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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 31 Jun 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Weekly Press Briefing June 1, 2006 - Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV MNF-I 01 Jun 2006 -- IRAQ OPERATIONAL UPDATE BRIEFING BRIEFER: MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM CALDWELL, SPOKESMAN, MULTINATIONAL FORCE IRAQ
• CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 01 Jun 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for May 31.
• Soldiers Discover Weapons Caches, Capture Terror Suspects AFPS 01 Jun 2006 -- In separate incidents in Iraq, U.S. soldiers discovered a large weapons cache May 30 and captured 10 suspected terrorists May 23, military officials reported today.
• Navy, Coast Guard Join Forces in Persian Gulf Navy NewsStand 01 Jun 2006 -- Quick and maneuverable, U.S. Navy and Coast Guard patrol boats have become an integral part of maritime security operations (MSO) in the Persian Gulf.
• Bomb Makers Captured; Insurgents Bomb Afghanistan Bazaar AFPS 01 Jun 2006 -- Two suspected terrorists were captured yesterday in Afghanistan's Paktika province, and a makeshift bomb exploded in a bazaar in Khost province yesterday, injuring three civilians, military officials reported.
• Remote airstrips are hell on wheels AFPN 01 Jun 2006 -- C-130 maintainers are in a Herculean battle against enemies that have been around since the dawn of time: dirt, rocks and dust.
• US Navy and Marines Help Treat Injured After Indonesian Quake VOA 01 Jun 2006 -- Aid organizations and foreign governments are providing field hospitals and medical care for those injured in Central Java's devastating quake

Defense Policy / Programs

• 13 NATO Nations Sign MoU in Norfolk Navy NewsStand 01 Jun 2006 -- Thirteen NATO nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), paving the way for the creation of the Combined Joint Operations From the Sea (CJOS) Center of Excellence (CoE) at Allied Command Transformation (ACT) headquarters in Norfolk, Va., May 31.
• HMS Bulwark Thwarts Fuel Smuggling Navy NewsStand 01 Jun 2006 -- During a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) operation, HMS Bulwark (L 15) boarded a suspicious oil tanker apparently involved in smuggling fuel in the Indian Ocean, May 15.
• Dutch Deputy Secretary of Defense Visits Bataan Navy NewsStand 01 Jun 2006 -- The Netherlands’ Deputy Secretary of Defense for Finance visited the Norfolk-based multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) May 30 while the ship was underway in the Caribbean Sea for the Dutch-led exercise, Joint Caribbean Lion 2006.
• Phoenix Express 2006 Preparation Reflects Navy Vision from CNO Guidance Navy NewsStand 01 Jun 2006 -- Representatives from six countries attended a pre-sail conference May 30-31 aboard USS Saipan (LHA 2) in Rota, Spain, to review details for the upcoming combined multinational exercise, Phoenix Express 2006.
• Oak Hill Returns Home From Surge Deployment Navy NewsStand 01 Jun 2006 -- The dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) returned to her homeport at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., May 31, after a four-month surge deployment operation in support of the global war on terrorism (GWOT).
• Kearsarge Wraps Up Fleet Week 2006 Navy NewsStand 01 Jun 2006 -- Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) departed New York City May 31 after a week-long port visit for Fleet Week 2006.
• USS Chicago Returns From Western Pacific Deployment Navy NewsStand 01 Jun 2006 -- The nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) returned to her homeport of Pearl Harbor May 30, after steaming 30,514 nautical miles during a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific.
• Australians learn from U.S. C-17 mission AFPN 01 Jun 2006 -- Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, arrived here last week at the Australian Defense Force's request.
