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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 04 Sep 2014 [PDF]
• FACT SHEET: Wales Summit – NATO's Changing Role in Afghanistan The White House 04 Sep 2014
• NATO reaffirms continued support to Afghanistan NATO 04 Sep 2014 -- NATO Leaders at the Wales Summit reaffirmed on Thursday (4 September 2014) their commitment to supporting Afghanistan and called on the two presidential candidates to work together and to conclude the necessary security agreements as soon as possible, as they have said they will.
• Kandahar's Liberty operations reach end of mission AFNS 04 Sep 2014 -- After four years of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, the 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron will complete their MC-12W Liberty operations in southern Afghanistan at the beginning of September 2014.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's meeting with Afghan Minister of Defense Bismullah Khan Mohammadi DoD 04 Sep 2014

Defense Policy / Programs

• Navy to Christen Submarine John Warner DoD 04 Sep 2014 -- The Navy will christen its newest Virginia-class attack submarine John Warner, Saturday, Sept. 6, during a 6:30 p.m. EDT ceremony at Newport News Shipyard in Newport News, Va.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's meeting with British Minister of Defense Michael Fallon DoD 04 Sep 2014
• DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal 2014, Through July 2014 DoD 04 Sep 2014 -- The Department of Defense announced today recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for fiscal 2014, through July 2014.
• Ramstein Airmen welcome international partners for NATO exercise AFNS 04 Sep 2014 -- The 86th Airlift Wing opened its flightline to Air National Guard C-130 Hercules from six states and U.S. Transportation Command C-17 Globemaster IIIs Aug. 31, to support an international, allied exercise.
• Mauritania partnership flight wraps up AFNS 04 Sep 2014 -- The last full day of African Partnership Flight Mauritania was filled with a group intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance planning exercise, an ISR field capstone event, and the arrival of two Mauritanian Super Tucanos and a Cessna-208 Grand Caravan, Sept. 3, at Atar Airbase, here.
• Official Describes Emerging Capability, Products, Processes AFPS 04 Sep 2014 -- The United States affordably maintaining its technological advantage stems from exploiting untapped functionality in systems that it already has, a Pentagon official said during a panel discussion at the Defense Innovation Days conference here yesterday.
• 24th MEU fast-ropes toward deployment USMC News 04 Sep 2014 -- Marines and Sailors with Lima and Weapons Companies, both from Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Ground Combat Element, received fast-rope qualifications by fast-roping from a 60-foot tower and an MV-22B tilt-rotor aircraft, August 20-21, 2014, at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
• MALUS AMPHEX 14 comes to a close USMC News 04 Sep 2014 -- Marines and sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and members of the Malaysian Armed Forces officially completed Malaysia -United States Amphibious Exercise 2014 (MALUS AMPHEX 14) at Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia, Sept. 2, 2014.
• USS Germantown Completes VBSS Certification NNS 04 Sep 2014 -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) completed a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) certification, Sept. 3.
• Submarine Group 7 Sailors and Organizations Around the World Participate in SMASHEX NNS 04 Sep 2014 -- Sailors from Submarine Group 7 and organizations around the world participated in a training and response for Simulated Submarine Casualty Exercise (SMASHEX) at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Aug. 27-28.
• Gettysburg Sharpens Skills During FLEETEX With NATO Partners NNS 04 Sep 2014 -- Sailors aboard guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) participated in a multinational fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) Aug. 20-25.
• Navy Accepts Delivery of First MK VI Patrol Boat NNS 04 Sep 2014 -- The Navy accepted delivery of the first MK VI patrol boat, Aug. 27.
• USS Mitscher Participates in Missile Exercise NNS 04 Sep 2014 -- Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), in company with USS Vicksburg (CG 69) and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) participated in a live-fire missile exercise (MISSILEX), Sept. 3.
• USS La Jolla Returns from Final Deployment NNS 04 Sep 2014 -- The fast attack submarine USS La Jolla (SSN 701) returned home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sept. 3, following her final regularly scheduled deployment.
• On-the-Record Conference Call on the President's Meetings at the NATO Summit The White House 04 Sep 2014
• Secretary General: Wales Summit Will Shape NATO's Future AFPS 04 Sep 2014 -- The NATO summit that began today in Wales will be one of the most important summits in the alliance's history, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said today.
