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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 17 Jun 2005 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• TWO MARINES KILLED IN ACTION
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

• Marines begin Operation Spear in Al Anbar Province MNF-I 17 Jun 2005 -- Approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors from Regimental Combat Team-2 , 2nd Marine Division and Iraqi Security Force soldiers are conducting combat operations in northwestern Al Anbar Province.
• Coalition helicopter makes precautionary landing MNF-I 17 Jun 2005 -- A Coalition Forces Pave Low helicopter was forced to make an unscheduled landing in northern Iraq June 17.
• Task Force Baghdad Soldiers nab bomb suspects MNF-I 17 Jun 2005 -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division took two terror suspects into custody June 14 and seized bomb making materials.
• Airmen establish early warning network with locals AFPN 17 Jun 2005 -- Instead of relying solely on patrolmen and sensors to analyze the ever-evolving installation defense puzzle, security forces specialists here are using the help of a previously underused weapon system -- word of mouth.
• Task Force Liberty Soldiers Reverse Effects of War AFPS 17 Jun 2005 -- U.S. and Iraqi soldiers this month continued their efforts to repair and rebuild areas battered by war, improve the lives and education of children, and help the citizens of Iraq advance toward a safe, secure and democratic nation.
• Operation Romhe update MNF-I 17 Jun 2005 -- Approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors from Regimental Combat Team-2 , 2nd Marine Division and Iraqi Security Force Soldiers are battling terrorists in northwestern Al Anbar Province.

• EOD Airmen work to keep Kandahar safe AFPN 17 Jun 2005 -- There are many unsung heroes in the war on terrorism. From the security forces Airmen at the front gates to the supply clerks who keep the warfighters equipped, it takes a strong effort behind the scenes to keep today's Air Force flying.

Defense Policy / Programs

• African, US Officers Work Together on Terrorism Scenario VOA 17 Jun 2005 -- Military officers from the United States and nine African countries conducted a command post exercise in Dakar Friday, working together to respond to a mock terrorist attack. The exercise came as a real-world terrorist threat forced the closure of U.S. and other diplomatic missions in Nigeria.
• Flintlock Exercise Trains Africans to Handle Defense AFPS 17 Jun 2005 -- There is more than one way to fight terrorism, as U.S. servicemembers participating in Exercise Flintlock '05 are finding.

• Air Force releases findings of Wassaw Sound survey AFPN 17 Jun 2005 -- Air Force officials completed their evaluation of radiation levels in the Wassaw Sound where an incomplete nuclear weapon was lost off the coast of Georgia in 1958.
• DoD Strongly Supports Stabilization Office AFPS 17 Jun 2005 -- In line with the idea that all aspects of national power must be applied against terror, the Defense Department is working closely with the office of the State Department's Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, DoD officials said before a Senate committee June 16.
• General Cites Influencers as Part of Recruiting Challenge AFPS 17 Jun 2005 -- The greatest challenge facing recruiters is the people who influence young men and women of the "Millennium Generation" not to serve, the commander of the Army Recruiting Command said here today.
• CTC innovations prep units for Iraq, Afghanistan Army News 17 Jun 2005 -- Hundreds of Arab linguists have been hired at the Army's combat training centers to replicate current conditions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• Fort Leonard Wood Provides Blueprint for BRAC Realignments AFPS 17 Jun 2005 -- For a look at what's ahead following the next round of base realignments, you'll find few better examples than the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center here in the Ozarks.
• Army streamlines RC-AC transfer process Army News 17 Jun 2005 -- The Army is implementing new policies and procedures for the voluntary enlistment and transfer of mobilized reserve-component Soldiers into the Regular Army.
• Yokota radar techs keep Pacific aircraft safe AFPN 17 Jun 2005 -- Every day, technicians here ensure air traffic control radars correctly and safely track incoming and outgoing Department of Defense military and contracted civilian aircraft.
• Army displays latest warfighting innovations Army News 17 Jun 2005 -- The Army showcased its Future Force Warrior system, the latest in war-fighting technology, at Soldier Modernization Day on Capitol Hill June 16.
• Bataan Breaks Ground With MV-22 Navy NewsStand 17 Jun 2005 -- USS Bataan (LHD 5) took on eight MV-22 Ospreys and two AV-8B Harriers for training and testing while steaming in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina in June.
• Wasp Air Department Proves Capabilities During AVCERT Navy NewsStand 17 Jun 2005 -- For the first time in several months, the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) has proven its readiness to take on aircraft during an Aviation Certification (AVCERT), completed June 17.
• NAVFAC Evaluating Innovative Technologies for Converting Seawater to Fresh Water Navy NewsStand 17 Jun 2005 -- For the next six months, the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) will work under the sponsorship of the Bureau of Reclamation to test, evaluate and document innovative water desalination technologies in Port Hueneme, Calif.

