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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 11 May 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• TASK FORCE BAND OF BROTHERS SOLDIERS KILLED
• 2 MND-B SOLDIERS KILLED BY ROADSIDE BOMB
• Weekly Press Briefing May 11, 2006 MNF-I 11 May 2006 -- IRAQ OPERATIONAL UPDATE BRIEFING WITH MAJOR GENERAL RICK LYNCH, SPOKESMAN, MULTINATIONAL FORCE IRAQ
• CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 11 May 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.
• Rumsfeld: Don't Draw Conclusions From Decision on Deployment AFPS 11 May 2006 -- The decision to delay deployment of one Army brigade from Germany to Iraq does not mean officials have decided to draw down troops in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said yesterday.
• Musharraf seeks world support for Afghan peace, reconstruction IRNA 11 May 2006 -- President General Pervez Musharraf has emphasized the need for continued support of the international community for peace and reconstruction in Afghanistan.
• Coalition should do more to help Afghanistan - security official RIA Novosti 11 May 2006 -- The secretary of Russia's Security Council said Thursday international coalition forces should step up stabilization efforts in Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S. Seeks To Expand Umbrella of Missile Defense Coverage Washignton File 11 May 2006 -- The director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency says robust defenses are needed against a broad range of current and evolving strategic and tactical ballistic missile threats.
• Partnership of the Americas Continues Improving Interoperability, Relationships Navy NewsStand 11 May 2006 -- Mid-way though Partnership of the Americas in May, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command is continuing efforts to improve training and readiness of U.S. naval forces in the region, and enhance interoperability and relationships with other countries’ civil and military forces.
• USS Monterey Hosts Reception in St. Kitts Navy NewsStand 11 May 2006 -- USS Monterey (CG 61) hosted a reception May 2 for more than 20 local distinguished visitors as a gesture of goodwill and gratitude for their hospitality in welcoming the crew to Bassaterre, St. Kitts.
• San Antonio Responds to Call for Help Navy NewsStand 11 May 2006 -- Amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) answered a distress call May 9 from a disabled vessel while transiting back to its homeport of Norfolk, Va.
• Vinson Steams Ahead in RCOH; Part of Dry Dock Complete Navy NewsStand 11 May 2006 -- May marks six months since the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) moved from pier 14 of Naval Station Norfolk to dry dock 11 of Northrop Grumman Newport News (NGNN) shipyard to begin its refueling complex overhaul (RCOH).
• Gen. Abizaid: Military Work in Horn of Africa 'Blueprint' for Future Navy NewsStand 11 May 2006 -- Though the mission of the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) doesn't get nearly the attention as others in his area of responsibility, Army Gen. John P. Abizaid, commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), said he sees the work done in this region as a "blueprint" for the future.
• Patriot Makes Pit Stop in Brunei Navy NewsStand 11 May 2006 -- Sasebo-based minesweeper USS Patriot (MCM 7) stopped in Maura Port, Brunei, May 3 for a scheduled port visit, refueling and stores onload as the ship reached its first port and pushed on through its third week at sea of what is a multimonth Southeast Asia deployment.
• Safeguard Salvages F-16C Components Off Korean Coast Navy NewsStand 11 May 2006 -- The crew of the Sasebo-based U.S. Navy rescue and salvage ship USS Safeguard (ARS 50), with assistance from Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, recovered the majority of components of a U.S. Air Force 8th Fighter Wing F-16C fighter aircraft and its “black box” May 10.
• Stethem Lends a Helping Hand In Okinawa Navy NewsStand 11 May 2006 -- While enjoying the warm weather and tropical scenery, USS Stethem (DDG 63) and other Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 ships cleaned a local beach and visited Ayahashi Retirement Home during a recent port visit here April 27 and 28.
• NATO expansion into CIS unjustified - senior security official RIA Novosti 11 May 2006 -- NATO has no political or military grounds to expand further into the former Soviet space, the secretary of Russia's Security Council said Thursday.
• Press Gaggle by Dana Perino The White House 11 May 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 11 May 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for May 11, 2006
• Boeing Future Combat System Demonstrates Progress and Technology Maturity in Joint Experiment Boeing 11 May 2006 -- The U.S. Army's Future Combat System (FCS) program, managed by the Lead Systems Integrator (LSI) team of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and partner Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), successfully demonstrated networking and systems capabilities in the first of two major field experiments scheduled for 2006.