• Breedlove Discusses NATO's Military, Political Moves AFPS 04 Sep 2014 -- NATO is both a military and political alliance, and this has a bearing on how member countries deal with Russia, Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove told National Public Radio today.
• USS Germantown Joins Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group on Patrol NNS 04 Sep 2014 -- The forward deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) departed Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo, Thursday, for a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
• US, South Korea to Establish Joint Military Unit – Reports RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2014 -- Seoul and Washington have agreed on setting up a joint military unit in 2015, Yonhap News Agency reported Thursday, citing a statement by the South Korean Defense.
• Daring helicopter assaults end NATO exercise UK MOD 04 Sep 2014 -- Eighty British troops have combined forces with other NATO allies in a daring night assault.
• Australia's Military Aid to Ukraine Raises Questions at Home VOA 04 Sep 2014 -- The Australian government is to provide military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Canberra is also offering to join U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State militants. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has previously branded Russia a "bully" over its actions in Ukraine and this week he compared Islamic State extremists in Syria and Iraq to a "death cult".
• Poroshenko: NATO to Send Military Aid to Ukraine RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2014 -- NATO supports its member states in providing Ukraine with military-technical assistance, President Petro Poroshenko said following a meeting with several of the alliance's leaders Thursday.
• Ukraine's Poroshenko Gets Show of Support from NATO Leaders VOA 04 Sep 2014 -- Ukraine's president, Petro Poroshenko, received a show of support from Western leaders at a NATO summit on Thursday as a Kremlin peace offer failed to halt fighting the country's east where pro-Russia rebels have been gaining the upper hand against Ukrainian troops.
• Pentagon Notes 'Exceptionally Capable' Russian Force AFPS 04 Sep 2014 -- The Russian troops amassed along the Ukrainian border have evolved to an exceptionally capable force, Defense Department spokesman Army Col. Steven Warren told Pentagon reporters today.
• Helicopter-Type UAVs May Appear in Russian Navy in One Year RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2014 -- Research and development company Radar MMS is waiting for the Russian Navy to place orders for its Breeze, a helicopter-type unmanned flying radar.
• Russian Senator: Mistral Contract Breach May Cost France Billions in Fines RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2014 -- The deal for the delivery of Mistral-class helicopter carriers, signed by Russia and the French shipbuilder DCNS, allows for fines of several billion euros in the event of a contract breach, the Russian Federation Council's defense and security committee chairman Viktor Ozerov told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
• Russian Defense Ministry: Russian MiG-31 Supersonic Interceptor Crashes, Pilots Survive RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2014 -- A Russian MiG-31 "Foxhound" jet has crashed near the city of Armavir in the country's southern region of Krasnodar, with both its pilots surviving, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Thursday.
• Defense Committee: Russia's Defense Capability to Remain Unaffected by Mistral Ship Delay RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2014 -- The defense capability of Russia and the Russian Navy will not suffer as a result of France's decision to put the delivery of the first Mistral-class helicopter carrier on hold, Adm. Vladimir Komoedov, chairman of the defense committee of the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, said Wednesday.
• Foreign troops leave China after anti-terror drill People's Daily 04 Sep 2014 -- A Russian army group that participated in a just-concluded anti-terror drill in China left the country on Thursday, marking the exit of all participating foreign troops.
• Xi urges anti-Japanese aggression spirit in future development People's Daily 04 Sep 2014 -- President Xi Jinping called for the Chinese people to carry on the national spirit of the Anti-Japanese War as the country is expecting many 'great battles' in its future development.
• Iran develops radar-evading chopper: General Iran Press TV 04 Sep 2014 -- Iran is manufacturing three domestically-designed helicopters including a radar-evading chopper, the latest in military advancements in the Islamic Republic, a senior military official says.
• Latvian army purchases UK armoured combat vehicles UK MOD 04 Sep 2014 -- NATO partnership strengthened as UK sells 123 surplus combat reconnaissance armoured vehicles to Latvia.
• September 4, 2014 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 04 Sep 2014

