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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 03 Apr 2006 [PDF]
• THREE MARINES, ONE SAILOR KILLED IN AL ANBAR PROVINCE
• Five Marines killed in vehicle mishap
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• CENTAF releases combined airpower summary AFPN 03 Apr 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for April 1 to 3.
• Two Insurgents Killed, Eight Captured; Weapons Cache Found, Destroyed AFPS 03 Apr 2006 -- Two insurgents were killed and eight captured near Kirkuk, Iraq, April 1 after 101st Airborne Division soldiers spotted terrorists planting a homemade bomb near a road the soldiers frequently travel, military officials said today.
• Iraqi security forces gaining ground Army News 03 Apr 2006 -- The Iraqi army has proven that they're trained and capable of protecting the Iraqi people, and their nation recognizes that, according to Multinational Division - Baghdad Commander Maj. Gen. James Thurman in a teleconference with the Pentagon press corps March 31.
• 10 Dead in Iraqi Truck Bombing VOA 03 Apr 2006 -- Iraqi authorities say a bomb blast near a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad has killed at least 10 people and wounded 30 others.
• RFE/RL Afghanistan Report, Volume 5, Number 9 03 April 2006
• Provincial reconstruction teams training for Afghanistan AFPN 03 Apr 2006 -- Department of Defense teams created and designed to help with the reconstruction, security and governing of Afghanistan are training here before deploying for 365 days to this war-torn country.
• AFGHANISTAN: Parliamentarian killed in northeast IRIN 03 Apr 2006 -- Unidentified gunmen killed the speaker of the provincial parliament in Afghanistan's northeastern Takhar province on Saturday, officials confirmed on Sunday.
• US Official Predicts Violence in Afghanistan Will Increase This Year VOA 03 Apr 2006 -- A senior U.S. official visiting Afghanistan says violence in the country is likely to increase this year as NATO-led foreign forces expand into new areas where Taleban insurgents are active.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 17 Airmen survive Dover C-5 Galaxy crash AFPN 03 Apr 2006 -- The 17 Airmen aboard the C-5 Galaxy that crashed near Dover Air Force Base, Del., today all survived, a 436th Airlift Wing spokesman said.
• U.S. Military Commissions to Resume This Week at Guantanamo AFPS 03 Apr 2006 -- U.S. military commissions proceedings resume this week in the cases of four enemy combatants held here since 2002.
• DoD Releases More Guantanamo Detainee Hearing Transcripts AFPS 03 Apr 2006 -- The Defense Department today released hundreds' more pages of unredacted detainee hearing transcripts taken at the U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, facility, a senior Pentagon official said here today.
• Army bans commercial body armor Army News 03 Apr 2006 -- Soldiers may no longer wear body armor other than Army-issued Interceptor Body Armor, Army officials announced last week.
• USS Oak Hill Provides Aid to Motor Vessel off Coast of Somalia Navy NewsStand 03 Apr 2006 -- USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) provided assistance to a vessel in distress approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia March 30, while conducting maritime security operations (MSO) in the area.
• Fort McHenry Sailors Prepare Ship for Departure Navy NewsStand 03 Apr 2006 -- USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) Sailors are preparing to move to what will be their new home on USS Tortuga (LSD 46) beginning April 3.
• New center provides single contact for mobility air forces AFPN 03 Apr 2006 -- Air Mobility Command moved toward a supply process transformation March 29 when the Regional Supply Squadron here was re-designated as the Mobility Logistics Support Center.
• SkyTote to demonstrate high-speed flight with vertical takeoff AFPN 03 Apr 2006 -- Air Force Research Laboratory scientists are working on a novel unmanned air vehicle called SkyTote that will take off and land vertically like a helicopter, but also transition into horizontal flight like a conventional aircraft.
• Tour of Kyrgyz base marks milestone AFPN 03 Apr 2006 -- Air Force leaders from Manas Air Base toured a Republic of Kyrgyzstan air base March 28 following an invitation by the Ministry of Defense here.
• Exchange Pilot Assignment Strengthens Australia, U.S. Ties AFPS 03 Apr 2006 -- Foreign exchange pilots from Australia assigned here are helping their U.S. counterparts carry out global air refueling, airlift and humanitarian assignments.
