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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 03 Sep 2014 [PDF]
• Hagel: Clear Mission to Degrade, Destroy ISIL Capability AFPS 03 Sep 2014 -- The Defense Department's mission as outlined by President Barack Obama is clear: to degrade and destroy the capabilities of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said today in Newport, Rhode Island.
• Obama Urges Regional Strategy to Counter Islamic State VOA 03 Sep 2014 -- President Barack Obama said U.S. airstrikes have blunted the momentum of Islamic State militants in Iraq, and that now a regional strategy is needed to 'degrade and destroy' the group.
• Obama Orders Additional Troops To Iraq RFE/RL 03 Sep 2014 -- U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered 350 more military personnel to Iraq. The White House made the announcement in a statement late on September 2, saying additional troops were being sent to 'protect our diplomatic facilities and personnel in Iraq as we continue to support the government of Iraq in its fight' against Islamic State militants.
• Pakistan army says 910 militants killed since June Iran Press TV 03 Sep 2014 -- Pakistan's army says it has killed over 900 pro-Taliban militants since the beginning of a major operation launched in June in the country's tribal northwest near Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Remarks by Secretary Hagel at the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island DoD 03 Sep 2014 -- Presenters: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and CNN Correspondent Jim Sciutto
• USS Ross to Enter Black Sea NNS 03 Sep 2014 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) will enter the Black Sea to promote peace and stability in the region, Sept. 3.
• Yokota Airmen strengthen bilateral, joint disaster response exercises AFNS 03 Sep 2014 -- As the C-130 Hercules dove through the clouds toward its target 300 feet off the deck, the crew began its drop zone entry checklist. In the back of the aircraft, two loadmasters readied the cargo and eyed the amber light, awaiting its turn to green. Suddenly, the navigator's voice alerted over the interphone radio, 'Green light! Green light!'
• Solutions Evolving for Budget Challenges, DoD Official Says AFPS 03 Sep 2014 -- The Defense Department faces budgetary challenges, but solutions to those concerns are evolving, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics said here today.
• Hagel Encourages Innovation, Adaptability to Maintain Edge AFPS 03 Sep 2014 -- To maintain its technological advantage and stay on the cutting edge of technology, the United States must be willing to take risks in innovation and creative thinking, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said here today.
• Department of Defense Announces Guidance for Upgrading Discharge Requests DoD 03 Sep 2014 -- The Department of Defense announced today that it has issued supplemental guidance to Military Department Boards for Correction of Military/Naval Records (BCM/NR) when considering petitions regarding discharge upgrade requests by veterans claiming Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
• Final Flight of UH-1N Huey for HMLA-773 USMC News 03 Sep 2014 -- After more than 40 years of service, the Marine Corps retired the aging UH-1N Huey helicopter during a "sundown ceremony" Aug. 28, 2014, aboard Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans.
• Air Force uses lasers to preserve space history AFNS 03 Sep 2014 -- The site of one of America's proudest achievements is now little more than a weed-riddled concrete pad, surrounded by twisted, rusting metal.
• Defense of NATO Allies Inviolate, Obama Says AFPS 03 Sep 2014 -- The core principle of NATO -- that an attack on one member is an attack on all -- is inviolate, President Barack Obama said today, and he assured Estonians that if they are attacked they will be defended by NATO, including the armed forces of the United States.
• Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Roivas of Estonia to U.S. and Estonian Servicemembers The White House 03 Sep 2014
• Remarks by President Obama and Leaders of Baltic States in Multilateral Meeting The White House 03 Sep 2014
• FACT SHEET: U.S. Support and Reassurance Initiatives for the Baltics and Central Europe The White House 03 Sep 2014
• FACT SHEET: The United States and Lithuania - NATO Allies and Global Partners The White House 03 Sep 2014
• FACT SHEET: The United States and Estonia - NATO Allies and Global Partners The White House 03 Sep 2014
• FACT SHEET: The United States and Latvia - NATO Allies and Global Partners The White House 03 Sep 2014
• Citing Russian 'Aggression,' Obama Stands Behind Baltic Security RFE/RL 03 Sep 2014 -- U.S. President Barack Obama has assured Estonia of U.S. support for regional security in the Baltics and the 'unbreakable' U.S. commitment to defend any NATO ally against attack.
