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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 18 Sep 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Navy Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• MND-B Soldier killed by small-arms fire
• MND-B Soldier killed by roadside bomb
• Press Briefing, Sept. 18, 2006 MNF-I 18 Sep 2006 -- BRIEFERS: MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM CALDWELL, SPOKESMAN, MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE - IRAQ, AND BRIG. GEN. QASSIM MOUSAWI, SPOKESMAN, IRAQI ARMED FORCES
• CENTAF releases airpower summaries for Sept. 16-18 AFPN 18 Sep 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summaries for Sept. 16 through 18.
• Bombings, Shootings Kill 41 in Iraq VOA 18 Sep 2006 -- Suicide blasts and several shootings across Iraq have killed at least 41 people.
• NATO's Operation Medusa Pushing Taliban from Southern Khandahar Washington File 18 Sep 2006 -- A top NATO commander announced that the alliance’s two-week offensive to push Taliban remnants from southern Afghanistan and pave the way for reconstruction and development has proven to be a “significant success.”
• NATO Leaders to Discuss Afghanistan Mission, Support Needed AFPS 18 Sep 2006 -- NATO leaders will meet in New York later this week to discuss the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force effort in Afghanistan and the best way to meet its outstanding requirements.
• "Pakistan is stable, I am relaxed and confident": Musharraf IRNA 18 Sep 2006 -- President Pervez Musharraf has categorically ruled out any possibility of a patch up with what he called the fighting Taliban.
• Suicide Bomber Kills Four NATO Soldiers in Southern Afghanistan VOA 18 Sep 2006 -- A suicide bomb attack in southern Afghanistan has killed at least four NATO soldiers and injured many other people, including children.

Defense Policy / Programs

• New Report: Administration Moving Forward on Plans for Bombing Attacks in Iran The Century Foundation 18 Sep 2006 -- In a new report for The Century Foundation, Retired Air Force Colonel Sam Gardiner warns that some in the Bush administration are making the case for air strikes aimed not only at setting back Iran’s nuclear program, but also at toppling the country’s government
• National Guard Chief: More Domestic Assets Needed AFPS 18 Sep 2006 -- The National Guard’s domestic equipment levels must be significantly improved, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said here Sept. 16.
• California Air Guard Joins Terror Response Exercise in Ukraine AFPS 18 Sep 2006 -- Members of the California Air National Guard are participating in a disaster response exercise here with civilian and military personnel from Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Moldova.
• 173rd Airborne Brigade becomes a brigade combat team Army News 18 Sep 2006 -- As part of the Army’s continuing transformation efforts, the 173rd Airborne Brigade of Vicenza, Italy, became the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Sept. 15 in a ceremony at Warner Barracks.
• Stryker unit now calls Germany 'home' Army News 18 Sep 2006 -- Another piece of U.S. Army, Europe’s ongoing transformation fell into place Sept. 15 during ceremonies welcoming USAREUR’s newest warriors, the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.
• Army Reserve team keeps track of Theater Provided Equipment Army News 18 Sep 2006 -- In the early stages of the war on terror, the Army Reserve left behind equipment for follow-on units to use in an effort to cut down on deployment time and shipping costs.
• Soldier hit by anti-tank mine praises up-armor Army News 18 Sep 2006 -- Soldiers are issued cumbersome protective gear that they have to lug, carry and drag everywhere they go. With heavy steel doors and blast shields, vehicles in the Army are no exception.
• North Carolina Completes Hull Navy NewsStand 18 Sep 2006 -- Sailors from the Virginia-class submarine PCU North Carolina (SSN 777) reached a significant milestone in their command’s history after the final hull welds were completed, Aug. 31, marking the last major milestone before the sub is christened next year.
• GW Completes DEPERM Navy NewsStand 18 Sep 2006 -- USS George Washington (CVN 73) completed Magnetic Treatment (DEPERM) Sept. 14, at Lambert’s Point DEPERMing Station in Norfolk.
• Stennis Strike GroupTakes ASW Course From Classroom to Ocean Navy NewsStand 18 Sep 2006 -- USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) became the first Pacific Fleet aircraft carrier to conduct the second phase of the Integrated Anti-Submarine Warfare Course (IAC II) at sea Sept 15.
• USS Bonhomme Richard Visits Victoria, Canada Navy NewsStand 18 Sep 2006 -- After four days of operational testing on the Nanoose Bay range, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) (BHR) Sailors took part in a three-day port visit to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada from Sept. 9-11.
• NATO Foreign Ministers To Meet During U.N. General Assembly Washington File 18 Sep 2006 -- NATO’s foreign ministers plan to meet September 21 on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York for their final high-level talks before the NATO summit in November in Latvia.
• Ukraine says no Russia control of Black Sea facilities RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2006 -- Ukraine issued its latest diplomatic barrage against Russia's military presence on the Black Sea Tuesday when it said its former Soviet stable mate had no right to control infrastructure, navigation and support facilities there.
• Press Gaggle by Dana Perino and National Security Advisor Steve Hadley The White House 13 Sep 2006
• Press Briefing by Senior NSC Directors on the President's Bilateral Meetings The White House 18 Sep 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 18 Sep 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 18, 2006
• Russia to exhibit latest weaponry at African arms show RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2006 -- Russia will present more than 250 new and modernized weapons at an international arms show in South Africa, arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Monday.

