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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 02 May 2006 [PDF]
• ROADSIDE BOMB KILLS MND-B SOLDIER
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• CENTAF releases air power summary AFPN 02 May 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's air power summary.
• Iraqi Governor Escapes Roadside Bombing, 3 Bodyguards Dead VOA 02 May 2006 -- Officials say the governor of Iraq's most dangerous province escaped with minor wounds Tuesday when a bomb exploded near his convoy
• 10 Terrorists Killed; Suicide Vests, Weapons Destroyed AFPS 02 May 2006 -- Coalition forces killed 10 terrorists, three of them wearing suicide vests, and wounded one at approximately 1:30 a.m. today at a safe house located approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Balad, Iraq, while searching for an al Qaeda terrorist leader.
• Rakkasans revive patrols in local towns Army News 02 May 2006 -- Two towns located near Baghdad are again being patrolled after a four-month absence of coalition forces.
• Iraq Bomb Attacks Kill Several Iraqis, US Soldier VOA 02 May 2006 -- New bomb attacks in Iraq have killed several Iraqis and a U.S. soldier.
• Pakistan proposes fencing, mining Afghan border areas IRNA 02 May 2006 -- Pakistan has proposed to Afghanistan and coalition forces to fence and mine their side of the border to prevent cross-border movement, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri said on Tuesday.
• Suicide Bombings in Afghanistan Increase Sharply VOA 02 May 2006 -- A suicide attacker has hit a military convoy on patrol outside the Afghan capital, Kabul killing a civilian

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS Peleliu Enjoys Port Visit in Bahrain Navy NewsStand 02 May 2006 -- The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) completed a four-day port visit to Manama, Bahrain, April 27.
• Comfort Holds Mass Casualty Exercise Navy NewsStand 02 May 2006 -- The crew of USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) held a mass casualty exercise in April following a simulated helicopter crash on the flight deck, demonstrating their preparedness should such a real-life event take place.
• USS DeWert Returns Home After Deployment Navy NewsStand 02 May 2006 -- After five months patrolling the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea conducting counter-narco-terrorism operations for U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, USS DeWert (FFG 45) returned home to family and friends April 28.
• EODMU 6 Det. 20 Provides Force Protection for GW Navy NewsStand 02 May 2006 -- The Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) Dive Team aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) and Carrier Air Wing 17 are conducting security operations at every port call while GW is deployed to the Caribbean this spring for “Partnership of the Americas.”
• USS Monterey Arrives in St. Kitts Navy NewsStand 02 May 2006 -- USS Monterey (CG 61), currently participating in “Partnership of the Americas,” arrived in St. Kitts, Netherlands, Antilles, May 2 for a scheduled goodwill port visit.
• Jefferson City Returns From Deployment Navy NewsStand 02 May 2006 -- Sailors from the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN 759) returned to Naval Base Point Loma May 1, following a six-month western Pacific deployment in support of national security objectives.
• CVW-17 Holds Airborne Change of Command Navy NewsStand 02 May 2006 -- Capt. Troy Shoemaker relieved Capt. William Massey as Commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 during an aerial change-of-command ceremony May 1, over the Caribbean Sea.
• Aggressors enhance Red Flag-Alaska 06-2 AFPN 02 May 2006 -- The presence of the 64th Aggressor Squadron, based out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., enhances Red Flag-Alaska 06-2, the annual Pacific Air Forces exercise formerly known as Cope Thunder.
• Long hours the norm for deployed Globemaster crews AFPN 02 May 2006 -- A series of short C-17 Globemaster III flights demand intense aircrew energy and stamina. But longer sorties remain more physically manageable.
• Joint Forces Command Focusing on Current, Future Operations AFPS 02 May 2006 -- Ensuring military services are able to work seamlessly with each other, coalition partners, government agencies and nongovernmental organizations is no small feat
• Leaders face future threats with Unified Quest Army News 02 May 2006 -- Unified Quest 2006, the fourth major annual event of its kind co-sponsored by U.S. Joint Forces Command and U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command as part of the Army's Future Warfare Study, ended Friday April 28, at the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
• Press Briefing by Scott McClellan The White House 02 May 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 02 May 2006
• Azerbaijan: NATO Parliamentary Assembly Head Says Nuclear Iran Could Be 'Major Threat' RFE/RL 02 May 2006 -- In recent weeks, Azerbaijan has received greater international attention, partly because of the standoff over Iran's nuclear program

