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• OIF / OND / OEF / OIR / OFS Casualty Update 10 Feb 2017[PDF]
• Officials Provide Details of Latest Counter-ISIL Strikes in Syria, Iraq AFPS 10 Feb 2017 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Counter-ISIL Forces Prepare to Drive Terrorists From Raqqa, DoD Spokesman Says AFPS 10 Feb 2017 -- The Syrian Democratic Forces' isolation of Raqqa, Syria, to drive out Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant extremists is well under way, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt Jeff Davis said today.
• U.S., Australian Airmen Team Up During Operation Inherent Resolve AFPS 10 Feb 2017 -- Members of the Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force partnered to construct eight 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions in support of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Okra here, Feb. 9, 2017.
• Mechanism on Flights in Syria 'Prevented' Incidents Like in al-Bab - Pentagon Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- The US-Russian mechanism for safety of flights over Syria has been effective in preventing incidents similar to friendly fire by Russian military on Turkish army near al-Bab, US Department of Defense spokesman Jeff Davis told reporters on Friday.
• Afghanistan supports more foreign troops in advisory mission Press TV 10 Feb 2017 -- Kabul says it supports a call by the commander of US and international forces in Afghanistan for more foreign troops to advise the country's security forces.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Readout of Secretary Mattis' Meeting with German Minister of Defense Ursula von der Leyen DoD 10 Feb 2017
• 'Heavy Haulers,' 2/2 put 'any clime, any place' to the test in Mountain Exercise USMC News 10 Feb 2017 -- Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 "Heavy Haulers" conducted cold weather training at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California, from Jan. 31 to Feb. 15, 2017.
• U.S. Marines, Japanese Soldiers Put Rounds Down Range During Exercise Iron Fist 2017 USMC News 10 Feb 2017 -- U.S. Marine instructors with the 1st Marine Division Schools 'Pre-Scout Sniper Course' and soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's Western Army Infantry Regiment conducted a known-distance, live-fire sniper range during exercise Iron Fist 2017, Feb. 7, 2017, aboard Camp Pendleton, California.
• Vikings conduct live ordnance training at Cope North USMC News 10 Feb 2017 -- U.S. Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225 participated in live-ordnance firing during exercise Cope North at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 9, 2017.
• Guam Submarine Conducts Ordnance Transfer NNS 10 Feb 2017 -- A Los Angeles-class attack submarine transferred retrievable exercise torpedoes (EXTORPs) to a submarine tender for the first time in more than four years at Naval Base Guam, Feb. 10.
• COMLOG WESTPAC, USS Coronado Complete Successful Voyage Repair Availability NNS 10 Feb 2017 -- Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific Ship Repair Unit and crew from the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) completed a successful voyage repair availability period in Singapore Feb. 10.
• USS Green Bay, 31st MEU Arrives in Sattahip Ahead of Cobra Gold NNS 10 Feb 2017 -- The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20), with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrived in Sattahip, Thailand for a port visit, Feb. 10.
• NAVSUP FLC San Diego Conducts First Fuel Delivery at New Fuel Pier NNS 10 Feb 2017 -- NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) San Diego conducted the first fuel delivery utilizing its new Defense Fuel Support Point (DFSP) Point Loma fuel pier as it topped off Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) Feb. 10 in San Diego.
• Cyber stands up civilian career field, mulls direct commissioning Army News 10 Feb 2017 -- Army cyber leaders announced a new career management program for civilians Wednesday, as well as plans to study a direct commissioning pilot to recruit talented people into the emerging domain.
• No Budget Space For US Air Force's New B-52 Engines Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- Upgraded engines would be less expensive to maintain and would improve fuel efficiency for the B-52 Stratofortress bomber fleet, but there is no room in the budget for such renovations.
• President Trump: US-Japan Alliance Is Foundation for Peace in East Asian Region VOA 10 Feb 2017 -- President Donald Trump said Friday the friendship between the U.S. and Japan is "very, very deep" and declared an alliance between the two countries is a cornerstone of peace in the East Asian region.
• Japan to Play Larger Military Role in Alliance With US Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- Japan will assume a larger military role in the US-Japanese alliance, US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in a joint statement on Friday.
