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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 24 Feb 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• CENTAF releases daily airpower summary AFPN 24 Feb 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Col. Snow 24 Feb 2006 -- Presenter: Col. Jeffrey Snow
• Reagan Carrier Strike Group Launches First Air Missions in Support of OIF Navy NewsStand 24 Feb 2006 -- F/A-18E Super Hornets assigned to the “Eagles” of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 115 became the first aircraft launched from the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) to drop ordnance on enemy targets in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom Feb. 22.
• Sectarian Violence in Iraq Declines with Curfew in Place VOA 24 Feb 2006 -- Sectarian violence in Iraq that has killed more than 200 people in recent days subsided Friday, after the government imposed a tough daytime curfew.
• Daytime Curfew Ordered for 2nd Day in Iraq VOA 24 Feb 2006 -- A daytime curfew was imposed in Baghdad and nearby provinces Friday, in a bid to stifle further sectarian violence in Iraq. State television said the government has also ordered people to be off the streets in Baghdad and the nearby provinces of Diyala, Babil and Salaheddin Saturday.
• Curfew Declared In Baghdad In Bid To Stem Violence RFE/RL 24 Feb 2006 -- Iraq's government declared a curfew in Baghdad in an effort to prevent possible sectarian violence between Shi'ites and Sunnis on the Muslim day of prayer.
• Iraq: Fears Of Sectarian Violence Bring Friday Curfew In Baghdad RFE/RL 24 Feb 2006 -- The Iraqi government is enforcing a daytime curfew in Baghdad to curb possible confrontations between Shi'ite and Sunni worshippers in the wake of the 22 February bombing of a key Shi'ite mosque
• More Than 130 Iraqis Killed in Sectarian Violence VOA 24 Feb 2006 -- More than 130 Iraqis, most of them Sunni Muslims, have been killed in two days of sectarian violence following the bombing Wednesday of a Shi'ite Muslim shrine.
• Iraq Imposes Daytime Curfew to Stem Sectarian Violence VOA 24 Feb 2006 -- Iraq's government has ordered a tough daytime curfew to stem sectarian violence that has killed more than 130 people since the bombing of a Shi'ite shrine.
• Medical group helping keep 'boots on the ground' AFPN 24 Feb 2006 -- Airmen are maintaining the health of troops and helping the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing meets its mission -- put "boots on the ground" and support the aeromedical evacuation of sick and injured servicemembers.
• Al Qaeda Leader Killed in Raid; Weapons Cache Discovered AFPS 24 Feb 2006 -- An al Qaeda military leader was killed today during a raid in Baghdad, and U.S. soldiers discovered a weapons cache Feb. 22, Multinational Force Iraq officials said.
• Reagan Carrier Strike Group Launches First Air Missions AFPS 24 Feb 2006 -- F/A-18E Hornets assigned to the "Eagles" of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron 115 on Feb. 22 became the first aircraft launched from the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan to drop ordnance on enemy targets in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Iraqi Army assumes battle space responsibility in central Baghdad Army News 24 Feb 2006 -- The 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, assumed responsibility for areas in central and southern Baghdad during a battle space transfer of authority ceremony from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, at Forward Operating Base Honor Feb. 20.
• Afghan Soldier Wounded, Assailant Killed in Attack on Convoy AFPS 24 Feb 2006 -- An Afghan National Army soldier was injured when an ANA and coalition convoy came under attack in the Shah Wali Kot district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province yesterday, military officials reported today.
• Relief mission tests Hickam's new capability AFPN 24 Feb 2006 -- Flying a "loaner" C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, a mixed active-duty and Guard aircrew flew the 15th Airlift Wing's first contingency response mission.

