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11 April 2005 Military News


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Current Operations

  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 11 Apr 2005 [PDF]
  • SOLDIER SERVING WITH MARINES DIES IN NON-HOSTILE INCIDENT
  • DoD Identifies Army Casualty

  • Soldiers storm through terrorist networks in Al-Rasheed MNF-I/MNC-I 11 Apr 2005 -- More than 500 Iraqi Security Forces in cooperation with Task Force Baghdad Soldiers detained 65 terrorists in the Al-Rasheed district April 11.
  • Early raids target terrorists MNF-I/MNC-I 11 Apr 2005 -- In the last few hours, Task Force Baghdad Soldiers, working in conjunction with Iraqi Security Forces, conducted several combat operations in and around Baghdad in the continuing effort to bring peace and stability to the area.
  • Gunmen Assassinate Local Official In Iraq's Mosul RFE/RL 11 Apr 2005 -- A member of the provincial council in Mosul was shot dead by gunmen outside the city's main hospital.
  • Balad's pharmacy techs help save lives AFPN 11 Apr 2005 -- Within the chaotic center of the Air Force Theater Hospital here is a group of Airmen whose job is to ease pain and help people heal faster.

  • Afghan Engineer District Chief Updates Projects AFPS 11 Apr 2005 -- U.S. military engineers in Afghanistan continue to manage myriad projects designed to bring prosperity and security to that war-torn nation, a senior military officer said today.
  • RFE/RL Afghanistan Report, Vol 4, Number 12 11 Apr 2005 -- OPPOSITION ALLIANCE RECEIVES OFFICIAL PRAISE, POPULAR DOUBT / AFGHAN DEVELOPMENT FORUM MEETS IN KABUL / AFGHAN PRESIDENT AND NEO-TALIBAN REACT TO POPE'S DEATH / VIOLENCE IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN CONTINUES / U.S. HELICOPTER CRASH / AFGHAN DEFENSE MINISTER REITERATES DESIRE FOR 'ENDURING ARRANGEMENTS' WITH U.S. / WOMEN ATTACK GERMAN SOLDIERS IN NORTHEASTERN AFGHANISTAN / SUSPECT ARRESTED IN KILLING OF BRITISH CITIZEN IN KABUL / CHIEF JUSTICE ASKS U.S. PRESIDENT TO KEEP AFGHAN ENVOY, SPARKING CONTROVERSY AND NO RESULT / NORTHERN AFGHAN WARLORD MEETS WITH U.S. ENVOY / AFGHAN PRESIDENT WELCOMES NEW OPPOSITION FACTION / SOUTHEASTERN REPRESENTATIVES CRITICAL OF AFGHAN PRESIDENT / THIS WEEK IN AFGHANISTAN'S HISTORY

