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20 April 2006 Military News

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  • Oriskany On Course for Sinking in Gulf of Mexico May 17 Navy NewsStand 20 Apr 2006 -- A pierside press conference was held April 18 aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola to provide details of the final preparations for sinking the decommissioned aircraft carrier ex-Oriskany (CVA 34).
  • Nassau Hosts Spanish Reception Navy NewsStand 20 Apr 2006 -- Sailors of USS Nassau (LHA 4) hosted a U.S. 6th Fleet reception for hundreds of guests while anchored for a port visit to Palma de Majorca, Spain, April 13.
  • USNS Comfort Welcomes Aboard New Commander Navy NewsStand 20 Apr 2006 -- Capt. Albert Shimkus assumed command of USNS Comfort’s (T-AH 20) Medical Treatment Facility from Capt. Thomas Allingham in a ceremony aboard the ship April 17.
  • Pier Construction Project to Help Djiboutian Village Navy NewsStand 20 Apr 2006 -- A pier construction project sponsored by the United States will help bring income to this impoverished village and make access to the area easier for U.S. Navy ships fighting the war on terrorism.
  • USNS Comfort Set for International Training Navy NewsStand 20 Apr 2006 -- National Naval Medical Center staff and the crew of USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will team up with the Canadian navy in April for a medical training mission along the East Coast.
  • AFSOC initiative featured at JEFX '06 AFPN 20 Apr 2006 -- Eight initiatives will be tested for possible use by U.S. forces during Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment, or JEFX, '06.
  • Army advances alternative energy technologies Army News 20 Apr 2006 -- The Army is at the forefront of alternative energy advancements that will improve the capability of America's military forces.
  • U.S. 'Committed' To Quick Solution Over Kyrgyz Air Base RFE/RL 20 Apr 2006 -- The U.S. Embassy in Bishkek says Washington is committed to reaching agreement on the terms of use for Kyrgyzstan's Ganci air base at Manas Airport, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reported.
  • U.S. responds to Kyrgyz threats on base closure RIA Novosti 20 Apr 2006 -- The United States is willing to complete talks on the status of an U.S. base in Kyrgyzstan as soon as possible, diplomats said Thursday.

  • Ethnic-Armenian Forces End Military Exercises in Karabakh RFE/RL 20 Apr 2006 -- Ethnic-Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh concluded a week of military exercises today in the disputed enclave

  • State Department Briefing, April 20 Washington File 20 Apr 2006 -- Secretary Rice Travel to Turkey, Greece, and Bulgaria, Israel/Palestinians, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, China, Brazil, Italy, Sudan, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan

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  • DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 20 Apr 2006

  • NEPAL: At least three demonstrators killed, 50 injured IRIN 20 Apr 2006 -- At least three protestors were killed and at least 50 injured at the hands of the security forces on Thursday afternoon during demonstrations in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, according to the Himalayan Human Rights (HimRights), a local rights group.
  • India emphasizes lasting solution to Nepal's problems IRNA 20 Apr 2006 -- India's special envoy, Karan Singh on Thursday conveyed New Delhi's readiness to support all efforts towards restoration of multi-party democracy while emphasizing that a lasting solution to the problems of Nepal has to be found by the people of Nepal through a peaceful political process.
  • 14th day of protests amid curfew imposed in Nepal IRNA 20 Apr 2006 -- Protestors in Nepal, on the 14th day of a nationwide strike called by a seven-party political alliance, Wednesday pressed their demand that the current political regime in the nation immediately hand over power to the people and call for elections for a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution.
  • Nepalese Troops Fire on Protesters; 3 Killed Near Kathmandu VOA 20 Apr 2006 -- Security forces in Nepal have fatally shot at least three more anti-monarchy protesters, as tens of thousands of people gathered on the edge of the shoot-on-sight curfew zone around the capital, Kathmandu.

