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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 07 Jun 2004 [PDF]
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• CENTCOM Reports Mosque Explosion AFPS 07 Jun 2004 -- U.S. Central Command reported a large explosion and fire at the Kufa Mosque today.
• Attacks Kill Three U.S. Soldiers, Others Wounded AFPS 07 Jun 2004 -- Attacks by insurgents killed three U.S. soldiers and a civilian contractor, and injured several others and Iraqi civilians in incidents June 5-6, according U.S. Central Command officials. Another soldier died from noncombat related causes.
• Seabees, Marines initiate Iraqi Construction Apprentice Program CENTCOM News 07 Jun 2004 -- Navy Seabees recently began training young Iraqis through an innovative program called Iraqi Construction Apprentice Program.
• SOLDIERS OF V CORPS' 1ST ARMORED DIVISION MIX HELPING IRAQI COMMUNITY WITH RECON MISSIONS V CORPS 07 Jun 2004 -- Reconnaissance missions are standard for any unit in a combat zone, and the armored crewmembers of V Corps' B Company, 2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, Task Force 1st Armored Division, are no exception.
• U.S., Iraq Pledge Cooperation On Military Operations RFE/RL 07 Jun 2004 -- Reports from United Nations headquarters in New York say the incoming Iraqi government and the United States have agreed on a way to regulate the use of military forces inside Iraq.
• Coalition detains four, Iraqi Police find and destroy land mine CENTCOM News 07 Jun 2004 -- Soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained four people suspected of anti-Coalition activities, while Iraqi Police identified and destroyed a land mine Sunday in Northern Iraq.
• 1st Marine Division welcomes combat replacements Marine Corps News 07 Jun 2004 -- More than 200 hundred Marines and sailors - all combat replacements - sat inside a crowded chow hall. They are here to take the place of those who were killed or wounded. Others will fill billets left by Marine who ended their service or transferred to new units.
• MAG-13 Augments MAG-16 In Iraq USMC News 07 Jun 2004 -- Since early March, the skies of Western Iraq have been filled with helicopters and KC-130 Hercules aircraft from Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Now there's a new asset in theatre ready to support the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.

• AFGHAN-ELECTIONS VOA 07 Jun 2004 -- The scheduled elections in Afghanistan face another potential delay due to a cash shortage. U.N. officials say international pledges of funds for the elections have not come through.
• AFGHANISTAN ATTACKS VOA 07 Jun 2004 -- The U.S. military in Afghanistan says one of its soldiers was killed and two were wounded while on patrol in the center of the country.
• Three new projects in the Kohi Sofi region CENTCOM News 07 Jun 2004 -- The Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team, based here, broke ground on three new projects in the Kohi Sofi region of Afghanistan May 11.
• Afghan National Army Volunteer Center in Ghazni CENTCOM News 07 Jun 2004 -- U.S. and Afghan National Army officials formally opened the ninth Afghan National Army Volunteer Center in Ghazni during an NAVC ribbon-cutting ceremony May 6.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 28,000 Troops to Participate in JNTC Exercise 07 Jun 2004 -- The Department of Defene today announced that more than 28,000 U.S. and allied service members will participate in Combined Joint Task Force Exercise (CJTFEX) 04-2, culminating in its final phase from June 12 through 22, 2004.
• Myers: No Final Decision Yet on U.S. Posture in Germany AFPS 07 Jun 2004 -- No final decisions have been made about the posture of American forces in Europe, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a press conference here today.

• PENTAGON/KOREA VOA 07 Jun 2004 -- The United States has proposed withdrawing about one-third of American troops from South Korea by the end of next year, as part of a realignment of forces under discussion with authorities in Seoul.
• U.S. Demands More Land for Transfer of Its Military Base KCNA 07 Jun 2004 -- It was disclosed that the United States recently requested the south Korean authorities to offer 300,000 phyong of more land for the transfer of the U.S. military base in Ryongsan, according to the south Korean MBC.
• SOKOR/U.S. TROOPS VOA 07 Jun 2004 -- Top American officials in Seoul are discussing sensitive plans for sweeping cuts in U.S. troop numbers in South Korea.

• Pakistan buys 13 Russian choppers IRNA 07 Jun 2004 -- Pakistan has purchased 13 new MI-17 helicopters from Russia, including 12 for the army at the cost of US dollar 50.7 million.

• State Department Noon Briefing, June 7 Washington File 07 Jun 2004 -- Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt/Israel/Palestinian, North Korea, South Korea, Sudan, Syria, Burma, Pakistan/India

