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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 01 May 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
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• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• CENTAF releases combined airpower summary AFPN 01 May 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for April 28 to 30.
• 'Ring of Steel' Encircles Iraqi Oil Platforms AFPS 01 May 2006 -- There's a "ring of steel" around one of the most important economic targets in the world.
• Coalition Forces Kill 15-20 Afghan Militants VOA 01 May 2006 -- The U.S. military says coalition forces killed between 15 to 20 militants in the past two days in Sangin district, of the southern Afghan province of Helmand.
• Troops Kill Enemies, Destroy Weapons Caches in Afghanistan AFPS 01 May 2006 -- Coalition forces killed more than a dozen enemy fighters in Afghanistan's Helmand province and, in joint operations with Afghan forces, destroyed weapons caches in Kabul, Kunar and Ghazni provinces April 29, military officials reported today.

Defense Policy / Programs

• United States-Japan Roadmap for Realignment Implementation 01 May 2006 [PDF]
• Joint Statement By Secretary Of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary Of Defense Rumsfeld, Japanese Minister Of Foreign Affairs Taro Aso, Japanese Minister Of State For Defense Fukushiro Nukaga 01 May 2006 [PDF]
• Transcript: Press Availability with Secretary Rumsfeld and Secretary Rice 01 May 2006 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Taro Aso and Japanese Minister of State for Defense Fukushiro Nukaga
• US and Japan Finalize Force Realignment Deal VOA 01 May 2006 -- The United States and Japan Monday finalized an agreement to reshape their military alliance, including a reduction of the U.S. Marine presence on Okinawa
• USS Decatur Assists Mariners in Distress Off Somalia Navy NewsStand 01 May 2006 -- USS Decatur (DDG 73), operating as part of the Pakistani–led Combined Task Force 150, came to the aid of a distressed vessel off the coast of Somalia April 28 and rescued seven Somali fishermen who had run out of food and supplies.
• Stennis Passes INSURV Navy NewsStand 01 May 2006 -- The commanding officer and crew of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) celebrated with a traditional spiking of a football in Hangar Bay 2 for passing its INSURV (Board of Inspection and Survey) April 21.
• Lincoln Departs Singapore After Successful Port Visit Navy NewsStand 01 May 2006 -- USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) got underway from Changi Naval Base in Singapore May 1, after a successful four-day port call to "The Lion City."
• Typhoon Operates in Waters Off Horn of Africa Navy NewsStand 01 May 2006 -- USS Typhoon (PC 5) completed a monthlong operation with Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 April 27, during which the patrol craft conducted maritime security operations (MSO) alongside the Royal Netherlands Navy support ship HNLMS Amsterdam (A 836) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell (WPB 1332).
• Relations With Iran on High Seas 'Courteous, Professional' Navy NewsStand 01 May 2006 -- Despite political tensions among Iran and other countries, exchanges between the Iranian navy and coalition forces in the northern Persian Gulf are "fully courteous and professional," said Capt. Christopher Noble, during an interview here.
• Patriot Completes RAS at Start of Western Pacific Deployment Navy NewsStand 01 May 2006 -- The Sasebo, Japan,-based minesweeper USS Patriot (MCM 7) completed a replenishment at sea April 27 with military sealift command ship USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193), 13 days into their Western Pacific deployment.
• Collaborative tools assist initiatives during JEFX '06 AFPN 01 May 2006 -- The Air Force Command and Control's Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center sponsored a new collaborative tool that was part of the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2006 here.
• Terrorism: more than just al-Qaeda may be in your back yard AFPN 01 May 2006 -- In the wake of the attacks that took place on Sept. 11, 2001, the Department of Defense implemented new initiatives to thwart future attacks on U.S. soil.
• White House Briefing, May 1 Washington File 01 May 2006 -- Economy, Iraq, gas prices, Putin phone call on Iran, Iran, Biden comments on Iraq, immigration reform, Spanish National Anthem, North Korea, Darfur protests
• Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 01 May 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for May 1, 2006
• ATK Achieves Success in Mid Range Munition Test ATK 01 May 2006 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) announced today that it has successfully demonstrated maneuverability of its guided Mid Range Munition Kinetic Energy (MRM-KE) precision projectile. The test took place at the Yuma Proving Grounds, Yuma Ariz..
• BAE Systems Completes Power & Energy Systems Integration Lab Expansion BAE Systems 01 May 2006 -- BAE Systems has completed the expansion of its existing Power and Energy Systems Integration Laboratory (P&E SIL). The expansion, which consists of a new test cell adjacent to the existing laboratory at the company's Santa Clara facility, exemplifies BAE Systems’ commitment to providing a state-of-the-art testing facility for the Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicle Program.
• CACI Finalizes Merger Transaction to Acquire AlphaInsight Corporation CACI 01 May 2006 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE: CAI) announced today that it has finalized its definitive merger agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of AlphaInsight Corporation. Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, AlphaInsight is an award-winning information technology company that specializes in serving the federal government primarily in the areas of software and systems engineering, network engineering and management, and information assurance and security.
• General Dynamics Awarded $9.6 Million for Technology Management System Services General Dynamics 01 May 2006 -- General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was awarded a $9.6 million contract for implementation and support of a Livelink Knowledge Management System, an intranet solution for collaborative knowledge management, at the Space and Missile Systems Center at the Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. Support includes around-the-clock availability with a 99.9 percent uptime, staffing a Livelink helpdesk and training 6,000 users; implementation includes engineering services to develop and execute business processes to address information management for the organization.
• General Dynamics Awarded $11 Million for U.S. Navy Submarine Modernization Work General Dynamics 01 May 2006 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $10,991,000 modification to an existing contract for submarine modernization and related work at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
• LOCKHEED MARTIN DELIVERS KEY SOFTWARE, HARDWARE FOR NEW MISSILE WARNING SATELLITE Lockheed Martin 01 May 2006 -- The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team developing the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has successfully delivered a critical payload subsystem and associated software integral to the program's first geosynchronous orbit (GEO) satellite.
• Orbital Successfully Launches Second Target Rocket For U.S. Missile Defense Agency's CMCM-2 Program Orbital Sciences Corp. 01 May 2006 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that it successfully launched the second of two medium-range target vehicles that supported the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Critical Measurements and Countermeasures Program, Campaign 2 (CMCM-2).
• Lockheed Martin to Produce Final CH-53E Aircrew Procedures Trainer for U.S. Marine Corps Lockheed Martin 01 May 2006 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $10.1 million order to produce the final CH-53E Helicopter Aircrew Procedures Trainer (APT) under the Marine Corps Aviation Simulator Master Plan (MCASMP).
• U.S. Army Advances Urban Combat Communications Using Secure Wireless Local Area Network Radio Developed by Northrop Grumman-led Team Northrop Grumman 01 May 2006 -- The first Secure Wireless Local Area Network (SWLAN) radio ever deployed during wartime has made combat communications in an urban environment easier and more secure. The radio was developed and fielded by a team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) for the U.S. Army.
• Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk Demonstrates Applicability as Surveillance Asset to Counter Drug Smuggling Operations Northrop Grumman 01 May 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Global Hawk unmanned aerial system has shown its utility as a persistent counter-drug surveillance asset in Congressionally Directed Demonstration flights over the southern U.S., along the Gulf of Mexico and into the Caribbean Sea.

