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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 11 Jan 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties

• Iraqi Soldiers Capture Terrorists, Find Weapons Caches AFPS 11 Jan 2006 -- Iraqi soldiers detained four suspected terrorists and discovered two weapons caches today and yesterday, U.S. military officials in Baghdad reported.
• Soldiers Find Bodies, Kill Insurgents, Discover Weapons AFPS 11 Jan 2006 -- Coalition forces found dead bodies, killed several insurgents and detained one other, and discovered numerous weapons caches throughout Iraq this week, U.S. military officials in Iraq reported today.
• CENTAF releases daily airpower summary AFPN 11 Jan 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's daily airpower summary.

• AFGHANISTAN: Year in Review 2005 - Fragile progress, insecurity remains IRIN 11 Jan 2006 -- There was some significant political progress in Afghanistan in 2005, the highlight being parliamentary elections on 18 September that resulted in the formation of the country's first democratically elected legislature in more than three decades.
• AFGHANISTAN: Year in Brief 2005 - Chronology of key events IRIN 11 Jan 2006
• Afghanistan: New Parliament Goes On The Offensive RFE/RL 11 Jan 2006 -- As the newly inaugurated Afghan National Assembly began its first week of deliberations on issues other than its own procedural matters, two significant patterns appeared to emerge: first, that this parliament is prepared to pursue a populist agenda; and second, that it is likely to challenge the executive branch's seemingly exclusive hold on power.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Navy Commissions Amphibious Transport Dock Ship San Antonio 11 Jan 2006 -- The U.S. Navy will commission the USS San Antonio, lead ship of the latest class of amphibious ships, at 11 a.m. CDT, Jan. 14, 2006, at Naval Station Ingleside, Texas.
• Reagan and HS-4 Conduct Rescue at Sea Navy NewsStand 11 Jan 2006 -- Sailors from USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), civilian mariners from USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) and the pilots and aircrew of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 helped rescue a man who suffered from chest pains while aboard a civilian fishing vessel in the middle of the Pacific Ocean Jan 9.
• CNO Speaks at SNA Symposium: Sea Power Too Narrowly Defined, Navy to Expand Missions Navy NewsStand 11 Jan 2006 -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Mike Mullen, addressed members of the Surface Navy Association (SNA) Jan. 10 at their 18th Annual National Symposium held at the Hyatt Regency in Arlington, Va.
• Changing Face of War Means Morphing Guard, Reserve AFPS 11 Jan 2006 -- The days of the weekend warrior are over, a top defense official said here yesterday.
• Missile Defense Program Moves Forward AFPS 11 Jan 2006 -- The Missile Defense Agency continues to move forward in its efforts to protect the nation against a ballistic missile attack.
• Guantanamo Detainee 'Boycotting' Hearing VOA 11 Jan 2006 -- A former bodyguard for Osama bin Laden says he is boycotting legal proceedings against him at the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba.
• F-16 receives special care at Hill AFPN 11 Jan 2006 -- Specialists at the Ogden Air Logistics Center's, 649th Combat Logistics Support Squadron used their unique equipment and skills to repair a damaged F-16 Fighting Falcon.
• WIN-T gets thumbs up in Arizona test Army News 11 Jan 2006 -- With a successful test of the Warfighter Informational Network-Tactical, known as WIN-T, observers are now saying the goal of better communications between commanders and Soldiers on the ground is closer to reality.
• News Analysis: Guard transformation taking shape Army News 11 Jan 2006 -- The Army National Guard's transformation, highlighted by the organization of 34 new modular brigades, continues to march toward a programmed completion date of 2008.
• Bush Explains U.S. Goals, Methods in War on Terror Washington File 11 Jan 2006 -- A day after speaking to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in the nation's capital, President Bush took his conversation with the American people about the war on terrorism to Louisville, Kentucky, talking to and answering questions from his audience.
• Detainee Military Trials Resume at Guatanamo Bay Naval Base Washington File 11 Jan 2006 -- U.S. military commission proceedings against suspected terrorists being held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are expected to resume January 11.

• White House Briefing, January 11 Washington File 11 Jan 2006 -- President's schedule, Supreme Court nominee Alito/hearing, Iran/IAEA, Iraq/strategy for victory, China/trade, Prime Minister Sharon, Israel/Palestinian Authority, North Korea/China, NSA wiretapping
• State Department Briefing, January 11 Washington File 11 Jan 2006 -- Bahrain, Israel/Palestinians, Iran, North Korea, Turkey, Syria/Lebanon, Indonesia, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan/Afghanistan, India, Sudan

