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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 15 Sep 2014 [PDF]
• US Expands Airstrikes on Islamic State in Iraq VOA 15 Sep 2014 -- U.S. jets have bombed Islamic State targets southwest of Baghdad, in an expansion of the U.S. campaign against the militant group in Iraq.

Defense Policy / Programs

• State of Air Force Reserve discussed at AFA AFNS 15 Sep 2014 -- Senior Department of Defense and industry leaders gathered at the Air Force Association's 2014 Air and Space conference and technology exposition Sept. 15 to discuss the future of the Air Force and Air Force Reserve.
• Achieving art of the possible through partnerships AFNS 15 Sep 2014 -- In an operating environment focused on discovering new ways to save time, Airmen and civilian partners gathered at the 2014 Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition to listen to a presentation titled "Achieving the Art of the Possible" Sept. 15.
• Regional challenges, budget effect USAFE/AFAFRICA AFNS 15 Sep 2014 -- Gen. Frank Gorenc, the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa, spoke about the impact of sequestration and some of the current challenges USAFE/AFAFRICA faces on Sept 15, at the Air Force Association Air and Space Symposium here.
• The Future USNS Fall River (JHSV 4) Delivered NNS 15 Sep 2014 -- The Navy accepted delivery of Joint High Speed Vessel, the future USNS Fall River from the Austal USA shipbuilder, Sept. 15.
• NAVFAC Southeast Awards $95 Million in Contracts to Small Business NNS 15 Sep 2014 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast announced the first task order, Sept. 10, from an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity multiple award design-build construction contract valued at $95 million.
• AF announces basing criteria for Installation, Mission Support Center HQ AFNS 15 Sep 2014 -- The Air Force released the criteria it will use to select candidate bases for the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC) Headquarters Sept. 15.
• SecAF: From legacy of past to uncertain future, bold leadership key AFNS 15 Sep 2014 -- From Gen. Eisenhower's bold belief of a separate service to early bold leaders like Mitchell, Doolittle and Arnold, the Air Force's top leader told an audience of Airmen, senior leaders and association members that bold leadership is also the key to the future.
• USS Ross, USS Cole Arrive in Israel NNS 15 Sep 2014 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) arrived today in Haifa, Israel, for a scheduled port visit. USS Cole (DDG 67) arrived in port, Sept. 14.
• DRAGON program to improve aging E-3 AFNS 15 Sep 2014 -- The Air Force and NATO are undergoing a cooperative development effort, known as the DRAGON program, to upgrade the cockpits of their E-3 Sentry (AWACS) aircraft.
• OPG leads way as Marines, JSDF join disaster preparedness training USMC News 15 Sep 2014 -- Members of the Okinawa Prefectural Government hosted a series of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief drills with the Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. Marines on and around Miyako Island Sept. 6.
• USS Warrior joins ROK Navy to Commemorate 64th Anniversary of Incheon landing NNS 15 Sep 2014 -- Sailors from USS Warrior (MCM 10) joined Republic of Korea navy ships in a naval demonstration and reenactment Sept. 15 to pay tribute to Korean War veterans who fought side-by-side during the Incheon landing 64 years ago.
• SecAF announces incentive pay for nuclear career fields AFNS 15 Sep 2014 -- Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James announced assignment incentive pay and special duty assignment pay for officers and enlisted members assigned to certain career fields in the nuclear enterprise, Sept. 15.
• Future of NATO: Adapting to a new security environment AFNS 15 Sep 2014 -- NATO's supreme allied commander introduced new initiatives geared toward re-embracing its mission of collective defense.
• USAFE, allied air commander talks NATO interoperability AFNS 15 Sep 2014 -- The commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Allied Air Command presented the alliance's view on air power and interoperability in remarks at the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition 2014 here.
• A Force for Freedom: Speech by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at Carnegie Europe NATO 15 Sep 2014
• Rasmussen: Independent Scotland Will Need Unanimous Backing to Rejoin NATO RIA Novosti 15 Sep 2014 -- Scotland will have to apply for NATO membership like any other state if Scots vote in favor of independence from the United Kingdom, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday.
• NATO Chief Warns Of Threats From Russia, IS Militants RFE/RL 15 Sep 2014 -- NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says alliance members must come together to battle security threats both from Russia and Islamic State (IS) militants.
• US-Led Army Exercise 'Rapid Trident 2014' Underway in Ukraine RIA Novosti 15 Sep 2014 -- Military personnel from 15 countries are participating in the annual US-led army exercises in Ukraine, which commenced Monday in the Lviv region, Ukraine's Defense Ministry stated in a press release.
• Troops From 15 Nations Begin Exercise in Ukraine AFPS 15 Sep 2014 -- Troops from 15 nations kicked off the annual Rapid Trident field training exercise today in northwestern Ukraine.
• US-led military drill begins in western Ukraine Iran Press TV 15 Sep 2014 -- A US-led military maneuver has begun in western Ukraine, amid continued fighting between government troops and pro-Russian forces in the country's east.
• US Leading Peacekeeping Drill in Western Ukraine VOA 15 Sep 2014 -- The U.S. military is leading peacekeeping exercises in western Ukraine involving 15 nations, as President Barack Obama prepares to host Ukraine's leader for talks at the White House later this week.
• Military Exercises Involving 1,300 Western Troops Start In Ukraine RFE/RL 15 Sep 2014 -- Military exercises involving some 1,300 personnel from 15 nations have begun in western Ukraine.
• Russian Pacific Fleet Starts Combat Exercise: Defense Ministry RIA Novosti 15 Sep 2014 -- The ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet are starting naval battle practice as part of an unannounced combat readiness check of the Eastern Military District forces, according to the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry.
• Long Range Aircraft Move to Tactical Airfields of Eastern Military District RIA Novosti 15 Sep 2014 -- Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers and Tu-22M3 bombers have moved from the base airfields to the tactical airfields of the Eastern Military District as part of an unannounced combat readiness check, said the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry.
• North Korea Developing Vertical Launching System for SLBMs - Reports RIA Novosti 15 Sep 2014 -- North Korea could be developing a new vertical launching system for submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM), a South Korean Defense Ministry official said Monday.
• Roundtable Discussion With Press in Paris US Dept. of State 15 Sep 2014 -- Remarks with John Kerry, Secretary of State
• September 15, 2014 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 15 Sep 2014
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 9/15/2014 The White House 15 Sep 2014