• Obama Stresses NATO Commitment to Baltics VOA 03 Sep 2014 -- President Barack Obama condemned Russia's intervention in Ukraine Wednesday as a 'brazen assault' on the country's integrity and assured three former Soviet satellite states that NATO would defend them against any aggression by Moscow.
• NATO Leaders Meet Amid Array of Crises VOA 03 Sep 2014 -- The 28 NATO leaders are gathering in Wales, in western Britain, for their first summit in two years, amid a new and challenging array of crises.
• US to Lead Multinational Exercises in Ukraine VOA 03 Sep 2014 -- The U.S. Defense Department has announced upcoming multinational military exercises inside Ukraine.
• U.S., Allies To Stage Military Drills In Ukraine RFE/RL 03 Sep 2014 -- Ukraine is to host U.S.-led military drills later this month involving hundreds of troops.
• US Air Force Major General: US Military Aid to Ukraine Has Not Been Initiated "Yet" RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2014 -- Despite members of Congress pushing President Barack Obama to reconsider military aid to Ukraine, there have not yet been orders or sales made, according to the Major General Lawrence Martin, Jr. of the US Air Force.
• Ukraine's Ambassador to NATO: All NATO-Ukraine Military Drills to Take Place as Planned RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2014 -- All joint NATO-Ukraine military exercises scheduled to take place this year on the territory of Ukraine will take place as planned, Head of the Mission of Ukraine to NATO, Ambassador Ihor Dolgov told the Ukrinform news agency Wednesday.
• Obama Says NATO Should Help Strengthen Ukraine's Army RFE/RL 03 Sep 2014 -- U.S. President Barack Obama has urged NATO to make 'concrete commitments' to help Ukraine modernize and strengthen its security forces in the face of Russian 'aggression.'
• UK jobs secured by £3.5 billion contract for new fighting vehicle UK MOD 03 Sep 2014 -- More than 1,300 jobs across the UK will be secured thanks to a contract worth £3.5 billion placed by the Ministry of Defence.
• UK military orders 600 armored vehicles Iran Press TV 03 Sep 2014 -- The UK's Ministry of Defense has announced plans to purchase 589 Scout Specialist Vehicles in a deal worth £3.5 billion.
• France Suspends Warship Delivery To Russia; Moscow Unfazed RFE/RL 03 Sep 2014 -- French President Francois Hollande says the government will not deliver the first of two Mistral-class warships to Russia because of Moscow's aggressive actions in eastern Ukraine.
• Mistral Warship Delivery on Hold Until November – Agency Citing French Diplomat RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2014 -- The delivery of first Mistral-class helicopter carrier, built for Russia under the 2011 contract, was put on hold until November, Agence France-Presse quoted a French diplomatic source as saying Wednesday.
• France Puts Off Delivery of First Mistral-Class Helicopter Carrier to Russia RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2014 -- The French government thinks that the delivery of the first Mistral-class helicopter carrier, built for Russia under the 2011 contract, would not be appropriate under present circumstances, the presidential administration said in a statement Wednesday.
• Russia to Hold Large-Scale Strategic Rocket Drills in September: Defense Ministry RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2014 -- The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that it will hold large-scale strategic missile exercises with more than 4,000 personnel and over 4,000 pieces of hardware and aviation in September.
• Russia to Grant Mongolia Military-Technical Assistance RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2014 -- The protocol for the provision of military and technical assistance to Mongolia on a grant basis was signed Wednesday after the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin with his Mongolian counterpart Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
• India Interested in Russia's Missile Systems – Russian Air Force RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2014 -- India's Air Force commanders have expressed interest in the Russian surface-to-air missile systems in the course of the joint Russian-Indian Air Force exercise "Aviandra-2014", Maj. Gen. Sergey Babakov told journalists Wednesday.
