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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 06 Aug 2014 [PDF]

Defense Policy / Programs

• Pease Air National Guard Base selected to receive KC-46A Pegasus aircraft DoD 06 Aug 2014 -- Air Force officials announced today Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire as the Air Force's first Air National Guard-led KC-46A Pegasus main operating base.
• Media Availability With Secretary Hagel at U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany DoD 06 Aug 2014 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
• Remarks by Secretary Hagel at a Townhall in Stuttgart, Germany DoD 06 Aug 2014 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
• Future USS Montgomery Launches and Marks Production Milestone NNS 06 Aug 2014 -- The future USS Montgomery (LCS 8) launched from the Austal USA shipyard Aug. 6, marking an important production milestone for the littoral combat ship program.
• ROK Parliament Interns Visit RTC, TSC NNS 06 Aug 2014 -- Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) hosted 10 interns from the Republic of Korea (ROK) Parliament on Naval Station Great Lakes August 4.
• Hurricane Hunters fly into Hurricane Iselle for life-saving data AFNS 06 Aug 2014 -- Airmen with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known as the Hurricane Hunters, deployed to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 5 to collect weather data in Hurricane Iselle as it approaches the Hawaiian Islands.
• 1st MEB Ready to Kickoff LSE-14 USMC News 06 Aug 2014 -- Marines with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade are equipped and arranged to begin Large Scale Exercise 2014 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
• USS Vella Gulf Enters Black Sea NNS 06 Aug 2014 -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) has entered the Black Sea, Aug. 6, to promote peace and stability in the region.
• The past aligned with the future: MARSOC becomes Marine Raiders USMC News 06 Aug 2014 -- During World War II, four Marine Raider battalions and two Raider regiments were formed and saw action in the Pacific Theater between 1942 and 1944. Formed to conduct amphibious raids and guerrilla operations behind enemy lines, the Raider battalions were the United States' first special operations units.
• USS Vella Gulf to Enter Black Sea NNS 06 Aug 2014 -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) will enter the Black Sea, Aug. 6, to promote peace and stability in the region.
• ALMDS Conducts Maiden Deployment in 5th Fleet AOR NNS 06 Aug 2014 -- The U.S. Navy has forward deployed the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR).
• A Powerful Demonstration of Naval Aviation NNS 06 Aug 2014 -- Civilian guests and their Sailor sponsors watched as the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington's (CVN 73) embarked airwing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, performed a sea and air power demonstration as part of the ship's four-day Tiger Cruise, Aug. 6.
• US, Singapore Navies Conduct 'Hide and Seek' Training Exercise NNS 06 Aug 2014 -- The U.S. Navy and the Republic of Singapore navy conducted a surface action group exercise (SAGEX) during the 2014 Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise, Aug. 4.
• U.S., Pacific Partners Begin Proliferation Security Exercise AFPS 06 Aug 2014 -- The United States and its Asia-Pacific partners are hosting a Proliferation Security Initiative exercise here, the first in what is to be an annual rotation.
• Russia to Conduct Military Drills on Conflict of Two Imaginary Nations RIA Novosti 06 Aug 2014 -- Drills at the Ashuluk firing range in Russia's southern region of Astrakhan entered their active phase on Wednesday, with the Russian military preparing to train for conflict between two imaginary states.
• China criticizes Japan's defense white paper People's Daily 06 Aug 2014 -- China criticised Japan's latest defense white paper on Tuesday, accusing Japan of using the so-called China threat as an excuse for its military buildup.
• Iran to unveil new missile systems in September IRNA 06 Aug 2014 -- Commander of Khatam ul-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaeili announced here on Wednesday that the country plans to unveil new missile and radar systems in late September.

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for August 06, 2014
• Russia Manufactures 24% of Global Military Helicopter Fleet This Year RIA Novosti 06 Aug 2014 -- The Russian Helicopters holding company has manufactured 24 percent of the global fleet of military helicopters, the company told journalists Wednesday.