• Remarks by NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller at the International Conference on Children and Armed Conflict NATO 10 Feb 2017
• Lithuanian President Says Baltics Seek Greater NATO Security Ahead Of Russian Exercises RFE/RL 10 Feb 2017 -- Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite says the Baltic states will seek additional security measures from the United States and NATO ahead of a massive Russian military exercise in September.
• NATO Ships Merge Into Group to Exercise Anti-Submarine Tasks Amid Drills Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- NATO ships merged into one group, in which they will exercise joint maneuvering, as well as submarine and air defense tasks under the Sea Shield 2017 maritime drills in the Black sea, a military-diplomatic source told Sputnik on Friday.
• US Army Aviation Brigade Deploys To Europe To Help NATO's Eastern Flank Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- On Thursday, hundreds pieces of equipment offloaded by a US combat aviation brigade were shipped out to Germany, along with helicopters intended to beef up the Army's air support of NATO forces.
• Lavrov: NATO Actions at Russian Border Have Destabilizing Character Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that NATO actions at the Russian border have provocative and destabilizing character.
• Trump denounced nuclear arms treaty with Russia during call with Putin Press TV 10 Feb 2017 -- US President Donald Trump has told Russian leader Vladimir Putin he does not want to renew a 2010 nuclear arms reduction treaty between Washington and Moscow because the deal was bad for the United States.
• Total Order Volume for Russian Su-30 Aircraft Surpasses 470 - Manufacturer Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- The demand for Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30 multirole fighter aircraft is high, over 470 planes have been ordered, IRKUT Corporation told Sputnik Friday.
• Prospects of New START Treaty Depend on Washington's Stance - Kremlin Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- The Kremlin cannot comment on its position regarding the New START treaty extension yet, as there is a need to update information on the parties' stance, and the negotiations will depend on the US stance on the issue, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.
• India Increases Defense Minister's Financial Power to Speed Up Modernization Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- Cabinet Committee on Security, India's apex body to decide on defense matters, has enhanced the financial powers of Defense Minister by four times to speed up the modernization India's defense forces.
• India Rejects Pakistan's Claim of Building Secret Nuclear City Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- Ministry of External Affairs rubbished Pakistan's claims of that India is building a secret nuclear city in the south of India and developing Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile.
• Iran attends Pakistan's multi-national naval drill as 'observer' IRNA 10 Feb 2017 -- A five-day multi-national naval exercise, organized by the Pakistan Navy, 'AMAN-17', began in the Arabia Sea with an Iranian delegation attending the event as one of the observers, it was reported on Friday.
• Rouhani: Iran military development for defense purposes IRNA 10 Feb 2017 -- President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday Iran has shown that it has no intention to interfere in other countries' internal affairs and its military development is solely for defense purposes.
• Iran Military Reveals New Missiles, Rockets Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- The Iranian military has claimed that its guided artillery rocket, shoulder-fired missile, and 40mm grenade launcher are state-of-the-art.
• Estonian MoD Calls on Baltic States to Boost Defense Spending Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- The Estonian Defense Minister on Friday called on the Baltic states to boost defense spending.
• Vietnam to Turn to Russia to Modernize Its Aging Fleet of Soviet-Made Tanks Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- Vietnam wants to modernize its aging fleet of tanks or replace them with modern ones. Sputnik discussed the issue with editor-in-chief of journal Arsenal of the Motherland and former tank battalion commander Viktor Murakhovsky.
• Britain and Cyprus Step Up Defence Co-Operation UK MOD 10 Feb 2017 -- The UK and Cyprus will step up co-operation in areas including maritime security and officer training under a new Defence programme.
• Remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister Abe of Japan in Joint Press Conference The White House 10 Feb 2017

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for February 10, 2017

Other Conflicts

• 10 February 2017 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 10 Feb 2017
• Pentagon Downplays 'Close Encounter' Between US, Chinese Planes Over S. China Sea VOA 10 Feb 2017 -- The United States is downplaying the severity of what is being described as a "close encounter" between U.S. and Chinese military aircraft over the South China Sea.
