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• OIF / OND / OEF / OIR / OFS Casualty Update 08 Sep 2017[PDF]
• Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq AFPS 08 Sep 2017 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 19 strikes consisting of 23 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Pakistan, China rule out any military solution to Afghanistan issues IRNA 08 Sep 2017 -- Pakistan and China have ruled out any military solution to the Afghan issue, reiterating that solution of the problem has to be fundamentally political.
• Dobbins ARB provides hurricane evacuation support AFNS 08 Sep 2017 -- Late on the evening of Sept. 6, 2017, the first of several C-130 Super Hercules carrying evacuees landed at the Dobbins Air Reserve Base flight line. What began as a typical aircraft arrival scene with airfield managers guiding the planes in, became a bit more unique as Marine Corps aircrews offloaded suitcases of different shapes and colors and arranged them in rows on the flight line. Families exited the aircraft – some with children and pets – and made their way off the flight line, beginning the next leg of their long journey to safety.
• Kentucky Guardsmen deploy to Caribbean for Hurricane Irma response AFNS 08 Sep 2017 -- Soldiers from the Kentucky Army National Guard's 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade departed from the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Sept. 7, 2017, for the Caribbean to assist with rescue and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Irma.
• Military Logisticians Prepare for Hurricane Irma AFPS 08 Sep 2017 -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency on Labor Day in anticipation of Hurricane Irma's pending arrival, and while communities began stocking up on food and water, Florida's Army and Air National Guard were already activating military personnel.
• As Irma bears down on US, Army National Guard members deploy throughout affected region Army News 08 Sep 2017 -- As the now-Category 4 Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida with an expected weekend landfall, the South Carolina National Guard is escalating efforts to respond to the effects from Irma, as projection models indicate South Carolina is in the path of the storm when it makes landfall in the upcoming days.
• US Army Corps of Engineers prepares for Hurricane Irma, continues to respond to Harvey Army News 08 Sep 2017 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is closely coordinating with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, other federal partners, and state and local agencies in preparing for Hurricane Irma.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Nevada Test and Training Range Accident AFNS 08 Sep 2017 -- On September 5, 2017, at approximately 6:00 pm Pacific Time, a U.S. Air Force aircraft crashed while flying a training mission on the Nevada Test and Training Range approximately 100 miles northwest of Nellis AFB.
• Wright-Patterson AFB to provide safe haven to aircraft from multiple service branches AFNS 08 Sep 2017 -- The 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is receiving aircraft and their associated aircrews evacuating from several military installations threatened by approaching Hurricane Irma.
• US Navy ships overseas plagued with problems: Watchdog Press TV 08 Sep 2017 -- US Navy ships on overseas missions have lost operational readiness due to a slew of problems ranging from maintenance to training, a government agency warns, in the wake of two deadly maritime mishaps that badly damaged the force's reputation.
• MacDill AFB KC-135s reposition in wake of Hurricane Irma AFNS 08 Sep 2017 -- McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, welcomed 11 KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to MacDill AFB, Florida, Sept. 7-8, 2017, after they evacuated due to the threat posed by Hurricane Irma.
• Conference Attendees Discuss Indo-Asia-Pacific Regional Security AFPS 08 Sep 2017 -- The recently concluded annual U.S. Pacific Command Chiefs of Defense Conference, this year co-hosted by Canada and the United States, provided a forum for 26 senior Indo-Asia-Pacific military leaders to strengthen military-to-military relationships, discuss common defense issues and foster regional cooperation.
• Hurricane relief one of many Army aviation commitments, says major general Army News 08 Sep 2017 -- As of Thursday morning, 110 helicopters were headed out of Fort Rucker, Alabama, to avoid storm damage that might come from Hurricane Irma, said Maj. Gen. Bill Gayler.
• Readout of Secretary Mattis' Call with Qatari Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid al-Attiyah DoD 08 Sep 2017
• USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Iwo Jima, USS New York and USS Farragut Underway NNS 08 Sep 2017 -- Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Adm. Phil Davidson, has ordered the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), and amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) to get underway Sept. 8, to be in position to provide humanitarian relief in support of federal, state and local authorities if requested.
