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29 December 2014 Military News

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  • Red Reef 15 Closes With Joint Demonstration USMC News 29 Dec 2014 -- U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), along with members of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces officially concluded exercise Red Reef 15 with a joint demonstration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dec. 16, 2014.
  • USS James E. Williams Departs Civitavecchia, Italy NNS 29 Dec 2014 -- The Arleigh Burke-Class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) departed Civitavecchia, Italy, following a successful port visit, Dec. 28.
  • Burundi, US forces enhance regional security for Somalia USMC News 29 Dec 2014 -- The Burundi National Defense Force are preparing their soldiers for deployment to Somalia with the help of U.S. Marines and Sailors from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa.
  • U.S. Marines, Spanish soldiers train in mountain warfare USMC News 29 Dec 2014 -- U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa conducted mountain warfare training with 1st Mountain Troops Command in Candancu, Spain.
  • USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) Arrives in Singapore NNS 29 Dec 2014 -- USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) arrived in Singapore Dec. 29 as part of a 16-month rotational deployment to 7th Fleet in support of the Indo-Asia-Pacific rebalance.

  • Russian Moves Provide New Mission for NATO VOA 29 Dec 2014 -- Russia's more aggressive military posture in Europe during the past year has pushed NATO to take new steps to strengthen its defenses, providing it, analysts say, with a much-needed new mission.

  • Ukraine Formally Scraps Non-aligned Status VOA 29 Dec 2014 -- Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law revoking Ukraine's non-aligned status as part of efforts to move the country closer to NATO, the western military alliance. Russia views NATO expansion as a threat and President Vladimir Putin last week signed a military doctrine reiterating those concerns.
  • Ukraine Formally Drops Non-aligned Status VOA 29 Dec 2014 -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a bill on Monday scrapping his country's non-aligned status, but indicated that he would hold a referendum before seeking NATO membership.
  • Ukraine paves way for NATO membership Iran Press TV 29 Dec 2014 -- Ukraine's president has signed into law a bill that drops the country's nonaligned status, paving the way for Kiev's membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
  • Ukrainian President Signs Law Allowing NATO Membership Bid RFE/RL 29 Dec 2014 -- President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law abandoning Ukraine's neutral 'non-bloc' status, and said Ukrainians will decide whether the country should seek NATO membership once it meets the standards of the Western military alliance.
  • Ukrainian President Signs Bill to Cancel Non-Bloc Status Sputnik 29 Dec 2014 -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed into law the bill to cancel the non-bloc status of Ukraine during a televised press conference Monday.

  • Iran Navy destroys hypothetical enemy's submarines by torpedo ISNA 29 Dec 2014 -- Iranian Army destroyed submarines of the hypothetical enemy using torpedo launched from helicopters on the 5th day of the ongoing massive military maneuver underway in southern Iran and is codenamed Mohammad Rasoulollah (Mohammad, the Messenger of God).
  • Iran successfully test fires coast-to-sea missiles in drill ISNA 29 Dec 2014 -- Iranian Army successfully launched coast-based missiles, targeting hypothetical enemies, on the fifth day of the massive military drill underway in southern Iran and is codenamed Mohammad Rasoulollah (Mohammad, the Messenger of God).
  • Iran drill sends message of peace to neighbors, says Navy Cmdr ISNA 29 Dec 2014 -- Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said the current military exercise underway in southern Iran and is codenamed Mohammad Rasoulollah (Mohammad, the Messenger of God) is sending the message of friendship and peace to neighbors.
  • Iran destroys invading vessels by Maverick missiles in massive military drill ISNA 29 Dec 2014 -- Iranian Army Air Force shot Maverick missiles from fighters, destroying invading vessels of the hypothetical enemy on the 4th day of Mohammad Rasoulollah (Mohammad, the Messenger of God) military exercise in southern part of the country on Sunday.

  • December 29, 2014 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 29 Dec 2014

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  • South Korea, Japan, US Agree to Share Secrets About North Korea Sputnik 29 Dec 2014 -- Amid growing security threats in northeast Asia, South Korea, the United States and Japan signed a military agreement on the exchange of classified intelligence information on North Korea's missile and nuclear programs. The agreement is entering into force on December 29, the South Korean Ministry of Defense confirmed.
  • South Korea Offers to Resume Talks With North Korea: Unification Ministry Sputnik 29 Dec 2014 -- South Korea has made an official proposal to resume talks with North Korea, the country's Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae said Monday.
  • Ban welcomes proposal for 'high-level dialogue' between two Koreas UN News Centre 29 Dec 2014 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed a proposal by the Government of the Republic of Korea to kick-start a high-level dialogue with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in an effort to thaw relations between the two countries.

  • Obama: Iran to be very successful regional power IRNA 29 Dec 2014 -- US President Barack Obama has admitted that Iran would become a "very successful regional power" if a long-term nuclear agreement is reached.
  • Obama: Iran to be 'very successful regional power' Iran Press TV 29 Dec 2014 -- US President Barack Obama acknowledges that Iran would become a "very successful regional power" if a long-term nuclear agreement is reached.
  • Obama: Iran Nuclear Deal 'Possible' VOA 29 Dec 2014 -- U.S. President Barack Obama says a nuclear agreement with Iran is 'possible' and would be a necessary first step in any greater diplomatic engagement between the two countries.

  • Merkel Aide Finds Spyware Used by US, UK Intelligence on USB Drive: Reports Sputnik 29 Dec 2014 -- The portable drive, owned by the head of the Chancellery's European policy department, was compromised by advanced Regin malware, reportedly used by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).

  • Number of people affected by Ebola tops 20,000 - UN health agency UN News Centre 29 Dec 2014 -- The head of the United Nations Ebola emergency response mission is set to open a treatment facility in Liberia near the Sierra Leonean border during a visit to review where the UN can do more to help, as the World Health Organization (WHO) today reported that more 20,000 people have now become infected by the virus.
  • Sierra Leone Intensifies Ebola Fight VOA 29 Dec 2014 -- It's been a year since a small boy died of Ebola in a remote part of southeastern Guinea. Scientists say he was the first known case of this ongoing regional epidemic. Guinea has since reported at least 2597 cases but it's the country's neighbors, Sierra Leone and Liberia, that have been the hardest hit. Sierra Leone started a fresh push against the virus in mid-December.
  • Universal health coverage - Ebola reveals the gaps IRIN 29 Dec 2014 -- West Africa's Ebola epidemic has cruelly exposed the weaknesses of health systems in the countries where it struck. It was understandable that they were not prepared for Ebola, which has never been reported in the region before, but the director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Margaret Chan, says what they lacked was a robust public health infrastructure to deal with the unexpected.
  • Liberia reports 49 new Ebola cases in 26 days Iran Press TV 29 Dec 2014 -- Liberia has reported 49 new Ebola cases between December 1 and 25 in the western county of Grand Cape Mount near Sierra Leone's border.

  • Japan culls 42,000 chickens over bird flu Iran Press TV 29 Dec 2014 -- Japanese authorities have ordered the culling of some 42,000 chickens following the discovery of a fresh outbreak of the bird flu at a farm in the country's southwest.

  • Vostochny Space Center Construction Back On Track for 2015: Rogozin Sputnik 29 Dec 2014 -- Workers at the Vostochny Space Center in Russia's Far East are moving quickly to catch up to the original construction schedule and complete the work in time, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Monday.
  • Russia's Media Machine Looks West RFE/RL 29 Dec 2014



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