Other Conflicts

• 6 August 2014 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 06 Aug 2014
• Tragic past of Hiroshima atomic bombing must inspire future free of nuclear weapons - Ban UN News Centre 06 Aug 2014 -- Remembering all those who died in the bombing of Hiroshima and, later, Nagasaki, some 69 years ago, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that the atrocious memories of that tragedy must inspire new generations to work towards a world free of nuclear weapons.
• Briefing UN Assembly, Ban urges political talks to end 'senseless cycle of suffering' in Gaza UN News Centre 06 Aug 2014 -- As the temporary ceasefire continues to hold in Gaza, senior United Nations officials today urged Israelis and Palestinians to return to the negotiating table, and called on the 193 Member States to respond to calls for emergency humanitarian funding.
• Obama: Gaza Cannot Remain Closed Off From the World VOA 06 Aug 2014 -- U.S. President Barack Obama says the Palestinian territory of Gaza cannot remain permanently closed off from the world.
• Palestinians may struggle to pursue Israeli abuse claims IRIN 06 Aug 2014 -- Speaking on 5 August after a meeting at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Malki was unequivocal. "Everything that has happened in the last 28 days is clear evidence of war crimes committed by Israel, amounting to crimes against humanity," he said, referring to the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza. "There is no difficulty for us to show or build the case. [The] evidence is there... Israel is in clear violation of international law."
• US Defense Secretary Echoes Concerns of Possible Russian Invasion of Ukraine VOA 06 Aug 2014 -- A top U.S. official is voicing concern that Moscow may be preparing to invade Ukraine.
• Russia military build-up dangerous: NATO Iran Press TV 06 Aug 2014 -- NATO says Russia's military build-up along the border with Ukraine is creating a "dangerous situation."
• Ukraine launches airstrikes on pro-Russia Donetsk Iran Press TV 06 Aug 2014 -- Ukraine's military has launched airstrikes on the volatile Donetsk city, which is considered to be the main stronghold of pro-Russia forces.
• Poroshenko Sacks Managers Responsible for Provisions, Arms for Ukrainian Army RIA Novosti 06 Aug 2014 -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ordered the dismissal of two officials responsible for provisions and weapons for the country's military forces Wednesday.
• Self-Defense Forces Blast Bridge in Horlivka, Ukraine to Stop Kiev Army RIA Novosti 06 Aug 2014 -- Self-defense forces in eastern Ukraine have blasted a pedestrian bridge in the city of Horlivka in Donetsk Region in an attempt to stop the offensive of the Kiev Army, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported in the early hours of Wednesday.
• Kiev Uses Uragan Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems, Cruise Missiles Against Militia RIA Novosti 06 Aug 2014 -- Ukrainian Army has used Uragan multiple-launch rocket system and a cruise missile in the country's east for the first time, RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
• UN Security Council Discuss Ukraine Crisis As Russia Blamed RFE/RL 06 Aug 2014 -- UN officials warned of a worsening humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine as some UN Security Council members blamed Russia for the crisis.
• NATO, Polish PM Warn Of Russian Intervention In Ukraine RFE/RL 06 Aug 2014 -- Ukraine's Foreign Ministry says NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will visit Kyiv, amid heightened tensions over allegations Moscow is massing troops along the Ukrainian border.
• NATO: Russia Could Be Poised to Invade Eastern Ukraine VOA 06 Aug 2014 -- Russia, has amassed around 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine's eastern border, could use the pretext of a humanitarian or peace-keeping mission to invade, NATO warned on Wednesday.
• Ukraine Military: 18 Soldiers Killed in Fighting Near Donetsk VOA 06 Aug 2014 -- Eighteen Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 54 injured in fresh fighting overnight against separatist rebels in Eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.
• Iraq forces, Peshmerga kill 240 ISIL terrorists Iran Press TV 06 Aug 2014 -- Soldiers of the Iraqi army have inflicted heavy losses on the ISIL Takfiri terrorists in separate clashes around the militant-held city of Mosul.
• ISIL Takfiri terrorists continue attacks against Iraqi Christian Iran Press TV 06 Aug 2014 -- Militants from the Takfiri ISIL cult in Iraq have continued their assaults on Christian areas in the northern parts of the country, eyewitnesses say.
• Kurdish Fighters, Islamic Militants Clash In Northern Iraq RFE/RL 06 Aug 2014 -- Kurdish forces and militants of the Islamic State have battled each other only 40 kilometers from the Kurdish regional capital of Irbil.
• UN Warns Islamic State About Crimes Against Humanity VOA 06 Aug 2014 -- The United Nations Security Council has warned the Islamic State extremist group that it could be held accountable for crimes against humanity for its persecution of minorities in Iraq.
• 100 Syrians killed in five days in N Lebanon: Report Iran Press TV 06 Aug 2014 -- Five days of clashes with the ISIL Takfiri terrorists have left at least 100 Syrian refugees dead or injured in the Lebanese border town of Arsal, opposition sources say.
• South Sudan close to humanitarian catastrophe: UN Iran Press TV 06 Aug 2014 -- South Sudan is on the verge of a 'humanitarian catastrophe' due to unrelenting violence in the African country, a high-ranking UN official says.
• South Sudan on brink of a 'humanitarian catastrophe,' warns senior UN peacekeeping official UN News Centre 06 Aug 2014 -- A senior United Nations peacekeeping official today warned that after just three years of independence, South Sudan is now on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe and a protracted internal conflict.
• Time to investigate abuses in Nigeria IRIN 06 Aug 2014 -- Rights groups in Nigeria are calling for an independent investigation into evidence of abuses as video footage obtained by human rights group Amnesty International appears to show members of the Nigerian military brutally beating and murdering suspected militants in the country's north.
• Cholera surges in Cameroon IRIN 06 Aug 2014 -- Rains and insecurity caused by Nigerian Islamist militants are aggravating a cholera outbreak in northern Cameroon which has killed at least 75 people and infected some 1,400 others since April. Water scarcity, poor public health care and risky hygienic practices have rekindled the disease which badly hit the country between 2009 and 2011, experts say.
• Concerns for Refugees Mount in Strife-Torn Libya VOA 06 Aug 2014 -- The U.N. refugee agency says thousands of refugees and asylum seekers in Libya are desperately seeking to leave the country.

