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21 June 2006 Military News |
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Current Operations
- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 21 Jun 2006 [PDF]
- CENTAF releases airpower summary for June 21 AFPN 21 Jun 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for June 21.
- DoD announces the deployment of 1st Cav. Div. units Army News 21 Jun 2006 -- The Department of Defense announced yesterday the deployment of the 1st Cavalry Division Headquarters element and the 2nd and 3rd Brigade Combat Teams later this year in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- Iraqi Troops Seize 'High-Level' Terror Suspect VOA 21 Jun 2006 -- The U.S. military says Iraqi troops captured a "high-level" insurgent during a raid Wednesday in Baghdad.
- AFGHANISTAN: Press watchdog unhappy at new media restraints IRIN 21 Jun 2006 -- New media directives aimed at restricting local coverage of Afghanistan’s security situation have been described as “outrageous” by a press monitoring group on Wednesday, calling the ban harassment of independent media.
- US Military: Expect Significant Fighting in Southern Afghanistan VOA 21 Jun 2006 -- U.S.-led coalition forces say an on-going offensive in Southern Afghanistan has claimed the lives of at least 20 more insurgents
Other Conflicts
- SENEGAL: Impunity on trial IRIN 21 Jun 2006 -- Now that former Liberian President Charles Taylor has been flown off the continent to face charges of war crimes at The Hague, West Africans are turning their attention to another African leader who could face prosecution away from home.
- Lankan rebels want EU members out of truce monitoring IRNA 21 Jun 2006 -- Sri Lankan rebels on Wednesday told peace broker Norway that they were against European Union (EU) member states monitoring the island's ceasefire following the grouping branding them as terrorists.
- Sudanese President Reinforces Opposition to UN Peacekeepers in Darfur VOA 21 Jun 2006 -- Sudan's president has again said he will never allow a U.N. peacekeeping force into the volatile western region of Darfur
- New Delhi govt to hold talks two N-E rebel groups separately IRNA 21 Jun 2006 -- India's federal government will hold separate peace talks with representatives of two powerful northeastern rebel groups Thursday aimed at ending decades of bloodshed in the region, officials Wednesday said.
- SOMALIA: Gov't, Islamic leaders to talk peace in Sudan IRIN 21 Jun 2006 -- Somalia's interim President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed was expected to lead his government's delegation to Sudan on Wednesday for a meeting organised by the Arab League to try and reconcile the administration with Islamic leaders who control Mogadishu, officials said.
- Palestinian Militants Call for Attacks on Israel VOA 21 Jun 2006 -- Palestinian militant groups have called for more attacks against Israel, following a missile strike late Tuesday by Israel that left three Palestinian children dead in the Gaza Strip
- Prosecutor: No Evidence Linking East Timor's PM to Hit Squad VOA 21 Jun 2006 -- East Timor's prosecutor-general says there is no evidence linking Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri to a hit squad allegedly hired to silence political opponents.
Defense Policy / Programs
- US Lawmakers Approve Additional Iraq, Afghanistan Funding VOA 21 Jun 2006 -- The House of Representatives has approved a $427 billion defense spending bill that includes $50 billion in additional support for U.S. military needs in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Bush Wants To Close Guantanamo RFE/RL 21 Jun 2006 -- U.S. President George W. Bush today told EU leaders that he understands international concerns about the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and said he wants to close the center.
- Troop Moves, BRAC Part of DoD's Transformation Agenda, Officials Say AFPS 21 Jun 2006 -- The pending repositioning of thousands of overseas U.S. troops and stateside base closings or adjustments mandated by the 2005 round of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission are integral to the Defense Department's transformation agenda, DoD officials said here yesterday.
- Mercy Finishes Humanitarian Aid in Philippines Navy NewsStand 21 Jun 2006 -- The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) left the Republic of the Philippines June 18 after spending four weeks providing humanitarian assistance in three provinces.
- ALCSG Pursues Undersea Threats During Valiant Shield ‘06 Navy NewsStand 21 Jun 2006 -- During Exercise Valiant Shield ’06, the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Carrier Strike Group (ALCSG) is taking advantage of the opportunity to train in undersea warfare (USW) detection and tracking in the Western Pacific, June 19-23.
- Seabees Take Part in RSOI 06 Navy NewsStand 21 Jun 2006 -- Active-duty and reserve Seabees from across the United States took part in exercise Reception, Staging, Onward-movement and Integration (RSOI) 2006 here March 25–31.
- Navy Raises Tuition Assistance Limits for Sailors Navy NewsStand 21 Jun 2006 -- To assist Sailors in their pursuit of higher educational goals, as well as certifications and qualifications associated with their Navy career field, the U.S. Navy is raising the limits on Tuition Assistance (TA) available to all active-duty members (officer and enlisted).
- Press Briefing by Judy Ansley, NSA Senior Director for European Affairs; and Faryar Shirzad, NSA Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs on U.S.-EU Summit The White House 21 Jun 2006
- Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 21 Jun 2006
Defense Industry
News Reports
- Analysis: For U.S.-EU, A Wary Embrace cfr.org 21 Jun 2006 -- Determined to present a unified front to Iran on nuclear proliferation, President Bush and the current leader of the European Union, Austria's Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel, warned Tehran (VOA) to respond soon to a recent offer of political and economic inducements or face a UN Security Council debate on economic sanctions.