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for May 2, 2006
• BAE Systems to Provide EA-6B Countermeasures Systems BAE Systems 02 May 2006 -- The U.S. Navy has contracted with BAE Systems to produce additional low-band transmitter-antenna groups for the Navy's EA-6B Prowler electronic countermeasures aircraft. Under the $24.3 million contract with the Naval Air Systems Command, the company will provide 13 transmitter-antenna groups, each consisting of a radar and communications jammer.
• BAE Systems to Provide Information Technology Services for U.S.-based Operations BAE Systems 02 May 2006 -- BAE Systems will support U.S.-based requirements for networks and information assurance services to approximately 30,000 of its employees through its IT services unit, BAE Systems Information Technology, effective May 1. Additionally, BAE Systems Information Technology will provide a full range of IT services to its 14,000-employee Customer Solutions group this year. In 2007, BAE Systems Information Technology is scheduled to provide IT services to an additional 5,000 employees in the U.S.
• Northrop Grumman to Produce More Airborne Electronic Attack Systems Northrop Grumman 02 May 2006 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a sole-source, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract for full-rate production acquisition of new EA-6B Prowler Improved Capability (ICAP) III systems.

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 02 May 2006
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON PROGRAMME OF WORK United Nations 02 May 2006
• Janjaweed Attack in Chad Causes Panic Among Sudanese Refugees VOA 02 May 2006 -- The U.N. refugee agency says fear among thousands of people who fled to Chad from Sudan's conflict-ridden province of Darfur is growing in the wake of fatal attacks by janjaweed militiamen on Monday
• US Appeals for International Pressure for Darfur Accord VOA 02 May 2006 -- The United States appealed Tuesday for international pressure on the parties to the Darfur conflict to conclude a long-delayed peace accord
• SUDAN: Government offensive raises fears of attack on Gereida IRIN 02 May 2006 -- Observers fear the town of Gereida, which provides refuge to an estimated 90,000 displaced persons, might come under siege following a series of attacks on rebel-controlled villages in South Darfur.
• Despite ongoing peace talks, violence worsens in Sudan's Darfur region UN News Centre 02 May 2006 -- Despite an improved atmosphere and continuing peace talks, the level of fighting and violence on the ground in Sudan's western Darfur region has been increasing, marked by clashes between various rebel factions and attacks by the Government and pro-government militias, the top United Nations official in the country warned today.
• NIGERIA-SUDAN: US, Britain urge Darfur factions to sign up to peace IRIN 02 May 2006 -- The US and Britain have dispatched high ranking officials to urge warring factions in Sudan's Darfur region to pick up their pens and sign a peace accord in the Nigerian capital Abuja before midnight on Tuesday.
• Russian peacekeepers to fly out to Sudan May 3 RIA Novosti 02 May 2006 -- A new group of Russian peacekeepers will fly to Sudan May 3 to join a UN force, the Air Force said Tuesday.
• Outgoing Envoy Criticizes Sanctions Against Hamas VOA 02 May 2006 -- The outgoing U.S. envoy to the so-called Middle East Quartet has issued a final report that questions the actions of the Western powers against the Palestinian Authority, which is now led by the Islamic militant group Hamas
• Nepalese PM Koirala names seven-member cabinet IRNA 02 May 2006 -- Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Tuesday appointed a seven-member cabinet with CPN UML's Khagda Prasad Oli named the deputy prime minister and also given charge of the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
• Nepalese PM Appoints Cabinet as Senior US Official Arrives VOA 02 May 2006 -- Nepal's new prime minister has appointed a seven-member Cabinet, and a top U.S. official has arrived in the Himalayan kingdom to assess the political situation.
• CHAD: Nervous residents flee capital as election day looms IRIN 02 May 2006 -- As election officials report that everything is in place for Wednesday's presidential poll, fears of more rebel attacks are sending residents of the Chad capital N'djamena over the river into neighbouring Cameroon.

News Reports

• PRESS CONFERENCE ON ‘10 MOST CENSORED COUNTRIES’ United Nations 02 May 2006
• Berlusconi Resigns as Italian PM VOA 02 May 2006 -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has resigned, paving the way for a center-left government led by Romano Prodi