19 June 2004 Military News |
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Current Operations
- 20 Killed in US Air Strike in Fallujah, Local Residents Say VOA News 19 Jun 2004 -- U.S. forces in Iraq struck what they say is a Fallujah hideout of al-Qaida linked terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Saturday.
- More Than 20 Killed In Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 19 Jun 2004 -- Witnesses in the central Iraqi city of Al-Fallujah say a U.S. air raid has killed as many as 22 people.
Other Conflicts
- SUDAN/DARFUR VOA 19 Jun 2004 -- Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has ordered the disarmament of all fighters in the Darfur region, including those backed by the Sudanese government. Not everyone is convinced his order will be followed.
Defense Policy / Programs
- Enterprise Carrier Strike Group to Join NATO Exercise CENTCOM 19 Jun 2004 -- The USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Carrier Strike Group will join a fleet of ships and aircraft from 10 European partner navies June 21 in the North Atlantic near Scotland for a NATO maritime exercise.
- Marines train with Russians at BALTOPS 2004 Marine Corps News 19 Jun 2004 -- A Lithuanian Mi-8 transport helicopter inserts a U.S. Marine ANGLICO team. Marine infantry and Illinois National Guard soldiers fire their weapons over the Baltic Sea, and Marines receive orientation on how to embark and debark from Russian BTR armored personnel carriers. Marine Recon conducts small boat operations to link up with a German submarine four miles off shore.
