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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 28 Jun 2004 [PDF]
• ROCKET KILLS ONE U.S. SOLDIER
• MARINE KILLED IN ACTION
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

• MNF-1 CONFIRMS MARINE ABSENT CENTCOM 28 Jun 2004 -- Multi-National Force-Iraq officials confirmed June 28 that a Marine assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force had been absent from his unit since June 21.
• Metz leads troops in Iraq through transition Army News Service 28 Jun 2004 -- Leading more than 127,000 U.S. troops through a transition of authority from Coalition forces to the Interim Iraqi Government is more of an art than a science says the commanding general for Multinational Corps-Iraq.
• TF Duke defeats anti-Iraqi force Army News Service 28 Jun 2004 -- About 60 insurgents were killed June 24 when they attacked Task Force Duke and Iraqi Police Services in the city of Baqubah.

• Special Ops Soldiers Capture Enemy Leaders in Afghanistan AFPS 28 Jun 2004 -- Coalition special operations forces raided two anti-coalition compounds and captured two top regional enemy leaders in pre- dawn missions June 26 in southern Afghanistan, a news release from the coalition military command reported today.
• NATO Expected to Widen Role in Afghanistan AFPS 28 Jun 2004 -- NATO nations agreed today at the NATO Istanbul Summit here to expand the alliance's responsibility in Afghanistan to include more provincial reconstruction teams north and west of the capital city of Kabul, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told reporters here June 27.
• AFGHANISTAN/VIOLENCE VOA 28 Jun 2004 -- Islamic militants linked to Afghanistan's ousted Taleban rulers have reportedly killed seven Afghan policemen in the west of the country. In a separate incident, U.S.-led anti-terror forces are said to have killed five Taleban insurgents and captured what they describe as two "mid-level" insurgents.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Recovery Operations for Marine Fighter Jet Conclude Navy Newsstand 28 Jun 2004 -- Recovery operations for a missing U.S. Marine Corps pilot and F/A-18C Hornet aircraft operating from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) have concluded. The pilot, Capt. Franklin R. Hooks II, 32, of Pasco, Fla., was killed in the accident.

• Istanbul Summit Communiqué NATO 28 Jun 2004 -- Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council
• The Istanbul Declaration - Our security in a new era NATO 28 Jun 2004 -- Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Istanbul on 28 June 2004
• OPENING STATEMENT PRESS CONFERENCE NATO SECRETARY GENERAL NATO 28 Jun 2004 -- ISTANBUL SUMMIT
• Chairman's statement NATO 28 Jun 2004 -- Meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the level of Foreign Ministers held in Istanbul
• Transcript: NATO Summit Background Briefing 28 Jun 2004
• NATO Agrees To Train Iraqi Security Forces Washington File 28 Jun 2004 -- NATO leaders gathered at the Istanbul Summit have endorsed plans to provide support for the interim Iraqi government by training its security forces.
• NATO Approves Iraq Role, Afghan Expansion RFE/RL 28 Jun 2004 -- The leaders of the 26 NATO member states opened the alliance's 17th summit in Istanbul today with Iraqi and Afghan security high on the agenda.
• NATO SUMMIT VOA 28 Jun 2004 -- NATO leaders have opened a two-day summit in Istanbul, at which they are expected to approve a request from Iraq for the alliance to help train its security forces. The summit began just as the U.S.-led coalition handed over sovereignty to Iraq's interim government, two days ahead of schedule.
• NATO Makes Key Decisions on Iraq, Afghanistan AFPS 28 Jun 2004 -- "It's been a very good day" was Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's response today as NATO leaders here agreed to support the Iraqi government's request for help in training its security and police forces.
• Istanbul Summit Marks Milestones for NATO AFPS 28 Jun 2004 -- The NATO Istanbul Summit that opened here today is expected to be significant in terms of the alliance's unprecedented outreach beyond its traditional North Atlantic focus and its aggressive emphasis on force planning to tackle new, demanding challenges worldwide, a senior defense official told reporters here today.

• State Department Noon Briefing, June 28 Washington File 28 Jun 2004 -- Supreme Court decision on detainees, Iraq, North Korea, Armitage/Japan's Vice Foreign Minister Takeuchi and Australian Secretary Calvert meeting, Serbia, Sudan, Libya, Israel/Palestinians, Mexico, Albania

