14 October 2004 Military News |
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- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 14 Oct 2004 [PDF]
- TWO TASK FORCE OLYMPIA SOLDIERS KILLED IN CAR BOMB ATTACK
- IED KILLS ONE SOLDIER, WOUNDS TWO OTHERS
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- TASK FORCE BAGHDAD SOLDIER KILLED
- DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
- US Strikes Fallujah after Wave of Attacks Across Iraq VOA News 14 Oct 2004 -- U.S. forces have launched a massive new operation against insurgents in the Iraqi town of Fallujah after a wave of attacks Thursday left at least 15 people dead.
- Iraqi Soldiers Seize Weapons, Explosives AFPS 14 Oct 2004 -- The Iraqi Intervention Force's 1st Battalion arrested six people and seized two vehicles loaded with weapons and explosives Oct. 13 at a traffic control point here.
- MNF-I STRIKES SAFE HOUSE OF SENIOR ZARQAWI ASSOCIATE CENTCOM 14 Oct 2004 -- Multi-National Force-Iraq struck a key planning center for Zarqawi network meetings and gatherings, hitting a safe house belonging to a high-level Abu Musab al Zarqawi associate.
- IRAQI POLICE TAKE DOWN KIRKUK 'HOSTAGE HOUSE' CENTCOM 14 Oct 2004 -- Iraqi Police Service officers from the Meghdad Police Department in Kirkuk in Northern Iraq seized seven suspected kidnappers, Tuesday, from a believed hostage house after intercepting two kidnap victims fleeing from four armed men in the city.
- 10th Mountain Troops 'Fish' for Insurgents MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Oct 2004 -- Soldiers wading through a dark, humid swamp of water and bamboo sounds more like Vietnam than Iraq. But these were the conditions Soldiers from Task Force 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment faced as they submerged themselves up to their necks in water hunting down insurgents in a densely vegetated canal.
- MNF-I Strikes Foreign Terrorists MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Oct 2004 -- Coalition forces struck two Abu Musab al Zarqawi sites, a weapons transload and storage site in southern Fallujah, and a Zarqawi terrorist network safe house located in the Jolan district of Fallujah.
- IRAQ / WRAP VOA 14 Oct 2004 -- Two explosions, believed caused by hand-carried bombs, rocked the so-called Green Zone in the heart of Baghdad. The U.S. military says five people were killed and more than 20 others were wounded. The terror network led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has claimed responsibility. The attacks were part of a widespread spike in violence that followed an ultimatum from Iraq's interim prime minister, who demanded that Mr. al-Zarqawi be handed over to the authorities by the people who are believed to be sheltering him in the town of Fallujah.
- Iraq: Government Warns Al-Fallujah To Expel Foreign Insurgents RFE/RL 14 Oct 2004 -- Al-Fallujah has long made the headlines as the most restive place in central Iraq. The Sunni-majority city is the base of a number of locally and foreign-led insurgent groups, including that of Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, Washington's most wanted man in Iraq. But now, there are new efforts afoot to bring Al-Fallujah under the Iraqi government's control.
- At Least Seven Dead In Baghdad Blasts RFE/RL 14 Oct 2004 -- Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone has been hit by two explosions, and reports say at least eight people have been killed.
- Iraqi General, Judge, Journalist Killed In Attacks RFE/RL 14 Oct 2004 -- Iraqi police say two army officers, a judge and a journalist were gunned down in a string of attacks today.
- Marine engineers fortify infantry base in Iraq USMC News 14 Oct 2004 -- Marine combat engineers with Charlie Company, Combat Service Support Battalion 1, recently improved force protection conditions at Camp Baharia, Iraq.
- AFGHANISTAN: Vote counting finally gets underway IRIN 14 Oct 2004 -- The counting of votes began late on Thursday afternoon, five days after millions of Afghans voted in what has been described as the country's first ever democratic election.
- U-S/PRISONER ABUSE VOA 14 Oct 2004 -- U.S. military commanders are considering filing criminal charges against as many as 28 soldiers in connection with the deaths of two prisoners at the hands of U.S. forces.
