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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 27 Oct 2005 [PDF]
• 2 U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED IN BOMB ATTACK
• ONE KILLED, 4 WOUNDED BY SMALL-ARMS FIRE, IED ATTACK
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• Baghdad's Palestine Hotel Targeted for Media Value, General Says AFPS 27 Oct 2005 -- Insurgents targeted the Baghdad's Palestine Hotel for its inherent media value, a senior U.S. military official said today during a news conference in Baghdad.
• Three Soldiers Killed in Iraq; Raids Kill Several Terrorists AFPS 27 Oct 2005 -- Three U.S. soldiers were killed in action and four others were wounded in two separate incidents in Iraq Oct. 26, coalition officials in Baghdad announced today.
• Naval Hospital Bremerton Deploys Second Wave to Kuwait Navy NewsStand 27 Oct 2005 -- The final wave of hospital corpsmen, doctors, nurses and support personnel departed Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) before sunrise Oct. 24 on a six-month deployment to staff U.S. Military Hospital Kuwait.
• Clashes Near Baghdad Kill 21 Militia Fighters, Police RFE/RL 27 Oct 2005 -- At least 21 Shi'ite militia fighters and two policemen were killed today in clashes between Iraqi police and Sunni insurgents near Baghdad today.
• Insurgents killed, weapons seized in Ramadi MNF-I 27 Oct 2005 -- Coalition Forces killed terrorists in Ramadi Oct. 27 while conducting a cordon and search operation at the Malaab Soccer Stadium in the eastern part of the city.

• Afghanistan Welcomes Extradition Of 14 Suspected Taliban RFE/RL 27 Oct 2005 -- Afghan officials have welcomed the extradition of 14 suspected Taliban members from Pakistan to Afghanistan.
• Afghanistan: Report Urges Reforms In International Civil-Military Teams RFE/RL 27 Oct 2005 -- A respected U.S. policy institute says in a new study that international civil-military teams in Afghanistan need to be better organized and coordinate more closely with Kabul.

• CFLCC QUAKE AID CONTINUES AT PORT CENTCOM 27 Oct 2005 -- A shipment of heavy construction equipment and medical supplies left Kuwait today as Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) continues its support of earthquake aid to Pakistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S. Navy Announces CVN to Replace USS Kitty Hawk in 2008 27 Oct 2005 -- The U.S. Navy announced today that one of its nine Nimitz-class aircraft carriers will replace the USS Kitty Hawk as the forward deployed carrier in the Western Pacific, and will arrive in Yokosuka, Japan in 2008.
• Army Releases "Every Soldier a Sensor" Training Tool Army News 07 Nov 2005 -- The Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence released "Every Soldier a Sensor" Simulation today Army-wide.
• United States Agrees To Move Military Base in Okinawa, Japan Washington File 27 Oct 2005 -- Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Richard Lawless announced on October 26 that the United States has accepted a proposal by the Japanese Defense Agency to relocate the military assets currently based at Futenma Air Station on the island of Okinawa, Japan.
• Predator's combat success ups procurement and development AFPN 27 Oct 2005 -- With the MQ-1 Predator logging significant hours in counterinsurgency operations and earning troop support, the Air Force wants to buy more of the aircraft and develop the next-generation variant.
• New processor makes Strike Eagle more lethal AFPN 27 Oct 2005 -- When F-15E Strike Eagles starts getting a new core processor next year, they will be more lethal and effective weapons in the war on terrorism and beyond.
• Airmen help prepare Soldiers for Afghanistan duty AFPN 27 Oct 2005 -- Airmen from around the Air Force helped prepare 10th Mountain Division Soldiers for their deployment to Afghanistan during exercise Unified Endeavor 06 here.
• Ground troops look up to Compass Call AFPN 27 Oct 2005 -- Operation Enduring Freedom has become as much about electrons as about bullets.
• Submarine Group 7 Praises Guam Sailors Navy NewsStand 27 Oct 2005 -- The commander of Submarine Group 7 praised Sailors stationed on Guam for their dedication to duty during a visit to the island Oct. 23.
• Naval Station Rota Tests New Technologies Navy NewsStand 27 Oct 2005 -- For the past several weeks in October, U.S. Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota has been the site of a program that's testing new technologies in force protection measures.
• Great Lakes Gives Japanese Navy Fiber Optics Training Navy NewsStand 27 Oct 2005 -- Sailors and contractors from Japan completed an eight-week training program on operating the Fiber Optic Data Multiplex System (FODMS) at Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) Learning Site, Great Lakes Oct. 14.
• "Gear Dogs" Hook Up TR With New Milestone Navy NewsStand 27 Oct 2005 -- The arresting gear personnel "Gear Dogs" of USS Theodore Roosevelt's (TR) (CVN 71) V-2 division helped TR achieve a new milestone with the recovery of its 160,000 aircraft over the ship's 19-year history.
• Medical Professionals Leave Guantanamo With New Impressions AFPS 27 Oct 2005 -- Some public- and private-sector medical professionals were impressed with what they saw during an Oct. 19 visit to observe detainee operations at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Defense Department's senior medical official said here Oct. 26.

