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• Defense Department Assists in Puerto Rico Hurricane Aftermath DoD News 20 Sep 2022 -- Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico Sept. 18, knocking out power to the island and causing widespread devastation.

Defense Policy / Programs

• B-21 bomber to be unveiled first week in December US Air Force 20 Sep 2022 -- The Air Force confirmed today it plans to reveal the B-21 Raider in the first week of December during an unveiling ceremony hosted and sponsored by the Northrop Grumman Corporation at its production facilities in Palmdale, California.
• KC-46A cleared for worldwide deployments following first combat refuel US Air Force 20 Sep 2022 -- Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, approved the KC-46A Pegasus for worldwide deployments to meet combatant command taskings effective Sept. 14.
• Norway Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, SECNAV Visit USS Gerald R. Ford US Navy 20 Sep 2022 -- Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre, Norway's Minister of Defense Bjørn Arild Gram, and the U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sept. 19, 2022.
• NIWC Atlantic Executes Maritime-Based ‘Live-Fire' Cyber Exercise US Navy 20 Sep 2022 -- NIWC Atlantic wrapped up a maritime-based cyber exercise on Sept. 16 following two weeks of 24 technology demonstrations focused on cyberspace defense in denied, degraded and disconnected environments. The exercise occurred mostly at National Cyber Range Complex Charleston, a state-of-the-art facility located in NIWC Atlantic headquarters.
• Navy Price Fighters develop additive manufacturing cost, time model US Navy 20 Sep 2022 -- Additive Manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing, is becoming a popular solution in industrial settings. But when it comes to military application, there was no business model to help determine return on investment until the Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) Navy Price Fighters (NPF) developed the Additive Manufacturing Cost and Time (AMCAT) decision tool.
• USS Higgins (DDG 76) Conducts Scheduled Port Visit In Philippines US Navy 20 Sep 2022 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) departed Manila, Philippines, following a scheduled port visit, Sept. 16.
• Carrier Strike Group 5 Hosts JMSDF Liaison Officers US Navy 20 Sep 2022 -- Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 hosted seven liaison officers (LNO) from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while JMSDF destroyer JS Amagiri (DD 154) operated in company with the strike group from Sept. 12-17.
• NAVSUP WSS participates in Navy Operational Support Center - Surface Team One Sustainment Summit US Navy 20 Sep 2022 -- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support participated in a Navy Operational Support Center - Surface Team One Sustainment Summit at Tactical Training Group's amphitheater onboard Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Annex, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
• KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie CENTCOM 20 Sep 2022 -- Approximately 100 Airmen and four KC-46A Pegasus aircraft conducted 24-hour operations during Air Mobility Command's multi-week Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from August 27 through mid-September, 2022.
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks Welcoming Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram to the Pentagon DoD 20 Sep 2022
• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing DoD 20 Sep 2022
• DOD Awards SMART Scholarship-For-Service Cooperative Agreement DoD 20 Sep 2022 -- The Department of Defense announced today the award of a five-year cooperative agreement of up to $450 million in total value to the Logistics Management Institute (LMI) for the administration of the Department's Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program. Additional LMI teaming support will be provided by iTechAG, Scholarship America, and Ernst and Young.
• U.S., Norway Defense Leaders Discuss Ukraine, Importance of High North DoD News 20 Sep 2022 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III thanked Norwegian Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram for his country's aid to Ukraine and for the crucial role it plays in the Arctic and North Atlantic.
• Drug Detection: ONR SCOUT Tests Tech for Monitoring Illicit Maritime Cargo US Navy 20 Sep 2022 -- To improve capabilities for monitoring aircraft and vessels carrying illicit maritime cargo such as drugs — for longer periods of time and over greater distances — the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored SCOUT initiative recently conducted a dynamic experimentation event at Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, at the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay.
• Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl's Virtual Meeting With German Federal Ministry of Defence Political Director Dr. Jasper Wieck DoD 20 Sep 2022
• New Jersey Guard Supports Partner Albania in Readiness Exercise Army News 20 Sep 2022 -- New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers supported the Albanian Armed Forces during the Albanians' critical NATO Combat Readiness Evaluation Exercise Sept. 12.
• Idaho Guard Soldiers Conduct Intense Pre-deployment Training Army News 20 Sep 2022 -- More than 600 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, joined by Soldiers from the Montana, Oregon, Ohio and South Carolina National Guard, have been training in Texas since mobilizing in early August.
