Operations
Defense Policy / Programs
Defense Industry
Other Conflicts
News Reports

Current Operations

• Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq AFPS 24 Aug 2015 -- U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq.
• Reapers, Predators on the prowl in Afghanistan AFNS 24 Aug 2015 -- Airmen assigned to the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron provide world-class close air support and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in the Afghanistan area of operations.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Department of Defense Press Briefing by Secretary James and Gen. Welsh on the State of the Air Force in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room DoD 24 Aug 2015
• AF Senior leaders give State of the Air Force address AFNS 24 Aug 2015 -- Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III held a State of the Air Force address at the Pentagon, Aug. 24.
• I Corps establishes radio communication with TROKA Army News 24 Aug 2015 -- Communication is one of the most important capabilities of a military, and the ability to communicate effectively and safely with its allies is equally important to be an effective bilateral fighting force.
• Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus Names Virginia-Class Submarine DoD 24 Aug 2015
• F-35 To Go Against Cold War-Era A-10 in Close Air Support Test Sputnik 24 Aug 2015 -- The Pentagon's office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation wants to better assess limitations of the existing fifth-generation stealth fighter made by Lockheed Martin Corp.
• Army Depot Explosion in Japan Remains Under Investigation AFPS 24 Aug 2015 -- The cause of an explosion and the resulting large fire at a storage building early today at the Army’s Sagami General Depot in Sagamihara City, Japan, remains under investigation.
• Airmen experience multinational Red Flag-Alaska AFNS 24 Aug 2015 -- Red Flag-Alaska 15-3 played host to a number of countries: the United Kingdom, Thailand, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Korea and the United States.
• USS Fort Worth Completes 2015 CARAT With Indonesia and Malaysia NNS 24 Aug 2015 -- The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) wrapped up its participation in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercises with both Indonesia and Malaysia.
• 173rd Airborne leads three-nation parachute assaults in Bulgaria Army News 24 Aug 2015 -- Over 400 paratroopers from 12 NATO countries conducted simultaneous parachute assaults into Balchik and Tenevo Airfields in Bulgaria Aug. 24, 2015 led by the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to start Exercise Swift Response 15.
• President of Poland Calls for NATO Bases in Eastern Europe Sputnik 24 Aug 2015 -- Poland's conservative president Andrzej Duda called for stationing NATO military bases in eastern Europe.
• Russia, China begin new phase of naval drills in Sea of Japan Press TV 24 Aug 2015 -- Russia and China have embarked on the “active phase” of major military drills in the Sea of Japan and off Russia’s far eastern coast.
• Hundreds of Russian R-73 Air-to-Air Missiles in High Demand Worldwide Sputnik 24 Aug 2015 -- Over a dozen of countries will receive R-73 short range air-to-air missiles by the end of 2015.
• New and Unique: Russia to Unveil Latest Drone at MAKS-2015 Sputnik 24 Aug 2015 -- It is reported that the new Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ZALA 421-16E5 has been developed using unique technologies that will provide with higher quality abilities to perform tasks.
• Russian Helicopters to Unveil Advanced High-Speed Chopper Sputnik 24 Aug 2015 -- The Russian Helicopters manufacturing company will unveil a full-scale model of an advanced high-speed helicopter at the opening of the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS on Tuesday.
• Japan’s Concerns Matched by Military Expansion Plans Sputnik 24 Aug 2015 -- Japanese-Chinese tensions look set to continue with news that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won’t be attending next month’s Victory Day events in Beijing amid criticism of China’s military build-up in the region.
• Taiwan still in market for U.S. submarines: MND CNA 24 Aug 2015 -- Taiwan's Defense Ministry insisted on Monday that it had still not given up on the idea of buying submarines from the United States.
• Taiwan does not need nuclear submarines: President Ma CNA 24 Aug 2015 -- President Ma Ying-jeou said Sunday that Taiwan needs diesel-electric submarines rather than nuclear-powered ones and has decided to build the type of craft it requires.
• Indian MiG-21 fighter jet crashes in disputed Kashmir Press TV 24 Aug 2015 -- A Russian-built MiG-21 supersonic fighter jet operated by the Indian Air Force has crashed in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, August 24, 2015 US Dept. of State 24 Aug 2015