Other Conflicts

• Israel Charges 3 Captured Hezbollah Fighters With Murder VOA 18 Sep 2006 -- Israeli authorities on Monday charged three Hezbollah militants captured in Lebanon with murder and other terrorism-related crimes.
• Suspected Suicide Bomber Fails to Kill Somalia's Interim President VOA 18 Sep 2006 -- Bomb blast kills five people in convoy, including President Yusuf's brother, security forces kill six presumed assailants in a gunbattle.
• SOMALIA: Explosion at parliament building kills six IRIN 18 Sep 2006 -- At least six people were killed and up to 10 wounded in an explosion on Monday as the president of Somali's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was leaving the building housing the interim parliament in the town of Baidoa, the temporary seat of government, an official said.
• Blasts Kill 11 Outside Somalia Parliament VOA 18 Sep 2006 -- Somalia's foreign minister says at least 11 people were killed in an apparent assassination attempt on Somali Interim President Abdullahi Yusuf Monday.
• LTTE kills 11 Muslims in eastern Sri Lanka IRNA 18 Sep 2006 -- Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebels have hacked to death 11 Muslim construction workers in eastern Sri Lanka, the defence ministry said.
• Moldova: Transdniestrians Say 'Yes' To Independence, Union With Russia RFE/RL 18 Sep 2006 -- Preliminary results show voters in Moldova's breakaway Transdniester region have overwhelmingly voted in favor of maintaining independence, with a view to eventually joining Russia.
• UN Force Commander in Lebanon briefs visiting French Defence Minister UN News Centre 18 Sep 2006 -- The United Nations Force Commander in Lebanon today briefed the visiting French Defence Minister on the latest situation on the ground, including the recent increases in UN troops and the continued Israeli withdrawal and Lebanese army deployment.
• UGANDA: Peace process boosted as rebel leader emerges from hideout IRIN 18 Sep 2006 -- Joseph Kony, leader of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army, joined his deputy, Vincent Otti, at the Ri-Kwangba Camp, on Monday, in a boost for the Ugandan peace process.
• Transdnestr plebiscite outcome calls for talks - Russian FM RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2006 -- Russia's foreign minister said Monday the overwhelming support for a union with Russia in a referendum in Moldova's breakaway region of Transdnestr Sunday was predictable, and he urged that talks on the post-Soviet conflict be resumed.
• Nepalese Government, Rebels Agree to Resume Talks VOA 18 Sep 2006 -- In Nepal, the government and Maoist rebels have decided to hold talks to clear away obstacles to a peace process that began in April

News Reports

• UN: Priorities Set As General Assembly Nears RFE/RL 18 Sep 2006 -- The 61st General Assembly of the United Nations starts its debate session on September 19.