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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 18 May 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• 4 MND-B SOLDIERS, LOCAL NATIONAL KILLED BY ROADSIDE BOMB
• SAILOR KILLED MAY 17 DUE TO ENEMY ACTION
• Weekly Press Briefing May 18, 2006 -Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV MNF-I 18 May 2006 -- IRAQ OPERATIONAL UPDATE BRIEFING BRIEFER: MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM CALDWELL, USA, SPOKESMAN, MULTINATIONAL FORCE IRAQ
• CENTAF releases combined airpower summary AFPN 18 May 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for May 14 to 17.
• Iraqi, Coalition Forces Stop Terrorists, Disarm Car Bomb AFPS 18 May 2006 -- Separate incidents in Baghdad and Mosul led to Iraqi and coalition forces killing or capturing several terrorists operating in those areas. Coalition forces also disarmed a car bomb in Mosul.
• Coalition Forces Respond to Hostile Activity in Ramadi AFPS 18 May 2006 -- Coalition forces engaged several insurgents near an abandoned train station in southeastern Ramadi, Iraq, May 16 in response to repeated hostile activity.
• Insurgents Kill 21 Across Iraq VOA 18 May 2006 -- Authorities in Iraq say insurgents killed at least 17 Iraqis and four U.S. troops in attacks across the country, Thursday.
• US Troops Fight Afghanistan Insurgency Along Afghan-Pakistani Border VOA 18 May 2006 -- A "summer offensive" by Taleban militants is reportedly behind violent attacks perpetrated throughout Afghanistan in recent weeks
• Karzai: Pakistan Training Militants, Sending Them to Afghanistan VOA 18 May 2006 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says Pakistan is training militants and sending them into Afghanistan, but he says Pakistan should realize it no longer has the power to control events in Afghanistan.
• Afghan Fighting Leaves 80 Dead RFE/RL 18 May 2006 -- Some 80 people are reported dead after two days of fighting in southern Afghanistan.
• Afghanistan: Major Taliban Attack Highlights Upsurge In Violence RFE/RL 18 May 2006 -- More than 50 people have been killed in a major Taliban attack in a town in Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province
• Transient alert provides Bagram its staying power AFPN 18 May 2006 -- Imagine parking hundreds of cars and trucks in a convenience store parking lot. Now imagine parking those cars if they were the size of C-17 Globemaster IIIs.
• Canadian Killed, Dozens of Taliban Killed, Captured in Afghan Battle AFPS 18 May 2006 -- One Canadian army officer was killed and three Afghan National Army soldiers were wounded in an operation yesterday in the Panjway district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province. Eighteen Taliban extremists were killed and 26 captured in the operation.
• Fighting Flares in Southern Afghanistan VOA 18 May 2006 -- Hundreds of Taleban fighters and coalition forces clashed in southern Afghanistan Wednesday night and Thursday morning in two separate incidents
• Afghan Leader Accuses Pakistan Of Interference RFE/RL 18 May 2006 -- Using some of his strongest language yet against Pakistan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai today accused Pakistani officials of supporting cross-border attacks by militants and of interfering in Afghanistan's internal affairs.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Mr. McHale and Lt. Gen. Vaughn at the Pentagon 18 May 2006 -- Presenter: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense, Paul McHale, and Director, Army National Guard, Lt. Gen. Clyde A. Vaughn
• President, DoD, Military Officials Discuss Guard Border Security Mission AFPS 18 May 2006 -- National Guard troops are expected to begin assuming their border security mission as soon as early June, with about three-quarters of the force to come from the Army National Guard, top Guard officials told Pentagon reporters today.
• Detainee Transfer Announced 18 May 2006 -- The Department of Defense announced today that it transferred 15 Saudi detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Saudi Arabia
• DoD Announces Installation Realignment in Netherlands 18 May 2006 -- The Department of Defense announced today that the United States would cease operations at the Army Prepositioned Site (APS) at Eygelshoven, Netherlands.
• Navy Networks Implement Mandatory CAC Log-On Navy NewsStand 18 May 2006 -- The Navy’s three major networks are switching to mandatory log on with a Common Access Card (CAC) and Personal Identification Number (PIN).
• USS Monterey Visits Guantanamo Bay Navy NewsStand 18 May 2006 -- USS Monterey (CG 61) arrived at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba May 17 for their third port visit as part of the “Partnership of the Americas” deployment.
• "Big E" Arrives in Split, Croatia Navy NewsStand 18 May 2006 -- In the spirit of strengthening emerging national partnerships, USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the “Big E,” made its first port visit in its current six-month deployment May 17 with a stop in Split, Croatia.
• USS Vella Gulf Deploys for BALTOPS Navy NewsStand 18 May 2006 -- Nearly 350 Sailors from guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) deployed for the 34th annual maritime exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) May 17, from Naval Station Norfolk, Va.
• Croatian Officials Welcome Big “E” Navy NewsStand 18 May 2006 -- USS Enterprise (CVN 65) was welcomed to Split, Croatia, by several of the country’s high ranking officials when the ship made her first port visit of a regularly scheduled six-month deployment May 17.
• CTF 76-led Build Project Reaches Midpoint for Cobra Gold Navy NewsStand 18 May 2006 -- A civic assistance project to build a pavilion at a local clinic in Rayong, Kingdom of Thailand, as part of Cobra Gold 2006, reached a mid-point May 12 as U.S. Navy Seabees and Royal Thai Navy (RTN) sailors completed the foundation and the overall structural components to the project.
• NMCB 28 Completes Super FEX Navy NewsStand 18 May 2006 -- Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 28, based in Shreveport, La., began their field exercise (FEX) April 17 at Port Hueneme, Calif.
• Press Gaggle by Tony Snow The White House 18 May 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 18 May 2006
• Iran: Arms Experts Downplay Venezuelan Hint Of Jet Sale To Tehran RFE/RL 18 May 2006 -- A Venezuelan general has suggested that his country might sell its entire force of 21 U.S.-built F-16 fighter planes to Iran.