• White House Daily Briefing, June 17 Washington File 17 Jun 2005 -- President's schedule, Medicare, Social Security, G8/pre-summit discussions, Iraq, week ahead, U.S.-EU Summit
• State Department Briefing, June 17 Washington File 17 Jun 2005 -- IAEA/nuclear nonproliferation, North Korea, Nigeria, Israel/Palestinian Authority, Iran, Mexico, Kyrgyzstan

Defense Industry

• ATK Under Contract for Counter-IED Program ATK 17 Jun 2005 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has received a $1.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to build and test the Scorpion II Demonstration System, a transportable high-powered microwave system capable of disabling a wide variety of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
• Israel Optimistic on Dispute with US Over Arms Sales to China VOA 17 Jun 2005 -- Israel says its dispute with the United States over its sales of military technology China will soon be worked out.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 17 Jun 2005
• UN Troops Struggle to Restore Order Amid Rising Violence in Haiti VOA 17 Jun 2005 -- U.N. troops are attempting to restore stability amid increasing violence in Haiti's capital.
• Gbagbo Puts Part of Ivory Coast Under Military Rule VOA 17 Jun 2005 -- Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has put parts of Ivory Coast under military rule saying heightened security is needed before scheduled October elections. The statement comes amid renewed ethnic tensions and more stalling of the disarmament process.
• Israeli-Palestinian talks continue hopeful trend in Middle East, Security Council told UN News Centre 17 Jun 2005 -- With confidence-building measures being discussed, Israelis and Palestinians are "slowly and not without difficulty" moving to coordinate implementation of Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and parts of the northern west bank, the senior United Nations political affairs officer told the Security Council today.
• Mandate of UN observer force in Golan Heights extended until year's end UN News Centre 17 Jun 2005 -- The United Nations Security Council today extended for six months the mandate of the 31-year old UN peacekeeping force observing the ceasefire between Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights.
• Nagorno-Karabakh Talks Moving in Right Direction VOA 17 Jun 2005 -- The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan plan to meet Friday in Paris to discuss ways to settle the conflict over the predominantly ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan.
• Russia: Pro-Moscow Chechen Official Confirms Atrocities RFE/RL 17 Jun 2005 -- A leading human rights official in the Russian-backed administration in Chechnya says tens of thousands of Chechen civilians have disappeared since 1999. Nurdi Nukhazhiev said that many of the accusations made by human rights groups against the Russian armed forces -- among them that they have targeted civilians - were true.
• SUDAN-UGANDA: Rebel attacks force thousands of Sudanese into Uganda IRIN 17 Jun 2005 -- Thousands of Sudanese refugees have crossed into Uganda fleeing ethnic tension and food shortages, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Thursday.
• SUDAN: British funding for AU mission in Darfur increased IRIN 17 Jun 2005 -- Britain has raised its contribution to the African Union's (AU) peacekeeping force in the strife-torn region of Darfur in western Sudan to £19 million (US $34.65 million), up from £6.6 million ($12 million), to enable the pan-African body to expand its mission.

News Reports

• ICRC Refutes US Republican Policy Committee Allegations VOA 17 Jun 2005 -- The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross is dismissing allegations contained in a policy paper for U.S. Republican senators, that it has lost its impartiality.
• UN calls on all countries for evidence in probe on Lebanese ex-premier's murder UN News Centre 17 Jun 2005 -- The head of the United Nations probe into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said today that any country failing to provide relevant information without delay will bear full responsibility "should we fail in our efforts to establish the truth" behind the murder, which led to the withdrawal of Syrian troops from its smaller neighbour.
• Protesters in Kyrgyzstan Temporarily Seize Government Building in Pre-Election Protest VOA 17 Jun 2005 -- Protesters in Kyrgyzstan temporarily seized control of the main government building in the capital city Bishkek, demanding that their candidate for president be registered in next month's election there. While the incident later ended peacefully, it highlights tensions in the former Soviet republic, with the election less than a month away.