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts 11 Jan 2006
• Tornado F3 fires AMRAAM in USA BAE Systems 11 Jan 2006 -- The UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD) Tornado F3 Sustainment Programme (FSP), primed by BAE Systems, has achieved a significant milestone with the UKs first firing of the latest (C-5) variant of the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) AIM-120.
• Royal Jordanian Air Force places Order for an additional four EC635s EADS 11 Jan 2006 -- By mid-2004, Eurocopter completed deliveries of the initial fleet of EC635 Helicopters to the RJAF. To date, the EC635s have performed to the complete satisfaction of the RJAF, which also operates a significant fleet of Super Pumas and Ecureuil by Eurocopter.
• Industry Team Demonstrates Breakthrough Communications Technology with AESA Radars Northrop Grumman 11 Jan 2006 -- A team comprised of three leading U.S. aerospace and defense contractors has demonstrated an innovative technological use of active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars for high-bandwidth communications. The successful demonstration is a result of internal research and development efforts over the past two years by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), L-3 Communications Inc. (NYSE:LLL) and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (NYSE:LMT).
• Northrop Grumman Awarded Air Force Contract to Support Target and Space-Launch Missile Work Northrop Grumman 11 Jan 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a follow-on contract to provide technical support to the U.S. Air Force's Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP).
• Raytheon's Global Support Network Delivers Operational Availability to the U.S. Army's Future Cargo Aircraft Mission Raytheon 11 Jan 2006 -- Raytheon Company's robust worldwide logistics support network will deliver operational availability to ensure the U.S. Army's Future Cargo Aircraft (FCA) is at the right place at the right time, every time, for the warfighter.
• Thales signs contract for TBMD sensor demonstration Thales 11 Jan 2006 -- The contract consists of a technology upgrade of the Thales Anti Air Warfare System with an early warning function to support the implementation of a TBMD capability on the Royal Netherlands Navy's Air Defence and Command frigates. The function is based on the Thales long-range SMART L radar system.
• Lockheed Martin Opens Fleet Ballistic Missile Post Production Center Of Excellence At Cape Canaveral Lockheed Martin 11 Jan 2006 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today opened its new Post Production Center of Excellence for the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The center consolidates the company’s FBM work performed in Florida for the U.S. Navy’s Trident ballistic missile submarine fleet.
• Raytheon Missile Systems Awarded More than $500 Million in Contracts at End of 2005 Raytheon 11 Jan 2006 -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Missile Systems business was awarded more than $500 million in contracts in the final weeks of 2005.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 11 Jan 2006
• ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: Less tension on disputed border, says UNMEE IRIN 11 Jan 2006 -- Tension along the disputed Ethiopia-Eritrea border has eased following the withdrawal of eight Ethiopian troop divisions from the frontier, a senior United Nations official said on Wednesday.
• ERITREA-ETHIOPIA: Year in Brief, Jan-June 2005 - A chronology of key events IRIN 11 Jan 2006
• ERITREA-ETHIOPIA: Year in Brief, July-Dec 2005 - A chronology of key events IRIN 11 Jan 2006
• ERITREA-ETHIOPIA: Year in Review 2005 - Unresolved border tensions IRIN 11 Jan 2006 -- The five-year unresolved border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea remained a major challenge as 2005 drew to a close.
• Border tension between Ethiopia and Eritrea has eased - UN mission UN News Centre 11 Jan 2006 -- Tension on the disputed border between Ethiopia and Eritrea has eased, the United Nations said today, although restrictions on the movement of UN personnel and the Eritrean ban on UN helicopters remains.

• COTE D IVOIRE: Year in Brief 2005 - A chronology of key events IRIN 11 Jan 2006
• UZBEKISTAN: Year in Brief 2005 - Chronology of key events IRIN 11 Jan 2006
• Russians, Chechens Differ On Militant Losses RFE/RL 11 Jan 2006 -- Chechen rebel leaders say around 100 militants were killed fighting Russian troops and regional security forces in the North Caucasus last year.

News Reports

• PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM AVIAN FLU COORDINATOR United Nations 11 Jan 2006
• Former Belgian prosecutor named as new head of UN probe into Hariri murder UN News Centre 11 Jan 2006 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan today named a former Belgian prosecutor as the new head of the United Nations investigation into last year's assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
• Rice: Syria Obstructing Hariri Assassination Probe VOA 11 Jan 2006 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Wednesday accused Syria of obstructing the U.N. inquiry into last year's assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.
• Boeing Announces Largest Satellite Contract in Nine Years with Mobile Satellite Ventures Boeing 11 Jan 2006 -- Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and Boeing [NYSE:BA] announced today a major commercial contract award for three satellites and associated ground systems. Financial details of the award were not disclosed however this is the largest commercial satellite order booked by Boeing since 1997, when it received an order for two large satellites for regional mobile communications from an international customer.
• Alcatel Alenia Space delivers Earth observation satellite data acquisition systems to China Thales 11 Jan 2006 -- Alcatel Alenia Space today announced the delivery of Earth observation data acquisition systems to the China State Radio Monitoring Center (CSRMC), the national Chinese network of Earth observation stations. This equipment will be located in three satellite data reception stations operated by the CSRMC.
• NASA Taps Northrop Grumman for Software Development Northrop Grumman 11 Jan 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration Millennia task order by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for scientific software services that will enable more efficient use of NASA supercomputing resources.