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 15, 2014
• Prosecutors: Russia Lost $525 Mln in 2014 Due to Fraud in Defense Industry RIA Novosti 15 Sep 2014 -- Russian prosecutors uncovered over 7,000 violations in activities of companies in the defense sector which led to the loss of over 20 billion rubles ($525 million) in 2014, Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika said Monday.
• Russia's Almaz-Antey Eyes African Market for Sales of Air Defense Systems RIA Novosti 15 Sep 2014 -- Russia's defense concern Almaz-Antey is planning to showcase its advanced air defense systems at an upcoming arms show in South Africa, the company said on Monday.

Other Conflicts

• 15 September 2014 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 15 Sep 2014
• Donetsk Separatist Leader Says Cease-Fire Signed To Combat 'Humanitarian Catastrophe' RFE/RL 15 Sep 2014 -- Having rejected Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's offer of autonomy within Ukraine, the self-declared governments of the country's breakaway eastern regions are focusing on coming up with workable political and economic structures for their envisioned independent future.
• Austria to Provide Ten Drones to OSCE to Monitor Ceasefire in Ukraine RIA Novosti 15 Sep 2014 -- Austria is ready to boost its efforts within the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and provide drones to the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine in order to control the situation in the country's east, Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said Monday.
• Iran calls for strengthening Iraq, Syria to fight ISIL ISNA 15 Sep 2014 -- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Countries Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said improving Syrian and Iraqi states is the best way to fight a terrorist group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
• Supreme Leader: US claims about ISIS empty, biased IRNA 15 Sep 2014 -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that US claims about forming a coalition to fight the Daesh terrorist group (ISIS) are 'empty' and 'biased'.
• US seeks military presence in Mideast: Ayatollah Khamenei Iran Press TV 15 Sep 2014 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US seeks to expand its military presence in the Middle East region by declaring war on the Takfiri ISIL terrorists.
• Islamic State Threatens Entire International Community: Paris Conference on Iraq RIA Novosti 15 Sep 2014 -- The Islamic State (IS) militant group, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), presents a terrorist threat not only to Iraq but to the world community as a whole, a Monday statement from the International Conference on Peace and Security in Iraq says.
• US Open to Future Talks With Iran on Fighting Islamic State VOA 15 Sep 2014 -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he has rejected Obama administration requests for help in fighting against Islamic State militants in Iraq. U.S. officials say there is no military coordination with Iran but Washington is open to future talks on fighting the Islamic State.
• Paris Meeting Promises 'Appropriate Military Aid' To Iraq RFE/RL 15 Sep 2014 -- Some 30 countries and organizations attending a Paris conference on Iraq have agreed to provide Baghdad with 'appropriate military aid' to combat the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
• World's Top Diplomats Pledge Iraq Support VOA 15 Sep 2014 -- About 30 countries have pledged to support Iraq in its fight against Islamic State militants by 'all means necessary,' including military aid.
• Syria army troops inflict heavy blows on militants Iran Press TV 15 Sep 2014 -- The foreign-sponsored militants operating in Syria have suffered major losses as Syrian Army troops continue to gain more ground in their fight against the armed groups in Syria.
• Libya closer to brink of protracted conflict and strife, UN envoy warns UN News Centre 15 Sep 2014 -- Three years after the fall of their former regime, the Libyan people find themselves nowhere closer to realizing their hopes and aspirations for a better future, the top UN official in Libya said today, noting the urgency to take advantage of a "small window of opportunity."
• UN Forecasts Heavier Civilian Toll in Libya As Fighting Spreads RIA Novosti 15 Sep 2014 -- As armed conflict spreads in Libya the new UN envoy to Libya said Monday that continued fighting in various regions of the country hampers efforts aimed at resolving the current crisis.
• CNOOC reports first deepwater gas discovery in South China Sea People's Daily 15 Sep 2014 -- China's largest producer of offshore oil and gas CNOOC said Monday that CNOOC 981, the country's first deepwater drilling rig, has made its first deepwater gasfield discovery in the South China Sea.
• UN Peacekeepers Deploy in Central African Republic VOA 15 Sep 2014 -- A new U.N. peacekeeping mission is underway in the Central African Republic, one of Africa's poorest and most fragile states, amid doubts over what peace there is to keep.
• Central African Republic: Ban welcomes official deployment of UN mission UN News Centre 15 Sep 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the official transfer of authority from the African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA) to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).
• UN report calls for fundamental change on Gaza, renewed urgency in West Bank UN News Centre 15 Sep 2014 -- In the aftermath of the recent conflict in the Gaza Strip, a fundamental change is needed in the dynamics in the enclave, the United Nations today reported, calling also for renewed urgency in addressing the situation in the West Bank.
• Briefing: Myanmar's 'Rohingya' - what's in a name? IRIN 15 Sep 2014 -- Already widely reduced to statelessness and in many cases forced into camps for displaced people, an 800,000-strong population of Muslims in western Myanmar now faces increasing efforts to eradicate the very word they use to identify themselves as a group. Under pressure from Myanmar's nominally-civilian government, the international community sometimes appears complicit in the airbrushing of "Rohingya" from official discourse.
• Houthis suspend talks with govt. after foreign 'interference' Iran Press TV 15 Sep 2014 -- Yemen's Houthis have suspended their ongoing negotiations with the government due to what they call the blatant interference of foreign parties.