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for May 18, 2006
• EADS enhances joint C4I system OFEQ2000 in the Sultanate of Oman EADS 18 May 2006 -- EADS and the Ministry of Defence of the Sultanate of Oman signed a follow-on contract to enhance the existing OFEQ2000 joint C4I system supplied by EADS. The system is to be extended to a total of twelve headquarters with 96 workstations, whilst also being updated and upgraded. EADS and the Sultanate of Oman continue together the successful cooperation of recent years.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 18 May 2006
• UN-chaired council on Georgia-Abkhaz conflict meets for first time since 2001 UN News Centre 18 May 2006 -- The Coordinating Council of the Georgian Government and Abkhaz separatist met this week for the first time in five years, with the top United Nations envoy in the country calling on both sides to use all existing mechanisms to resolve the conflict that flared into open warfare 12 years ago and forced nearly 300,000 refugees to flee their homes.
• U.S. Officials Urge Rebel Groups To Sign Darfur Peace Accord Washington File 18 May 2006 -- Pressures are mounting on the Sudanese rebel groups that have not yet signed the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), namely the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Abdel Wahid-led faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM), to sign.
• Rival Palestinian Forces Parade in Gaza as Tensions Rise VOA 18 May 2006 -- Palestinian security forces from rival Fatah and Hamas factions paraded through the streets of Gaza Thursday, raising fears of a clash between the groups.

News Reports

• PRESS CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH REPORT ON COST OF ELECTIONS United Nations 18 May 2006
• Analysis: Montenegro Weighs Independence cfr.org 19 May 2006 -- Montenegro has set a May 21 referendum on final independence from Serb
• Myanmar: UN opens first high-level talks in 2 years with Government on democracy UN News Centre 18 May 2006 -- A senior United Nations official today began the first high-level talks in more than two years between the world body and the Government of Myanmar, bearing a clear message about the need to restore democracy and full human rights in the South Asian country.
• EADS Astrium Strengthens Infoterra Group EADS 18 May 2006 -- The Infoterra group, with over 300 employees, is a leading provider of geo-information products and services for managing the world’s environment, development and security.
• Alcatel Alenia Space collaborates to the ALTCRISS project For the International Space Station Thales 18 May 2006 -- The ALTCRISS (Alteino Long Term monitoring of Cosmic Rays on the ISS) project dedicated to perform a long term measurement of the radiation environment at different points inside the International Space Station (ISS) has begun. As part of the project, Alcatel Alenia Space has realized the materials for the shielding of cosmic rays in its Turin plant, Italy.