- Corps of Engineers Builds Toward Terror-Free Afghanistan AFPS 14 Oct 2004 -- Remnants of former Soviet bases -- with the shells of their buildings, near bombed-out tanks, minefields and leftover munitions -- are scattered over the mountainous landscape in Afghanistan. For a country that has been at war for more than 20 years, it is an all-too-familiar scene.
- Afghanistan: Afghans Debate Fairness Of Election, Look Ahead To Parliamentary Vote RFE/RL 14 Oct 2004 -- Ordinary Afghans have been discussing how the country's historic presidential election was conducted on 9 October and whether the vote was free and fair.
- Army completes investigations into detainee deaths in Afghanistan Army News 14 Oct 2004 -- The Army Criminal Investigation Command has completed its reports of investigation into the deaths of two detainees under U.S. custody in Afghanistan in December 2002.
- Army completes investigations of deaths at Bagram and forwards to respective commanders for action Army News Release 14 Oct 2004 -- The U. S. Army Criminal Investigation Command has completed and forwarded its reports of investigation in the deaths of two detainees under U. S. custody in Afghanistan in December 2002 to commanders for possible action against Soldiers deemed appropriate. The investigations began immediately following the deaths, which occurred at the Bagram Control Point, Bagram, Afghanistan, on December 4 and 10, 2002. These deaths have been the subject of several media reports, first reported in March 2003.
- RFE/RL Afghanistan Report, Vol 3, Number 37 14 Oct 2004 -- EXPECTATIONS CONFRONT AFGHAN POLLING REALITY / UN OFFICIAL HAILS AFGHANISTAN'S VOTE AS 'SPECIAL EVENT.' / RFE/RL ELECTION SPECIAL / AFGHAN ELECTION CAMPAIGN ENDS AMID CONTROVERSY / PRESIDENTIAL CHALLENGER'S OFFICIAL KILLED IN WESTERN AFGHANISTAN; HIS SUPPORTERS REPORTEDLY JAILED / KARZAI FARES WELL IN SURVEY, GAINS SUPPORT OF TWO CANDIDATES AND RADICAL PARTY / DISPUTE WITHIN POLITICAL PARTY RANKS OVER SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN LEADER / PAKISTAN DENIES DOSTUM'S CLAIMS OF INTERFERENCE... / ...AS U.S. REBUKES HIS REMARKS ON RECONSTRUCTION / ELECTION OFFICIALS TRY TO LEARN FROM MISTAKES IN VOTE / TOP CHALLENGER TO ACCEPT AFGHAN ELECTION RESULTS... / AFGHAN VOTE COUNT ON HOLD / AFGHAN HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION WANTS AN ELECTION INQUIRY / ALLEGATIONS OF AFGHAN ELECTION FRAUD EXTEND BEYOND INK ISSUE / NEO-TALIBAN CLAIM SELF-RESTRAINT ON ELECTION DAY / U.S., AFGHAN OFFICIALS SAY SECURITY EFFORTS ENSURED SMOOTH ELECTIONS / U.S. TO PUSH NATO TO ASSUME TOTAL CONTROL OF AFGHAN SECURITY / SENIOR U.S. OFFICIALS SEE AFGHAN ELECTION AS MODEL FOR IRAQ / THIS WEEK IN AFGHANISTAN'S HISTORY
Defense Policy / Programs
- DoD Publishes Defense Acquisition Guidebook 14 Oct 2004 -- Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Michael Wynne today approved provisional release of the Defense Acquisition Guidebook.
- Powell: War on Terrorism Only Part of U.S. Security Policy Washington File 14 Oct 2004 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell says U.S. national security policy brings together critical policy elements, including fighting poverty and disease, dealing with enemies where they exist, and encouraging trade.
- Global Posture Part and Parcel of Transformation AFPS 14 Oct 2004 -- The global posture of American troops is part and parcel of the transformation of the U.S. military, said the Joint Staff's deputy director for strategy and policy.