• USS Pinckney Completes Successful MDVR In Duqm, Oman NNS 08 Sep 2017 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) completed a successful mid-deployment voyage repair (MDVR) in Duqm, Oman, Sept. 6.
• Largest Regional Amphibious Exercise Kicks Off in Djibouti, Africa NNS 08 Sep 2017 -- Naval Amphibious Forces, Task Force 51, 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5), announced the commencement of a two-week amphibious exercise in international waters off the coast of Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 4, 2017.
• Turkey Lets 7 German Lawmakers Visit Konya NATO Air Base VOA 08 Sep 2017 -- Amid rising German-Turkish diplomatic tensions, Ankara has allowed seven German lawmakers to visit German servicemen deployed at Turkey's Konya NATO air base. For several months, Ankara had banned such visits, saying the climate in bilateral relations was inappropriate.
• Britain's second aircraft carrier named in Rosyth UK MOD 08 Sep 2017 -- HMS Prince of Wales, the second of the Royal Navy's two future flagships being built by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, was officially named today during a ceremony in Rosyth, Scotland
• RFA Mounts Bay delivers vital aid to Caribbean islands UK MOD 08 Sep 2017 -- RFA Mounts Bay has delivered six tonnes of emergency aid to Anguilla and will shortly arrive in the British Virgin Islands.
• Bahrain - 35 Meter Fast Patrol Boats DSCA 08 Sep 2017 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Bahrain for 35 Meter Fast Patrol Boats. The estimated cost is $60.25 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Government of Bahrain - F-16V Aircraft with Support DSCA 08 Sep 2017 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Bahrain for F-16V aircraft with support. The estimated cost is $2.785 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Bahrain - TOW Missiles, Equipment and Support DSCA 08 Sep 2017 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Bahrain for TOW missiles, equipment and support. The estimated cost is $27 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Government of Bahrain - Upgrade of F-16 Block 40 Aircraft to F-16V Configuration DSCA 08 Sep 2017 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Bahrain for upgrade of F-16 Block 40 aircraft to F-16V configuration. The estimated cost is $1.082 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• China, Pakistan air forces launch joint training exercise People's Daily 08 Sep 2017 -- The air forces of China and Pakistanbegan joint training exercises in China on Thursday.
• Chinese, Indonesian navies pledge to boost cooperation People's Daily 08 Sep 2017 -- Vice Admiral Shen Jinlong, commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA) Navy, met with the visiting Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy Admiral Ade Supandi in Beijing on the afternoon of September 6.
• India Successfully Tests 500kg Locally Developed Precision Guided HSLD Bomb Sputnik 08 Sep 2017 -- The development is significant as India continues to heavily rely on imports for air armaments. The Israel-manufactured SPICE bomb is the biggest conventional bomb that can be delivered by the Indian Air Force.
• India Gearing Up for Two Major Joint Military Exercises With US, Russia Sputnik 08 Sep 2017 -- India's joint military exercises with the world's superpowers are not reminiscent of muscle-flexing in the region but preparedness for unforeseen contingency globally, says expert.
• S.Korean president mulls giving message to people over THAAD deployment People's Daily 08 Sep 2017 -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in was mulling giving a message to people over the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system, according to local media reports.
• Moldovan President Demands Defense Chief's Ouster In Row Over U.S.-Led Military Drills RFE/RL 08 Sep 2017 -- Moldovan President Igor Dodon has demanded the dismissal of acting defense chief Gheorghe Galbura after the military sent soldiers to a multinational training exercise in Ukraine against the president's wishes.
• Britain Announces More Support for Lebanese Army VOA 08 Sep 2017 -- Britain announced Thursday it is stepping up support of the Lebanese army, providing funds for defensive barriers to be used along Lebanon's border with Syria.