• Afghan, Pakistani Military Leaders Meet in Germany, Discuss Terrorism AFPS 03 Apr 2006 -- Things may have gotten a little tougher for Osama bin Laden and the remnants of the Taliban thanks to a seminar that brought together 16 Afghan and Pakistani officers who work along the border between the two nations.
• U.S. Agency Works to Reduce WMD Threat AFPS 03 Apr 2006 -- The United States is aggressively pursuing ways to lessen the threat from weapons of mass destruction, the director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency said here last week.
• Atlantic Strike III hones joint operations skills Army News 03 Apr 2006 -- Hundreds of troops from all branches of the military gathered March 27-31 at Avon Park, Fla., to train and prepare joint air and ground troops for future deployments.
• Nuclear Weapons Center the right organization at the right time AFPN 03 Apr 2006 -- In a ceremony replete with military tradition, Col. Gregory Foraker, formerly the director of the Nuclear Weapons Directorate here, assumed command of the Nuclear Weapons Center.
• India, France hold joint naval exercises off Goa coast IRNA 03 Apr 2006 -- The second phase of the Joint Indo-French naval exercise Varuna VI began on the coast of Goa.
• PRESS CONFERENCE ON MINE AWARENESS DAY United Nations 03 Apr 2006
• White House Briefing, April 3 Washington File 03 Apr 2006 -- Germany, Iraq, immigration, personnel
• State Department Briefing, April 3 Washington File 03 Apr 2006 -- India, Venezuela, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Turkey, China, bombings in Turkey

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for April 3, 2006
• Lift off for High-Tech Tooling at BAE Systems at Samlesbury BAE Systems 03 Apr 2006 -- The High-Tech Tooling team at BAE Systems at Samlesbury have successfully produced and delivered the first two composite mould tools for the STOVL (Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing) variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
• Successful first flights of the new EADS Air Refuelling Boom System (ARBS) EADS 03 Apr 2006 -- On March 30, 2006 the first phase of the ARBS (Air Refuelling Boom System) flight test programme has successfully been completed after 3 years of development, where EADS CASA has completed the design and manufacture of this new generation refuelling boom. Preliminary results of the tests have shown the aircraft’s handling qualities are not influenced by the boom installation.
• Raytheon and EADS CASA North America's Team JCA to build CN-235/C-295 Joint Cargo Aircraft in Mobile, Alabama EADS 03 Apr 2006 -- Team JCA - led by Raytheon Company with EADS CASA North America - has chosen the Mobile Regional Airport (MRA) as the final assembly and delivery site for its proposed CN-235/C-295 solution for the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) requirement. In addition, EADS CASA North America will establish at the MRA a new final delivery center for CN-235 and C-295 transport aircraft to be sold into the North American market.
• German Army NH90 TTH Achieves NAHEMA Qualification EADS 03 Apr 2006 -- This qualification is a significant step towards the entry into service of NH90 within the Armed Forces that have already selected it for their military requirements. NH90 Qualification is an essential milestone that, through a process of delta qualification, will lead to the Qualification of the others NH90 National Variants.
• Naval Surface Warfare Center Awards General Dynamics $25 Million Ammunition Contract General Dynamics 03 Apr 2006 -- The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Ind., has awarded General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for 25mm PGU-32/U SAPHEI-T and MK-210 HEI-T linked cartridges with a potential value of $25,397,620 if all options are awarded.
• Northrop Grumman Recognized for Exceptional Management of Aircraft Carrier Project Northrop Grumman 03 Apr 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received the Hampton Roads Project of the Year award for superior performance in implementing project management principles and techniques.
• Northrop Grumman Gulf Coast Operations Executes Important Recovery Milestone in Re-launching Aegis Destroyer Kidd Northrop Grumman 03 Apr 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) took a major step forward in Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts with the re-launch of the company's 24th Aegis guided missile destroyer, Kidd (DDG 100). The ship sustained hull damage during the storm and the shipbuilding team returned the ship to water six weeks earlier than originally scheduled.
• Raytheon Wins Joint Environmental Toolkit Contract Raytheon 03 Apr 2006 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a contract worth potentially $71 million over 54 months, with an initial contract award of $9.3 million, for Phase 2 of the Joint Environmental Toolkit (JET) program.