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 04, 2014

Other Conflicts

• 4 September 2014 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 04 Sep 2014
• NATO Chief to Russia: Pull Troops From Ukraine VOA 04 Sep 2014 -- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen accused Moscow outright on Thursday of attacking Ukraine and told the Kremlin to pull back Russian troops from Ukraine and to stop supporting rebels in eastern Ukraine.
• Large explosions rock Ukraine's strategic port city of Mariupol Iran Press TV 04 Sep 2014 -- Massive explosions have reportedly rocked the countryside of Ukraine's port city of Mariupol amid fierce fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russia forces.
• NATO Chief Says 'Russia Is Attacking Ukraine' RFE/RL 04 Sep 2014 -- a formal agreement meant to ensure that Russia and NATO do not treat each other as adversaries.
• Russian Official: NATO Members Want Intensifying Ukrainian Conflict RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2014 -- NATO member nations are pleased with the Ukrainian crisis escalation and the deterioration of relations with Russia, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin wrote in his Twitter microblog Thursday.
• Donetsk, Luhansk Leaders Say Ready to Order Ceasefire Friday If Peace Plan Agreed RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2014 -- The leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics in eastern Ukraine said in a joint statement Thursday they were ready to order ceasefire on Friday afternoon if a peace plan is signed during negotiations in Minsk.
• Lavrov: Moscow to Do Everything Possible to Promote East Ukraine Ceasefire RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2014 -- Moscow will do everything in its power in implementing measures toward a ceasefire in southeastern Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.
• Lavrov: Russia Ready to Explain Provisions of Putin's Plan on Ukraine in Details RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2014 -- Moscow is ready to explain and clarify the provisions of Russian President Vladimir Putin's seven-point plan on Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.
• Lavrov: Moscow Hopes West Grasps Statements Putting Poroshenko's Legitimacy in Question RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2014 -- The West needs to understand that it cannot support those in Kiev who are putting the legitimacy of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in question with their statements, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.
• Russian Official: About 2,000 Tons of Humanitarian Aid Ready for Second Convoy to Ukraine RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2014 -- Almost 2,000 tons of humanitarian aid, including foodstuffs and water, are ready to be sent with the second humanitarian convoy to southeastern Ukraine, Russian Deputy Emergency Situations Minister Vladimir Artamonov said Thursday.
• UN agencies ramp up much-needed aid in Iraq amid 'alarming rate' of displacement UN News Centre 04 Sep 2014 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that it has resumed delivering food assistance to an area of Iraq encompassing much of the western part of the country for the first time since May, targeting 76,000 people who are part of a "massive displacement" of families fleeing fighting.
• No Iranian forces sent to Iraq: FM Zebar Iran Press TV 04 Sep 2014 -- Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has dismissed reports about the presence of Iranian forces in his country fighting the ISIL Takfiri terrorists.
• Libya: UN report details serious human rights abuses in Tripoli, Benghazi UN News Centre 04 Sep 2014 -- Citing indiscriminate violence by armed fighters in Libya and grave abuses by all sides in the conflict, a new United Nations report out today warns that serious human rights violations are taking place in the country's two largest cities, Tripoli and Benghazi, with dire consequences for civilians and civilian infrastructure.
• Ninety-six percent of Syria's declared chemical weapons destroyed – UN-OPCW mission chief UN News Centre 04 Sep 2014 -- The Special Coordinator for the Joint Mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations (OPCW-UN) told the Security Council today that 96 percent of Syria's declared stockpile, including the most dangerous chemicals, had been destroyed and preparation were underway to destroy the remaining 12 production facilities.
• Concern over Bangladesh move to repatriate Rohingyas to Myanmar IRIN 04 Sep 2014 -- Bangladesh announced this week that it will send back over 2,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, stoking concerns about the prospect of returning them to an increasingly dire situation.
• Northern Nigeria: ruined lives IRIN 04 Sep 2014 -- Thousands have died in the violence in Nigeria's northeast between Boko Haram insurgents and the security forces, with no end in sight to the bloodletting.

News Reports

• India puts major cities on alert amid al-Qaeda threats Iran Press TV 04 Sep 2014 -- India has declared a state of high alert in several regions after al-Qaeda announced launching of a new branch in South Asia.
• Al-Qaeda Opens Wing in South Asia Fearing ISIS Advance RIA Novosti 04 Sep 2014 -- Al-Qaeda has established a branch in the Indian subcontinent, hoping to attract local Islamic extremists amid the Islamic State (ISIS) militant group's rapid advance in the Middle East.
• India on Alert After Al-Qaida Announces Local Branch VOA 04 Sep 2014 -- Al-Qaida has launched a group in the Indian subcontinent, targeting India, Myanmar and Bangladesh. But security analysts see India as the main target.
• Lesotho Leaders Agree to End Tension, Stalemate VOA 04 Sep 2014 -- The executive secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) says Lesotho's rival leaders have agreed on a framework aimed at resolving the sharp disagreement that led to the alleged attempt to overthrow Prime Minister Thomas Thabane's government last weekend.
• UN health agency convenes meeting to weigh Ebola therapies, vaccines UN News Centre 04 Sep 2014 -- The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) began a two-day meeting in Geneva to discuss potential Ebola therapies and vaccines in response to "intense public interest in, and demand for, anything that offers hope of definitive treatment."
• Ebola Experts Discuss Possible Cures, Vaccines VOA 04 Sep 2014 -- Nearly 200 experts on Ebola are meeting in Switzerland to discuss possible cures and vaccines for the deadly disease, as the number of cases in West Africa continues to rise.
• Obama, Cameron: Countries Will Not be Intimidated by Militants VOA 04 Sep 2014 -- President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron say their countries will not be intimidated by 'barbaric killers.' Their comments come after Islamic State militants killed two American journalists.