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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 02 Jun 2004 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• Marines bolster electricity, city clean-up and youth sports CENTCOM 02 Jun 2004 -- Marines paid Al Kharma city officials $19,000 in initial payments for projects to improve the city's infrastructure and other programs.
• Soldiers get tons of weapons from rewards program CENTCOM 02 Jun 2004 -- More than three tons of ordnance was turned into Coalition forces during a weapons rewards program in the Thawra district. The program, which began May 15, was aimed to disarm the local populace while infusing money into the economy.
• CENTCOM Ops Chief Updates Theater Action Marine Corps News 02 Jun 2004 -- A truce between radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and the U.S.-led coalition in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf is holding, the U.S. Central Command operations director said today.
• DoD Taking Steps to Prevent Vehicle Deaths in Iraq Marine Corps News 02 Jun 2004 -- Buckle up your seat belt and don't drive too fast. This age-old advice applies as much on the streets of Baghdad as on Main Street, USA.
• V CORPS' 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION ESTABLISHES OFFICE TO HELP COMPENSATE IRAQIS FOR PROPERTY SIEZED BY SADDAM 1st Infantry Division release 02 Jun 2004 -- Iraqis who had their land seized under Saddam Hussein now have a legal way to get it back.
• NEW IRAQ SCHOOL PROJECT GETS UNDER WAY WITH AID OF SOLDIERS FROM V CORPS TASK FORCE 1st Infantry Division release 02 Jun 2004 -- Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery of V Corps' 1st Infantry Division broke ground May 26th to mark the beginning of construction for a new elementary school building near Kassem Village here. A bright, clear day dawned on the small cluster of houses 200 kilometers north of Tikrit when Task Force 1-7 kicked off work on the school.
• 4-27 FA MOUTs continue missions in Iraq ARCENT 02 Jun 04 -- Soldiers in Battery C, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, have been making Baghdad safer by patrolling the streets and conducting raids for the past year. However, the battalion, headquartered at Baghdad International Airport, is now preparing for a new mission.
• V CORPS' 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION PRESENTS 24 NEW POLICE CARS TO IRAQ PROVINCE 1st Infantry Division release 02 Jun 2004 -- Iraqi police officers in Salah Ad Din province received a gift of 24 new police cars courtesy of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team of V Corps' 1st Infantry Division. The cars were presented in a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Orion in Balad, Iraq May 20.
• Marines treat Iraqi farmer to bovine therapy Marine Corps News 02 Jun 04 -- Marines here took an udderly different approach to helping Iraqis.

• AFGHANISTAN KILLING VOA 02 Jun 2004 -- Officials in Afghanistan say unknown assailants have shot and killed five aid workers, including three foreigners.
• CONGRESS/AFGHANISTAN VOA 02 Jun 2004 -- Members of Congress have told Bush administration officials more resources should be devoted to U.S military forces fighting terrorists in Afghanistan. The comments came during a hearing (Wednesday) of the House (of Representatives) International Relations Committee looking at progress in helping Afghanistan make the transition to democracy.
• COMBINED FORCES COMMAND AFGHANISTAN PRESS BRIEF OPENING STATEMENT CENTCOM 02 Jun 2004
• Wusbin patrol announces "new sherriff" in town Combined Joint Task Force - 180 02 Jun 2004 -- Operation Bama, the first large-scale operation conducted by 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, since deploying to Afghanistan earlier this month in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, was completed here May 28.
• RFE/RL Afghanistan Report, Vol 3, Number 20 02 Jun 2004 -- AFGHANISTAN'S ELECTION PROCESS STILL THREATENED BY INSECURITY / AFGHANISTAN'S NEW ELECTION LAW PAVES WAY FOR SEPTEMBER POLLS / FOUR U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN... / ...AS NEO-TALIBAN KILL FOUR AFGHAN SOLDIERS... / ...AND NINE SUSPECTED NEO-TALIBAN KILLED IN SOUTH / U.S. WARPLANES KILL EIGHT SUSPECTED NEO-TALIBAN IN SOUTH / THREE PEOPLE KILLED IN CLASHES BETWEEN RIVAL OFFICIALS IN CENTRAL PROVINCE / SECURITY COMMANDER OF EASTERN CITY ASSASSINATED / NATO PARLIAMENTARIANS WARN OF 'NARCO-STATE' IN AFGHANISTAN / UN ENVOY DISCUSSES DISARMAMENT WITH WARLORDS IN KABUL / PAKISTANI FORCES REPORTEDLY CROSS INTO AFGHAN TERRITORY / TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATION CHAIRMAN ENDORSES NEW ELECTION LAW... / ...AND JUSTICE MINISTER REVEALS DETAILS OF LEGISLATION / UN CALLS FOR MORE SUPPORT IN AFGHANISTAN... / ...AS TURKEY PROMISES HELICOPTERS, PERSONNEL TO AFGHAN MISSION / BULGARIA TO SEND MORE TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN / AFGHAN MINISTRY LAUNCHES PROBE INTO ACTIVITIES OF NGOS / U.S. SEEN REFUSING TO INVITE AFGHAN DELEGATION TO NATO SUMMIT IN ISTANBUL / U.S. PRESIDENT INVITES KARZAI TO G-8 SUMMIT / KARZAI TO RECEIVE PHILADELPHIA LIBERTY MEDAL / THIS WEEK IN AFGHANISTAN'S HISTORY

