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• MARINE DIES DUE TO ENEMY ACTION IN AL ANBAR
• U.S., Iraqi Forces Work Together, Launch New Operation AFPS 07 May 2006 -- U.S. and Iraqi forces captured and arrested terrorist suspects, destroyed illicit weapons caches, and launched a series of military offensives against insurgents over the past three days, military officials in Iraq reported.
• Deadly Iraq Car Bomb Attacks in Karbala, Baghdad VOA 07 May 2006 -- Car bombs killed at least 24 people in Iraq Sunday and police found the bullet-riddled bodies of 42 men in Baghdad.
• At Least 30 Killed In Iraq Violence RFE/RL 07 May 2006 -- Several car bomb attacks have killed dozens of people in Baghdad and Iraq's holy city of Karbala as a shaky peace returns to the southern city of Al-Basrah.
• Swift Provides Quick Delivery in North Persian Gulf Navy NewsStand 07 May 2006 -- The U.S. Navy’s only High-Speed Vessel, Swift (HSV 2), demonstrated its unique ability for rapid response and logistical support when it delivered a replacement rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) 270 nautical miles in less than 24 hours, April 26.
• Navy Cargo Handlers Return from Deployment Navy NewsStand 07 May 2006 -- About 260 Navy cargo handlers mobilized by the Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) returned to the Navy Air Terminal at Naval Station Norfolk May 5.
• RFE/RL Afghanistan Report, Volume 5, Number 13 07 May 2006
• Recovery Operations Continue at Helicopter Crash Site AFPS 07 May 2006 -- Recovery operations resumed today at the site of a U.S. CH-47 Chinook helicopter crash in Afghanistan's Kunar province that claimed 10 soldiers' lives, military officials reported.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Alexander Relieves Horton in Juneau Change of Command Ceremony Navy NewsStand 07 May 2006 -- Capt. John D. Alexander relieved Capt. Ronald Horton of command of the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious transport dock, USS Juneau (LPD 10), during a change-of-command ceremony on the ship's flight deck, May 5.
• Honduran President Visits USS Underwood Navy NewsStand 07 May 2006 -- President of The Republic of Honduras, Jose Manuel Zelaya, visited USS Underwood (FFG 36) May 4 for a tour of the ship, to attend a luncheon and to address the crew.
• USS Monterey Participates in USW Exercise Navy NewsStand 07 May 2006 -- USS Monterey (CG 61) and other assets of the USS George Washington (CVN 73) Carrier Strike Group conducted unit-level training April 29 in the Caribbean Sea during a detection and tracking exercise with the British submarine HMS Trafalgar (S 207).
• Johanson Assumes Command of Stennis Navy NewsStand 07 May 2006 -- Capt. Bradley E. Johanson relieved Capt. David H. Buss as commanding officer of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in a change-of-command ceremony held in the ship's hanger bay May 5.
• Departing Stennis CO Gets a Star Navy NewsStand 07 May 2006 -- Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfield announced May 4 that the President nominated USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Commanding Officer Capt. David H. Buss for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half).
• Georgia starts consultations with Ukraine on quitting CIS RIA Novosti 07 May 2006 -- Georgia has started consultations with Ukraine on their withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Georgian foreign minister said Sunday.
• Russia considers annulling benefits for Georgia, Ukraine, if they quit CIS RIA Novosti 07 May 2006 -- The government of Russia is considering canceling benefits for Georgia and Ukraine, if they decide to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Independent States, a government source said Sunday.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Sri Lankan Military Imposes Curfew to Prevent Protest VOA 07 May 2006 -- Sri Lankan military authorities have imposed a curfew in the northern Jaffna district ahead of a demonstrations called to protest Friday's killings carried out by security forces.
• Questions Remain After Darfur Peace Accord VOA 07 May 2006 -- Sudan is not out of the woods yet, following a widely hailed peace agreement signed between the Sudan government and Darfur rebels
• Israeli Police, Settlers Clash in Hebron VOA 07 May 2006 -- Israeli police and settlers have clashed in the volatile West Bank town of Hebron.

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