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 01 May 2006
• After Darfur peace deal deadline passes, Annan urges rebels to intensify talks UN News Centre 01 May 2006 -- One day after parties to the conflict in Darfur missed the African Union's deadline for reaching a peace agreement, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged the main rebel groups in particular to redouble their efforts to end the suffering and destruction in the strife-torn Sudanese region.
• US in New Bid to Get Darfur Peace Agreement VOA 01 May 2006 -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick is traveling to Nigeria to try to help the parties in the Darfur conflict reach a peace agreement
• NIGERIA-SUDAN: AU extends Darfur peace deadline by 48 hours after rebels refuse to sign IRIN 01 May 2006 -- The African Union (AU) deferred an April 30 deadline for rival parties in Sudan's Darfur conflict to agree peace after rebels expressed "reservations" about the draft deal and refused to sign.
• CHAD: Deadly militia attack on border villages IRIN 01 May 2006 -- An attack on border villages in eastern Chad early Monday morning left four dead and six wounded, said UN workers, deepening concern that violence from the neighbouring Darfur region of Sudan is destabilising south eastern Chad.
• Israel's Kadima Party Announces Coalition VOA 01 May 2006 -- Israel's centrist Kadima Party has signed a coalition deal with the ultra-Orthodox Shas Party, clearing the way for a parliamentary majority.

News Reports

• Sea Launch Signs Launch Contract for Intelsat Americastm-9 Spacecraft Boeing 01 May 2006 -- Sea Launch has signed a firm launch contract with Intelsat to orbit the Intelsat Americas-9 (IA-9) spacecraft in the 4th Quarter of 2007. IA-9 is currently under construction at Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) in Palo Alto, Calif. This mission will be Sea Launch's second with Intelsat; the IA-8 mission was successfully completed in June 2005.
• ATK Conducts Full-scale Space Shuttle Motor Test ATK 01 May 2006 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) successfully tested a full-scale Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM) Friday in support of NASA’s Space Shuttle program. The RSRM, designated as Flight Support Motor (FSM) No. 12, fired for approximately 123 seconds, the same duration each RSRM operates during an actual Space Shuttle Launch.
• EROS B Commercial Satellite Transmits First Photos Israel Aerospace Industries 01 May 2006 -- Itzhak Nissan, President & CEO of Israel Aircraft Industries: "The short period of time taken to manufacture the satellite and its high quality photos are an unprecedented technological achievement"