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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 04 May 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• Patrol struck by IED south of Baghdad
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Lynch from Baghdad 04 May 2007 -- Presenter: Commander Multinational Division-Center and 3rd Infantry Division Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch
• Two Al Qaeda Leaders, Three Terrorists Killed; 39 Detained in Iraq AFPS 04 May 2007 -- Coalition forces identified bodies of two al Qaeda leaders, killed three additional terrorists and nabbed 39 others during operations across Iraq recently, military officials said.
• Division Targets Flow of ‘Accelerants of Violence’ to Baghdad AFPS 04 May 2007 -- A newly formed military division in Iraq is focusing on stopping the flow into Baghdad of what the unit’s commander called “accelerants of violence” from the south.
• May 3 airpower summary: F-16s support ground forces AFPN 04 May 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan in the following operations May 3, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• US General Predicts More Casualties as Iraq Surge Continues VOA 04 May 2007 -- The commander of U.S. forces south of Baghdad says more fighting and more casualties are ahead in the coming months, as the U.S. surge of forces is completed and clashes with insurgents increase
• 5 Iraqi Policemen, 1 US Soldier Killed in Separate Bomb Blasts VOA 04 May 2007 -- Iraqi and U.S. officials say five Iraqi policemen and one American soldier were killed in separate roadside bomb blasts in and around Baghdad Friday.
• AFGHANISTAN: PRTs accused of spending unequal amounts on development IRIN 04 May 2007 -- For Afghanistan’s only female governor it is not poppy cultivation or insurgency that impedes development, but Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) with modest development budgets.
• U.S. Military Probes Reports Of Civilian Deaths In Afghanistan RFE/RL 04 May 2007 -- The U.S. military has opened an investigation into allegations that scores of civilians were killed recently in fighting between U.S. and Taliban forces in Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Assistant Secretary Casscells from the Pentagon 04 May 2007 -- Presenter: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs S. Ward Casscells
• DoD Mental Health Advisory Team Survey Results Released 04 May 2007 -- The Department of Defense today released key findings from the latest Mental Health Advisory Team (MHAT-IV) survey, the fourth in a series of studies since 2003 to assess the mental health and well-being of the deployed forces serving in Iraq.
• Iraq, Afghan Wars Cause Concern in US Military About Readiness VOA 04 May 2007 -- The ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have generated concern about strain on the U.S. military and how long the United States can continue to keep large forces in combat
• Special Operations Command celebrates 20 years AFPN 04 May 2007 -- Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen joined personnel from U.S. Special Operations Command to celebrate USSOCOM's 20th anniversary held April 23-27 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
• Air Force reacts to CSAR-X report AFPN 04 May 2007 -- The Government Accountability Office released its redacted report May 3 regarding the Air Force's Request for Reconsideration on the Combat Search and Rescue Replacement vehicle, the CSAR-X.
• Yokota shouldering runway taxi project AFPN 04 May 2007 -- A $300,000 project is underway here to make long-term fixes to the pavement on the flightline's northwest shoulder and taxiway.
• Defense Secretary Visits 'Amazing' Army Rehabilitation Center Army News 04 May 2007 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visited here today to meet Wounded Warriors and take a firsthand look at the Center for the Intrepid, the Army's state-of-the-art physical rehabilitation center.
• New DoD Strategy Outlined For Information Sharing 04 May 2007 -- Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration and DoD Chief Information Officer John G. Grimes signed the “DoD Information Sharing Strategy” today and established a new information sharing vision for the Department of Defense: “Delivering the power of information to ensure mission success through an agile enterprise with freedom of maneuverability across the information environment.”
• USS Momsen Enters SRA period Navy NewsStand 04 May 2007 -- USS Momsen (DDG 92) began a ship's restricted availability (SRA) period April 25 at Naval Station Everett, with scheduled sea trials July 17.
• New Orleans Arrives At Homeport San Diego Navy NewsStand 04 May 2007 -- San Diego welcomed USS New Orleans (LPD 18), the Navy’s newest surface ship, as it arrived at its new homeport May 3.
• Global Fleet Station Begins Training Navy NewsStand 04 May 2007 -- U.S. Navy and Coast Guard training teams began their portion of the pilot Global Fleet Station (GFS) on May 1, aboard High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), while in port here.
• US, Russia Agree to High-Level Missile Defense Talks VOA 04 May 2007 -- The United States and Russia have agreed to hold special cabinet-level talks in an effort to resolve a dispute over U.S. plans to put elements of a missile defense system in central Europe
• US Congress Debates US Missile Defense Plan for Europe VOA 04 May 2007 -- The U.S. plan to base defensive missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic to defend Europe against potential future threats from Iran was the subject of a congressional hearing Thursday
• Georgia: No talks on hosting U.S. missile defense system - FM RIA Novosti 04 May 2007 -- Georgia has denied being involved in any talks or discussions on basing elements of a U.S. missile shield system on its soil, the country's foreign minister said Friday.
• U.S. calls Taiwanese missiles destabilizing, offers its own RIA Novosti 04 May 2007 -- The U.S. is trying to discourage Taiwan from acquiring missile technology capable of threatening mainland China, the Taiwanese media said Friday.
• GUINEA: High-level meeting to end military protest IRIN 04 May 2007 -- Senior military officers and government officials in Guinea were meeting on Friday to end a two-day protest by soldiers in Conakry and three other major towns demanding pay rises and payment of salary arrears.
• Fourth military convoy leaves Russian base in Georgia RIA Novosti 04 May 2007 -- The fourth military convoy left a Russian military base in Georgia Friday as part of a 2006 deal on the withdrawal of Russian military bases from the South Caucasus country.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 04 May 2007
• Press Briefing by Dana Perino The White House 04 May 2007

