December 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

22 December 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

NMCB 18 Builds Better Conditions for Marines in Iraq Navy NewsStand 22 Dec 2006 -- Navy Reservists with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18, Delta Company, Fort Lewis, Wash., arrived in Iraq in September to improve the quality of life for Marines there. And that is exactly what they contine to do three months later.
CENTAF releases airpower summary for Dec. 22 AFPN 22 Dec 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Dec. 22.

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Secretary Gates from Iraq 22 Dec 2006 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace and Commander Multinational Force-Iraq Gen. George Casey
US Defense Chief Preparing Iraq Report for Bush VOA 22 Dec 2006 -- New U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he is preparing to give President Bush an assessment of the situation in Iraq based on his meetings with U.S. military and Iraqi leaders in Baghdad.
Gates Plans to Brief Bush on Iraq Trip Findings This Weekend AFPS 22 Dec 2006 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, on the last day of three-day visit to Iraq, said he would report his findings from this trip to President Bush as early as this weekend.
Embedded Trainers Tell Gates They're Pleased With Iraqi Army Progress AFPS 22 Dec 2006 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today learned from a U.S. Army officer working closely with Iraqi forces that Iraqi units are gaining confidence in their abilities and are doing more to empower noncommissioned officers.

Iraq: Istanbul Conference Enflames Sectarian Tensions RFE/RL 22 Dec 2006 -- On December 13-14, Turkey hosted a "Conference for the Support of the Iraqi People" in Istanbul that brought together more than 150 attendees, including politicians, religious figures, intellectuals and activists, from both inside and outside Iraq.