• Military Menu                       

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Industry
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• WMD
• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

Operations
Defense Policy / Programs
Defense Industry
Other Conflicts
News Reports

Current Operations

• AIRMAN DIES IN MORTAR ATTACK
• Three 1st Armored Division Soldiers Killed During an Attack [CJTF-7 News Release] April 10, 2004
• Soldier Killed and Another Wounded while Responding to Mortar Attack [CJTF-7 News Release] April 10, 2004
• Three KIA, Two WIA in Ambush [CJTF-7 News Release] April 10, 2004
• Three Marines Killed in Action [CJTF-7 News Release] April 10, 2004
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• IRAQ/WRAP VOA 10 Apr 2004 -- U-S coalition officials in Iraq say they are maintaining a cease-fire in the town of Fallujah, while an Iraqi team attempts to negotiate with armed fighters.
• Fallujah 'Under Control' as Gunfire Punctuates Cease-Fire AFPS 10 Apr 2004 -- Sporadic gunfire continues in Iraq despite the coalition's offer of a cease-fire in Fallujah, coalition officials said today at a Baghdad news conference.
• IRAQ/WRAP VOA 10 Apr 2004 -- A delegation of Iraqi leaders is attempting to negotiate an end to fighting between coalition forces and insurgents in the Sunni stronghold of Fallujah.
• U.S. Forces Offer Al-Fallujah Truce RFE/RL 10 Apr 2004 -- U.S. forces have offered a cease-fire to insurgents in the central, Sunni-majority city of Al-Fallujah.
• HMLA-167 aviation maintenance fixes helicopters during Operation Vigilant Resolve Marine Corps News 10 Apr 2004-- The weary Marine slowly lowered himself into his chair off to the side of the flightline in the hot, Iraqi sun.
• HMM-161 fights for lives in Iraq Marine Corps News 10 Apr 2004-- The two weary but light-hearted crew chiefs lounged around in the CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter that is referred to as a "Phrog."

• COMBINED FORCES COMMAND AFGHANISTAN RELEASE CENTCOM Release 10 Apr 2004-- In coordination with the Islamic Transitional Government of Afghanistan, Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan continues to train the Afghan National Army, provide civil affairs support, and disrupt, deny, and destroy terrorist and anti-ITGA forces in order to establish a stable and secure Afghanistan.
• Coalition in Afghanistan Seizes Weapons AFPS 10 Apr 2004 -- Coalition officials in Afghanistan today provided details on recent weapons seizures and other activities at a press briefing in the Afghan capital of Kabul.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Peal Harbor Tests New Weapons Issuance Program Navy Newsstand 10 Apr 2004-- Region security installed a new weapons issuance program in March for the Pearl Harbor precinct that saves man-hours and paperwork

• ISRAEL/COLOMBIA VOA 10 Apr 2004 -- The Israeli Defense Ministry has opened an investigation into complaints that U-S-made surplus military helicopters have ended up in Colombia. The probe is examining whether the helicopters are now in the hands of Colombian criminal elements.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• SRI LANKA/REBELS VOA 10 Apr 2004 -- Tensions are high in Sri Lanka in the wake of fighting that has erupted between rival factions of the Tamil Tiger rebels. Thousands of civilians have fled their homes to escape clashes that are endangering the country's efforts to end a long-running civil war.
• ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS VOA 10 Apr 2004 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is to put his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank to the vote of his ruling Likud Party this month. Mr. Sharon hopes to boost his chances of winning the poll by securing the backing of President Bush for the plan when they meet at the White House on Wednesday.

News Reports

• INDONESIA / ELECTIONS VOA 10 Apr 2004 -- With almost half the votes counted from last Monday's Indonesian elections, the incumbent ruling party is maintaining a very slight lead. But the final results could bring radical change to Indonesia's political landscape.