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 08, 2017

Other Conflicts

• 8 September 2017 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 08 Sep 2017
• Indonesia, Malaysia Destroying Foreign Boats to Defend Maritime Claims VOA 08 Sep 2017 -- Indonesia and Malaysia are reminding foreigners of their often overlooked claims in the crowded, contested South China Sea by destroying foreign boats that take fish from waters near their coastlines.
• China urges India to adopt 'correct' attitude People's Daily 08 Sep 2017 -- China urged India Thursday to follow the path of history, by doing and speaking more about things that help develop Sino-Indian relations after the Indian army chief spoke of a "two-front war."
• Syrian Regime Forces Pass Stranded ISIS Convoy AFPS 08 Sep 2017 -- At approximately 7 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time today, the front line of Syrian pro-regime forces advanced past the convoy carrying Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorists and noncombatants in the eastern Syrian desert.
• Syria strongly denies alleged role in Khan Shaykhun chemical attack Press TV 08 Sep 2017 -- The Syrian government has categorically dismissed a United Nations report accusing it of being involved in a suspected chemical attack in the country's northwestern province of Idlib, which killed dozens of people in early April.
• Russia Says Air Strike Kills Four Senior IS Commanders In Syria RFE/RL 08 Sep 2017 -- The Russian Defense Ministry says it has killed four Islamic State (IS) commanders in an air strike targeting the extremist group outside Syria's eastern city of Deir al-Zour, including a former senior security official from Tajikistan.
• Syrian Army Retakes Strategic Hill Near Deir ez-Zor, Lifting Blockade of Airbase Sputnik 08 Sep 2017 -- The Syrian Army has begun an operation to lift the blockade of the Deir ez-Zor airbase, having captured a strategic hill between it and the city, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene.
• Deir ez-Zor Got No Humanitarian Aid From Western States After Liberation - MoD Sputnik 08 Sep 2017 -- European countries and the international humanitarian organizations have not offered any aid to the residents of the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor after the siege was lifted, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Friday.
• Iraqi troops find dozens of bodies in mass grave near Tal Afar Press TV 08 Sep 2017 -- Iraqi forces have reportedly found a mass grave in an area northwest of Tal Afar containing the bodies of at least 50 people who were slain by Daesh Takfiri terrorists as government forces, backed by volunteer fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, were engaged in a multi-pronged operation to liberate the northern city from the extremists.
• UN: Destruction, Human Suffering Acute in DRC's Kasai Region VOA 08 Sep 2017 -- A recent United Nations mission to the Kasai region in the Democratic Republic of Congo reports more than a year of fighting between the government and local armed groups has caused widespread destruction and enormous human suffering.
• South Sudan Says US Sanctions Unfortunate VOA 08 Sep 2017 -- South Sudan says the United States should rethink its decision to impose sanctions on two top government officials and a former army chief accused of obstructing peace in the country.
• Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Southeast Asia Patrick Murphy on the Situation in Burma US Dept. of State 08 Sep 2017
• UN scales up response as 270,000 flee Myanmar into Bangladesh in two weeks UN News 08 Sep 2017 -- The United Nations migration agency today confirmed that 270,000 people have fled violence in Myanmar for safety in Bangladesh over the past two weeks, and the number of new arrivals continues to increase.
• UN: 270,000 Rohingya Have Fled Myanmar for Safety in Bangladesh VOA 08 Sep 2017 -- U.N. agencies report about 270,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled violence and persecution in mainly Buddhist Myanmar over the past two weeks in search of refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. Unconfirmed media reports say more than 1,000 may have been killed by the Myanmar army since August 25 when violence erupted in that country's northern Rakhine state.
• Return of refugees in DR Congo fraught with challenges, reports UN agency UN News 08 Sep 2017 -- Despite improvements in the security situation in conflict-affected parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the return to peace continues to be fragile and the return of the displaced populations remains fraught with challenges, the United Nations refugee agency said.

News Reports

• Trump Jr. denies father's role in statement on Russia meeting Press TV 08 Sep 2017 -- Donald Trump Jr. has told Senate investigators that he did not recall details of White House involvement in the public response to his infamous meeting with a Russian lawyer.