• NATO Secretary General joins world leaders at UN General Assembly NATO 20 Sep 2022 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joined world leaders in New York at the opening of the High-Level Debate of the United Nations General Assembly's 77th Session on Tuesday (20 September 2022).
• Meeting with top managers of defence industry companies President of Russia 20 Sep 2022 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting with top managers of defence industry companies. Meeting to discuss current measures to meet Defence Ministry demand and to implement import substitution programmes. Vladimir Putin also congratulated weapons manufacturers on their professional day, celebrated in Russia on September 19.
• Russian Lawmakers Approve Bill Toughening Punishment For Crimes During Mobilization RFE/RL 20 Sep 2022 -- Russia's lower chamber of parliament, the State Duma, has approved a bill that toughens punishments for desertion, damage to military property, looting, defection, and insubordination if they are committed during military mobilization or combat situations as the country continues its ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine - September 20, 2022 DOD
• Ukraine Seeks Aid Matching Pace of Counteroffensive VOA 20 Sep 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country is “stabilizing” the situation in its northeastern Kharkiv region after driving out Russian forces in a counteroffensive, and he called on the international community to speed up aid to Ukraine.
• Yuanwang-5 completes recent telemetry, tracking and command missions PLA Daily 20 Sep 2022 -- On September 19, Yuanwang-5, China's homegrown third-generation spacecraft tracking ship, returned to its home port of the China Satellite Maritime Tracking and Control Department(CSMTC) after completing its recent telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) missions.
• China develops extra-large underwater drones Radio Free Asia 20 Sep 2022 -- Besides aerial unmanned vehicles (UAVs), or drones, China has also been developing submersibles, both manned and unmanned, which are easily applicable for military use.
• HMCS Vancouver begins Operation NEON deployment Canada 20 Sep 2022 -- Today, His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver commenced Operation (Op) NEON, which is Canada's contribution to the monitoring of United Nations Security Council sanctions designed to pressure North Korea to abandon its weapons of mass destruction programs.
• Rise in mercenary forces trigger ‘rampant' human rights violations UN News 20 Sep 2022 -- Human rights violations committed by mercenaries and private security companies create grave challenges for victims seeking justice and redress, UN-appointed independent human rights experts warned on Tuesday.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly US Dept. of State 20 Sep 2022
• PM meeting with President Gitanas Nauseda: 20 September 2022 Gov.UK 20 Sep 2022 -- The Prime Minister met the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, at the UN General Assembly in New York today.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 20 Sep 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu US Dept. of State 20 Sep 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Lebanese Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 20 Sep 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Global Food Security Summit US Dept. of State 20 Sep 2022
• Joint Statement on Atlantic Cooperation US Dept. of State 20 Sep 2022 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of The United States of America and Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Cote d Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ireland, Mauritania, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, and the United Kingdom on the occasion of a joint statement for cooperation in the Atlantic.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the USAID Democracy Delivers Event US Dept. of State 20 Sep 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance for Development in Democracy US Dept. of State 20 Sep 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at the Strengthening Atlantic Cooperation Ministerial Meeting US Dept. of State 20 Sep 2022
• Digital Press Briefing with U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer US Dept. of State 20 Sep 2022

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• Secretary Blinken At the Launch of the Alliance for Afghan Women's Economic Resilience US Dept. of State 20 Sep 2022
• More than 100 detained by Myanmar troops in Shan state township Radio Free Asia 20 Sep 2022 -- More than 100 people remained trapped in two Buddhist compounds on the outskirts of a village in Myanmar's Shan state on Tuesday after the military took advantage of a lull in fighting with anti-junta forces to set up positions in the area, sources told RFA Burmese.
• Myanmar: Statement by the spokesperson on the latest attack against a school in Tabayin European External Action Service (EEAS) 20 Sep 2022 -- The European Union is appalled by reports of at least ten children being killed as army helicopters opened fire over a school in Tabayin, Myanmar. To undertake such military action over a civilian target is against international humanitarian law and must be fully investigated. There must be accountability for this crime.
• Myanmar: Guterres strongly condemns army attacks which left 11 children dead UN News 20 Sep 2022 -- The UN chief on Tuesday strongly condemned attacks by Government troops in Myanmar on a northern rebel stronghold which targeted a school, leaving at least 13 dead, including 11 children.
