05 January 2006 Military News

FIVE TASK FORCE BAGHDAD SOLDIERS KILLED
Transcript: DoD News Briefing by General Peter Pace, USMC, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 05 Jan 2006 -- Presenter: General Peter Pace, USMC, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
More than 100 Dead in Iraq Attacks VOA 05 Jan 2006 -- Suicide bombers in Iraq have killed more than 100 people in attacks against Shi'ite pilgrims in the south and police recruits in the west.
CENTAF releases daily airpower summary AFPN 05 Jan 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the daily airpower summary.
Troops Capture Terror Suspects, Find Weapons Caches AFPS 05 Jan 2006 -- Soldiers from Task Force Band of Brothers detained 11 terror suspects and seized weapons caches Jan. 4 in the Tikrit area of northern Iraq, military officials in Baghdad said today.
Suicide Blast Kills 10, Wounds 50 in Central Afghanistan VOA 05 Jan 2006 -- Afghan officials say a suicide blast has killed at least 10 people in a city in central Uruzgan province during a visit by the U.S. ambassador.
National Guard helps battle wildfires AFPN 05 Jan 2006 -- National Guard crews continue to assist Oklahoma and Texas firefighters in dousing wildfires that have now burned more than 600,000 acres in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

DR Congo: UN report notes political progress, urges disarmament of foreign fighters UN News Centre 05 Jan 2006 -- Welcoming political progress in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report to the Security Council that the Government must provide for its troops so they can fully disarm foreign armed groups on the country’s territory.
Turkey Moves Closer to Iraqi Kurds VOA 05 Jan 2006 -- Turkey has come to accept that the federal model has been embraced not only by the Kurds, but by most Iraqis and has revised its policies accordingly.
Ariel Sharon Clings to Life in Critical Condition VOA 05 Jan 2006 -- There is a fear that politics will shift back to a very unstable and business-as-usual kind of bickering over politics. There will also be a lack of a political giant to pull the groups together in order to govern in an effective manner.

Transcript: Media Roundtable with Dr. David Chu, Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) 05 Jan 2006 -- Presenter: Dr. David Chu, Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)
Dorrance Smith Sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs 05 Jan 2006 -- J. Dorrance Smith was sworn in as the assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, during a ceremony at the Pentagon,Washington, D.C.
Air power key to many 2005 successes AFPN 05 Jan 2006 -- More than 75,000 Airmen rotated in and out of the theater to 12 locations during 2005 and helped coalition forces take part in historic events and record-breaking accomplishments.
Aggressor squadron stands up at Nellis AFPN 05 Jan 2006 -- The Air Force will reactivate the 65th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 12.
Bush Kicks Off National Foreign Language Initiative AFPS 05 Jan 2006 -- President Bush today kicked off a new national program designed to increase the number of Americans fluent in Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hindi, Farsi, and other critical-need languages.
Munition To Be Destroyed, Open House Cancelled Army News Release 05 Jan 2006 -- The U.S. Army is canceling a planned open house Jan. 9 in Edgewood, Md., to discuss a plan to transport a 75-mm mustard-filled munition from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

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