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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 22 May 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Navy Casualty
• MARINE DIES FROM ENEMY ACTION IN AL ANBAR
• CENTAF releases combined airpower summary AFPN 22 May 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for May 19 to 21.
• Runway repair reduces FOD at Balad AFPN 22 May 2006 -- The Air Force, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and civilian contractors, is repairing a section of runway here that is showing signs of decay.
• Coalition forces kill Taliban forces, capture leader Army News 16 May 2006 -- Coalition forces attacked Taliban forces early this morning in the Kandahar region near Azizi, resulting in the unconfirmed deaths of up to 80 Taliban members.
• AFGHANISTAN: UN concerned over recent violence in the south IRIN 22 May 2006 -- The United Nations has expressed deep concern over a recent upsurge in violence in Afghanistan's south, calling on government and US-led coalition forces to ensure the safety of civilians while battling the insurgents.
• Coalition Airstrike Kills 80 Taleban, 16 Civilians in Afghanistan VOA 22 May 2006 -- U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan say coalition aircraft bombed a Taleban stronghold in southern Kandahar province overnight, killing 80 suspected Taleban militants and 16 civilians.
• Scores Killed In Air Strikes, Ground Assault In Afghanistan RFE/RL 22 May 2006 -- The U.S. military says coalition air strikes at a village near the southern city of Kandahar killed up to 80 Taliban fighters overnight, but residents claim dozens of civilians are among the dead.
• Former Afghan Governor Killed RFE/RL 22 May 2006 -- The chief of police in Afghanistan's Ghazni Province says a key ally of Afghan President Hamid Karzai -- the former governor of Paktika Province -- has been killed.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Navy's Newest Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron Commissioned Navy NewsStand 22 May 2006 -- A commissioning ceremony was held May 20 for Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron (NCWRON) 4 at Hospital Point Park at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Va.
• Boarding Officers’ Conference Supports Maritime Security Operations Navy NewsStand 22 May 2006 -- Twenty-five U.S. and multinational coalition boarding team members participated in a Commander, Task Group (CTG) 158.1 Boarding Officers’ Conference aboard Australian ship HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155), May 14.
• Ronald Reagan Underway Following Third Port Visit to UAE Navy NewsStand 22 May 2006 -- Sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 7, and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 sailed back to sea after a third scheduled port visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) May 14-18.
• Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs Tours Enterprise Navy NewsStand 22 May 2006 -- Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Kolinda Grabar-Kitaroviæ visited USS Enterprise (CVN 65) May 19 while the ship was in port for a four-day port visit in Split, Croatia.
• USS Monterey and Jamaica Engage in Theater Security Cooperation Exercises Navy NewsStand 22 May 2006 -- USS Monterey (CG 61) and Jamaica Defence Forces engaged in a Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) exercise May 15-16 in Kingston Harbor and ashore in Kingston, Jamaica.
• NATO Secretary General Visits USS Enterprise Navy NewsStand 22 May 2006 -- NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer visited USS Enterprise (CVN 65) while it was conducting operations from the Mediterranean Sea, just hours after the ship got underway from a successful port visit in Split, Croatia, May 20.
• NSCT 1 Sailors Participate in Exercise Howler Aboard Stiletto Navy NewsStand 22 May 2006 -- The Department of Defense vessel Stiletto took part in a weeklong operational experiment called “Exercise Howler” May 5-12.
• CVN 77 Design Improves Maintenance, Safety for Sailors Navy NewsStand 22 May 2006 -- The 10th and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, PCU George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), is currently under construction at Northrup Grumman Newport News Shipyard in Newport News, Va.
• Torpedo Training Center Opens New Multipurpose Electronic Classroom Navy NewsStand 22 May 2006 -- Naval Submarine Torpedo Facility’s Torpedo Training Center, a tenant command at Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Yorktown, Va., held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new, 12-student Navy Multipurpose Electronic Classroom (NMEC) May 19.
• Underwood Sailors Volunteer at Trinidad Orphanage Navy NewsStand 22 May 2006 -- USS Underwood (FFG 36) Sailors helped paint all the exterior and interior walls of St. Dominick’s Orphanage in Port of Prince, Trinidad, May 18, during a scheduled "Partnership of the Americas" community relations project.
• Big E Sailors Make Contributions in Split Navy NewsStand 22 May 2006 -- Nearly 40 Sailors from USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and embarked Carrier Air Wing 1 left an indelible mark on the port city of Split, Croatia, when they participated in two community relations projects May 19 during the ship’s port visit.
• Technology improvements keep information flowing to warfighter AFPN 22 May 2006 -- During the recent Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., the Air Force demonstrated new technology that provides warfighters with greater connectivity and more timely information.
• VA Urges Caution After Theft of Personal Information AFPS 22 May 2006 -- Veterans Affairs officials today announced the theft of personal information on up to 26.5 million veterans.
• Stultz confirmed as Commander of Army Reserve Army News Release 22 May 2006 -- The Senate confirmed May 19 Army Reserve Maj. Gen. Jack C. Stultz for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as Chief, Army Reserve/Commanding General, US Army Reserve Command, Washington, D.C.
• Defense Planners Eye Unified Medical Command Concept AFPS 21 May 2006 -- Defense Department officials are weighing the potential benefits of creating a single, unified medical command that would oversee all military health care as well as the training and education of military medical professionals and military medical research and development activities.
• Press Gaggle by Tony Snow The White House 22 May 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 22 May 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for May 22, 2006
• BAE Systems Wins Contract for Work on USNS BRIDGE (T-AOE-10) BAE Systems 22 May 2006 -- BAE Systems announced today the award of a $3.8 million contract to its San Diego shipyard by Military Sealift Fleet Support Command (MSFSC). The contract for the USNS BRIDGE (T-AOE 10) Mid-Term Availability (MTA) is scheduled to be performed this summer. If all options are exercised by MSFSC, the contract could exceed $4.8 million.
• Boeing Delivers First Small Diameter Bomb I System to U.S. Air Force Boeing 22 May 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered the first production Small Diameter Bomb I (SDB I) System to the U.S Air Force during a rollout ceremony at the Boeing Weapons facility in St. Charles, Mo.
• Boeing Support Systems to Keep UK Chinook Helicopters Flying Boeing 22 May 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today assumed logistics support responsibility for the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force CH-47 Chinook helicopter fleet. The Through Life Customer Support (TLCS) program, worth approximately $360 million for the first five years, is a 34-year performance-based logistics initiative expected to generate nearly $295 million in savings for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).
• Lockheed Martin's Extended Range JASSM Cruise Missile Successfully Completes First Development Flight Test Lockheed Martin 22 May 2006 -- Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] extended-range JASSM™ system has successfully performed its first development flight test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico recently. The JASSM air-to-surface standoff missile system is the world’s first stealthy conventional cruise missile.
• Lockheed Martin Receives Two MH-60R Production Contracts Totaling $127 Million Lockheed Martin 22 May 2006 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received two production contracts from the U.S. Navy to complete the integration of sensor and avionics systems on 12 MH-60R multi-mission helicopters and to begin integration work on 25 others.

