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March 13, 2013

Combat Ops Space Cell: Defending critical satellite links
Southwest Asia (AFNS) Mar 13, 2013
More than 22,000 miles away, spinning silently through the vacuum of space, is one of the most critical components to air, space and cyberspace superiority today; a satellite. The mission to defend and protect the operability of that satellite rests a little closer to home, at the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Combined Air and Space Operations Center within the Combat Operations Division's Space Cell. "We have five priority missions we support," said Capt. Brandon Davenport, the Space Cell ... read more

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				Iran question likely to be answered in 2013: Barak Whether Iran will rein in its nuclear programme or push ahead with its suspected bid for a weapons capability is likely to become clear by the end of 2013, Israel's Ehud Barak said on Monday. ... more		S. Korea-US drills start as North rejects armistice South Korea and the United States launched joint drills Monday involving thousands of troops, defying North Korea's apocalyptic threat to repudiate the 60-year-old Korean War armistice in retaliation. ... more

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