News Reports

• Nuclear programmes of DPR Korea, Iran remain 'serious concern' – UN official UN News Centre 15 Sep 2014 -- The nuclear programmes of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran remain matters of serious concern, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said today, as he called on both countries to cooperate fully to clear up outstanding issues.
• Iran Leader Ayatollah Khamenei discharged from hospital ISNA 15 Sep 2014 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was discharged from hospital after undergoing a successful prostate surgery.
• Construction of two new nuclear power plants to start this year: AEOI spokesman IRNA 15 Sep 2014 -- Spokesman for Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Behrouz Kamalvandi on Monday predicted that construction work on two new Iranian nuclear power plants will begin by the end of 2014.
• Iran plans to build two more nuclear power plants: AEOI Iran Press TV 15 Sep 2014 -- Iran plans to start the construction of two new nuclear power plants in the southern province of Bushehr before the end of the current Persian calendar year (20 March 2015), the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says.
• UN Nuclear Agency Head Pressures Iran For Information VOA 15 Sep 2014 -- The head of the U.N. nuclear agency that is investigating suspected atomic bomb research by Iran on Monday pressured Tehran to either cooperate or accept a possible ruling on the allegations based on incomplete information.
• West Trades Accusations Over Hostage Ransoms VOA 15 Sep 2014 -- As world leaders meet in Paris to try to forge a common response to the threat posed by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, there is simmering tension over differing policies on paying ransoms. In the past month, the group has beheaded two Americans and one Briton. Both countries refuse to pay ransom money. There is uncertainty in the approach of some other European nations.
• UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Ebola crisis UN News Centre 15 Sep 2014 -- The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the Ebola outbreak that has gripped West Africa, the president of the 15-member body announced today.
• Obama to Detail Robust US Response to Ebola Outbreak VOA 15 Sep 2014 -- President Barack Obama is set to outline his plan to boost the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 2,400 people in West Africa. The president travels to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta Tuesday for a briefing with health experts leading American efforts to stem the outbreak.
• Report: NASA Failing in Mission to Find Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth VOA 15 Sep 2014 -- The U.S. space agency's inspector general says NASA is failing in its congressionally-ordered mission to find 90 percent of potentially dangerous asteroids flying close to Earth.
• WikiLeaks Reveals Weaponized German Malware Used for Surveillance Around the World RIA Novosti 15 Sep 2014 -- WikiLeaks has released previously unseen copies of weaponized German surveillance malware, used by intelligence agencies around the world to spy on journalists and political dissidents, the organization said Monday.