Other Conflicts

  • COTE D IVOIRE: Guinea holding 17 dissident rebels after border clash IRIN 11 Apr 2005 -- Guinea is holding captive 17 alleged members of a dissident Ivorian rebel group following a clash with Guinean soldiers on the border with Cote d'Ivoire in which one gunman was killed, security sources said.
  • CHAD-SUDAN: Government accuses Sudan of backing rebels, suspends Darfur mediation IRIN 11 Apr 2005 -- Chad has accused Sudan of providing backing for a 3,000-strong rebel force operating on the border between the two countries, and in retaliation is suspending its mediation in the Darfur conflict.
  • BUSH / SHARON VOA 11 Apr 2005 -- President Bush says Israel should not build new settlements in the West Bank.
  • SUDAN/UNREST RFE/RL 11 Apr 2005 -- As an international donor conference to raise funds for southern Sudan gets under way in Norway, a German human rights organization says militias are still harassing people in areas of the south.
  • ISRAEL / PALESTINIAN VIOLATIONS VOA 11 Apr 2005 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says he will discuss, what he termed, Palestinian cease-fire violations with President Bush. But Palestinian officials say it is the Israelis who are violating the truce.
  • Russian Military Says Missile System Seized From Chechens RFE/RL 11 Apr 2005 -- The Russian military says it killed three Chechen fighters and seized an antiaircraft missile system from the site of the clash.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • Department of Defense Releases Selected Acquisition Reports 11 Apr 2005 -- The Department of Defense has released details on major defense acquisition program cost and schedule changes since the September 2004 reporting period.
  • Military Confronts Combat Stress at Front Lines AFPS 11 Apr 2005 -- As troops here deal with stressors ranging from roadside bombs to checkpoints where it's hard to tell friend from foe, the military is ensuring they get the mental health support they need to remain with their units and avoid long-term problems.
  • Air Guard medics return from homeland security exercise AFPN 11 Apr 2005 -- More than 20 guardsmen from the Scotia-based 109th Airlift Wing here returned home from Newark Airport, N.J., on April 7 after participating in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Top Officials 3 exercise.
  • Joint fuels effort allows airlift to keep rolling in Uzbekistan AFPN 11 Apr 2005 -- Keeping deployed C-130 Hercules and transient C-17 Globemaster IIIs fueled up takes a joint effort that includes Air Force fuels technicians, Army fuels distributors and civilian contractors.
  • Air Force standardizing warfighting command, control AFPN 11 Apr 2005 -- Air Force officials have integrated lessons learned from past conflicts to develop and implement a new concept for command and control of the service's fighting forces.
  • EOD protects people from explosive hazards AFPN 11 Apr 2005 -- Putting their lives on the line, sweating in heavy bomb suits, lugging cumbersome equipment, working with robots and occasionally blowing things up is all part of the job for Airmen with the explosive ordnance disposal unit here.
  • Army accepts keys to first fuel-cell truck Army News 11 Apr 2005 -- The Army accepted delivery of the world's first fuel-cell-powered military truck Apr. 1 at the General Motors Corp. research facility outside Rochester, N.Y.
  • FH-3 Earns Presidential Unit Commendation Navy NewsStand 11 Apr 2005 -- Fleet Hospital (FH) 3 received the Presidential Unit Commendation April 8 for its work in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).
  • Albuquerque to Return to SUBASE Following Deployment Navy NewsStand 11 Apr 2005 -- The Los-Angeles class fast-attack submarine USS Albuquerque (SSN 706) will return home to Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE) April 12, following a regularly scheduled six-month deployment to the U.S. European and Central Command areas of operation.
  • Coalition, Regional Forces Launch Exercise Arabian Gauntlet Navy NewsStand 11 Apr 2005 -- Navy personnel from 13 countries kicked off Exercise Arabian Gauntlet 2005 aboard USS Duluth (LPD 6) in Manama, Bahrain, March 20.

  • EU/AFRICA VOA 11 Apr 2005 -- The European Union has pledged security support for the Africa Union in dealing with conflicts that still plague the continent, and hopes that a North-South peace accord in Sudan will also help resolve bloody clashes in the western region of Darfur.

  • CONGRESS UN VOA 11 Apr 2005 -- A U.S. Senate panel Tuesday holds a second day of hearings into the nomination of John Bolton to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. On Monday, Senate Democrats expressed concern over Mr. Bolton's hard-line views and his past criticism of the world body.
  • CONGRESS / UN RFE/RL 11 Apr 2005 -- President Bush's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, is facing tough questioning from Senate Democrats at a confirmation hearing. Democrats are concerned about Mr. Bolton's hardline views and his past criticism of the world body.

  • State Department Briefing, April 11 Washington File 11 Apr 2005 -- OECD Development Assistance Report, India, North Korea, Iran, Greece, Macedonia, Iraq, Pakistan
  • White House Daily Briefing, April 11 Washington File 11 Apr 2005 -- President Bush meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, disengagement plan, West Bank/Palestinians, Lebanon/Syria, Iran, Gaza, Ma'aleh Adumium settlement, President Abbas/invitation, Iraq'sTransitional National Assembly/naming of the leaders, Middle East/elections

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