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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 22 Sep 2004 [PDF]
• TASK FORCE OLYMPIA SOLDIER DIES FROM INJURIES FOLLOWING ATTACK
• SOLDIER DIES IN BAGHDAD CAR BOMB BLAST
• ONE TASK FORCE DANGER SOLDIER KILLED IN ATTACK
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• Iraqi Intervention Forces and Task Force Baghdad continue security operations MNF-I/MNC-I 22 Sep 2004 -- Insurgents launched 52 mortar rounds and two rockets, often landing on the dwellings of innocent civilians today as Task Force Baghdad Soldiers and Iraqi Intervention Forces continued their efforts to make the streets of eastern Baghdad neighborhoods safer Sep. 22.
• Joint Operation Targets Insurgents in Baghdad AFPS 22 Sep 2004 -- U.S. soldiers of Task Force Baghdad, in conjunction with Iraqi intervention forces, are conducting security operations in eastern Baghdad targeting pockets of insurgents and terrorists, a Multinational Force Iraq news release said.
• ANTI-IRAQI FORCES ATTACK 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION FROM MOSQUE CENTCOM 22 Sep 2004 -- A 1st Infantry Division patrol was attacked Sept. 22 by anti-Iraqi forces with small arms fire and mortar fire from a mosque in Samarra at approximately 5 p.m. The Soldiers did not return fire.
• Second Car-Bomb Blast Rocks Baghdad RFE/RL 22 Sep 2004 -- A second car bomb has exploded in Baghdad today, reportedly causing casualties.
• Car Bomb Shakes Baghdad Amid Continuing Clashes RFE/RL 22 Sep 2004 -- A car bomb exploded in western Baghdad today, causing casualties and widespread damage.
• U.S. Air Strikes Reported In Baghdad's Al-Sadr City RFE/RL 22 Sep 2004 -- U.S. forces attacked suspected insurgent positions in Baghdad's Al-Sadr City neighborhood today.
• Joint Operations In Eastern Baghdad Pushes Out Insurgents 1st Cavalry Division News 22 Sept 2004 -- Task Force Baghdad troops, in conjunction with Iraqi Intervention Forces are conducting security operations in eastern Baghdad targeting pockets of insurgents and terrorists.

• MUSHARRAF / BUSH VOA 22 Sep 2004 -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf told the United Nations Wednesday his government will do everything it can to prevent terrorists operating from Pakistan from disrupting next month's elections in neighboring Afghanistan. Mr. Musharraf discussed the issue earlier in the day with President Bush.
• Pakistan Working to Stop Terrorists from Disrupting Afghan Elections Washington File 22 Sep 2004 -- Pakistan will do all it can to prevent terrorists from using its territory to disrupt the Afghan presidential election October 9, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said September 22.
• Afghanistan: Karzai Aides In Political Talks With Chief Rival RFE/RL 22 Sep 2004 -- Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai's aides have been trying to convince his main rival in next month's presidential election to drop out of the race. Officials from the political teams of both Karzai and his former education minister, Yunos Qanuni, have said that a deal is close. But Qanuni said he is not ready to quit the election and support Karzai's candidacy.
• Afghan Leader Says Much Remains To Be Done RFE/RL 22 Sep 2004 -- Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai has admitted his country still has a number of problems to solve, but he says the planned 9 October presidential election represents "the most significant milestone" toward a democratic government.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Transfer of Detainees Completed 22 Sep 2004 -- The Department of Defense announced today that it transferred 10 detainees from Afghanistan to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
• Transfer of Detainees Completed 22 Sep 2004 -- The Department of Defense announced today that it transferred 11 detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Afghanistan for release. This transfer increases the number of detainees who've left Guantanamo Bay to 202.
• Military Commission Review Panel Takes Oath of Office AFPS 22 Sep 2004 -- The first review panel members for military commissions took their oath of office at a Pentagon ceremony Sept. 21

