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08 October 2004 Military News

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Current Operations

  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 08 Oct 2004 [PDF]
  • ONE TASK FORCE DANGER SOLDIER KILLED, ONE WOUNDED BY IED
  • DoD Identifies Army Casualty

  • Insurgent Attacks on Troops Decrease AFPS 08 Oct 2004 -- Despite what is predominantly reported by civilian media outlets, the number of attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq has decreased, the deputy operations director for Multinational Force Iraq said today during an interview from Baghdad.
  • Army Reserve Speeds Iraqi Army Training AFPS 08 Oct 2004 -- The U. S. Army Reserve's 98th Division (Institutional Training) is heading to Iraq to take the lead in a historic training venture. The reserve division will speed the training of the new Iraqi army and provide command and control as part of the U.S. Army's new Foreign Army Training Assistance Command, or FA-TRAC.
  • COALITION FORCES STRIKE AIF SAFE HOUSE IN FALLUJAH CENTCOM 08 Oct 2004 -- Multi-National Force-Iraq struck an Abu Musab al-Zarqawi safe house in northwest Fallujah on the morning of October 8. Credible intelligence sources confirmed Zarqawi leaders were meeting at the safe house at the time of the strike. The precision strike occurred at 1:15 a.m. Central Baghdad Time. Intelligence sources confirmed that the safe house was being used by the group to meet and plan attacks against Iraqi civilians, Iraqi Security Forces, and Multi-National Forces.
  • SOLDIERS CATCH SUSPECTED BOMB MAKER; 1500 ARTILLERY ROUNDS SEIZED CENTCOM 08 Oct 2004 -- Working off a tip, Task Force Baghdad troops detained a truck carrying more than 1,500 155-millimeter artillery rounds Oct. 7. This seizure is one of the largest by the task force to date.
  • Escorts keep watch over foreign workers AFPN 08 Oct 2004 -- Help wanted: Critical job working outside in sandy, arid 110-degree heat. Must leave comforts of home, family and friends for four months. Will provide perimeter security during increased threat levels and escort third-country and local nationals to job sites. Free travel!
  • HCS-4 Returns From Iraq Navy NewsStand 08 Oct 2004 -- Helicopter Combat Support Special Squadron (HCS) 4 Det. 2, returned to Norfolk Oct. 6, after a three-month deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  • MAG-16 Marines continue training in Iraq USMC News 08 Oct 2004 -- It hasn't rained at the desert air base of Al Asad, Iraq in months, but there has definitely been training for the personnel of Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.
  • Fast Tracking. Army Reserve speeds Iraqi Army training Army News Release 08 Oct 2004 -- The U. S. Army Reserve's 98th Division (Institutional Training) is heading to Iraq to take the lead in a historic training venture. The Reserve division will speed the training of the new Iraqi Army and provide command and control as part of the Army's new Foreign Army Training Assistance Command or FA-TRAC.