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for August 24, 2015

Other Conflicts

• Inter-Korean Deal Shows North’s Vulnerability to Criticisms VOA 24 Aug 2015 -- The inter-Korean agreement to end a military standoff over land mine blasts that maimed two South Korean soldiers shows North Korea’s vulnerability to outside criticisms, U.S. experts say.
• North, South Korea Reach Deal to Avert War VOA 24 Aug 2015 -- Early Tuesday, high-level negotiators representing North and South Korea reached a deal to defuse growing tensions and avoid what seemed like imminent military conflict.
• DPRK, S.Korea troops still on highest alert as inter-Korean crisis contact continues People's Daily 24 Aug 2015 -- The two sides on the Korean Peninsula still put their militaries on the highest alert as inter-Korean crisis talks entered the third day Monday.
• North Korea Sends 20 Assault Hovercraft to Yellow Sea Sputnik 24 Aug 2015 -- North Korea sent some 20 air-cushioned assault landing crafts, capable of deploying special task forces, to the Yellow Sea.
• UNESCO: Palmyra Destruction a 'War Crime' VOA 24 Aug 2015 -- The head of UNESCO has called destruction by Islamic State militants in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra a "war crime."
• UN calls Daesh temple destruction in Syria's Palmyra 'war crime' Press TV 24 Aug 2015 -- The head of the United Nations cultural watchdog has strongly censured the Daesh Takfiri militant group for blowing up an ancient temple in Syria's historical city of Palmyra, calling the heinous act a “war crime”.
• Syria: UNESCO chief condemns destruction of Palmyra’s ancient temple UN News 24 Aug 2015 -- Extremists “cannot silence history,” the Director-General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, declared.
• Iraq: UN hotline set up to reach out to displaced Iraqis scattered in hard-to-reach areas UN News 24 Aug 2015 -- United Nations relief agencies announced the launch of a national hotline in Iraq to respond to needs of people displaced by the fighting.
• Poroshenko: Ukraine Independence Imperiled VOA 24 Aug 2015 -- As thousands of troops marched Monday in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, to mark the 24th anniversary of the country's independence.
• Ukraine Poll Shows Support For Independence Rose In Year Of Conflict RFE/RL 24 Aug 2015 -- A new opinion poll from Ukraine shows that after 16 months of war against Russian-backed separatists in the country's east, more Ukrainians now support independence than at any time in the last 15 years.
• Ukrainian Independence, Then And Now RFE/RL 24 Aug 2015 -- Twenty-four years ago, Ukraine won its de jure independence.
• Nigerian Army Denies Boko Haram Ambushed Military Chief VOA 24 Aug 2015 -- Nigeria's military said it repelled a Boko Haram attack Saturday in northeastern Borno state but denied the attack had been aimed at its army chief.
• Nigeria Christians, Muslims Work to Ease Tensions VOA 24 Aug 2015 -- In recent years, mobs have repeatedly set fire to this Evangelical Church of West Africa in the Tudun Fawa neighborhood of Kaduna, Nigeria's fifth most populous city.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 8/24/2015 The White House 24 Aug 2015

News Reports

• France Honors Men Who Foiled Train Attack VOA 24 Aug 2015 -- French President Francois Hollande on Monday bestowed the Legion of Honor, France's highest decoration, on a Briton and three Americans who subdued a heavily armed gunman aboard a high-speed train on Friday.
• Britain Will ‘Tread Carefully’ as Embassy Reopens in Iran VOA 24 Aug 2015 -- After reaching a deal with world powers over its nuclear program in July, Iran’s apparent diplomatic rehabilitation continues.
• Top British Diplomat: Iran Sanctions May be Eased VOA 24 Aug 2015 -- British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Monday that international sanctions that have hobbled Iran's economy could be eased as soon as next March.
• Organizers Postpone Monday Protests in Lebanon VOA 24 Aug 2015 -- Organizers have postponed protests planned for Monday in Lebanon's capital, a day after demonstrations against the government ended in violent clashes with security forces.
• Insecurity Threatens Planned Turkey Poll VOA 24 Aug 2015 -- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the country will go to the polls again in November.
• South Sudan Government Dials Back Kiir Threat Against Journalists VOA 24 Aug 2015 -- Three days after reporter Peter Moi was shot and killed in the South Sudan capital, the government dialed back a statement in which President Salva Kiir threatened to kill journalists who do not toe the official line.
• Analysts: Burundi Crisis Not Over VOA 24 Aug 2015 -- Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza was sworn in for a third term last Thursday, as critics continue to accuse him of hijacking democracy by breaking terms limits in the nation's constitution.
• UN Envoy: Somalia Can't Afford More Political Bickering VOA 24 Aug 2015 -- The United Nations envoy to Somalia, Nicholas Kay, is criticizing an effort by some Somali lawmakers to impeach the president.