• Kyrgyzstan: Negotiations Over U.S. Base End Inconclusively RFE/RL 01 Jun 2006 -- Negotiations aimed at settling a payment dispute over the military air base the United States maintains in Kyrgyzstan ended today in Bishkek with no results in sight
• Ukraine: Visit Of U.S. Naval Ship In Crimea Sparks Anti-NATO Protests RFE/RL 01 Jun 2006 -- Ukrainian opposition lawmakers have demanded the dismissal of the country's foreign and defense ministers, blaming them for allowing a U.S. naval ship to enter the port of Feodosiya in Crimea last week without the required parliamentary authorization.
• Kyrgyzstan: Negotiations Over U.S. Base Enter Second Day RFE/RL 01 Jun 2006 -- U.S. and Kyrgyz experts and government officials are meeting in Bishkek in a effort to resolve a dispute over the lease of an air base that is being used by Washington for military operations in nearby Afghanistan
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY CHAIR OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION COMMISSION United Nations 01 Jun 2006
• Press Briefing by Tony Snow The White House 01 Jun 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 01 Jun 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for June 1, 2006
• BAE Systems to Provide Enhanced Vision for U.S. Army Combat Vehicles BAE Systems 01 Jun 2006 -- BAE Systems will develop a situational awareness capability for U.S. Army combat vehicles. BAE Systems' Distributed Aperture System (DAS) will enable the vehicle driver, crew members, and soldiers riding inside to "see" through the armor of the vehicle, providing enhanced situational awareness for driving and before dismounting.
• New BAE Systems Hawk visits Athens with the Red Arrows aerobatic Team BAE Systems 01 Jun 2006 -- The UK MODs new advanced jet trainer, the latest version of the BAE Systems Hawk is visiting Athens with the world famous RAF Red Arrows aerobatic team. This new version of the BAE Systems Hawk has been selected to meet the UKs demanding requirements to train pilots for next generation combat aircraft such as Typhoon and the F-35 JSF.
• BAE Systems awarded $40m contract extension by Defence Materiel Organisation BAE Systems 01 Jun 2006 -- Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships will get further satellite communications capability thanks to a $40m dollar contract extension awarded to BAE Systems Australia. The Adelaide and ANZAC class frigates will be upgraded with a more enhanced communications system as a result of the modifications. This work is an extension of the successful JP2008 Phase 3E MILSATCOM Project, being managed by the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) Electronic and Weapons Systems Division.
• Delft University Students Join Fighter Engine Team GE Aviation 01 Jun 2006 -- Rolls-Royce and the Delft University Aerospace faculty signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will give students greater involvement in one of the world's biggest military engine programmes, the F136, which will power the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
• General Dynamics Awarded $31 Million Contract for RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicles for the Canadian Military General Dynamics 01 Jun 2006 -- The Government of Canada has awarded a CAD $31 million (US $28 million) contract to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada to provide 25 additional RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicles. General Dynamics Land Systems, the Canadian company’s parent corporation, is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
• U.S. Marine Corps Awards General Dynamics $19 Million Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle Contract General Dynamics 01 Jun 2006 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, Va., has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), an $18.8 million contract to continue the system development and demonstration (SDD) phase of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV).
• Lockheed Martin-Developed U.S. Navy Tracking Antenna Supports Minuteman III Flight Test Lockheed Martin 01 Jun 2006 -- A U.S. Navy missile telemetry tracking antenna developed by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) supported the U.S. Air Force’s recent extended range flight test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, demonstrating its flexibility for a variety of missions. Telemetry data was acquired with the S-Band Mobile Array Telemetry (SMART) antenna as the unarmed missile traveled approximately 5,100 nautical miles from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., to a predetermined target in the Pacific Ocean near Guam.
• Northrop Grumman Awarded $2.49 Billion Contract for New San Antonio-Class Ships Northrop Grumman 01 Jun 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a $2.49 billion U.S. Navy shipbuilding contract for the construction and further development of two San Antonio (LPD 17)-class ships. The contract is for the construction of two new amphibious transport dock ships, LPD 22 and LPD 23, as well as the purchase of long-lead materials and equipment for a third ship, LPD 24.