  • AFGHANISTAN: SECURITY AND LEGITIMACY QUESTIONS SHADOW ELECTION US Dept. of State IIP, Foreign Media Reaction 08 Oct 2004
  • Combat controllers call in big guns for troops in Afghanistan AFPN 08 Oct 2004 -- They are respectfully referred to as "the guys with the beards," by their fellow Airmen here. It is distinction that few American servicemembers in Afghanistan can claim.
  • U.S. Envoy to Kabul Predicts Successful Afghan Election Washington File 08 Oct 2004 -- The U.S. Envoy to Kabul Zalmay Khalilzad is cautiously optimistic that Afghanistan's first, direct presidential election with universal suffrage will take place October 9 without major violence by insurgents attempting to disrupt it.
  • Afghanistan finalizes preparations for historic presidential election - UN mission UN News Centre 08 Oct 2004 -- A day before Afghans go to the polls to cast a vote for president for the first time in their history, the final preparations for the elections have been completed, the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) said today.
  • 740,000 Afghan refugees in Pakistan have registered to vote, UN mission says UN News Centre 08 Oct 2004 -- Some 740,000 Afghan refugees living in Pakistan have registered to vote this Saturday in their homeland's first-ever presidential election, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) announced today, as campaigning by the candidates formally ended 48 hours ahead of the poll.
  • Afghan Election Set to Take Place in Mostly Secure Environment Washington File 08 Oct 2004 -- U.S. Ambassador to Kabul Zalmay Khalilzad says Afghan and international security forces have created a mostly secure environment for Afghan men and women to cast ballots in their country's first, direct presidential election with universal suffrage.
  • Powell-Afghanistan VOA 08 Oct 2004 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell says opponents of change will probably try to block Saturday's elections in Afghanistan, but he says the process of democracy in that country is irreversible.
  • Afghanistan: UN, NGOs Under Curfew, In 'Hibernation' Ahead Of Vote RFE/RL 08 Oct 2004 -- Millions of Afghans will go to the polls tomorrow to cast ballots for their country's first elected president. Different insurgent and terrorist groups have promised to disrupt the elections with violence
  • Afghanistan: Special UN Envoy Sees Country In 'Delicate Moment' RFE/RL 08 Oct 2004 -- One of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's special messengers of peace, Anna Cataldi, says Afghanistan faces formidable difficulties as it tries to ensure a free and fair presidential election tomorrow.
  • Afghanistan: Despite Problems, UN Chief Expects Voters to Express Their Will RFE/RL 08 Oct 2004 -- The UN's top official in Afghanistan has issued his overall assessment of conditions for tomorrow's Afghan presidential election. Jean Arnault, the UN secretary-general's special representative, says the disarmament of Afghan factional militias has fallen short of expectations. He says a culture of violence persists in which some candidates are encouraging voter intimidation. And he says most Afghans need to be better educated about how elections work. But despite these problems, Arnault concluded there is a "degree of freedom and fairness" that will allow Afghans to express their political will tomorrow.
  • AFGHAN/ELECTION/SCENESETTER VOA 08 Oct 2004 -- Two of Afghanistan's main cities have come under rocket attack on the eve of the country's historic presidential election. But the damage was moderate and not enough to disrupt plans for the voting. Coalition forces are thankful things are not worse.
  • Rocket Attacks Rattle Afghan Capital, But Cause No Injuries RFE/RL 08 Oct 2004 -- A rocket attack targeted central Kabul this morning, one day before national voting to choose the first directly elected president in the country's history, but international media reported that the resulting explosion caused no casualties.
  • RFE/RL Afghanistan Report, Vol 3, Number 36 08 Oct 2004 -- ELECTION OFFICIAL, SECURITY FORCES PREPARE FOR AFGHANISTAN'S PRESIDENTIAL POLL / ELECTION SPECIAL / OSCE SAYS AFGHAN ELECTION WILL BE CHALLENGED TO MEET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS... / ...AS U.S., UN OFFICIALS EXPECT AFGHAN ELECTIONS TO GO FORWARD, BUT WARN OF VIOLENCE / NATO GENERAL ASSURES AFGHAN LEADER OF ELECTION SECURITY / HUMAN-RIGHTS GROUP SAYS AFGHAN WOMEN ARE UNDER ATTACK FOR POLITICAL PARTICIPATION / NEO-TALIBAN SPOKESMAN SAYS GROUP WILL NOT ATTACK AFGHAN VOTERS IN PAKISTAN... / ...BUT WOULD KILL THE CANDIDATES IF THEY COULD / FORMER AFGHAN PRESIDENT SUPPORTS KARZAI / RUMORS OF QANUNI QUITTING AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL RACE DENIED, AS HE MAY FORM A COALITION / CLASH REPORTED BETWEEN KARZAI AND QANUNI SUPPORTERS IN WESTERN AFGHANISTAN... / FOUR NEW POLITICAL PARTIES REGISTERED IN AFGHANISTAN / AFGHAN LEADER RECEIVES AWARD IN GERMANY / NEO-TALIBAN BLAMED FOR KILLING SEVEN SOLDIERS IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN / GERMAN AND SWISS SOLDIERS INJURED IN NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN / NEARLY 1,000 KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN IN 2004 / NETHERLANDS TO RECONSIDER FORMER AFGHAN COMMUNIST LEADER'S ASYLUM REQUEST / THIS WEEK IN AFGHANISTAN'S HISTORY

Defense Policy / Programs

  • Aviles Sworn in as 30th Under Secretary of the Navy 08 Oct 2004 -- Secretary of the Navy Gordon England today swore in Dionel M. Aviles as the 30th under secretary of the Navy in an informal ceremony held in the Pentagon. A formal ceremony will be scheduled at a later date. In this capacity Aviles serves as the deputy and principal assistant to the secretary of the Navy and acts with full authority of the secretary in the day-to-day management of the Department of the Navy.

