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• OIF / OND / OEF / OIR / OFS Casualty Update 26 Jun 2017[PDF]
• Military Strikes Target ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq AFPS 26 Jun 2017 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 21 strikes consisting of 75 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 387th ESPTS sustains busiest aerial port in AFCENT AFNS 26 Jun 2017 -- As one of the busiest aerial ports of debarkation in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility, the 387th Air Expeditionary Group is no stranger to service members and cargo transiting downrange, but it is the 387th Expeditionary Support Squadron that is charged with sustaining that aerial port.
• Road to peace: Senegalese, U.S. Marines strengthen peacekeeping abilities in Africa USMC News 26 Jun 2017 -- Senegal's 5th Contingent in Mali and U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa (SPMAGTF-CR-AF) have worked together to conduct theater security cooperation peacekeeping operation (PKO) training at Thies, Senegal, May 15 – June 16, 2017.
• MWSS-171 kicks off Eagle Wrath 2017 with 100 percent tactical mindset USMC News 26 Jun 2017 -- U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, arrived at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 15, 2017, to participate in exercise Eagle Wrath 2017.
• Koa Moana Marines, Sailors train with Kiribati National Police Maritime Unit USMC News 26 Jun 2017 -- Marines and Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana 17 trained with the Kiribati National Police Maritime Unit, June 13-19, 2017, on Betio Island.e
• MWSS-171 conducts patrols during Eagle Wrath 2017 to train for deployments USMC News 26 Jun 2017 -- U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, conducted patrols during exercise Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 15- 28, 2017.
• 'Trinity' Marines participate in Exercise Bougainville USMC News 26 Jun 2017 -- Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment participated in Exercise Bougainville 1-17.2, a two-week exercise beginning on June 12 and ending on June 23, 2017.
• U.S., NATO Conclude Saber Strike 17 Exercise AFPS 26 Jun 2017 -- About 11,000 U.S. and NATO service members from 20 countries concluded the Saber Strike 17 exercise here on June 24.
• Russia eliminated 99% of own chemical weapons: Moscow Press TV 26 Jun 2017 -- Russia says it has so far annihilated "99 percent of its chemical weapons" to meet the conditions specified in the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which it began implementing some 20 years ago.
• Russia's Yury Dolgoruky Submarine Successfully Test-Fires Bulava ICBM Sputnik 26 Jun 2017 -- The Russian Northern Fleet's Project 955 Borei-class nuclear submarine Yury Dolgoruky successfully test-fired a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Monday.
• Russia to Continue Building Lada-Class Diesel Submarines Sputnik 26 Jun 2017 -- Russia will continue building Project 677 Lada-class diesel-electric submarines after two of the vessels are constructed over the next two years, Navy Commander Adm. Vladimir Korolev said Monday.
• Belarus Plans Future Purchases of Russia's Iskander Missile Systems - Ambassador Sputnik 26 Jun 2017 -- Belarus could in the future consider buying Russia's Iskander missile systems, Belarusian Ambassador to Moscow Igor Petrishenko told Sputnik.
• Government of India - C-17 Transport Aircraft DSCA 26 Jun 2017 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India for C-17 transport aircraft. The estimated cost is $366.2 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• India's Answer to GPS Runs Into Serious Technical Failures Sputnik 26 Jun 2017 -- A major scuffle has erupted along the India-China border as Chinese troops entered the Indian state of Sikkim and destroyed two Indian bunkers. Chinese troops also engaged in a fight with Indian troops, who are guarding the border at the location.
• Nation's flagship takes to sea for the first time UK MOD 26 Jun 2017 -- History was made today as HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first QE Class aircraft carrier, set sail from Rosyth to commence first stage sea trials off the north-east of Scotland.
• US Senator to Withhold Consent on GCC Arms Sales Until Qatar Dispute Ends Sputnik 26 Jun 2017 -- US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker said in a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday that he will not agree to any arms sales to countries in the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) until its current dispute with Qatar is solved.
• 'Russian Threat' Spurs Sweden Into Replacing Entire Air Defense System Sputnik 26 Jun 2017 -- The "Russian threat" is a convenient tool for pushing through military updates. Sweden is now looking forward to a thorough shake-up of its aging defense system, citing Russian missile systems stationed in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad. US-made Patriot systems are one of the options for the overhaul.
• Russia to Deliver 10 Su-30 Fighters to Nigeria in 2018 Sputnik 26 Jun 2017 -- Russia intends to deliever 10 Su-30 multirole fighter aircraft by next year.
• Reports: US Secretary of State to Take Myanmar, Iraq Off Child Soldiers List VOA 26 Jun 2017 -- U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected to take Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, and Iraq off a list of countries that use or recruit child soldiers, in an announcement set for Tuesday, according to media reports.
• Growing Nuclear Arsenals Increase Concerns About Possible Pakistan-India War VOA 26 Jun 2017 -- India and Pakistan have fought three wars and have been on the brink of another several times, a worrying prospect given that both have growing stockpiles of nuclear weapons and questions about how secure they are.
• Australia - Gulfstream G550 Aircraft with Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Electronic Warfare (AISREW) Mission Systems DSCA 26 Jun 2017 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia for Gulfstream G550 Aircraft with Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Electronic Warfare (AISREW) mission systems. The estimated cost is $1.3 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on June 23, 2017.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Sean Spicer, 6/26/2017 The White House 26 Jun 2017