- USS Hopper Visits Masawa, Eritrea Navy NewsStand 14 Oct 2004 -- USS Hopper (DDG 70) had the rare opportunity to visit the East African nation of Eritrea Oct. 7-9 while deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), becoming the first U.S. Navy ship to have a port of call in Masawa, Eritrea, since 1997.
- Malabar 04 Exercises Conclude Successfully Off Indian Coast Navy NewsStand 14 Oct 2004 -- About 2,000 U.S. and Indian navy personnel took part in Malabar 04, a training exercise off the southwest coast of India Oct. 1-9.
- Concepts shape tomorrow's battlefield USMC News 14 Oct 2004 -- When diplomacy fails and nations resort to armed conflict to reconcile their disputes, the result is a clashing of wills, a simultaneous effort by two powers to force the capitulation of the other through the application of extreme violence.
- UN / EUROPE VOA 14 Oct 2004 -- The United Nations is asking Europe to send more troops and military support to the world's hot spots, particularly in Africa. The appeal came from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in a speech in Dublin Thursday.
- NATO/ RUSSIA VOA 14 Oct 2004 -- Russia is sending naval vessels to join NATO warships conducting anti-terrorism patrols in the Mediterranean Sea. Romania, NATO defense ministers and their Russian counterpart have promised to boost cooperation in fighting terrorism.
- Russia Opening Military Base In Tajikistan RFE/RL 14 Oct 2004 -- Russia is opening a new military base in Tajikistan, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov announced today.
- White House Daily Briefing, October 14 Washington File 14 Oct 2004 -- White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan briefed reporters on Air Force One the morning of October 14 as they accompanied President Bush on a campaign trip to Las Vegas.
- State Department Daily Briefing, October 14 Washington File 14 Oct 2004 -- Iraq, Ukraine, Russia, Spain, Iraq, Israel/Palestinians, Pakistan, Macedonia, OSCE/election monitors, Taiwan, Cambodia
Defense Industry
- Boeing Begins Flight Testing Upgraded Mission System Aboard NATO AWACS Aircraft Boeing 14 Oct 2004 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has begun mission system flight tests on the first of 17 NATO AWACS aircraft upgraded under the $1.3 billion Mid-Term Modernization program.
- General Dynamics Awarded $15.5 Million Contract for Submarine Engineering Work General Dynamics 14 Oct 2004 -- The U. S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a contract modification for engineering and life-cycle support work worth $15.5 million. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
- Lockheed Martin Wins $87 Million CENTCOM Task Order Lockheed Martin 14 Oct 2004 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has been awarded an $87 million, four-year task order from the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) to provide the Department of Defense enterprise-wide information technology support for the U.S. Central Command in the United States and overseas.
- United Kingdom Increases Order for Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin for Light Forces Anti-Tank Guided Weapon System Lockheed Martin 14 Oct 2004 -- The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence has placed a follow-on order, valued at approximately $180 million, for the Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin weapon system. This purchase of Javelin will provide a medium-range anti-tank missile for the British Army’s Armored Ground Component (AGC) requirement. The selection of Javelin for AGC follows a competitive win by the Javelin Joint Venture and its U.K. partners for the U.K. Light Forces Anti-tank Guided Weapon program in 2003.
- United Kingdom Increases Order for Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin for Light Forces Anti-Tank Guided Weapon system Raytheon 14 Oct 2004 -- The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence has placed a follow-on order, valued at approximately $180 million, for the Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin weapon system. This purchase of Javelin will provide a medium-range anti-tank missile for the British Army's Armored Ground Component (AGC) requirement.
- Orbital Successfully Launches Two Suborbital Target Vehicles For MDA's Critical Measurements Program Orbital Sciences Corp. 14 Oct 2004 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that it successfully launched two medium range target vehicles in a one-week period that supported the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Critical Measurements Program, Campaign 4 (CMP-4). The launches, both of which originated from Wake Island, located in the central Pacific region, took place on September 29 and October 6.
