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Early Troop Withdrawal Would Leave Iraq More Violent, General Says |
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Written by davidtkl
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Wednesday, 11 July 2007 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 10, 2007) - Iraqi security forces
are not yet ready to secure their country, and if U.S. troops were
withdrawn too soon, violence would escalate, a top U.S. commander in
the region said Sunday.
"It would be a mess," Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, commander of coalition
forces operating in the region south of Baghdad, said in an interview
on CNN's "Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer."
"(If) those surge forces go away, that capability goes away, and the
Iraqi security forces aren't ready yet to do that. If you did that, ...
you'd find the enemy regaining ground, reestablishing sanctuary,
building more (improvised explosive devices), carrying those IEDs in
Baghdad, and the violence would escalate," Maj. Gen. Lynch said.
Despite the recent spike in violence in the region, the troop surge is having an effect in his region, Maj. Gen. Lynch said.
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Army Reserve Now Part of Operational Force, General Says |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 30 June 2007 |
WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service, June 25, 2007) - The Army
Reserve has transformed into an operational force, but needs to make
more changes to better meet current and future needs, the top Army
Reserve commander told reporters at the Foreign Press Center here June
21.
Gone are the days when Reservists committed one weekend per month and
two weeks in the summer to soldiering duties, said Lt. Gen. Jack C.
Stultz, chief of the U.S. Army Reserve. To respond to increased demands
on manpower, he said, the Army Reserve has mobilized nearly 83 percent
of its Soldiers. About 170,000 Soldiers have deployed since 9/11.
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Bush nominates Mullen, Cartwright to top military posts |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 30 June 2007 |
6/28/2007 - WASHINGTON -- President
Bush nominated Navy Adm. Michael Mullen to serve as the next chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright
as his vice chairman, June 28.
Speaking in the White House Roosevelt Room, President Bush called the
two men "experienced military officers who are highly qualified for
these important positions."
Admiral Mullen currently serves as chief of naval operations, and General Cartwright is commander of U.S. Strategic Command.
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Stratotankers extend Global Reach, Global Power |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 30 June 2007 |
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6/28/2007 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Coalition
airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International
Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations June
27, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials
here.
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Australia picks Navantia designs for A$11 billion naval expansion |
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Sunday, 24 June 2007 |
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June 20, 2007
Australia picks Navantia designs for A$11 billion naval expansion
Spain's Navantia is the big winner in an Australian $ 11 billion
(US$9.3 billion), five ship expansion of the Royal Australian Navy.
The Australian Government has selected the F100 design by Navantia for
three next generation Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD) for the Royal
Australian Navy (RAN).
The Spanish design beat out a competing design by Gibbs & Cox based on the U.S. Navy's DDG 51 Arleigh Burke.
And a version of Navantia's 27,000 tonne strategic projection ship
has also been chosen for two amphibious ships, beating out a design
from France's Armaris based on its Mistral Class LHD.
As well as supplying the designs for both classes, Navantia will
build the hulls of the two amphibious ships and parts of the three
destroyers.
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