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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 03 Jun 2004 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

• Muqtada Militia Attacks U.S. Soldiers, More Weapons Found AFPS 03 Jun 2004 -- Task Force 1st Armored Division soldiers were attacked today during a search of a school near Kufa, suspected site of several recent mortar attacks, according to a Central Commands news release.
• Iraq: Signs Of New Peace Deal In Al-Najaf Despite Troubled Truce RFE/RL 03 Jun 2004 -- There are signs of progress toward ending the uprising by supporters of radical Shi'a cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Al-Najaf even as the current truce there is repeatedly broken. Shi'a religious and political parties appear close to a new deal with al-Sadr that could see his supporters and U.S. forces withdraw from the shrine city soon.
• 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Informed of Stop Move/Stop Loss OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) 8th Army 03 Jun 04 -- Effective June 1, the Department of the Army approved the unit stop loss/stop movement for the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom

• NATO-led Force Now in Charge of Military Part of Kabul Airport Washington File 02 Jun 2004 -- The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan assumed control of the military part of Kabul International Airport June 1, NATO said in a press notice.
• Afghanistan: Drug Trade Is Focus of U.S. Congressional Hearing RFE/RL 03 Jun 2004 -- With Afghanistan's elections due to be held in just three months, there is growing concern about the country's security. The instability in much of the country outside the capital, Kabul, is made worse because of the growing drug trade in a country that is the world's leading producer of the opium poppy. Several officials from the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush testified yesterday about the problem before a congressional committee.
• AFGHANISTAN/MSF VOA 03 Jun 2004 -- A Nobel Prize-winning aid group is suspending operations in Afghanistan, after five of its workers were killed in an ambush attack earlier this week.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Transcript: Media Availability with Commander, U.S. Southern Command General James T. Hill 03 Jun 2004 -- Commander, U.S. Southern Command General James T. Hill
• GITMO Yielding Valuable Intelligence in a Safe, Disciplined Environment AFPS 03 Jun 2004 -- Interrogations procedures being used at the detention facility at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are safe, humane and disciplined - and approved personally by the secretary of defense with input from the DoD general counsel and U.S. Justice Department, the head of U.S. Southern Command told Pentagon reporters today.

• Navy to Christen Submarine 03 Jun 2004 -- The Department of Defense announced today that the Navy's newest Seawolf class nuclear-powered submarine Jimmy Carter will be christened Saturday during an 11 a.m. ET ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn.

• RUMSFELD / SINGAPORE VOA 03 Jun 2004 -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has joined his Asian counterparts in Singapore for a defense conference (beginning Friday) that will include discussions on the war on terrorism and safeguarding a region with some of the world's most important maritime shipping routes.
• Maintainers reap Commando Sling training benefits American Forces Press Service 03 Jun 2004 -- Commando Sling 04-3 has been an "awesome training environment" for the Airmen of the 36th Maintenance Squadron at Osan Air Base, South Korea, said Master Sgt. John Haulman, production superintendent.
• Fewer Numbers Don't Mean Less Capability, Rumsfeld Says AFPS 03 Jun 2004 -- As changes in the U.S. military's global posture take place, no one should confuse fewer numbers of troops or hardware in any given place with a lessening of capability, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told reporters en route here overnight.
• Wartime Footing Shapes Army Training AFPS 03 Jun 2004 -- The nature of today's military - where war has become the expected rather than simply the anticipated - is ushering in sweeping changes in the way the Army trains its soldiers.

• MND ISSUES POSITION PAPER ON ARMS PROCUREMENT PLAN CNA 03 Jun 2004 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) issued a position paper Thursday to solicit public support for its three important arms procurement projects which will cost an estimated NT$610.8 billion (US$18.23 billion).
• TAIWAN SHOULD INCREASE ARMS PURCHASES: CABINET SPOKESMAN CNA 03 Jun 2004 -- Executive Yuan spokesman Chen Chi-mai said Thursday that Taiwan should raise its military expenditures amid mainland China's increasing military buildup, in terms of both quality and quantity.