• South China Sea: US, Chinese Aircraft Fly Too Close For Comfort Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- Territories claimed by the Philippines but controlled by China played host to an 'unsafe' encounter between a US Navy P-3C and a Chinese KJ-200, both surveillance aircraft.
• No Evidence Chinese Aircraft's Near Miss With US Plane Intentional - DoD Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- There has been no sign of malevolent intent by Chinese pilots as the reconnaissance airplane they piloted came very close to a US Navy surveillance airplane on Wednesday, Department of Defense spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters during a briefing.
• Yemen: As food crisis worsens, UN agencies call for urgent assistance to avert catastrophe UN News 10 Feb 2017 -- The number of food insecure people in Yemen has risen by three million in seven months, with an estimated 17.1 million people – more than two-thirds of the entire population of 27.4 million – now struggling to feed themselves, according to a joint assessment by three United Nations agencies.
• Turkish Airstrikes, Artillery Target 150 Daesh Positions During Al-Bab Operation Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- Turkish airstrikes and shelling targeting over 150 Daesh positions and strongholds in Syria's al-Bab have killed a total of 23 IS militants, local media reported Friday, citing a Turkish military statement.
• Turkey gave coordinates for al-Bab airstrikes: Kremlin Press TV 10 Feb 2017 -- Moscow says the Russian air force conducted recent airstrikes that accidentally killed three Turkish soldiers in Syria based on coordinates provided by Turkey.
• Government soldiers, Turkish forces clash in Syria: Group Press TV 10 Feb 2017 -- A monitoring group says Syrian government soldiers and Turkish forces have clashed near Syria's border with Turkey, in a first such confrontation since Turkish forces entered Syrian territory without permission from Damascus.
• Turkish MoD Claims Russia Knew Turkish Army's Coordinates in Al-Bab Strike Area Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- The Turkish General Staff claimed that Russian military had been warned in advance of the presence of Turkish servicemen in the area targeted by the Russian jets in Syria's al-Bab.
• Turkey Satisfied With Russia's Response After Airstrike Incident - Source Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- A high-ranking Turkish military source in Ankara told Sputnik that Turkey has positively assessed Russia's constructive position in connection with the airstrike incident in northern Syria.
• Assad dismisses Trump's plan to create 'safe zones' inside Syria Press TV 10 Feb 2017 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has rejected his American counterpart's plan to create "safe zones" in Syria allegedly to protect refugees fleeing violence in the war-torn country and to stem the flow of displaced people into other countries.
• Pentagon Not Providing US MANPADS to 'Any Group in Syria' After Obama's Waiver Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- The Department of Defense (DoD) has not supplied Syrian rebels with US man-portable air-defense systems, or MANPADS, the department's spokesperson Adrian Rankine-Galloway told Sputnik on Friday.
• Assad: I Will Step Down if Syrians Want Me to Do So Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- Syrian President Bashar Assad told the Yahoo News online outlet in an interview released Friday he would step aside as soon as Syrians wanted him to do so.
• Assad Reveals How US Can Defeat Terrorism in Syria Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- The United States will be able to defeat terrorism in Syria only in cooperation with the Syrian authorities, President Bashar Assad said in an interview with the Yahoo News portal.
• Assad Says Amnesty International's Report on Alleged Mass Killings 'a Shame' Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- Amnesty International's report on mass extrajudicial killings in Syria is false, Syrian President Bashar Assad said.
• Assad Dismisses 'Cosmetic' US Anti-Daesh Campaign, Praises Russian Involvement Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- The United States conducts a "cosmetic" military campaign against the outlawed Daesh jihadist group, which suffered losses in the wake of Russia's involvement, Syrian President Bashar Assad said.
• Senior UN officials call for close cooperation to address migrant, refugee flows in Libya UN News 10 Feb 2017 -- The heads of the United Nations agencies for human rights, migrants, and refugees, and the UN envoy for Libya, today met in Geneva calling for international solidarity to address the flows of migrants and refugees in the North African country.