Defense Industry

• Boeing Selects BAE SYSTEMS For Digital Flight Control On U.S. Army CH-47F Helicopters BAE Systems 28 Jun 2004 -- Boeing Integrated Defense Systems has selected BAE Systems to develop the digital flight control computer for the newest version of the U.S. Armys CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift transport helicopter, the CH-47F. The company will design the system and produce seven development shipsets in support of flight tests scheduled for 2005.
• Digital Flight Control System ON U.S. Army CH-47F Helicopters To Use BAE Systems CsLEOS' Real-Time Operating System BAE Systems 28 Jun 2004 -- An open-architecture real-time operating system developed by BAE Systems has been selected for use on the newest version of the U.S. Armys CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift transport helicopter, the CH-47F. The CsLEOS operating system will underpin the helicopters digital flight control system.
• CACI Clarifies Information About Interrogator Services in Iraq CACI 28 Jun 2004 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE:CAI) today stated that due to the erroneous, inaccurate and false information being widely disseminated and repeated, it has again become necessary to clarify various aspects of its contract arrangements with the U.S. Army to provide interrogator services (an intelligence information gathering function) in Iraq.
• Northrop Grumman-Developed Heavy-Fuel Engine Promises Higher Performance, Lower Costs for Hunter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Northrop Grumman 28 Jun 2004 -- The U.S. Army's RQ-5A Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will be able to climb faster, operate at higher altitudes, and spend less time being serviced thanks to the integration of a heavy-fuel engine on the air vehicle by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), the Hunter prime contractor.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 28 Jun 2004
• New U.N. Mission Assumes Command of Peacekeeping Activities in Haiti Washington File 28 Jun 2004 -- A new mission of the United Nations assumed command June 25 of peacekeeping activities in Haiti, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has announced.

• AFRICA: African Union stresses importance of conflict resolution and peacekeeping IRIN 28 Jun 2004 -- The commissioner of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has spelt out four major obstacles to ending conflict on the continent.

• POWELL / SUDAN VOA 29 Jun 2004 -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell visits Sudan Tuesday to urge Khartoum authorities to rein-in Arab militiamen accused of massive human rights abuses in the western Darfur region. Mr. Powell is to meet with Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir and also visit displaced people in Darfur.
• IVORY COAST / REBELS VOA 28 Jun 2004 -- Rebels in Ivory Coast say they will only take part in renewed dialogue with President Laurent Gbagbo if officials from the United Nations also participate. Mr. Gbagbo has called a meeting for Tuesday in an effort to revive the stalled peace process.
• SIERRA LEONE: Taylor could be tried upon request by Liberian government IRIN 28 Jun 2004 -- The former Liberian president Charles Taylor could be brought to trial in the near future if the government of Liberia issues a request, said the United Nations officials visiting Freetown.
• COTE D IVOIRE: Opposition and Gbagbo to talk peace IRIN 28 Jun 2004 -- Opposition parties said they will hold talks with President Laurent Gbabgo on Tuesday, in what will be their first face to face meeting since the government of reconciliation fell apart in March, though rebel leaders have refused to attend.
• Russians Kill Suspected Leader Of Ingush Attacks RFE/RL 28 Jun 2004 -- Russian authorities claimed today that federal forces have killed one of those responsible for planning the 21-22 June attacks in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia that killed nearly 100 people.
• LIBERIA / DISARMAMENT VOA 28 Jun 2004 -- Liberia has started reintegrating former combatants back into the country's work force as part of the last phase of its national disarmament program.
• ICRC/DARFUR VOA 28 Jun 2004 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is mounting a huge humanitarian relief operation for hundreds of thousands of people in Sudan's western Darfur region.
• ISRAEL/PALESTINIAN VIOLENCE VOA 28 Jun 2004 -- Palestinian militants fired two Qassam rockets at an Israeli town close to the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing two people and injuring at least seven others. The attack is the latest in an upsurge of violence over the past days.

News Reports

• SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 28 Jun 2004 -- NATO defence ministers fail to agree on targets for "usable" troops / UK's Blair says Afghanistan is top NATO priority / Colin Powell suggest NATO role training African peacekeepers / Reformer wins Serbia's presidential elections / Bosnia fails to meet conditions for NATO outreach program / Bosnian Serbs fail in hunt for war crimes suspects / U.S. says Iraqis rehiring Saddam army members / More U.S. troops for Iraq not essential / More Spanish troops to Afghanistan, "limited" says PM
• SHAPE News Summary & Analysis SHAPE 28 Jun 2004 -- NATO agrees to help Iraq, major expansion of ISAF and handover of SFOR to EU

• PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME United Nations 28 Jun 2004
• PRESS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL ADVISER MAURICE STRONG United Nations 28 Jun 2004
• Sea Launch Delivers Telstar 18 Satellite to Orbit Boeing 28 Jun 2004 -- Sea Launch Company deployed Loral's Telstar 18 communications satellite into orbit tonight from its ocean-based platform on the Equator. Early data indicate all systems aboard the spacecraft are in excellent condition.
• Intelsat 10-02 satellite reaches geostationary orbit EADS 28 Jun 2004 -- After its launch from Baikonur by a Proton launch vehicle, the IS 10-02 satellite’s perigee altitude was raised in several burns of its own engine until it reached geostationary orbit. Its solar arrays were successfully deployed as were the antenna reflectors and the satellite is now accurately pointing to Earth. All systems are behaving nominally. As planned the satellite is drifting to its orbital position where it will be thoroughly tested before the payload can be brought into full operational service.