• US Justice Department Set to Appeal Travel Ban Ruling to Supreme Court VOA 08 Sep 2017 -- The U.S. Justice Department is expected to appeal the latest travel ban court ruling to the Supreme Court.
• Erdogan criticizes US for charging ex-minister over Iran bans Press TV 08 Sep 2017 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced as "politically motivated" the US prosecutors' recent charges against a former economy minister accused of violating US sanctions on Iran, calling on Washington to review the move.
• Turkish Minister Dismisses U.S. Iran Sanctions Case Against Erdogan Aide RFE/RL 08 Sep 2017 -- Turkey's economy minister on September 7 dismissed a case brought by U.S. prosecutors against his predecessor for allegedly taking bribes and helping Iran violate U.S. sanctions law.
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, Moscow, September 8, 2017 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Sep 2017
• Iran will adhere to nuclear deal even if US withdraws, AEOI chief says Press TV 08 Sep 2017 -- Iran plans to adhere to its nuclear deal with world powers regardless of any probable US decision to withdraw from the agreement, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says.
• Xi, Macron exchange views on Korean Peninsula situation by phone People's Daily 08 Sep 2017 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday held a telephone conversation with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, on the Korean Peninsula issue, stressing China's insistence that the peninsula be denuclearized.
• Military action against DPRK not inevitable: Trump People's Daily 08 Sep 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that military action against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was not inevitable.
• DPRK warns U.S., Japan, South Korea against seeking additional sanctions People's Daily 08 Sep 2017 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday warned the United States, Japan and South Korea against seeking additional UN sanctions for its nuclear and missile programs.
• Haley 'hysteric fit' to cost US dearly, North Korea warns Press TV 08 Sep 2017 -- North Korea has warned that the US will "pay dearly" after Washington's ambassador to the United Nations said the Asian peninsular country was "begging for war" as tensions continue to mount between the two countries.
• US military strike would be 'a very sad day for North Korea': Trump Press TV 08 Sep 2017 -- A US military strike against North Korea would be "a very sad day for North Korea," President Donald Trump has said.
• S Korea Finds Xenon-133 Isotopes in Air After Pyongyang's Nuclear Test Sputnik 08 Sep 2017 -- According to reports, South Korean Nuclear Safety and Security Commission experts detected xenon radionuclides in air samples collected in the country after North Korea's nuclear test.
• Moscow Slams Militarization of Korean Peninsula After DPRK's Nuke Test Sputnik 08 Sep 2017 -- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Friday warned against the militarization of the Korean Peninsula in the wake of North Korea's sixth nuclear test, saying it may lead to a full-fledged armed conflict in the region.
• China appreciates Pakistan efforts in the fight against terrorism People's Daily 08 Sep 2017 -- China on Friday pledged its support for Pakistan's efforts against terrorism as foreign affairs ministers of both the countries discussed regional and international situation. Addressing a press conference along with his Pakistani counterpart, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Pakistan's people, government and the armed forces rendered unprecedented sacrifices against terrorism.
• Ukraine Braces For Saakashvili's Possible Return RFE/RL 08 Sep 2017 -- Mikheil Saakashvili, the feisty former Georgian president and ex-governor of Ukraine's Odesa region, is gathering forces in Warsaw ahead of an attempt to reenter Ukraine from Poland -- a move that could escalate the showdown between him and his former ally, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
• Four Arab states reject progress in Kuwait mediation efforts with Qatar Press TV 08 Sep 2017 -- The Saudi-led bloc of four Arab countries which recently severed ties with Qatar have denied statements by the Kuwaiti emir about signs of progress in his mediation efforts to help resolve the diplomatic crisis with Doha.
• Maduro accuses opposition leader of 'treason' Press TV 08 Sep 2017 -- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has accused an opposition leader, Julio Borges, of "treason" for taking a European tour to gather support among Western powers for the Venezuelan opposition.