• Italy Seeks Russia's Help to Stabilize Libya, End Migrant Crisis VOA 10 Feb 2017 -- From a flimsy rubber dinghy drifting 16 kilometers off Tripoli, the Libyan coast guard rescued more than 100 migrants this week, including a baby just a few weeks old. Close to 9,500 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean already this year – putting 2017 on course to be a record year.
• Lavrov: OSCE Confirmed Kiev Behind Latest Escalation in Donbass Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that OSCE had confirmed that radical and nationalist forces in Kiev were responsible for the latest escalation in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbass.
• South Sudan, Africa's largest refugee crisis, needs urgent response - UN agency UN News 10 Feb 2017 -- With already more than 3.5 million displaced within and outside the borders of South Sudan and thousands more driven to neighbouring countries every day, the United Nations refugee agency has appealed for an urgent peaceful resolution to what has now become Africa's worst refugee crisis.
• South Sudan Now Largest Refugee Crisis in Africa VOA 10 Feb 2017 -- More than three years of civil war in South Sudan has forced 1.5 million people to flee into neighboring countries, creating Africa's largest refugee crisis and the third largest in the world after Syria and Afghanistan, the U.N. refugee agency reports.
• Cyprus at Stake in Renewed Turkey-Greece Tensions VOA 10 Feb 2017 -- Turkish and Greek warships recently faced off in the Aegean Sea near contested territory that brought them to the brink of war back in 1996.

News Reports

• Trump says will adhere to one-China policy in phone call with Xi People's Daily 10 Feb 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he fully understands the importance of U.S. adherence to the one-China policy, and his administration will honor it.
• In reversal, Trump 'upholds One China policy' Press TV 10 Feb 2017 -- US President Donald Trump has reportedly backed down from threats of not recognizing Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan.
• Trump to Honor 'One China' Policy VOA 10 Feb 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump told Chinese President Xi Jinping in a telephone conversation that the United States intends to honor the "One China" policy by acknowledging China's position that it has sovereignty over self-ruled Taiwan.
• Phone call shows Trump back on U.S. long-standing policy: DPP CNA 10 Feb 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump's latest promise to honor the "one China" policy merely represents a return to Washington's long-standing approach, a ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) official said Friday.
• Taiwan in close communication with U.S.: Presidential Office CNA 10 Feb 2017 -- Taiwan maintains close contacts and communications with the United States, helping ensure "zero surprises," the Presidential Office said Friday, in response to a telephone conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (習近平) a day earlier.
• Taiwan Voices Readiness to Maintain Good Relations With Both Washington, Beijing Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- Taiwanese authorities plan to maintain "positive relations" with both Washington and Beijing to maintain peace and stability in the region, Taiwan's Presidential Office said in a Friday statement.
• Russia-US ties need to be restored in interest of both nations: Putin Press TV 10 Feb 2017 -- President Vladimir Putin of Russia has called for the restoration of relations between Moscow and Washington in the interests of both nations, following a five-year period of "degradation."
• Reports: Flynn Discussed Sanctions With Russian Envoy Before Trump Took Office RFE/RL 10 Feb 2017 -- U.S. media reports say White House national security adviser Michael Flynn privately discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with Moscow's ambassador to the United States during the month before President Donald Trump took office.
• Reports: Trump Adviser Discussed Sanctions with Russian Envoy VOA 10 Feb 2017 -- National Security Advisor Michael Flynn reportedly had conversations about U.S. sanctions against Russia with Russia's ambassador to the United State, despite denials from the Trump administration that the talks dealt with that subject, The Washington Post and The New York Times are reporting.
• US Allies Worry About Joint Intel Operations Under President Trump VOA 10 Feb 2017 -- Some U.S. allies are increasingly uneasy about the future of joint intelligence endeavors with Washington as they try to figure out just how much President Donald Trump plans to shake up the existing order.
• Trump's proposed US-Mexico border wall to cost $21 billion: Report Press TV 10 Feb 2017 -- US President Donald Trump's proposed wall along the US-Mexico border would be a series of walls and fences that could cost about $21 billion, and take more than three years to build, according to a US government estimate.