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 22 May 2006
• Analysis: Olmert Visits US Amid PA Chaos cfr.org 22 May 2006 -- Ehud Olmert's May 23 meeting with George W. Bush at the White House marks an important step in his affirmation as Ariel Sharon's successor
• Gun Battle Pits Hamas Militants Against Palestinian Police VOA 22 May 2006 -- One civilian has been killed and 11 people wounded in a gun battle between rival Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip
• Sudan welcomes UN officials sent for talks on Darfur force - UN mission UN News Centre 22 May 2006 -- The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) said the country's Government welcomed the upcoming visit of two UN envoys, who are headed to Khartoum for talks on a planned UN force to take over from the African Union operation following a peace agreement earlier this month aimed at ending fighting in the violence-wracked Darfur region.
• Rice Says International Force Urgently Needed To Stabilize Darfur Washington File 22 May 2006 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says it is time to deploy a United Nations peacekeeping force to Darfur to help stabilize conditions there.
• Sudan Officials Deny Breaking Darfur Peace Deal VOA 22 May 2006 -- Officials in Sudan are denying rebel claims that the government has launched new attacks in violation of the Darfur peace agreement.
• SUDAN: Envoys to discuss UN force deployment with gov't IRIN 22 May 2006 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has asked two senior envoys to travel to Sudan this week for talks with Sudanese government officials on planned deployment of a UN peacekeeping force in the western region of Darfur.
• NEPAL: Preparations for peace talks under way IRIN 22 May 2006 -- Nepal's new government and the Maoists - who have been waging an armed rebellion against the state for the past decade - are preparing to hold peace talks soon, senior government officials said on Monday in the capital, Kathmandu.
• DRC: 32 rebels, five soldiers killed in northeast, army says IRIN 22 May 2006 -- Government troops have killed 32 rebels in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an ongoing 'Operation Ituri Explorer' mission ahead of general elections on 30 July, army spokesman Capt Olivier Mputu said on Monday.

News Reports

• U.S. Applauds Peaceful Referendum in Montenegro Washington File 22 May 2006 -- The United States applauds the peaceful conduct of Montenegro's independence referendum, which took place May 21, but the State Department is withholding further comment while it awaits a formal count of the vote.
• Montenegro Votes for Independence VOA 22 May 2006 -- Celebrations have broken out in the former Yugoslav republic of Montenegro, where official results show that a majority of voters said "yes" to independence in a controversial referendum
• Montenegro: Independence Referendum Turns Into Cliffhanger RFE/RL 22 May 2006 -- Montenegro's Election Commission has said preliminary results from the May 21 referendum show 55.4 percent of voters casting "yes" ballots for independence.
• Balkan Leaders Hail Montenegro Independence Vote RFE/RL 22 May 2006 -- Balkan leaders are hailing Montenegro's apparent vote for independence in the May 21 referendum as another step toward the region's recovery from the wars that followed the breakup of Yugoslavia.
• Montenegrins Close To Independence RFE/RL 22 May 2006 -- Election authorities in Montenegro say preliminary results from Sunday's referendum show 55.4 percent of voters voted "Yes" for independence from Serbia.