  • US Criticizes Palestinian Security Appointment VOA 20 Apr 2006 -- The United States Thursday criticized the appointment of the leader of a militant faction to a senior post in the Hamas-led Palestinian government.
  • Israel Warns of Hamas, Iran Links VOA 20 Apr 2006 -- Israel's ambassador to the United Nations this week linked the Hamas-led Palestinian government to Iran and to what he called a new "axis of terror."
  • Hamas Legislators to Appeal Loss of Jerusalem Residency VOA 20 Apr 2006 -- Slapped with Israeli sanctions, a group of legislators from the Islamic militant group Hamas plans to appeal to Israel's High Court

  • SUDAN: Militia must be controlled to ensure peace, says AU IRIN 20 Apr 2006 -- Peace will remain elusive in the troubled western Sudanese region of Darfur unless militia can be stopped from attacking civilians, the African Union (AU) chief mediator at the inter-Sudanese peace talks told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday.
  • First group of Russian peacekeepers flies to Sudan RIA Novosti 20 Apr 2006 -- The first group of Russian peacekeepers has flown to Sudan from an airfield in the Tver region, the Air Force press service said Thursday.

  • DR Congo: ahead of elections UN sends more peacekeepers to troubled Katanga UN News Centre 21 Apr 2006 -- The vanguard of a new contingent of United Nations peacekeepers has arrived in embattled Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to boost security for forthcoming elections that it is hoped will cement the vast country's transition from years of bloody conflict to peace and democracy.
  • LTTE put off peace talks with Sri Lankan government IRNA 20 Apr 2006 -- Sri Lanka's rebels, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on Thursday indefinitely put off the peace talks with the Sri Lankan government which was rescheduled to held in Switzerland on April 24.
  • Tamil Rebels Pull Out of Sri Lanka Peace Talks VOA 20 Apr 2006 -- In Sri Lanka, Tamil Tiger rebels have pulled out of peace talks, aimed at saving the country's four-year-old military truce

  • Nigeria Investigates Car Bomb VOA 20 Apr 2006 -- Nigerian authorities are investigating an explosion that killed three people late Wednesday at a military facility in the oil-rich southern city of Port Harcourt.
  • ETHIOPIA: Deaths reported in raid on western village IRIN 20 Apr 2006 -- At least two people were killed and an unknown number of others displaced when cattle rustlers, allegedly from Sudan, attacked villages in western Ethiopia, according to the Ethiopian defence ministry and aid workers.
  • 105 small militant groups active in North Caucasus - general RIA Novosti 20 Apr 2006 -- There are currently 105 small armed groups active in the North Caucasus, with a total of 780 members, a senior military commander said Thursday.

News Reports

  • Lebanon Still Struggling One Year After Syria's Withdrawal VOA 20 Apr 2006 -- Lebanon's prime minister says one year after the withdrawal of Syrian troops, Lebanon still faces many challenges as it works to restore its democracy and repair its economy.
  • Chinese President Ends His White House Talks With Bush VOA 20 Apr 2006 -- President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao have completed their first White House summit.
  • S. Korea, Japan Explore Diplomatic Exit From Tense Island Dispute VOA 20 Apr 2006 -- South Korea and Japan are working to prevent a diplomatic confrontation over disputed islands from escalating
  • LOCKHEED MARTIN-BUILT ASTRA-1KR SATELLITE LAUNCHED SUCCESSFULLY Lockheed Martin 20 Apr 2006 -- The ASTRA-1KR telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for SES ASTRA of Betzdorf, Luxembourg, was launched successfully today from Cape Canaveral, Fla., aboard an Atlas V launch vehicle provided by International Launch Services (ILS), a Lockheed Martin joint venture. Lift-off occurred at 4:27 PM EDT and initial contact with the satellite, called acquisition of signal, was confirmed at 5:43 PM EDT from the Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) satellite tracking station in Uralla, Australia
  • Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and RD Amross Power Atlas V Mission Pratt & Whitney 20 Apr 2006 -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, and RD Amross, LLC, a joint venture formed by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and NPO Energomash, provided power for both the upper stage and the booster stage, respectively, of Lockheed Martin’s Atlas V launched today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.



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