  • Canadian Forces Contribute Maritime Surveillance Assets to NATO's Campaign Against Terrorism Department of Defence/Canadian Forces 08 Oct 2004 -- Two Canadian Forces (CF) CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft and more than 65 air force personnel are deploying to Sigonella, Italy this month on Operation SIRIUS , Canada's participation in a NATO Campaign Against Terrorism mission known as Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR .

  • NATO / IRAQ VOA 08 Oct 2004 -- The NATO alliance has approved a plan to send at least 300 military instructors to Iraq before elections are held there in January. VOA's Roger Wilkison reports from Brussels that the NATO instructors will be put under the command of the U.S. general in charge of rebuilding Iraq's armed forces.
  • NATO Nations agree next step in implementing training in Iraq NATO 08 Oct 2004 -- The NAC has agreed on a Concept of Operations for substantially enchancing NATO's assistance to the Iraqi Interim Government with the training of its security forces, as well as the coordination of offers of training and equipment.

  • BUSH/ KERRY FOREIGN POLICY VOA 08 Oct 2004 -- This year's U.S. presidential campaign has revealed some sharp foreign policy differences between President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry.

  • William Tell competition resumes after eight-year break AFPN 08 Oct 2004 -- The Air Force's first William Tell air-to-air competition in eight years takes flight at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 8 to 19.
  • EP-3E Passes Operational Testing Navy NewsStand 08 Oct 2004 -- The EP-3E Aries II Sensor System Improvement Program (SSIP) upgrade passed a review by the Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force in September.
  • National Guard Plays Big Role in War on Terrorism AFPS 08 Oct 2004 -- America's citizen soldiers are taking an unprecedented role in the global war on terrorism, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said today.
  • Airmen Train With NATO Allies AFPS 08 Oct 2004 -- Airmen from Aviano Air Base, Italy, joined forces with troops from one of NATO's newest member nations Oct. 4-7 to improve the way they rescue downed pilots.
  • European Command Combating Terror Threats in Africa AFPS 08 Oct 2004 -- Africa is also a front in the global war on terrorism, according to the U.S. general responsible for U.S. military operations and military-to-military ties in Africa.

  • Torture Is Not Acceptable Under Any Circumstances, U.S. Says Washington File 08 Oct 2004 -- The United States will not compromise its commitment to human rights and rule of law in order to fight the war against terrorism, the head of the U.S. delegation to a human rights conference promised October 7.

  • State Department Noon Briefing, October 8 Washington File 08 Oct 2004 -- Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon/Syria, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Cuba, Afghanistan, Israel/Palestinians, Cambodia, Kenya, Nepal
  • White House Daily Briefing, October 8 Washington File 08 Oct 2004 -- White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan briefed reporters October 8 in St. Louis, Missouri, where President Bush and Democratic Senator John Kerry will hold their second debate on the campus of Washington University

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

  • DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 08 Oct 2004

  • AFRICA/PEACEKEEPING VOA 08 Oct 2004 -- A U.S. official says Africa is likely to place more demands on United Nations peacekeeping resources, which are crucial to stopping violence in places like Sudan's Darfur region, and elsewhere in the continent.

  • NIGERIA: Militia group wants troops out of Niger Delta IRIN 08 Oct 2004 -- An ethnic militia group seeking autonomy for the Niger Delta and a bigger share of oil revenues for people in the region, demanded the complete withdrawal of Nigerian troops on Friday as it prepared to resume peace talks with the government.
  • GUINEA-BISSAU: President says army mutiny is over IRIN 08 Oct 2004 -- The president of Guinea Bissau, Henrique Rosa, has declared that a two-day army mutiny sparked off by a protest over salary arrears is over and the mutineers on Friday issued a statement on a popular local radio station urging all troops to return to their barracks.
  • NIGERIA: Plateau state violence claimed 53,000 lives - report IRIN 08 Oct 2004 -- More than 53,000 people were killed during three years of sectarian violence that engulfed Plateau State in central Nigeria, according to a report by a government committee offering the first official death toll of the crisis.

News Reports

  • Sea Launch Completes Investigation of In-Flight Anomaly Boeing 08 Oct 2004 -- The Sea Launch Independent Review Board (IRB) has concluded its review of the Telstar 18 mission on June 28, which released the satellite short of its intended target apogee. Sea Launch is now ready to return to flight.



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