News Reports

• Russia Says West 'Shot Itself in Foot' by Imposing Sanctions on Moscow RIA Novosti 06 Aug 2014 -- Western sanctions against Russia's defense sector will fire back at the United States and the European Union, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Wednesday.
• President Rouhani: Sanctions, threats cannot affect Irans foreign policy IRNA 06 Aug 2014 -- President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran is to exercise heroic flexibility and not humiliating flexibility.
• Ebola: emergency UN meeting underway as death toll surpasses 900 UN News Centre 06 Aug 2014 -- The UN health agency today began an emergency meeting of international medical and health experts in Geneva to review the current Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa amid reports that new cases and deaths continue to be reported in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
• Ebola Toll Tops 900; Saudis Investigate Death VOA 06 Aug 2014 -- The deadly Ebola outbreak on Wednesday showed new signs of spreading, as Nigeria confirmed a second death plus five new cases and Saudi Arabia reported it was investigating the suspicious death of a man who traveled through West Africa.
• US Increases Embassy Security Amid CIA Interrogations Report Release RIA Novosti 06 Aug 2014 -- The US State Department is increasing the security at some of its embassies, fearing that the release of the US Senate report on harsh CIA interrogation techniques could trigger mass protests, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing US officials.
• US Sanctions 3 Over Funding in Kuwait for Islamic Militants VOA 06 Aug 2014 -- The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three men it said funneled money from Kuwait to Islamic militant groups in Iraq and Syria.
• European Satellite Achieves Historic Rendezvous with Comet VOA 06 Aug 2014 -- A European space probe has ended a decade-long race across the solar system to become the first spacecraft to rendezvous with a comet.
• Nazarbaev Announces Major Streamlining Of Government RFE/RL 06 Aug 2014 -- Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has announced a major streamlining of the government, as well as the creation of a super-sized Energy Ministry.