• Haiti-based Marines to Return Home by End of June Marine Corps News 02 Jun 2004 -- Marines now part of Combined Joint Task Force Haiti will leave the island nation by the end of June, Pentagon officials said today.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Navy Tests New Operational Construct 02 Jun 2004 -- The Department of Defense announced today that this summer, simultaneous deployment of seven aircraft carrier strike groups (CSGs) will demonstrate the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat power across the globe by operating in five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces. "Summer Pulse 04" will be the Navy's first exercise of its new operational construct, the Fleet Response Plan (FRP).
• Officials Testify on Funding Request for Iraq, Afghanistan Ops AFPS 02 Jun 2004 -- White House and Defense Department officials testified on Capitol Hill today on the president's request for $25 billion in contingency funds for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• MCLB Albany holds AT exercise Marine Corps News 02 Jun 2004 -- Marines, Sailors and civilians aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, alongside members of the local community, recently took part in a full-scale anti-terrorism exercise aimed at testing the MCLB's readiness and responsiveness to a terrorist situation.
• RAF Lakenheath airfield operations get "heavy" USAFEUR 02 Jun 2004 -- Typically F-15C Eagles and F-15E Strike Eagles roam the airfield here. However, recently it's not unusual to also spot Stratotankers, Globemasters and Hercules.

• President Bush speaks at Air Force Academy Graduation The White House 02 Jun 2004 -- Remarks by the President at the United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony, Falcon Stadium, United States Air Force Academy

• MAJOR MILITARY PROCUREMENT AIMED AT SELF-DEFENSE: MND VICE MINISTER CNA 02 Jun 2004 -- Major military procurement plans designed by the Ministry of National Defense (MND) are aimed at bolstering Taiwan's deterrent and self-defense capabilities, and do not translate to an arm race with mainland China, Vice Defense Minister Hou Shou-yeh said Wednesday.
• LEGISLATURE SPEAKER TO HEAD DELEGATION TO U.S. FOR ARMS DEAL ISSUE CNA 02 Jun 2004 -- Legislative Yuan President Wang Jin-pyng will head a legislative delegation to visit the United States later this month to discuss arms procurement budget issues, political sources said Wednesday.
• CABINET PASSES US$18.23 B. SPECIAL BUDGET FOR MAJOR ARMS PROCUREMENT CNA 02 Jun 2004 -- The Executive Yuan has passed a special budget of NT$610.8 billion (US$18.23 billion) for major military procurement to strengthen anti-missile defense and sea-control capability, a spokesman of the Executive Yuan said Wednesday.

• U.S. Concerned Over Possible End of EU Arms Embargo against China Washington File 02 Jun 2004 -- Following is the answer to a reporter's question on the possible lifting of the European Union (EU) arms embargo against China. The question was taken at the June 1 regular State Department briefing and posted later that day

• White House Daily Briefing, June 2 Washington File 02 Jun 2004 -- President's schedule, Iraq/Chalabi leaked intelligence to Iran, Saudi Arabia/war on terrorism/oil prices, U.S.-Iran relations, oil prices, UN/new resolution on Iraq, global war on terrorism, homeland security/Accenture contract
• State Department Noon Briefing, June 2 Washington File 02 Jun 2004 -- Indonesia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, South Korea, Iraq, Israel/Palestinians, Iran, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Nepal, C