• U.S. TO CONTINUE TRAINING TAIWAN PILOTS: PENTAGON CNA 27 Oct 2005 -- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency of the U.S. Defense Department announced Wednesday that it has notified Congress of the continuation of a training program for F-16 fighter pilots from Taiwan.
• US Arms Package for Taiwan Remains in Limbo VOA 27 Oct 2005 -- A political logjam in Taiwan is delaying a decision on the purchase of an $11 billion package of weaponry offered by the United States.

• State Department Briefing, October 27 Washington File 28 Oct 2005 -- Iran, United Nations, Israel/Palestinians, Cuba, Cyprus, North Korea, Syria, Greece

Defense Industry

• BAE Systems receives $29.6 million U.S. Army contract to overhaul recovery vehicles BAE Systems 27 Oct 2005 -- BAE Systems has received a $29.6 million contract from the U.S. Armys Anniston Depot to purchase long lead material and begin disassembly of 126 M88A1 Recovery Vehicles. The follow-on delivery order to fully fund the overhaul of these combat systems is expected before the end of the year.
• Lockheed Martin Receives $76 Million U.S. Navy Contract to Integrate Mine CounterMeasures Onto MH-60S Helicopters Lockheed Martin 27 Oct 2005 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received a U.S. Navy contract to complete the integration and flight testing of five airborne mine countermeasures (AMCM) systems with the MH-60S multimission helicopter. The contract establishes a new funding increment for an earlier award that focused on design engineering and partial AMCM systems integration.
• BAE Systems SOCET GXP Software Simplifies Geospatial Analysis BAE Systems 27 Oct 2005 -- SAN DIEGO, California -- BAE Systems has released an upgraded version of its SOCET GXP software application that supports image analysis, geospatial analysis, photogrammetry, and targeting—all from a single user interface
• Northrop Grumman Delivers Key Hardware to Lockheed Martin for New Missile-Warning Spacecraft Northrop Grumman 27 Oct 2005 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has delivered the final laser-gyro reference systems for the U.S. Air Force's Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program to prime contractor Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT). Called the Common Gyro Reference Assembly (CGRA), the system provides precision pointing information to the payload instruments, which enables the SBIRS spacecraft to accomplish its mission.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT United Nations 27 Oct 2005
• UN Special Committee calls for new thinking on Israeli-Palestinian relations UN News Centre 27 Oct 2005 -- The United Nations General Assembly should be more innovative in its approaches to the question of Palestine, Israel should distinguish between military objectives and civilians and the Palestinian Authority should control Palestinian armed groups so as to stop violence against civilians, a Special Committee says in a new report.
• Rice Calls for an End to Current Mideast Violence VOA 27 Oct 2005 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called senior Palestinian and Israeli officials Thursday to press them to end the latest outbreak of Middle East violence.
• Israel Targets Islamic Jihad Militants VOA 27 Oct 2005 -- Israeli air strikes killed a senior Islamic Jihad militant in a Gaza refugee camp late Thursday.
• Israel Plans Military Operation Against Islamic Jihad VOA 27 Oct 2005 -- Israeli aircraft have carried out more strikes against Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip.

• Côte d'Ivoire: Annan calls for calm as original date of elections nears UN News Centre 27 Oct 2005 -- With the earlier date of the now postponed elections in Côte d'Ivoire falling on Sunday, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged Ivorians to refrain from creating tensions, but instead to work on quickly choosing a new prime minister and moving towards free and fair elections next year.
• ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: Border stable despite restrictions on peacekeepers, says UN IRIN 27 Oct 2005 -- The situation along the common border between Ethiopia and Eritrea is militarily stable but restrictions on United Nations peacekeepers remain, a spokeswoman for the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), said on Thursday.
• UGANDA: Two aid workers killed in the north by suspected LRA rebels IRIN 26 Oct 2005 -- The United Nations has condemned the attacks on humanitarian vehicles in northern Uganda this week in which two aid workers were killed by suspected rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).

News Reports

• U.S., France, U.K. Submit Resolution to Security Council on Syria Washington File 26 Oct 2005 -- The United States, France and the United Kingdom have submitted to the U.N. Security Council a draft resolution requiring Syria to cooperate with the international commission investigating the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.
• Syrian Weapons Still Flowing into Lebanon, United Nations Says Washington File 27 Oct 2005 -- Increasing numbers of weapons and personnel from Syria are crossing the border destined for Palestinian militias in Lebanon despite Beirut's efforts to assert its authority throughout its territory, according to a U.N. report released October 26.

• Pakistan: UN Conference Falls Far Short Of Goal For Immediate Aid RFE/RL 27 Oct 2005 -- UN aid officials say the international community lacks full comprehension of a catastrophe looming in Pakistan that threatens the lives of 3 million people
• UN Falls Short Of Emergency Donations For Pakistan RFE/RL 27 Oct 2005 -- The United Nations says international donors have pledged $580 million more to help Pakistani earthquake victims.