• Central America Becomes First Region Free of Cluster Munitions RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2014 -- Central America has become the world's first region free of cluster munitions, as Belize joined the treaty banning the production, storage and use of cluster munitions, Christian Guillermet, a Costa Rican diplomat in the United Nations, told journalists.
• Chinese navy returns from 2014 RIMPAC drill People's Daily 03 Sep 2014 -- Chinese navy ships have returned to port following participation in a series of international naval exercises organized by the U.S. navy.
• PLA newspaper pledges stronger army on victory anniversary People's Daily 03 Sep 2014 -- China's top military newspaper, the PLA Daily, called for a stronger army in a strongly worded article commemorating the 69th Anniversary of China's victory in the Anti-Japanese War.
• Iran ballistic missiles repel any threat: General Iran Press TV 03 Sep 2014 -- A senior Iranian defense official says the country's ballistic missiles can repel any threat to the Islamic Republic's territorial integrity.
• September 3, 2014 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 03 Sep 2014

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 03, 2014

Other Conflicts

• 3 September 2014 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 03 Sep 2014
• Russia proposes roadmap for peace in Ukraine Iran Press TV 03 Sep 2014 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he hopes for Kiev and pro-Russian militias to reach a peace agreement on the spiraling crisis in east Ukraine on Friday.
• Putin: Ukraine Needs to Pull Forces Back to Exclude Firing Artillery From Populated Areas RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2014 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that in order to stop the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine, the military needs to be pulled back from populated areas and cities to a point that would exclude them being fired upon.
• Putin Expects Kiev Government, Independence Supporters to Reach Agreement Friday RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2014 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes that final agreements between the Kiev government and independence supporters in southeastern Ukraine may be reached during Friday's Contact Group meeting in Minsk.
• Putin: 'Poroshenko and I Have Similar Approaches to Ukrainian Conflict Settlement' RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2014 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said his views with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on settling the conflict in Ukraine were "very similar."
• Ukraine Plans to Build Wall on Border With Russia in 6 Months RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2014 -- Ukraine plans to build a wall along its border with Russia in six months, the Kiev government said in its National Renewal plan released Wednesday.
• Yatsenyuk: Ukraine Needs New Military Doctrine Identifying Russia as 'Aggressor' RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2014 -- Ukraine needs to create a new military doctrine that would reflect that Russia is an "aggressor-nation," Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Wednesday.
• Putin and Poroshenko's Views on Exit From Crisis in Ukraine Have a Lot in Common: Kremlin RIA Novosti 03 Sep 2014 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed over the telephone with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko the first steps to bringing an end to the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine and the presidents' views to exiting the crisis considerably coincide, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday.
• Kremlin Says Russia Backs Ukraine Cease-Fire, But Not Party To Agreement RFE/RL 03 Sep 2014 -- Vladimir Putin's spokesman has denied that the Russian president and Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko agreed on a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, saying that Russia is not a party to the conflict there.
• Ukrainian PM Rejects Putin's Peace Plan RFE/RL 03 Sep 2014 -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk has rejected Russian peace proposals for eastern Ukraine as an attempt to deceive the West about Moscow's real intentions.
• Putin Floats 'Action Plan' for E. Ukraine Peace VOA 03 Sep 2014 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has put forward what he called an 'action plan' for peace in eastern Ukraine, amid contradictory reports on whether a cease-fire had been reached between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatist rebels.
• Ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine drives more people from their homes – UN UN News Centre 02 Sep 2014 -- The number of displaced people in eastern Ukraine has risen dramatically in recent weeks due to the ongoing fighting in the country, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said today, warning of corresponding increases in the need for humanitarian aid for civilians in the region.
• ISIL massacres about 800 captured troops in Iraq: HRW Iran Press TV 03 Sep 2014 -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) says ISIL Takfiri terrorists have massacred hundreds of captured Iraqi troops when the militants overran a military base in the north of Baghdad.
• Security Council to spotlight 'growing, dangerous' threat of foreign terrorist fighters - current President UN News Centre 03 Sep 2014 -- A senior United Nations official has called on the Iraqi authorities to conduct a public and independent investigation into the attack at Camp Speicher military base, when it was seized by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and associated armed groups in June.