Defense Industry

• Boeing X-45A Unmanned Aircraft Taxi Together; Ready for Multi-Vehicle Flight Boeing 07 Jun 2004 -- Two Boeing [NYSE: BA] X-45A unmanned aircraft taxied together recently when they moved under their own power in a coordinated ground operation at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
• Lockheed Martin's Multiple Launch Rocket System Wins Daedalians Weapons Systems Award Lockheed Martin 07 Jun 2004 -- Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) has been named winner the prestigious Order of Daedalians Weapons System Award, the Colonel Franklin C. Wolfe Memorial Trophy. The award is presented annually by the armed services to groups or organizations judged to have contributed the most outstanding weapon system operating in the aerospace environment.
• Raytheon Awarded $16 Million Contract for LAU-115 and LAU-116 Missile Launcher Production Raytheon 07 Jun 2004 -- Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has been awarded a $16 million U.S. Navy contract for the production of LAU-115 and LAU-116 missile launchers. Both launchers are required to support the Navy's F/A-18E/F aircraft production deliveries that are scheduled through 2012.
• Northrop Grumman To Upgrade Weather Radar System on Air Force Ground Surveillance Aircraft Northrop Grumman 07 Jun 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will integrate a new, more capable weather radar system on U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft under a recent award from the Air Force's Electronic Systems Center. The new radar will give pilots more accurate information about weather conditions along their flight route.
• Raytheon Awarded U.S. Navy Field Service Engineering Contract for Combat and C4ISR Systems Potentially Worth $378 Million Raytheon 07 Jun 2004 -- Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has been awarded a 10-year, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract with a potential value to Raytheon of $378 million, including options, by the U.S. Navy Fleet Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk, Va.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 07 Jun 2004
• IVORY COAST / UNREST UPDATE VOA 07 Jun 2004 -- The Ivorian army says it has attacked rebel positions in western Ivory Coast following clashes in that region earlier Monday, while supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo have set up barricades in many parts of the commercial capital Abidjan. The events mark one of the most serious challenges to the stalled peace process.
• Liberia's sanctions are holding, UN report says UN News Centre 07 Jun 2004 -- A United Nations expert panel on Liberia has found no proof of weapons-smuggling into the West African country after August 2003 or of diamond- and timber-smuggling out, and the imposed sanctions contributed significantly to ending the country's armed conflicts over a 14-year period.
• Rebel forces in eastern DR of Congo mostly withdrawn from Bukavu - UN UN News Centre 07 Jun 2004 -- Two rebel forces have largely withdrawn from the eastern university town of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but about 100 from one group have remained in town and the second force is stationed around the nearby airport north of the town, a United Nations spokesman said today.
• U-S/SHARON PLAN VOA 07 Jun 2004 -- The Bush administration has reaffirmed its support for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan, even though as approved by his cabinet Sunday it would require further cabinet votes for implementation.
• RWANDA/TRIAL VOA 07 Jun 2004 -- A former president of Rwanda was sentenced Monday to 15 years in jail for several crimes committed during and after his term in office.
• U-S-SUDAN-DARFUR VOA 07 Jun 2004 -- The Bush administration Monday defended its handling of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's western Darfur region. It reiterated that U.S. relations with Sudan cannot be normalized as long as the situation in Darfur continues.
• IVORY COAST / UNREST VOA 07 Jun 2004 -- Authorities in Ivory Coast say government soldiers have retaken a town they say was captured by rebels early Monday. But the rebels deny they were involved in any attack. The renewed unrest comes as President Laurent Gbagbo is visiting the United States.
• NIGERIA: At least 50 die in battle with Ijaw militants - witnesses IRIN 07 Jun 2004 -- At least 50 people died in a clash between government troops and Ijaw militants near the oil city of Port Harcourt in southeastern Nigeria at the end of last week, witnesses and a local human rights organisation said.
• South Asia: India Wants Kashmiri Groups To Join Peace Talks RFE/RL 07 Jun 2004 -- India's new government released its first policy statement to the parliament in New Delhi today. The wide range of issues in the government's program includes a pledge to open talks with key separatist groups in the divided region of Kashmir, as well as a push for economic reforms and religious tolerance.
• PALESTINIAN REFUGEES VOA 07 Jun 2004 -- About 350 representatives from more than 60 countries and 30 international organizations are attending the largest-ever conference on the Palestine refugee issue. The conference aims to increase humanitarian assistance to millions of Palestine refugees.
• CONGO / U.N. VOA 07 Jun 2004 -- Fighting has begun in the eastern city of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, just one day after a group of dissident soldiers relinquished control of the town.
• EGYPT / ISRAEL VOA 07 Jun 2004 -- Egypt and Israel nearing agreement to allow more Egyptian troops to patrol the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. The move is aimed at improving security in the area to prepare for a possible Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
• DRC-RWANDA: Kigali closes its border with Congo IRIN 07 Jun 2004 -- Rwanda announced on Sunday that it had closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), following accusations that its forces supported dissident Congolese soldiers in the capture of the eastern town of Bukavu, in South Kivu Province.

News Reports

• SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 07 Jun 2004 -- Germany says future of U.S. bases remains open / Election workers ambushed in south eastern Afghanistan, escape injury / US pushes vote on Iraq UN draft; France hesitates / NATO chief expresses support for Germany's stance against sending its troops to Iraq / Western Balkans pledge more cooperation on EU, NATO integration / Serbs protest the slaying of a teenager in Kosovo
• SHAPE News Summary & Analysis SHAPE 07 Jun 2004 -- German weekly on lessons from March incidents in Kosovo / Report: Olympics will see first deployment of NATO's CBRN / Greece requests deployment of NATO "evacuation team" during Olympics / Spain asked for more troops for Afghanistan / UN fine-tunes Iraq security plans

• Mars Global Surveyor Completes Over 25,000 Orbits And Continues to Rewrite the History Books on Mars Lockheed Martin 07 Jun 2004 -- The venerable Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin, completed its 25,000th orbit around Mars recently and is still going strong. Built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems in partnership with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA's Mars exploration program, MGS achieved this major milestone May 26, demonstrating its yeoman's performance as the "big brother" of orbiters circling Mars and mapping the planet's surface since 1997, as no other Mars exploration spacecraft has done before. The Mars Global Surveyor is approaching the beginning of its eighth year of mission operations in orbit around Mars and continues its record of collecting more information about the red planet than all previous missions combined.