• New Somali President Wants His Country Off Immigration Ban VOA 10 Feb 2017 -- Somalia's new president says he will work to have his country removed from the list of nations whose citizens were -- and may yet be -- barred from entering the United States.
• U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Block On Trump Immigration Order RFE/RL 10 Feb 2017 -- A U.S. appeals court has refused to reinstate President Donald Trump's temporary ban on refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, dealing a major setback to the new administration.
• London's Spy Industry Thrives in Private Sector VOA 10 Feb 2017 -- Private intelligence companies are part of a booming business in London and the British government complains it is having trouble retaining talented agents who are being drawn by high salaries and more growth opportunities in a blossoming industry estimated to be worth $19 billion.
• Two New York City Residents Pleaded Guilty to All Charges in Terrorism Case US Dept. of Justice 10 Feb 2017 -- Earlier today, Munther Omar Saleh, 21, of Queens, New York, pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, to all charges in an indictment charging him with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and with assaulting and conspiring to assault federal officers.
• Former Army National Guardsman Sentenced to 11 Years for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL US Dept. of Justice 10 Feb 2017 -- Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 27, of Sterling, Virginia, and a former member of the Army National Guard, was sentenced today to 11 years in prison and five years supervised release for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
• India Protests China Move to Keep Islamic Militant Leader Off UN Terror Blacklist VOA 10 Feb 2017 -- India has lodged a protest with China for its opposition to a proposal at the United Nations to put Maulana Masood Azhar, the chief of Pakistan-based Islamic militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad, on a U.N. terror blacklist.
• Erdogan approves bill on constitutional reforms, paving way for referendum Press TV 10 Feb 2017 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved a bill that would change the country's political system into a presidential one if such a change is approved in a referendum.
• Turkey's Erdogan Approves Constitutional Reform Bill, Paving Way For April Vote RFE/RL 10 Feb 2017 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved a constitutional reform bill that paves the way for an executive presidential system that would strengthen his powers.
• Turkey's Erdogan Signs Constitutional Changes on Presidential Form of Governance Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- Turkey will hold a referendum on whether to introduce the presidential form of governance.
• CIA chief Pompeo visits Turkey to seek better bilateral relations Press TV 10 Feb 2017 -- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Mike Pompeo is paying an official visit to Turkey to explore avenues for an improvement in relations between Washington and Ankara, which soured under the administration of former US President Barack Obama.
• Somalia: UN Security Council urges sustained momentum towards democratic governance UN News 10 Feb 2017 -- Welcoming political and security progress in Somalia since 2012, including the recently concluded elections in the country, the United Nations Security Council today highlighted the need to "maintain the momentum" towards democratic governance in the African nation.
• President: Nation will give decisive response to any threat IRNA 10 Feb 2017 -- President Hassan Rouhani told ill-wishers and those who threaten Iran on Friday that Iranians will give a decisive response to any threat.
• US will fully implement JCPOA: EU's Mogherini Press TV 10 Feb 2017 -- European Union's foreign policy chief says the administration of US President Donald Trump gave her confidence that Washington will be committed to following through with the 2015 nuclear agreement.
• Bullies will regret threatening Iranian nation: President Rouhani Press TV 10 Feb 2017 -- President Hassan Rouhani has hailed Iranians for turning out in millions on Friday to celebrate the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, saying the rallies are a response to recent threats by new US rulers against Iran.
• Iran Marks 1979 Revolution Anniversary With Mass Rallies, Defiant Words RFE/RL 10 Feb 2017 -- Hundreds of thousands of Iranians have rallied to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, with officials and demonstrators lashing out at the U.S. government but sending a softer message to ordinary Americans.
• Trump Says Iran's Nuclear Deal Inconceivable, Disastrous For Israel Sputnik 10 Feb 2017 -- The Iranian nuclear deal should be carefully considered before signing an agreemenet, US President Donald Trump said Friday.
• Iran says Daesh elements arrested in vicinity of capital Press TV 10 Feb 2017 -- Iran says it has identified and arrested in the vicinity of the country's capital a number of Daesh elements planning to carry out acts of sabotage in Tehran.