Defense Industry

• ATK Awarded $38 Million under Long-term Small-caliber Ammunition Contract ATK 02 Jun 2004 -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) has received a $38 million order from the U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command (JMC), Rock Island, Ill., to supply 50-caliber ammunition to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The ammunition will be produced by ATK at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Mo.
• BAE SYSTEMS Is A Major Component Of The General Dynamics Team For The U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Final Design Award BAE Systems 02 Jun 2004 -- BAE Systems will provide a critical role in the final design of the U.S. Navys Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) as a major subcontractor and teammate to General Dynamics. The Navy announced on May 27 that the General Dynamics team would develop the final design for its proposed solution for the U.S. Navys newest class of surface ships.
• General Dynamics Awarded $12.8 Million Contract Modification for Submarine Work General Dynamics 02 Jun 2004 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $12.8 million contract modification for nuclear-submarine work. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
• Raytheon Australia Awarded $51.8 Million to Provide Advanced F/A-18 Hornet Simulators for Royal Australian Air Force Raytheon 02 Jun 2004 -- Raytheon Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has been awarded a $51.8 million (A$74 million) contract by the Commonwealth of Australia to provide new F/A-18 Hornet flight simulators to the Royal Australian Air Force.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 02 Jun 2004
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT United Nations 02 Jun 2004
• New U.N. Stabilization Mission Begins in Haiti Washington File 02 Jun 2004 -- Troops and civilian police under the banner of the United Nations have begun arriving in Haiti to help continue efforts to stabilize conditions in the troubled Caribbean nation.
• DRC: Ceasefire agreement signed and broken in Bukavu IRIN 02 Jun 2004 -- The ceasefire signed by rival army groups, under the aegis of the Mission of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) in the eastern town of Bukavu, was broken on Wednesday morning, MONUC reported.
• Rebels take Bukavu in eastern DR of Congo, protesters target UN UN News Centre 02 Jun 2004 -- The town of Bukavu in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) fell to dissident forces today, while troops from the national army either fled or sought sanctuary among troops serving with the United Nations peacekeeping force (MONUC) and looters ransacked UN premises.
• U-S / SHARON PLAN VOA 02 Jun 2004 -- The United States said Tuesday it will not accept a watered-down version of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan. The comments came amid political consultations in Israel leading up to a critical cabinet vote on the Sharon plan this coming Sunday.
• D-R-C / FIGHTING VOA 02 Jun 2004 -- Congolese government troops withdrew from the eastern city of Bukavu, after rebels loyal to renegade commanders attacked the troops. This is a blow to the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• ISRAEL / POLITICS VOA 02 Jun 2004 -- Israeli Prime Minster Ariel Sharon says he is confident that his controversial plan to dismantle Israeli settlements, mostly in Gaza, will win the approval of his cabinet when it comes to a vote Sunday. The prime minister also said that by the end of 2005 there will be no Jews in the Gaza Strip.
• NEPAL POLITICAL CRISIS VOA 02 Jun 2004 -- Nepal's king has appointed as prime minister the same person he removed from the post two years ago. Sher Bahadur Deuba has pledged parliamentary elections and peace with Maoist insurgents.
• U.K. Navy Turns Over Multinational Task Force Command to France Navy Newstand 02 Jun 2004 -- British Royal Navy Rear Adm. Tony Rix turned over command of the multinational Task Force (TF) 150 to Rear Adm. Jean-Pierre Teule of the French Navy here June 1, aboard HMS Cumberland (F 85).

News Reports

• SHAPE News Summary & Analysis SHAPE 02 Jun 2004 -- Report: President Putin to stay away from NATO summit / U.S. official: new draft accommodates views of most Security Council nations

• CONGRESS/BURMA VOA 02 Jun 2004 -- A U-S official says the United States will not recognize any government or constitution emerging from a military -run national convention underway in Burma if democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains under house arrest. The situation in Burma was a key topic in a hearing of a congressional subcommittee on Capitol Hill
• DoD, Postal Service Announce Ballot Initiative Navy Newsstand 02 Jun 04 -- The Department of Defense and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) are launching a series of initiatives intended to expedite the delivery of absentee ballots to U.S. military personnel abroad for this year's general election.