Other Conflicts
- DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND SPOKESMAN FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT United Nations 14 Oct 2004
- Annan appeals to European countries to provide more UN peacekeeping troops UN News Centre 14 Oct 2004 -- With demand for United Nations peacekeeping outpacing the supply of forces, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today issued an impassioned plea to the National Forum on Europe meeting in Ireland for the continent's countries to lend their troops, civilian workers and expertise to the world body's operations.
- GAZA INCURSION: 'VIOLENCE GENERATES MORE VIOLENCE' US Dept. of State IIP, Foreign Media Reaction 14 Oct 2004
- COTE D IVOIRE: Rebel leader says no disarmament before passage of reforms IRIN 14 Oct 2004 -- Guillaume Soro, the leader of Cote d'Ivoire's rebel movement, has flatly refused to start disarming his forces on Friday, as demanded by his latest pact with President Laurent Gbagbo, saying political reforms which were supposed to have preceded the move have not been enacted.
- SUDAN: EU concerned over increased violence in Darfur IRIN 14 Oct 2004 -- The European Union (EU) on Wednesday told Sudanese President Umar Hasan al-Bashir that it was concerned over increased violence in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, Bart Jochems, a spokesman for the Dutch foreign minister whose country currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, said.
- Financing for rebels in southern Sudan last pending issue in peace talks, says UN UN News Centre 14 Oct 2004 -- The financing of rebel forces is the only remaining issue that needs to be resolved at the peace talks being held to try to end the long-running civil war in southern Sudan, a United Nations spokesperson said today.
- RUSSIA/CHECHEN POLICY VOA 14 Oct 2004 -- For years, Chechnya has been a major problem for Russian -- and before them -- Soviet leaders.
- SOMALIA/POLITICS VOA 14 Oct 2004 -- In Kenya, Somalia's new president has been inaugurated in a colorful, emotional ceremony.
- ISRAEL PALESTINIANS VOA 14 Oct 2004 -- Israeli air strikes killed five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday as the military operation here entered its 16th day. The Israeli offensive is aimed at ending rocket attacks on Israel by Palestinian militants.
News Reports
- US / UKRAINE ELECTION VOA 14 Oct 2004 -- .S. officials Thursday expressed deep disappointment over the conduct of Ukraine's presidential election campaign. The State Department warned that the Bush administration would "re-examine" its relationship with Ukrainian authorities who engaged in election fraud.
- U.S.-UKRAINE ELECTIONS VOA 14 Oct 2004 -- U.S. officials Thursday expressed deep disappointment over the conduct of Ukraine's presidential election campaign. The State Department warned that the United States would re-examine its relationship with Ukrainian authorities who engaged in election fraud.
- NIGERIA / STRIKE VOA 14 Oct 2004 -- Nigerian labor leaders say they will end a four-day old general strike called to protest rising fuel prices in Africa's largest oil-producing nation. Labor and government representatives are meeting Thursday to discuss labor's grievance.
- CAMBODIA KING VOA 14 Oct 2004 -- A week after Cambodian monarch King Norodom Sihanouk's surprise abdication, a new king has been chosen - his son Norodom Sihamoni.
- EADS Astrium and Boeing to cooperate in satellite navigation EADS 14 Oct 2004 -- EADS Astrium and Boeing intend to cooperate in the field of satellite navigation. In the first stage, the two companies want to jointly develop a computer model capable of simulating the mutual behaviour of U.S. GPS navigation satellites and the future European Galileo system. This model will enable precise forecasts to be made of how changes to the overall system – for example, the launching of a new satellite – will affect users.
- Northrop Grumman-built Aura Spacecraft Declared Operational Northrop Grumman 14 Oct 2004 -- NASA has declared Aura, the newest Earth Observing system (EOS) satellite built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) operational. Aura, the second EOS satellite built by the company for NASA, has started to provide the most comprehensive space-based measurements ever of atmospheric gases.
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