• NATO 'Ready To Act' In Kosovo If Tensions With Serbia Escalate RFE/RL 20 Sep 2022 -- A deputy commander of NATO's peacekeeping mission in Kosovo says the alliance is "ready to act" and even prepared to increase troop numbers if trouble erupts amid a vehicle-licensing standoff between Kosovo and Serbia.
• Kyrgyzstan Prepared To Resolve Border Dispute Through Negotiations, President Says RFE/RL 20 Sep 2022 -- Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov says he is prepared to negotiate with Tajikistan as long as it takes to resolve a border dispute that killed at least 100 people around the unresolved Kyrgyz-Tajik border.
• U.S. Seeks End To Hostilities In Meeting With Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers RFE/RL 20 Sep 2022 -- The United States has urged a quick return to face-to-face meetings between Armenian and Azerbaijani officials to ease tensions after recent border fighting that killed more than 200 people.
• Eritrea Urged Not to Meddle Ethiopia's Internal Affairs VOA 20 Sep 2022 -- Reports that Eritrea is mass-mobilizing reserve troops has raised international concerns that the reignited war in Ethiopia's Tigray region could quickly escalate.
• Somali Military Liberates Strategic Town in Central Region VOA 20 Sep 2022 -- Somalia's national army said Tuesday it recaptured the small but strategic town of Booco in the country's central Hiran region from al-Shabab militants.
• Cameroonian Women Say They Are Underrepresented in Peace Talks VOA 20 Sep 2022 -- In Cameroon, hundreds of women are protesting what they say is their underrepresentation in the country's efforts at peace, despite making up more than half the population. Women say they are most affected by the separatist conflict in Cameroon's western regions as well as by Boko Haram terrorism on the border with Nigeria.

News Reports

• Rare Ebola outbreak declared in Uganda UN News 20 Sep 2022 -- An outbreak of Ebola virus has been declared in Uganda after a case was confirmed in Mubende district, in the centre of the country.
• Uganda Confirms Ebola Outbreak After Man Dies From Virus VOA 20 Sep 2022 -- Officials in Uganda have confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. The country's Ministry of Health says a young man died of the virus in central Uganda Monday, and several of his relatives who died earlier this month are also suspected to have had Ebola. The government has sent a rapid response team to the area to investigate.
• Meeting with Member of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Milorad Dodik President of Russia 20 Sep 2022 -- Vladimir Putin hosted in the Kremlin Serbian Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Milorad Dodik.
• Presentation of foreign ambassadors' letters of credence President of Russia 20 Sep 2022 -- Vladimir Putin received letters of credence from 24 newly-appointed foreign ambassadors. The ceremony was held in the St Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article on cooperation in the Caspian Region, The International Affairs, September 20th, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Sep 2022
• US Lawmakers Move to Expand White House Authority on Russia Sanctions VOA 20 Sep 2022 -- U.S. lawmakers moved Tuesday to give the administration of President Joe Biden expanded authority to enforce sanctions on Russia for the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine earlier this year.
• Hungary Tries To Hush EU Talk Of More Russian Sanctions RFE/RL 20 Sep 2022 -- Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has urged EU officials to avoid talk of further sanctions on Russia over its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, repeating Budapest's warnings that such moves hurt the bloc's 27 members.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on September 20, 2022 PRC MofA 20 Sep 2022
• Hong Kong Journalist Charged With Obstructing Police, Awaits Bail Decision VOA 20 Sep 2022 -- Law enforcement authorities in Hong Kong have charged the chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association with obstructing police while covering a story earlier this month.
• Taiwan blockade could prompt international action: U.S. Navy official CNA 20 Sep 2022 -- China's navy has the ability to blockade Taiwan, but doing so could prompt a coordinated response by the international community to intervene to resolve the crisis for the island, said U.S. Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, commander of the Seventh Fleet, in a recent interview.
• Biden's remarks that U.S. would defend Taiwan 'speak for themselves': Campbell CNA 20 Sep 2022 -- President Joe Biden's latest remarks that United States troops would help defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion "speak for themselves" while U.S. policy remains consistent and unchanged, a senior American official said Monday.
• Taiwan's security chief's Thai visit leaked on social media in 'cognitive warfare' Radio Free Asia 20 Sep 2022 -- Taiwan has dismissed social media posts leaking sensitive details of an alleged trip by its national security director to Thailand as 'cognitive warfare.'
• US, Canada Warships Transit Taiwan Strait VOA 20 Sep 2022 -- American and Canadian warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, in the first military freedom of navigation operation since U.S. President Joe Biden said the U.S. would defend Taiwan if it were attacked by China.