• U.S. ARMY AIRSHIP MISSIONS OVER THE WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA, MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA Army News Release 22 Sep 2004 -- The U.S. Army plans to conduct mission flights of a leased commercial airship over the Washington, D.C. metro area, Maryland and Northern Virginia starting today and continuing through Oct. 2. The 178-foot-long, A-170 LightshipT will be used in proof-of-concept mission flights for the Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment (RAID) sensor equipment that is currently providing force protection to troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
• Army expands anthrax, smallpox vaccinations Army News 22 Sep 2004 -- Anthrax vaccinations have resumed for Soldiers whose series of injections were interrupted during the anthrax vaccine shortages of 2000-2001.
• Navy Pier Construction Underway Off California Coast Navy NewsStand 22 Sep 2004 -- Construction is under way on the world's first open-ocean, roll-on roll-off pier off the California coast.
• Cushing Returns from Northern Arabian Gulf Navy NewsStand 22 Sep 2004 -- USS Cushing (DD 985) returned to Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 27 after being deployed for nearly five months in the Persian Gulf.
• New Joint Command Stands Ready to Defend Capital AFPS 22 Sep 2004 -- A new headquarters here will concentrate the military mission to help defend the nation's capital.
• Defense Department Announces Sexual Harassment Task Force 22 Sep 2004 -- Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld today announced the appointment of the Defense Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Academies. The task force was mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2004 to examine matters relating to sexual harassment and violence at the U. S. Military Academy and the U. S. Naval Academy.

• NATO and Russia to conduct a procedural exercise on 28-30 September 2004 NATO 22 Sep 2004 -- The 27 members of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) will conduct their first procedural exercise under the auspices of the NRC from 28 to 30 September 2004. The exercise is sponsored by NATO's Secretary General in his capacity as the chairman of the NRC.

• Iraqi, Afghan Elections Will Proceed, Powell Says Washington File 22 Sep 2004 -- Holding Iraqi elections by the end of January 2005 "is reasonable, it is feasible, and that is the goal," Secretary of State Colin Powell said September 22.
• White House Daily Briefing, September 22 Washington File 22 Sep 2004 -- White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan briefed reporters on Air Force One September 22 as they accompanied President Bush en route to King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Defense Industry

• ATK Wins New Fuze Contract with Potential Value of $54 Million ATK 22 Sep 2004 -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) has received an initial $10 million production contract from the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., for FMU-139C/B bomb fuzes. With options, the contract could exceed $54 million over the next two years. The award strengthens the company’s position as a leading provider of fuzes for the U.S. military and its allies and supports its growing capability to develop and deliver integrated ordnance systems.
• General Dynamics Receives $26.5 Million Contract for M2HB Machine Gun Overhaul Kits General Dynamics 22 Sep 2004 -- General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was awarded a $26.5 million contract by the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command, Rock Island, Ill., for the production of 45 M2HB Machine Gun Overhaul Kits. Total contract value could reach $49.9 million if all planned options are exercised.
• Team US101 Submits Updated Presidential Helicopter Replacement (VXX) Program Proposal to U.S. Navy Lockheed Martin 22 Sep 2004 -- Team US101 has responded to the U.S. Navy’s request for an updated proposal offering executive transport variants of its American-built US101 medium-lift helicopters for the Presidential Helicopter Replacement (VXX) program. Team US101 is competing to provide the president of the United States with a state-of-the-art fleet of next-generation helicopters better known by the call sign: “Marine One.”
• Northrop Grumman Awarded Slovakian Command and Control System Contract Northrop Grumman 22 Sep 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract to provide a national military command-and-control system to Slovakia. The command center, located in Bratislava, is scheduled for delivery in February 2005.
• Raytheon Completes JSOW Operational Test and Evaluation Firings Raytheon 22 Sep 2004 -- Raytheon Company's unitary/penetration variant of Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW-C) has completed operational test (OT) firings with nine of 10 shots successful against a wide range of targets. JSOW-C was developed by a team that includes the U.S. Navy, Raytheon, BAE Systems and Thales Missile Electronics.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 22 Sep 2004
• Peacebuilding success hinges on needed support, Annan tells Security Council UN News Centre 22 Sep 2004 -- As the Security Council embarked today on a discussion of building durable peace in countries shattered by war, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said this goal can be reached only when key conditions - including adequate resources and trained personnel - are met.