• Raytheon Introduces Multi-Purpose Loitering Missile System Concept Development Program Raytheon 03 Apr 2006 -- Raytheon Company is funding and developing a Multi-Purpose Loitering Missile (MPLM) System that will fill the joint fires capability gaps and meet the long war requirements engendered by the global war on terrorism.
• Raytheon and EADS CASA North America's Team JCA to Build CN-235/C-295 Joint Cargo Aircraft in Mobile, AL Raytheon 03 Apr 2006 -- Team JCA -- led by Raytheon Company with EADS CASA North America -- has chosen the Mobile Regional Airport (MRA) as the final assembly and delivery site for its proposed CN-235/C-295 solution for the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) requirement. In addition, EADS CASA North America will establish at the MRA a new final delivery center for CN-235 and C-295 transport aircraft to be sold into the North American market.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICES OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT United Nations 03 Apr 2006
• US Decries Sudanese Move To Bar UN Relief Official VOA 03 Apr 2006 -- The United States Monday voiced serious concern over the refusal of the Sudanese government to allow United Nations emergency relief coordinator Jan Egeland to visit Darfur
• SUDAN: Gov't denies UN humanitarian chief permission to visit Darfur IRIN 03 Apr 2006 -- Sudanese authorities have denied the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Jan Egeland, permission to visit the strife-torn western region of Darfur, a UN spokeswoman said on Monday.
• SIERRA LEONE: Taylor pleads not guilty to crimes in 'sister republic' IRIN 03 Apr 2006 -- Charles Taylor pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity on Monday at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, but said he did not recognise the Court's jurisdiction.
• SIERRA LEONE: The Special Court - one of many tools for a lasting peace IRIN 03 Apr 2006 -- After a decade of war 1991-2002, Sierra Leoneans asked the world for help in bringing to justice those responsible for crimes during the fighting, says a document explaining the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
• COTE D IVOIRE: Rebel, loyalist military chiefs resume talks IRIN 03 Apr 2006 -- Rebel and army chiefs of divided Cote d'Ivoire have agreed to resume talks on Tuesday in the rebel stronghold Bouake after meeting briefly on Saturday for the first time in eight months.
• Kosovo, Serbian sides hold third round of status talks under UN chairmanship UN News Centre 03 Apr 2006 -- Delegations from Kosovo and Serbia today ended a third round of direct talks on decentralization in the Albanian-majority Serbian province, which the United Nations has administered ever since the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO) drove out Yugoslav troops in 1999 amid grave rights abuses in ethnic fighting.
• Kurdish Protests Continue in Southeastern Turkey VOA 03 Apr 2006 -- Hundreds of Kurds clashed Monday with Turkish security forces near the Syrian border, in a seventh day of unrest spawned by last week's killing of 14 Kurdish rebels by government security forces.
• Liberia's Charles Taylor Appears in Court, Pleads Not Guilty VOA 03 Apr 2006 -- Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has made his first appearance before Sierra Leone's special war crimes court.
• SOMALIA: MPs worried over increasing insecurity in Baidoa IRIN 03 Apr 2006 -- Members of Somalia's Transitional Federal Parliament, who are currently meeting in the town of Baidoa, have expressed concern over insecurity after armed militia blocked access to a parliamentary session on Saturday.
• UGANDA: Northern conflict an "epicentre of terror" - Egeland IRIN 03 Apr 2006 -- United Nations Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland declared the 20-year conflict in northern Uganda "the world's worst form of terrorism" during a visit on Saturday to a camp for internally displaced persons in Pader District.

News Reports

• BAE Systems to bring Surrey Satellite Technology SmallSat capability to United States BAE Systems 03 Apr 2006 -- BAE Systems has begun partnering with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) to bring the U.K. technology firms small-satellite technology and processes to the U.S. market.
• EADS SPACE Services takes a 49% stake in LONDON SATELLITE EXCHANGE EADS 03 Apr 2006 -- EADS SPACE Services has been working jointly since two years with London Satellite Exchange, whose operational base is in Toulouse, notably on the ASTEL S contract for the French MOD.