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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 01 Jun 2004 [PDF]
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• Transcript: Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing 01 Jun 2004 -- Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, Deputy Director for Coalition Operations; and Dan Senor, Senior Advisor, CPA
• Transcript: Coalition Provisional Authority Background Briefing 01 Jun 2004 -- Senior Administration Official
• Iraq: Bomb Blasts In Baghdad, North Kill More Than A Dozen RFE/RL 01 Jun 2004 -- Two powerful bomb blasts -- one in Baghdad and one outside a U.S. military compound in northern Iraq -- killed more than a dozen people today.
• SOLDIERS, IRAQIS FIX FAULTY SEWAGE FACILITIES CENTCOM 01 Jun 2004 -- Over the next 12 to 18 months, the 5th Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division plans to help the people of Al Rashid solve their sewage problems.
• SOLDIERS USE NEW EXPLOSIVE DETECTION EQUIPMENT CENTCOM 01 Jun 2004 -- Coalition forces are using a new hand-carried device called Vapor Tracer 2 that detects and identifies vapors and particles produced by numerous forms of explosives and narcotics.
• Marines, ICDC open new joint center Marine Corps News 01 Jun 2004-- Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment took another step closer to turning over security responsibilities of this western Iraqi region to the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps.

• AFGHAN SECURITY VOA 01 Jun 2004 -- Afghanistan is due to hold landmark elections in September. But concerns continue to be raised about security for the run-up to the polls and the voting. The United States is suggesting Canadian peacekeepers stay a bit longer to help with security.
• AFGHANISTAN / U-S VOA 01 Jun 2004 -- The top U-S military commander in Afghanistan says he expects an investigation into the treatment of Afghan detainees in U-S custody to finish in the next two weeks.
• MSSG brings life to dry Afghan desert Marine Corps News 01 Jun 2004-- In a land where water is nearly as valuable as gold, Marines from the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are making themselves rich.

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S. OPPOSITION TO ICC LINKED TO PRISON ABUSE US Dept. of State IIP, Foreign Media Reaction 01 Jun 2004

• Southeast Asia anti-terrorism exercise concludes 7th Fleet Release 01 Jun 2004-- Navies from several Southeast Asia nations embarked with the U.S. Navy during an at-sea anti-terrorism exercise in the Philippine and South China seas May 24-29.
• USS Fletcher Returns Home to Pearl Harbor Navy Newsstand 01 Jun 2004 -- Two years and four crews after deploying, USS Fletcher (DD 992) returned to her homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, May 25, having served successfully as the first of two Sea Swap platforms.
• USS Belleau Wood ESG Deploys Navy Newstand 01 Jun 2004 -- More than 5,000 Sailors and Marines embarked with the USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) began to deploy May 27 to the western Pacific ocean and the Central Command Area of Responsibility in support of the global war on terrorism.

• Indo-US Defense Policy Group meeting to reassess military ties begins IRNA 01 Jun 2004 -- The three-day Indo-US Defense Policy Group (DPG) meeting began here Tuesday to discuss the entire gamut of bilateral relations including strategic issues, joint exercises, training and acquisition.

• State Department Noon Briefing, June 1 Washington File 01 Jun 2004 -- Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Israel/Palestinians, Cyprus, China, Iran, India, Pakistan