• Road Map Only Way Forward to Mideast Peace, Powell Says Washington File 22 Sep 2004 -- The United States remains committed to the Road Map for Peace in the Middle East.
• CONGRESS/SUDAN VOA 22 Sep 2004 -- Two U.S. lawmakers just returned from Sudan say the situation in the western Darfur region remains intolerable, and are urging the government in Khartoum to take further actions to alleviate suffering there.
• Powell-Mideast Quartet VOA 22 Sep 2004 -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell convened Wednesday in New York with his counterparts from Russia, the European Union and the United Nations making up the informal Quartet on the Middle East. They said no significant progress has been achieved on their road map to Middle East peace.
• SUDAN: Conflict affecting more people in Darfur region IRIN 22 Sep 2004 -- The number of people affected by conflict in the troubled western Sudanese region of Darfur rose to 1.8 million in August, of whom 1.45 million were internally displaced persons (IDPs), the United Nations said on Wednesday.
• LIBERIA: Islamic militants launch fresh attacks on police stations IRIN 22 Sep 2004 -- An armed Islamic militant group inspired by the Taliban in Afghanistan has launched a fresh series of attacks on police stations in northeastern Nigeria, nine months after it first took up arms in the region.
• Georgia: President Vows Peaceful Resolution Of Separatist Conflicts RFE/RL 22 Sep 2004 -- Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has told the UN General Assembly that Georgia aims to solve its separatist conflicts with South Ossetia and Abkhazia peacefully and find new ways of cooperating with Russia. Saakashvili called for an enhanced international role, saying the unresolved conflicts pose a threat to Georgia and the region. He outlined a series of measures aimed at building trust and unifying the state. The president also became the first leader to formally commit forces to protect UN personnel in Iraq.
• Middle East: Despite lack of progress, Quartet reaffirms support for Road Map UN News Centre 22 Sep 2004 -- The members of the diplomatic Quartet, meeting today at United Nations Headquarters in New York, pledged support for the Road Map outline peace plan despite the lack of "significant progress" achieved so far.
• UN agencies find number of Sudanese displaced from Darfur jumps to 1.45 million UN News Centre 22 Sep 2004 -- The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region has swelled to 1.45 million, United Nations humanitarian agencies announced today, warning that figure is likely to rise even further as relief officials move to document the situation in areas that were previously restricted.
• ISRAEL/BOMBING VOA 22 Sep 2004 -- A female suicide bomber blew herself up in a Jerusalem neighborhood where hitchhikers gather, killing at least two and injuring more than a dozen others. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says he will strike back at militants. The Palestinian militant group al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades has claimed responsibility.
• SUDAN/DARFUR VOA 22 Sep 2004 -- The United Nations says fighting and other strife is preventing aid workers from reaching 100-thousand people in Darfur who need help.
• ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS VOA 22 Sep 2004 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has again threatened to take action against Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. In an hour-long interview with Israel Radio he also expressed doubts about Syria's planned troop redeployment in Lebanon.

News Reports

• PanAmSat selects Sea Launch for Galaxy 16 Mission Boeing 22 Sep 2004 -- Sea Launch has been selected to launch PanAmSat's Galaxy 16 communication satellite from its equatorial launch site on the Equator. The agreement provides for Sea Launch to lift the 4700-kg spacecraft to geosynchronous transfer orbit in 2006.
• Northrop Grumman Partners with NASA JPL to Co-Develop Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter Northrop Grumman 22 Sep 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC) has been selected to partner with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop a preliminary design for the Prometheus Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO), an electric propulsion vehicle powered by a nuclear fission reactor. The contract award is for approximately $400 million, covering work through mid-2008.