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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 13 Oct 2004 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• EXPLOSION IN EASTERN BAGHDAD KILLS THREE
• TASK FORCE BAGHDAD SOLDIER DIES IN IED ATTACK
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties

• IRAQI NATIONAL GUARD AND MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES DETAIN 23, FOIL ROADSIDE BOMB CENTCOM 13 Oct 2004 -- The Iraqi National Guard and Multi-National Forces from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained 23 people wanted for anti-Iraqi activities and foiled a roadside bomb Tuesday in northern Iraq.
• Iraqi Premier Demands Handover Of Al-Zarqawi RFE/RL 13 Oct 2004 -- Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is threatening military action against the main insurgent stronghold of Al-Fallujah if residents don't hand over Jordanian-born militant Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi and his comrades.
• Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Deploys Navy NewsStand 13 Oct 2004 -- Nearly 7,600 Sailors left their home ports as the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) deployed Wednesday, Oct. 13 in support of the Global War On Terrorism.

• Afghanistan: NATO Chief Not Ruling Out More Alliance Involvement In Afghanistan RFE/RL 13 Oct 2004 -- Differences over NATO's role in Afghanistan arose today at the start of an allied defense ministers' meeting in Romania, with Germany reacting negatively to a U.S. drive for the alliance to take over the U.S.-led military mission there. However, NATO's secretary-general has suggested one solution would be to have one commander for the whole operation but to maintain two missions. The two-day meeting of NATO ministers is the first to be held in one of the seven Central and Eastern European states that joined the alliance in April. Besides Afghanistan, the agenda of the meeting includes Iraq, where NATO has approved a plan to send around 300 instructors to train officers in the new Iraqi military.
• U.S. Diplomat Prods NATO To Take Bigger Afghan Role RFE/RL 13 Oct 2004 -- A U.S. diplomat urged NATO countries today to assume a bigger role in Afghanistan and to devise a plan to take over all military operations there -- possibly as early as next year.
• Leading Rival In Afghan Vote Ends Boycott RFE/RL 13 Oct 2004 -- Ethnic Uzbek General Abdul Rashid Dostum, a leading rival to Afghan election front-runner Hamid Karzai, called off his boycott of the election today.
• AFGHAN ELECTION VOA 13 Oct 2004 -- The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan is calling Saturday's Afghan presidential election a major defeat for militants loyal to the country's former Taleban regime.
• NATO: Integrate Afghan Missions, Speed Trainers to Iraq AFPS 13 Oct 2004 -- Most NATO-member defense ministers assembled here today agreed to examine how to integrate alliance and U.S.- coalition missions in Afghanistan and to send more military trainers to Iraq as quickly as possible.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Helmet upgrades enhance air power AFPN 13 Oct 2004 -- F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots here can now look, lock and launch on an enemy target in the blink of an eye.
• USS Cheyenne Deploys to Western Pacific Navy NewsStand 13 Oct 2004 -- USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) departed for a Western Pacific deployment from its homeport of Pearl Harbor Oct. 8.
• USS Mahan Gets Underway To Support STANAVFORMED Navy NewsStand 13 Oct 2004 -- More than 300 Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) sailed east Oct. 13 to support Standing Naval Forces Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED).
• Navy Recruiting Successful in Manning the Fleet Navy NewsStand 13 Oct 2004 -- Navy Recruiting Command (CNRC) closed out another successful year of recruiting active-duty and Reserve Sailors Sept. 30, marking the 38th month of meeting active-duty enlisted accession and new contract objective goals.
• Marines deliver firepower to Ramadi Police Academy USMC News 32 Oct 2004 -- Marines with Combat Service Support Company 115 delivered more than 18,500 weapons, ammunition and supplies to the Ramadi Police Academy Oct. 11, 2004.
• DoD Allowing More Wounded Troops to Remain on Duty AFPS 13 Oct 2004 -- The Defense Department has long been a leader in providing employment opportunities to people with disabilities -- but it's taken a major step forward by allowing disabled veterans to remain in the military if they want to and can continue to perform, DoD's disability program manager said here Oct. 13.
• Armitage Optimistic About "Blueprint" for U.S. Troops in Japan Washington File 13 Oct 2004 -- Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage expressed optimism about prospects for discussions on the transformation of U.S. forces in Japan in remarks to reporters in Tokyo October 13.
• U.S. Will Maintain Military Strength in Asia, Armitage Says Washington File 13 Oct 2004 -- The United States' plans to reconfigure its military presence in Asia are aimed at developing forces that are mobile, agile and "more formidable in terms of the military clout," says Deputy Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage.
• State Dept. Explains Need for More U.S. Personnel in Colombia Washington File 13 Oct 2004 -- Additional U.S. personnel are needed in Colombia to help in that country's progress against narco-terrorists and expansion of development programs to boost economic opportunities, says the U.S. State Department.