Defense Industry

• BAE SYSTEMS To Provide Integrated EW System For Turkish Fighter Jets BAE Systems 01 Jun 2004 -- BAE Systems has been selected by the Turkish Ministry of National Defense, Undersecretariat for Defense Industries and the Turkish Air Force as the key subcontractor for an integrated electronic self-protection system to be installed on that nations F-16 fighters. BAE Systems will be a subcontractor to MiKES, Inc., who in turn is a subcontractor to the prime contractor ASELSAN, Inc. Both ASELSAN and MiKES are Turkish Defense Industry Enterprises located in Ankara, Turkey.
• Boeing Begins Final Assembly of First Korean F-15K Boeing 01 Jun 2004 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently started the final assembly of the first F-15K Strike Eagle fighter aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF).
• The Jimmy Carter, Third and Final Seawolf Submarine, to be Christened Saturday General Dynamics 01 Jun 2004 -- General Dynamics Electric Boat will christen the Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), the U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced nuclear attack submarine, at a ceremony at its shipyard here Saturday, June 5, at 11 a.m. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
• Navy Commissions Northrop Grumman-Built Aegis Destroyer; USS Pinckney (DDG 91) Joins Pacific Fleet Northrop Grumman 01 Jun 2004 -- This Memorial Day weekend as the nation honored the sacrifices of its WWII veterans, the U.S. Navy commissioned the newest ship to enter the fleet, the Aegis guided missile destroyer, USS Pinckney (DDG 91). Pinckney honors Navy Cook First Class William Pinckney (1915-1976), recipient of the Navy Cross for his courageous rescue of a fellow crewmember onboard the USS Enterprise (CV 6) during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in 1942.
• Raytheon Receives DARPA Funding to Demonstrate Future Combat Systems Communications Raytheon 01 Jun 2004 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will receive $8 million in funding from DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) to develop and demonstrate networking and communications technologies for future insertion into the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) and other Army systems.
• Lockheed Martin Presents Weather Satellite Model To Air Force Weather Agency Lockheed Martin 01 Jun 2004 -- Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company has presented a model of a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Block 5D-3 spacecraft to the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) here. Since 1966, the U.S. Air Force has launched more than 30 Lockheed Martin DMSP satellites. Now in its fourth decade of service, the DMSP has proven itself to be a valuable tool in scheduling and protecting military operations on land, at sea and in the air.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 01 Jun 2004
• U-N / HAITI VOA 01 Jun 2004 -- United Nations peacekeepers on Tuesday took a step toward assuming command of the multinational force in Haiti that is now led by the United States. By the end of this month, U-N peacekeepers will be completely responsible for handling security in Haiti, a country wracked by political violence and natural disasters.
• UN launches peacekeeping operation in Haiti UN News Centre 01 Jun 2004 -- The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), which was formally launched today, will assist the people of Haiti on numerous levels in tackling the complex challenges they face, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.

• SUDAN / DARFUR VOA 01 Jun 2004 -- The United Nations is hosting a donors' conference in Geneva Thursday to try to coordinate relief efforts in the troubled Darfur region of western Sudan. The Bush administration says more people are at risk of dying from starvation or violence in Darfur than anywhere else in the world today.
• POWELL-CLERGY-MIDEAST VOA 01 Jun 2004 -- A delegation of U-S Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders Tuesday urged Secretary of State Colin Powell to immediately appoint a special envoy to try to get Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts going. Mr. Powell did not reject the idea out of hand, but said Palestinian violence has frustrated previous envoy missions.
• NIGERIA: Rival delta militia leaders agree peace amid security crackdown IRIN 01 Jun 2004 -- The leaders of rival ethnic militia groups shook hands and agreed peace in the Nigerian oil town of Warri on Tuesday, while government officials urged foreign oil companies to resume operations in the troubled Niger Delta region that have been disrupted by the past year of fighting.
• SIERRA LEONE: Special Court rejects Taylor's appeal for immunity IRIN 01 Jun 2004 -- The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone has rejected an appeal by former Liberian president Charles Taylor for immunity from prosecution for crimes he is alleged to have committed during Sierra Leone's 10-year civil war.
• D-R-C/CEASE-FIRE VOA 01 Jun 2004 -- A renegade commander says he has declared a conditional cease-fire in the Democratic Republic of Congo to allow a top government official to assess the situation in the border city of Bukavu. But the United Nations says fighting continues north of the city, between the renegades and the Congolese army.
• NEPAL MASSACRE ANNIVERSARY VOA 01 Jun 2004 -- Nepal remains without a prime minister three weeks after the previous one stepped down, despite a deadline imposed by the king for political parties to appoint a new one. The Himalayan kingdom is being rocked with political upheaval as some Nepalese commemorate the third anniversary of Nepal's palace massacre.

News Reports

• SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 01 Jun 2004 -- Officials claim top war crimes suspect not in Serbia / NATO says capturing suspects will help Bosnia ties / Turkey hints it could take over NATO's Afghan force / Russia joins President Bush's drive against WMD's / President Putin names new head of Northern Fleet / Greece says no plans for U.S. troop deployment at Olympics

• NASA Selects Boeing for Neptune Missions Study Grant Boeing 01 Jun 2004 -- While Boeing [NYSE: BA] is preparing to deliver a proposal to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for what could become the nation's first nuclear-fission powered exploration spacecraft, the company also is using its unique space heritage and expertise to propel robotic solar system exploration farther than Jupiter.
• Scientists Measure Sun's Smallest Visible Magnetic Fields Lockheed Martin 01 Jun 2004 -- Solar physicists from Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], and The Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics of the University of Oslo have analyzed the highest resolution images ever taken near the solar disk center and found surprising new small-scale magnetic field structures. Their results, which were reported yesterday at the American Astronomical Society's meeting in Denver, address long-standing issues on the formation and decay of sunspots and the forecasting of magnetic activity such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections. Such activity influences the upper atmosphere and magnetosphere of Earth and can damage satellites in orbit.