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for June 26, 2017

Other Conflicts

• Vietnam Faces New Oil Dispute With China After Beijing Cuts Visit Short VOA 26 Jun 2017 -- China and Vietnam face a stiff new test in avoiding a showdown over undersea oil drilling after Beijing cut short a high-level meeting last week, but experts say the two sides will eventually patch things over.
• Syrian army forces seize areas in Homs, Dayr al-Zawr Press TV 26 Jun 2017 -- Syrian government forces, supported by allied fighters from popular defense groups, have continued to progress in the country's central provinces of Homs and Dayr al-Zawr, killing scores of foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants during their counter-terrorism operations.
• Statement from the Press Secretary The White House 26 Jun 2017
• Syria warns of 'serious repercussions' after Israeli airstrikes Press TV 26 Jun 2017 -- Syria's army has warned Israel against "serious repercussions" of further attacks on the Arab country following airstrikes conducted against its territory.
• U.S.-Backed SDF Captures District In Campaign Against IS In Raqqa RFE/RL 26 Jun 2017 -- A U.S.-backed Arab-Kurd coalition fighting Islamic State (IS) militants near Raqqa has captured the district of Al-Qadisia outside of the extremists' self-declared capital in Syria, military officials say.
• Islamic State Tries to Regroup as Mosul Losses Mount VOA 26 Jun 2017 -- With U.S.-backed Iraqi forces close to ending the Islamic State group's grip on Mosul, security forces in neighboring Iraqi provinces are increasingly concerned about extremists moving into their areas.
• Macron, Poroshenko Voice Hope Of Progress In Resolving Ukraine Crisis RFE/RL 26 Jun 2017 -- After meeting in Paris, the French and Ukrainian presidents have voiced hope of making progress in resolving the conflict between government forces and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.
• Boko Haram militants kill 8 Chadian soldiers, wound several others Press TV 26 Jun 2017 -- The Chadian army says at least eight soldiers were killed and several others wounded in fierce fighting with the Boko Haram Takfiri terrorist group on the weekend.
• The Many Agents Of Tajikistan's Path To Peace RFE/RL 26 Jun 2017 -- On June 27, Tajikistan marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Tajik Peace Accord that ended a five-year civil war there.
• Witnesses in Somalia Report Sinking Ship After Explosion VOA 26 Jun 2017 -- Officials and residents in Somalia's Puntland region say they saw a large ship off the country's coast explode and gradually begin to sink Monday.