• NATO DEFENSE VOA 13 Oct 2004 -- France and Germany have turned down a U.S. proposal that the NATO peacekeeping operation in Afghanistan and the bigger U.S.-led force fighting insurgents there be merged into one single command.
• Rumsfeld 'Feels Good' About NATO Defense Meetings AFPS 13 Oct 2004 -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld "feels very good about the results of today's meetings," according to U.S. Ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns, who attended today's informal meetings of NATO defense ministers here with the defense secretary.
• Rumsfeld: Transformation Moving NATO Into 21st Century AFPS 13 Oct 2004 -- Initiatives designed to expand NATO's capabilities are helping the alliance to better confront 21st-century challenges such as global terrorism, the U.S. military's top civilian said here today.

• Romania 'Steadfast' Ally In Anti-Terror War, Rumsfeld Says AFPS 13 Oct 2004 -- Arriving today at this Transylvanian resort town to participate in NATO talks over the next two days, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld already knew America could count on Romania as a reliable ally.

• Bill Would Speed Certain Weapons Export Licenses to Two Allies Washington File 13 Oct 2004 -- Congress has passed legislation that would accelerate arms export licensing for the United Kingdom and Australia but not waive the license requirements as required under bilateral agreements with the United States.

• State Department Noon Briefing, October 13 Washington File 13 Oct 2004 -- Sudan, Iraq, Radio Sawa, Department/Broadcasting Board of Governors, G8 meetings, Department/views of legislation creating an Office of Anti-Semitism, Afghanistan, Iran, United Nations, Lebanon/Syria, China

Defense Industry

• BAE SYSTEMS Selected As Prime Contractor To Provide F-16 Product Line Support BAE Systems 13 Oct 2004 -- The U.S. Air Force has selected BAE Systems to be the prime contractor for four F-16 flightline programs.
• General Dynamics Delivers Lead Virginia-class Submarine to U.S. Navy General Dynamics 13 Oct 2004 -- General Dynamics Electric Boat yesterday delivered the Virginia (SSN-774), the first naval combatant ship designed specifically for post-Cold War missions, to the U.S Navy. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
• Raytheon Awarded Follow-on Advanced Technology Support Program III Contract Raytheon 13 Oct 2004 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been selected to continue providing engineering services for the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) under the Advanced Technology Support Program III (ATSP3) contract.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND SPOKESMAN FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT United Nations 13 Oct 2004
• Lawmaker Says U.N. Peacekeeping in Africa Not Up to Task Washington File 13 Oct 2004 -- U.N. peacekeeping efforts in Africa have been very disappointing, despite receiving three-fourths of all U.N. peacekeeping funds, House Africa Subcommittee Chairman Ed Royce (Republican of California) told fellow lawmakers at an October 8 hearing.

• Russia: Mourning Period Ends For Beslan Tragedy Amid Fears Of Interethnic Violence RFE/RL 13 Oct 2004 -- The 40-day mourning period for the victims of the Beslan hostage crisis has ended, and there are fears that interethnic violence could reignite in the region. The hundreds of victims of the school siege -- nearly half of them children -- were mostly North Ossetians. Relatives of the victims blame militants from neighboring Ingushetia for the tragedy. Tensions between Muslim Ingush and Christian Ossetians go back many decades.
• RUSSIA/CHECHEN LEADERS VOA 13 Oct 2004 -- For the past 10 years, Chechnya has been the scene of violence as Russian forces try to defeat separatist rebels.

• Insecurity across Darfur, Sudan threatens aid deliveries, warns UN food agency UN News Centre 13 Oct 2004 -- The United Nations food relief agency warned today that the security situation in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region is so volatile that it is hampering the delivery and distribution of food aid to the vast population of internally displaced persons (IDPs).
• IVORY COAST / DISARMAMENT VOA 13 Oct 2004 -- The president of Ivory Coast is calling all the key signatories of the country's peace accord to Abidjan for a meeting late today (Wednesday), just two days before disarmament is due to begin.
• LIBERIA: Rebels are slow to disarm in southeast, UN says IRIN 13 Oct 2004 -- Rebel fighters are proving slow to come forward for disarmament in the far southeast of Liberia because they hope to get more money by handing their weapons in over the border in nearby Cote d'Ivoire, Major General Joseph Owonibi, the deputy commander of UN peacekeeping forces in Liberia, said on Wednesday.

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