• Boeing Supports Test of Network-Centric Targeting Capability at JEFX '06 Boeing 11 May 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] participated successfully in a large-scale, mock-combat experiment that tested new network-centric communications and targeting technologies during Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment (JEFX) '06, a biennial event held April 17 to 28 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
• The Technological Evolution Of A Popular Aeroderivative Gas Turbine GE Marine 11 May 2006 -- following on the heels of the first LM2500 marine gas turbine installation aboard the U.S. Navy's roll-on/roll-off cargo ship G.T.S. Adm. Wm. M. Callaghan -- GE was awarded another U.S. Navy contract to supply LM2500 engines for use aboard the Spruance (DD-963) class destroyers. The first of this class of destroyers was launched in 1973 -- making it the premiere all gas turbine ship - and thus cementing the U.S. Navy's commitment to gas turbine propulsion. GE went on to provide a total of 124 LM2500 gas turbines for 31 Spruance-class destroyers.
• General Dynamics to Provide IT Services to Hurricane Ravaged Air Force Hospital in Mississippi General Dynamics 11 May 2006 -- General Dynamics Network Systems was recently awarded a delivery order valued at approximately $4 million under the Network Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) program to expand and restore voice communications for the hospital at Keesler Air Force Base, damaged by Hurricane Katrina last year. General Dynamics Network Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD).
• UAV demonstrator opens up new technology perspectives for EADS EADS 11 May 2006 -- The EADS Military Air Systems Business Unit has for the first time flight tested an innovative aircraft for the development of future operational Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). During the recent 20-minute flight, the jet-powered air vehicle, which is known to initiated experts by its project name 'Barracuda', followed a pre-programmed course completely autonomously, merely being kept under observation from a ground station.
• Lockheed Martin Successfully Tests Entire THAAD Weapon System Today at White Sands Missile Range Lockheed Martin 11 May 2006 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully conducted an integrated Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) flight test at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), NM, today. This is the first developmental flight test to engage the entire THAAD weapon system including the THAAD interceptor, launcher, radar and fire control system.
• THAAD Radar Performs Flawlessly in Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Flight Test Raytheon 11 May 2006 -- The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) radar built by Raytheon Company performed flawlessly in a flight test conducted by the Missile Defense Agency at the White Sands Missile Range today.
• ThalesRaytheonSystems Receives Contract to Support Mexican Homeland Security, Protect Gulf Oil Infrastructure Raytheon 11 May 2006 -- ThalesRaytheonSystems will deliver an integrated air surveillance system to protect Mexico's homeland and its oil production infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico.
• ThalesRaytheonSystems receives contract to support Mexican homeland security, protect Gulf oil infrastructure Thales 11 May 2006 -- The contract was awarded to ThalesRaytheonSystems by the Mexican Navy and PEMEX-Exploración y Production. PEMEX, one of the United States' largest oil suppliers, operates a large number of platforms, refineries and other petrochemical facilities in the Gulf.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 11 May 2006
• Fighting Continues in Somalia's Capital, Mogadishu VOA 11 May 2006 -- More overnight fighting was reported in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, Thursday
• SOMALIA: From clan fighting to ideological battleground IRIN 11 May 2006 -- Though the latest fighting in the Somali capital Mogadishu started on 7 May, the violence goes back to as far as 18 February, when Mogadishu-based faction leaders and their business associates formed an alliance to fight Islamic courts.
• United States Has Spent $1 Billion Feeding the Hungry in Darfur Washignton File 11 May 2006 -- Between 2004 and 2006, the United States has spent more than $1 billion feeding the hungry in the crisis-gripped Darfur region of western Sudan, and remains committed to caring for distressed people in the area, a top U.S. government official told the U.S. Congress May 11.
• BURUNDI-RWANDA: Bujumbura hands over 571 Rwandans IRIN 11 May 2006 -- Burundian officials have handed over 571 Rwandan nationals whose request for asylum had been rejected by the government of Burundi.
• Sri Lankan Air Force Bombs Rebel Areas Following Attack on Navy Boats VOA 11 May 2006 -- The Sri Lankan navy says Air Force fighter jets have bombed Tamil rebel territory near their stronghold of Kilinochchi, following attacks on navy boats off the northern coast.
• Israel to Release Funds to Palestinians VOA 11 May 2006 -- Israel agreed to release tens of millions of dollars to agencies working to prevent a humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territories

News Reports

• EADS Astrium awarded €317 million Gaia spacecraft contract by ESA to map one billion stars EADS 11 May 2006 -- The Gaia mission will help us better understand the composition, formation and evolution of our Galaxy. Gaia will be placed in orbit at the point of Lagrange L2 – a point of stability 1.5 million kilometres from Earth in line the Sun. Gaia’s measurement accuracy is so great that if it were on the Moon, it could measure the thumbnail of a person on Earth.
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY SPECIAL ADVISER FOR ETHICS OFFICE United Nations 11 May 2006