Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Latest News Sep 5, 2012 Upcoming U.S., Israeli Exercise Underscores Relations U.S. and Israeli forces will team up this fall for Austere Challenge 12, a major exercise that provides important training for the defense of both nations. ... Read more... UN chief urges strong support for work of new Syria envoy Secretary-General Ban appealed to Member States to provide strong and unified support to the new Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on the Syrian crisis, Lakhdar Brahimi. ... Read more... More than 100,000 Syrians sought asylum in August – UN refugee agency The United Nations refugee agency reported that the number of those fleeing to neighbouring countries rose to over 100,000 in August. Read more... Featured Free Resource Evaluating Handheld Computing Devices for Support of DoD Operations The U.S. military was one of the earliest adopters of handheld computers, and is today one of the largest users of the devices. Clinton Urges China to Resolve Sea Dispute U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Beijing as part of a regional tour aimed partly at urging China and its neighbors to agree on a system for resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea. ... Read more... ISAF, Afghans Working to Curb Insider Threats, Spokesman Says U.S. special operations forces have paused training for 1,000 new Afghan local police recruits, but partnered operations between coalition forces and established members of the local police remain ongoing. ... Read more... Islamic Militant Group in Northern Mali Expanding Southward A relatively new al-Qaida offshoot in northern Mali has pushed south, seizing a town less than 200 kilometers from the Malian army frontline. Read more... Featured Free Resource Evaluating Handheld Computing Devices for Support of DoD Operations The U.S. military was one of the earliest adopters of handheld computers, and is today one of the largest users of the devices. Concerns Persist Over Ex-SEAL’s bin Laden Raid Book Defense Department officials continue to weigh their legal options against a former Navy SEAL who may have revealed classified information in a book he wrote about the Osama bin Laden raid. ... Read more... F-35B Completes First Airborne Engine Start Tests The F-35 integrated test force announced the completion of a major prerequisite test for in-flight performance on the short take-off and vertical landing variant of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Sept. 4. ... Read more...