• Kerry: We Must Strengthen our Military to Meet Today's Challenges John Kerry for President 03 Jun 2004 -- Announces Senior Military Advisory Group of Retired Admirals and Generals
• Transcript: Remarks of Senator John Kerry on Strengthening Our Military John Kerry for President 03 Jun 2004

• White House Daily Briefing, June 3 Washington File 02 Jun 2004 -- Tenet Resignation, Investigation of leak of CIA operative, Ahmed Chalabi/Iran

Defense Industry

• ATK Awarded $14.5 Million Contract for Additional Production of the AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning System ATK 03 Jun 2004 -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) has received a $14.5 million production contract from the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., for additional AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems and sensor upgrade kits. The contract represents additional production options to ATK’s existing sensor upgrade contract first awarded in 1998. The kits and systems will be delivered to the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. allies for integration into various aircraft.
• Boeing SLAM-ER Hits Target and Demonstrates New Capability Boeing 03 Jun 2004 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) team successfully demonstrated its new retargeting capability recently at Point Mugu, Calif.
• Lockheed Martin's Sniper XR Advanced Targeting Pod Receives High Praise During In-Flight Operation Lockheed Martin 03 Jun 2004 -- U.S. Air Force Gen. William J. Begert, Commander of the Pacific Air Forces, recently lauded Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] Sniper XR Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) after a 90-minute familiarization flight in Nevada.
• Lockheed Martin Wins Compact Kinetic Energy Missile Program Lockheed Martin 03 Jun 2004 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has won the competition to produce the U.S. Army's Compact Kinetic Energy Missile (CKEM) program. CKEM is the next generation hypervelocity anti-tank weapon to support the service's Future Force.
• Northrop Grumman to Provide New Tactical Cockpit for Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft Northrop Grumman 03 Jun 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been competitively selected to provide the integrated tactical cockpit for the U.S. Navy's E-2 Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 03 Jun 2004
• PRESS BRIEFING ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO BY UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS United Nations 03 Jun 2004
• DRC: Demonstrators stone MONUC headquarters IRIN 03 Jun 2004 -- Thousands of angry Congolese demonstrated on Thursday at the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) against what they perceived as its failure to prevent army dissidents from seizing part of the eastern town of Bukavu.
• U.N./CONGO VOA 03 Jun 2004 -- A U.N. official says more troops may be needed to prevent violence against United Nations facilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Scores of people have died in a week of fighting between Congolese army troops and ethnic Tutsi rebels, in the worst violence the country has seen since the end of the civil war two years ago.
• DRC / FIGHTING VOA 03 Jun 2004 -- Demonstrations broke out in several cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to protest the U-N failure to secure the eastern city of Bukavu against dissident soldiers. In Kinshasa, U-N troops shot and killed two looters at a U-N warehouse.

• PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS United Nations 03 Jun 2004
• Cyprus still requires comprehensive settlement, Annan says UN News Centre 03 Jun 2004 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has underscored the need for a comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus question while noting that as long as the current stalemate continues there is "no apparent basis for resuming the good offices" effort.
• U-N/CYPRUS VOA 03 Jun 2004 -- Greek-Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos has rejected a U-N report that blames him for the failure of Secretary General Kofi Annan's Cyprus peace plan. The Cypriot leader discussed the future of efforts to reunify the divided island with Mr. Annan at U-N headquarters in New York.

• Liberia's peace process is 'firmly on track,' UN envoy tells Security Council UN News Centre 03 Jun 2004 -- The once-volatile situation in Liberia has calmed and security is being restored to the West African country, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission there (UNMIL) told the Security Council today.
• SUDAN/DARFUR AID VOA 03 Jun 2004 -- The United Nations is warning that thousands of people in the western Sudanese province of Darfur and refugees from the area who have fled to neighboring Chad will die over the coming weeks and months if they do not receive urgent humanitarian assistance. Lisa Schlein reports the United Nations has launched an emergency appeal for 236-million dollars at a major donors conference in Geneva.
• SOMALIA: Nearly 60 killed, thousands displaced in Bulo Hawa clashes IRIN 03 Jun 2004 -- Nearly 60 people have been killed in clashes between rival clans in the southwestern town of Bulo Hawa, humanitarian sources said. About 2,500 families had been displaced in and around the town while another 2,000 people had fled to Mandera in neighbouring Kenya, they added.
• SIERRA LEONE/COURT VOA 03 Jun 2004 -- A special war crimes court in Sierra Leone has begun the first trial of suspects accused of committing atrocities during the country's 10-year civil war.
• ISRAEL / TURKEY VOA 03 Jun 2004 -- Israel has received more stinging criticism from its only Muslim ally, Turkey. In an interview, published today (Thursday) in a major Israeli newspaper, Turkey's prime minister accuses Israel of treating Palestinians the same way Jews were treated 500 years ago, when they were persecuted and driven out of Spain.

News Reports

• SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 03 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
• SHAPE News Summary & Analysis SHAPE 03 Jun 2004 -- Greek daily: government seeking means for U.S. involvement in Olympics security / D-Day celebrations prompt network to look at NATO's future / Relief agency suspends Afghan operations after five workers killed