News Reports

• US Supreme Court keeps parts of Trump's travel ban in place Press TV 26 Jun 2017 -- The US Supreme Court has granted the government's request to reinstate parts of Donald Trump's controversial travel ban, handing a surprising victory to the president attempting to ban Muslims from several countries entering the United States.
• U.S. Supreme Court Reinstates Trump Travel Ban, Will Hear Arguments In October RFE/RL 26 Jun 2017 -- The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned lower court orders that blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing its 90-day ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority countries.
• Supreme Court Revives Parts of Trump Travel Ban VOA 26 Jun 2017 -- The U.S. Supreme Court says it will consider the case of President Donald Trump's executive order restricting travel - and in the meantime much of the order may take effect.
• U.S. Supreme Court Decision on the President's Executive Order "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States" US Dept. of State 26 Jun 2017 -- Press Statement by Heather Nauert, Department Spokesperson
• Trump Says Russia Collusion Probe Has Turned Up Nothing VOA 26 Jun 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump Monday said a four-month probe into allegations of collusion between his campaign and Russia has turned up nothing, and he deserves an apology.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis' Meeting with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi DoD 26 Jun 2017
• Remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister Modi of India in Joint Press Statement The White House 26 Jun 2017
• Modi Confident in 'Convergence' of US, Indian Interests VOA 26 Jun 2017 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he is "confident in the growing convergence" between India and the U.S. as he prepares to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House.
• Qatar Emir Remains Committed to Developing Ties With Iran Despite Gulf Row Sputnik 26 Jun 2017 -- Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held a phone conversation on Sunday evening with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and expressed commitment to develop the bilateral relations in all fields despite the ongoing diplomatic row in the Persian Gulf.
• Bahrain blames Qatar for 'military tensions' in Persian Gulf crisis Press TV 26 Jun 2017 -- Bahrain's foreign minister has accused Qatar of creating a military escalation in the Persian Gulf region in the wake of a recent move by Saudi Arabia and its allies to sever their diplomatic relations with Doha, and close their borders and airspace with the gas-rich kingdom.
• Rhetoric, Anger Mount in Diplomatic Standoff in the Gulf VOA 26 Jun 2017 -- A plea by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Gulf states to tone down their rhetoric in a rapidly escalating diplomatic standoff involving Qatar, Saudi Arabia and three Saudi allies appears to be falling on deaf ears.
• Marathon Election Starts in Papua New Guinea VOA 26 Jun 2017 -- Voting has begun in Papua New Guinea's marathon national elections as the Prime Minister faces an arrest warrant for corruption. Peter O'Neill's People's National Congress won the last poll in 2012, but critics are accusing him of "burying" the economy in debt.
• Albanian Socialists Far Ahead In Early Vote Count RFE/RL 26 Jun 2017 -- Preliminary results show that Albania's ruling Socialist Party is on track to win a new governing mandate in an election seen as key to the country's future relationship with the European Union.
• Russia Settles For Undersized Role In China's Flagship Trade Initiative RFE/RL 26 Jun 2017 -- It's a "great gift to humanity" in the bumptious parlance of Beijing. China's grand plan to revamp trade corridors to Europe involves around 60 countries and hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of new networks of roads, ports, railways, power stations, and energy pipelines.
• US to Declare China as Among World's Worst Human Trafficking Offenders VOA 26 Jun 2017 -- The United States is set to declare China as among the world's worst offenders in human trafficking and forced labor, placing it alongside countries the U.S. has long disparaged – Iran, North Korea and Syria.
• State Department Terrorist Designations of Mohammad Yusuf Shah AKA Syed Salahuddin US Dept. of State 26 Jun 201 7-- Department of State has designated Mohammad Yusuf Shah, also known as (AKA) Syed Salahuddin, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons who have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States.
• On International Day Against Drug Abuse, UN urges collective action to realize global commitments UN News 26 Jun 2017 -- To mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the United Nations is calling on all countries to honour their commitments to address the scourge and to ensure that steps to do so are consistent with human rights and promote equality, peace, security and sustainable development.
• SpaceX completes second of two rocket launches within three days = SPA 26 Jun 2017 -- US space exploration company SpaceX completed its second of two rocket launches inside three days on Sunday, with both missions successful in relanding parts of their rockets safely back on Earth, dpa reported.