• HRW: IS Massacre of Iraqi Troops Worse Than Originally Believed VOA 03 Sep 2014 -- Human Rights Watch says the Islamic State group massacred as many as 770 Iraqi soldiers who were captured when the militants overran an Iraqi military base in June.
• US Looking for Broader Coalition to Combat Islamic State VOA 03 Sep 2014 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is leading diplomatic efforts to build an international coalition against Islamic State militants responsible for killing civilians across Syria and Iraq.
• Obama: US Not Intimidated by Beheadings VOA 03 Sep 2014 -- President Barack Obama says the United States will not be intimidated by the beheading of a second American journalist, and vowed to build a coalition to 'degrade and destroy' the Islamic State extremist group.
• Japan, Philippines to Combat China's Assertive Stance at Sea VOA 03 Sep 2014 -- Japanese and Philippine lawmakers in Manila signed an informal agreement Wednesday to form an international body promoting peaceful means to settle disputes in waters where they have competing claims with China.
• Britain Sends Another $50 Million in Aid to South Sudan VOA 03 Sep 2014 -- Britain has sent another 30 million Pounds (50 million dollars) to help South Sudanese who are suffering in the young country's conflict, International Development Minister Lynne Featherstone said at the start of a three-day visit to South Sudan.
• Somali Leaders Welcome US Drone Strike Against al-Shabab VOA 03 Sep 2014 -- Somalia's government welcomed Monday's drone strike that targeted leaders of the militant group al-Shabab.
• Security Council again demands immediate release of peacekeepers detained in Golan UN News Centre 03 Sep 2014 -- The Security Council called again today for the immediate and unconditional release of 45 United Nations peacekeepers seized late last week by an armed group in the Golan, while the Organization's top peacekeeping official said the UN is continuing to look at ways to enhance safety and security procedures in what has become a "very challenging situation."

News Reports

• WHO Calls for Coordinated Response to Fight Ebola VOA 03 Sep 2014 -- The United Nations World Health Organization is calling for a coordinated global response to combat the growing Ebola outbreak affecting parts of West Africa.
• US Health Official Warns 'Window of Opportunity' to Combat Ebola Closing VOA 03 Sep 2014 -- The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Tom Frieden, warned that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa will worsen in coming weeks "significantly." Frieden said a "massive" global response is needed now to combat what he calls the world's first Ebola epidemic.
• British Nurse Recovers as Ebola Threat Grows in W. Africa VOA 03 Sep 2014 -- A British nurse infected with Ebola has recovered and been released from a London hospital, even as health experts warn the virus' threat is growing in West Africa and requires a 'massive' global response.
• Mistrust of government spurs Ebola spread IRIN 03 Sep 2014 -- Decades of corruption, deep-rooted mistrust of government and weak public services in Liberia have hastened the spread of the Ebola virus, and much more needs to be done to bridge a communication gap between government and citizens, say civil society groups and analysts.
• Saudi Arabia arrests 88 on terror charges Iran Press TV 03 Sep 2014 -- Saudi Arabia has arrested 88 people on charges of planning to carry out terrorist attacks both in the country and abroad.
• Security Council to spotlight 'growing, dangerous' threat of foreign terrorist fighters - current President UN News Centre 03 Sep 2014 -- During its tenure as President of the United Nations Security Council, the United States will convene a summit meeting on September 25 to focus international attention to the "growing and dangerous phenomenon" of foreign terrorist fighters, according to Ambassador Samantha Power.
• US judges concerned about NSA's phone call surveillance Iran Press TV 03 Sep 2014 -- A panel of judges in the United States has voiced concern about the National Security Agency's phone surveillance program's vast reach at an appeals hearing.
• Larijani visits Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant IRNA 03 Sep 2014 -- Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani paid a visit to Iran's nuclear power plant in southern port city of Bushehr.
• Rouhani: Government duty bound to follow up Supreme Leaders guidelines IRNA 03 Sep 2014 -- President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the government is committed to carry out gudeelines of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.