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S. Judge Orders Government To Identify Guantanamo Detainees RFE/RL 24 Feb 2006 -- A federal judge in the United States has ordered the U.S. Defense Department to release the identities of hundreds of detainees at Guantanamo Bay by 3 March.
• U.S Government Won't Appeal Guantanamo Court Order RFE/RL 24 Feb 2006 -- The U.S. government has indicated it does not plan to appeal a federal judge's order to release the identities of hundreds of detainees at the American naval base in Guantanamo Bay.
• Guantanamo Officials Say They Use Friendly Tactics in Interrogations VOA 24 Feb 2006 -- There has been renewed controversy during the past week about conditions at the U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay
• USS DeWert Maximizes Deployment Training Opportunities Navy NewsStand 24 Feb 2006 -- Taking advantage of less-busy periods during its deployment, USS DeWert (FFG 45) is maximizing its underway training opportunities in firefighting, seamanship, engineering and many other areas.
• Sasebo Minesweepers Complete First Phase of MINEX/EODEX 06 Navy NewsStand 24 Feb 2006 -- Two forward-deployed U.S Navy mine countermeasures ships with embarked personnel and 19 Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) assets finished phase one of the joint and combined MINEX/EODEX (Mine Exercise/Explosive Ordnance Disposal Exercise) 2006 in the Sea of Suo Nada off the coast of Kure, Japan, Feb. 19.
• Stethem Makes New Friends in Nagasaki Navy NewsStand 24 Feb 2006 -- During USS Stethem’s (DDG 63) port visit to Nagasaki, Japan, Sailors visited the Myojoen Orphanage to spend the afternoon playing with the children there, Feb.11.
• Joint STARS keeping eye on the ground AFPN 24 Feb 2006 -- High over Iraq, an E-8C Joint STARS aircraft surveys hundreds of miles of the country at a time, looking for insurgent activity, controlling those situations and taking action if needed.
• Marine Corps Special Operations Command Activated AFPS 24 Feb 2006 -- The Marine Corps officially joined the ranks of U.S. Special Operations Command here today in a ceremony that Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld called an important milestone in the nation's fight against terrorism.
• NATO Faces Challenges in Mideast, Darfur, Black Sea and Elsewhere Washington File 24 Feb 2006 -- NATO is important politically and militarily because it can deliver solutions to some of the globe's most challenging problems, a senior State Department official says.
• Energy: NATO Considers Role In Increasing Energy Security RFE/RL 24 Feb 2006 -- At a major conference in Prague on energy security, Poland calls for NATO to serve as the basis of a new Western energy alliance to respond to future energy crises.
• Rice, Gulf State Foreign Ministers Meet in Abu Dhabi VOA 24 Feb 2006 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has met with foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council to discuss a range of issues in the Middle East.
• State Department Briefing, February 24 Washington File 24 Feb 2006 -- Philippines, Venezuela, Uganda, Sudan, Middle East, Iraq, Palestinian Authority, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for February 24, 2006
• Boeing Teams with LOUD Engineering to Supply Parts and Services for International Chinook Customers Boeing 24 Feb 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has announced a five-year licensing agreement between its Intellectual Property Business (IPB) and LOUD Engineering & Manufacturing, Ontario, Calif. The agreement provides LOUD with a non-exclusive license and proprietary data for use in the supply of spare parts, landing gear maintenance, repair and overhaul services to international CH-47 Chinook helicopter operators.
• Airbus begins UK production of its first A400M wing component EADS 24 Feb 2006 -- The A400M military airlifter has taken another leap forward as wing manufacturing has begun at Airbus' Filton, Bristol site with machining of the first wing rib for the first production aircraft. The three metre long aluminium alloy block or 'billet' will become 'wing rib ten' following two further machining sessions and a number of other processes carried out over the coming weeks.
• General Dynamics to Provide Secure Wireless Network for U.S. Army Training Area General Dynamics 24 Feb 2006 -- General Dynamics Network Systems has been awarded a contract to provide a secure voice and data wireless network for the U.S. Army at the Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) in Hawaii. The contract is valued at approximately $7.2 million over two years, if all options are exercised.
• U.S. Marine Corps Awards General Dynamics $49 Million for Electric Turret Drives General Dynamics 24 Feb 2006 -- General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a $49 million contract for electric turret drives to retrofit U.S. Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicles (LAV). General Dynamics will provide 394 electric turret drives for existing LAVs which entered service in the 1980s and continue operational employment today.
• Northrop Grumman Wins Contract to Supply Navigation Data Distribution Systems for Royal Australian Navy Northrop Grumman 24 Feb 2006 -- Feb. 24, 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has won a contract from Tenix Defence Pty Ltd to supply navigation data distribution systems (NDDS) for 8 Royal Australian Navy ANZAC-class frigates and one land-based ANZAC Ship Support Center (ASSC).

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 24 Feb 2006
• Bush: Hamas Must Renounce Violence VOA 24 Feb 2006 -- President Bush says the responsibilities of leading a Palestinian government should moderate extremist views within Hamas.
• Israeli Soldiers Kill 2 Palestinians in Southern Gaza Strip VOA 24 Feb 2006 -- Israeli soldiers have killed two Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip.
• To end dispute, UN Security Council urges Ethiopia and Eritrea to set border UN News Centre 24 Feb 2006 -- In order to resolve the current impasse between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the United Nations Security Council today urged the two parties to sit down with the commission charged with setting a permanent border between the two countries and to abide by its decisions.
• NIGERIA: Delta militants release hostage photos, Shell told to pay Nigeria US $1.5 bln IRIN 24 Feb 2006 -- Armed militants holding nine foreign oil workers hostage in Nigeria's troubled Niger Delta, on Friday released photos of the captives for the first time but denied entering into talks with the government over their release.
• Relief in Sri Lanka as Government, Tamil Rebels Choose to Uphold Truce VOA 24 Feb 2006 -- There is widespread relief in Sri Lanka after the government and Tamil Tiger rebels decided to uphold a tottering cease-fire.

News Reports

• Philippine President Declares State of Emergency VOA 24 Feb 2006 -- Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has declared a state of emergency after some senior members of the military were detained in an alleged coup plot.
• LOCKHEED MARTIN DELIVERS NEXT FLIGHT TANK TO NASA Lockheed Martin 24 Feb 2006 -- Lockheed Martin Space Systems – Michoud Operations today delivered External Tank-119, the tank that is scheduled to propel the next Space Shuttle mission into orbit, to NASA.