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for May 13, 2007
• Pratt & Whitney/Rolls-Royce F135 STOVL Team Completes Successful Gearbox Test Pratt & Whitney 04 May 2007 -- Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce successfully completed the first phase and initiated phase two of the F135 short-takeoff/vertical-landing engine LiftFan® gearbox qualification test at the Rolls
• General Dynamics to Provide Ku-Band Satellite On-the-Move Antenna System to the U.S. Army 04 May 2007 -- General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies has been awarded an order under the World Wide Satellite Services contract to provide Ku-band on-the-move satellite communications terminals to the U.S. Army
• Boeing Australia Limited Awarded Army Aviation Training Contract Boeing 04 May 2007 -- Boeing Australia Limited has been awarded a contract worth approximately AUD$110 million by the Commonwealth of Australia to provide helicopter flight and maintenance training as well as maintenance support services for Australian Army pilots and ground technical staff.

Other Conflicts

• Peace process in Nepal holding firm despite election delay, UN envoy says UN News Centre 04 May 2007 -- Despite the postponement of elections planned for mid-June in Nepal, the peace process in the mountainous country, which recently emerged from a 10-year civil war, is firmly on track, a United Nations envoy said after briefing the Security Council today.
• Military chief of UN mission in Lebanon holds meetings with local authorities UN News Centre 04 May 2007 -- The military head of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today began a series of meetings with local authorities in the south of the country, the start of a concerted effort by the peacekeeping mission to strengthen its relationships with the communities where it operates.
• US Offers Confidence-Building 'Benchmarks' For Israelis, Palestinians VOA 04 May 2007 -- The United States has asked Israel and the Palestinian Authority to take a series of confidence-building steps in the coming months to improve the climate for peace efforts by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
• SRI LANKA: Tsunami survivors in north affected by intensified fighting IRIN 04 May 2007 -- The resumption of the conflict in the north and east has taken its toll on whatever recovery had taken place, especially in the Jaffna district,” observes a report compiled by the government’s leading tsunami recovery outfit, Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA), and the International Labour Organization (ILO). Survivors of the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna peninsula are continuing to struggle to make a living.

News Reports

• Olmert Remains Defiant Despite Mass Rally Demanding His Resignation VOA 04 May 2007 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert remains defiant after a mass rally demanding his resignation
• Polls Put Sarkozy Ahead in French Presidential Election VOA 04 May 2007 -- New polls predict conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy will be the clear winner in Sunday's presidential election in France