
  • EU to Sanction Additional 15 Russian, Ukrainian Officials RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2014 -- The European Union has decided to sanction another 15 Russian and Ukrainian individuals for their role in the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, Agence France-Presse reported, citing diplomatic sources.
  • Who's Who: Seven Russian Officials Targeted by Sanctions VOA 28 Apr 2014 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated seven Russian
  • Sergey Lavrov, Russian Style Diplomacy VOA 28 Apr 2014 -- Perhaps more than any other time in his long career, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is front and center, negotiating the Ukraine crisis with his counterpart -- and reported friend -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at a moment when U.S.-Russian relations are at their lowest since the Cold War.
    • government officials, including two key members of the Russian leadership's inner circle, and 17 entities because of Russia's continued belligerence in Ukraine.

  • Final nuclear agreement benefits all: Rouhani Iran Press TV 28 Apr 2014 -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has expressed optimism over a final agreement with the six major powers on Tehran's nuclear energy program, saying it will be beneficial to all.

  • Chinese spies read Australian MPs' emails for a year - report VoR 28 Apr 2014 -- A cyber attack on the Australian parliamentary computer network in 2011 may have given Chinese intelligence agencies access to lawmakers' private emails for an entire year, the Australian Financial Review reported on Monday, according to Reuters. The newspaper, citing government and security sources, said new information showed the attack had been more extensive than previously thought and 'effectively gave them control of' the entire system.
  • US authorities can access data on servers worldwide – court ruling VoR 28 Apr 2014 -- In a most controversial ruling that came about last Friday, Internet service providers are obliged to turn over all customer emails and other digital content sought by US government search warrants even when the data is stored overseas.

  • Government has not abandoned nuclear energy: premier CNA 28 Apr 2014 -- The administration's decision to 'mothball' Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant is neither a u-turn of government policy nor an exclusion of nuclear energy, Premier Jiang Yi-huah said Monday.

  • Proton-M Rocket Launches Kazakh, Russian Satellites RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2014 -- A Russian Proton-M carrier rocket has successfully placed Kazakhstan's KazSat-3 telecommunications satellite and Russia's Luch-5V relay satellite into Earth orbit, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said Monday.

  • Experts Watching MERS Outbreak for Global Menace VOA 28 Apr 2014 -- The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, has killed about a third of the people known to have caught it. There is no treatment and no vaccine.

  • Egypt: Ban alarmed by recent legal decisions which could violate human rights UN News Centre 28 Apr 2014 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced alarmed at the news that another preliminary mass death sentence has been handed down in Egypt, where more than 680 people were reportedly on trial, a topic he will raise later this week in a meeting with the Egyptian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nabil Fahmy.

  • New election law a step forward for Burundi IRIN 28 Apr 2014 -- In a move likely to ease political tensions, parliamentarians in Burundi on 25 April adopted by consensus a new electoral code to guide the conduct of presidential, legislative and local elections due next year.



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