• Stability in Taiwan Strait in Spotlight Ahead of US-Pacific Summit VOA 20 Sep 2022 -- The United States has been increasing its military activities in Palau in recent months amid rising tensions with China, according to Palau's top diplomat who is visiting the United States ahead of the first U.S.-Pacific Island Country Summit next week in Washington.
• North Korea rolls out new software to keep tabs on its officials in China Radio Free Asia 20 Sep 2022 -- North Korea is requiring trade officials dispatched to China to install invasive surveillance software on their smartphones and computers to allow the government to track their phone calls and restrict their online access, sources in China told RFA.
• US puts 3 Iranian cargo planes on export violation list IRNA 20 Sep 2022 -- The United States on Monday put three Iranian cargo planes on its list of aircraft violating America's export controls, accusing them of serving Russia.
• UN 'Alarmed' At Iranian Detainee's Death, Pressure On Tehran Mounts Amid Protests RFE/RL 20 Sep 2022 -- Pressure mounted on Iran on September 20 over the death in custody of a young Iranian woman as the UN's top rights official and an Iranian lawmaker issued separate public appeals over the tragedy and the deadly unrest it has sparked.
• Alarm over Iranian woman's death after ‘improper' hijab arrest UN News 20 Sep 2022 -- The acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif, expressed alarm on Tuesday at the death in custody in Iran of a woman after she was detained for wearing an “improper” hijab
• Iranians Protest Mahsa Amini's Death Amid Growing Calls for Accountability VOA 20 Sep 2022 -- Iranians gathered in multiple cities to protest the treatment of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini who died last week, days after she was detained by the country's morality police for violating the dress code.
• UN Calls for Probe Into Death of Iranian Woman Arrested by 'Morality Police' VOA 20 Sep 2022 -- The U.N. human rights office is calling for a prompt, impartial investigation into the death of a young Iranian woman arrested by the so-called morality police for allegedly wearing an improper hijab.
• 'We must continue to amplify the voices of our people': Myanmar UN Rep Radio Free Asia 20 Sep 2022 --
• Malaysia to push ASEAN for swift decision on Myanmar 5-point consensus Radio Free Asia 20 Sep 2022 -- Kuala Lumpur plans to press ASEAN into deciding the fate of its five-point consensus on Myanmar before the regional bloc's summit in November, Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah said Monday in New York on the eve of high-level proceedings at the U.N. General Assembly.
• Police arrest 42 Rohingya in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region. Radio Free Asia 20 Sep 2022 -- Locals in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region told RFA that 42 Rohingya, including 26 children, were arrested near a village in Ayeyarwady region's Myaungmya township,
• PM meeting with President Macron: 20 September 2022 Gov.UK 20 Sep 2022
• PM meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: 20 September 2022 Gov.UK 20 Sep 2022
• Canada Seen Unlikely to Cut Ties With British Monarchy VOA 20 Sep 2022 -- After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, several nations that have long had a British monarch as their head of state are pondering charting a new course to become republics. In the Americas, this includes Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica and the Bahamas, following the decision by Barbados to shed the monarchy earlier this year. Republicanism has also been on the rise in Australia, where a vote on leaving the monarchy could be held in coming years, according to some experts.
• UN: Venezuelan President Maintains Grip on Power by Crushing Dissent VOA 20 Sep 2022 -- U.N. investigators accuse the Venezuelan government of Nicolas Maduro of a deliberate policy of repression to crush dissent by violent, abusive means to maintain its grip on power.
• WFP steps up emergency response to flood-affected communities in Chad WFP 20 Sep 2022 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is stepping up its emergency response to heavy rains and flooding in Chad, with emergency operations targeting 300,000 flood-hit women, men and children over the next three months. According to Chad's Ministry of Health and Solidarity, 622,000 people have been affected by floods since late August 2022, with hundreds of houses destroyed and massive damage to crops and livelihoods.
• In Central African Republic WFP operations boost Government emergency response to flood-hit families WFP 20 Sep 2022 -- Amidst growing humanitarian needs in the Central African Republic, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is responding to the ongoing floods in the country, rolling out assistance to 30,000 people who urgently require food assistance. Starting in July, torrential rains caused flooding in Bangui, as well as Bangassou (south-west) and Paoua (north-west) prefectures, leaving 22,450 people without homes, livelihoods, or assets. Many of those affected are sheltering with host families or in public spaces like schools or churches - but meteorological services forecast more heavy rains