• Boeing Completes Environmental Tests for Wideband Gapfiller Satellite Boeing 01 Jun 2006 -- The first of three Wideband Gapfiller Satellites (WGS) developed by The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] has successfully completed key dynamic environmental tests, confirming the spacecraft's structural design and mechanical integrity.
• Oshkosh Truck Awarded Contract Valued at up to $740.2 Million For Next-Generation U.S. Marine Corps Heavy-Payload Truck Fleet Oshkosh 01 Jun 2006 -- Oshkosh Truck Corporation (NYSE:OSK) announced today that the U.S. Marine Corps has awarded the company a production contract for the new Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) truck and associated manuals, vehicle kits, test support, and training. The firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity contract has an estimated value of $740.2 million based on a production quantity of 1,592 units.
• Oshkosh Truck Awarded Contract Valued at up to $740.2 Million For Next-Generation U.S. Marine Corps Heavy-Payload Truck Fleet Oshkosh 01 Jun 2006 -- Oshkosh Truck Corporation (NYSE:OSK) announced today that the U.S. Marine Corps has awarded the company a production contract for the new Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) truck and associated manuals, vehicle kits, test support and training. The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity contract has an estimated value of $740.2 million based on a production quantity of 1,592 units. The Corps can purchase a maximum quantity of 1,900 cargo, wrecker and fifth-wheel LVSR variants over the next six years under this contract.
• SAIC Signs Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with United States Joint Forces Command SAIC 01 Jun 2006 -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) to work together to research and develop entity-based modeling and simulation tools that will help prepare the warfighter for challenges in urban and complex environments.
• Thales strengthens its position in UAVs Thales 01 Jun 2006 -- The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales a study contract to assess the feasibility of firing munitions from a tactical unmanned air vehicle (TUAV).

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 01 Jun 2006
• ICRC: Armed Conflict Takes Heavy Toll on Civilians VOA 01 Jun 2006 -- In its annual report for 2005, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) paints a grim picture of the impact of armed conflict and violence on civilians on all five continents
• Russia dismisses Georgian complaints over peacekeepers rotation RIA Novosti 01 Jun 2006 -- Russia respects Georgia's territorial integrity but believes it has yet to become a reality, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday.
• Russia denies beefing up peacekeeping force in S. Ossetia RIA Novosti 01 Jun 2006 -- Russia Thursday dismissed Georgian complaints that additional peacekeeping forces were being deployed in the Caucasian country's breakaway South Ossetia region.
• Russia's Lavrov accuses Georgia over peacekeepers in S. Ossetia RIA Novosti 01 Jun 2006 -- Russia's foreign minister attacked Georgia Thursday by suggesting it was looking for a military solution to a long-running conflict with breakaway region of South Ossetia.
• With Darfur rebels still not in peace pact, Annan to consult African leaders on next steps UN News Centre 01 Jun 2006 -- Voicing concern that two factions in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region missed a deadline to sign a peace accord already endorsed by the largest rebel group, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said he would consult with African Union (AU) leaders on possible follow-up measures.
• DRC-SUDAN-UGANDA: ICC defers militia leader's hearing IRIN 01 Jun 2006 -- The International Criminal Court will hold the confirmation hearing in the case against former Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga on 28 September, three month later than the initial date set, ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has said.
• SUDAN: No new signatories as Darfur peace deadline passes IRIN 01 Jun 2006 -- Last-ditch diplomatic efforts were continuing in a bid to persuade the two remaining Darfur rebel groups to sign a peace deal for the troubled western Sudanese region, after a 31 May African Union (AU) deadline passed with no new signatories.
• At Least 3 Killed in Mogadishu Clashes VOA 01 Jun 2006 -- Islamist militiamen have clashed with their secular rivals in a bloody battle for territorial control in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
• Olmert Plans to Meet Abbas Later This Month VOA 01 Jun 2006 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he plans to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the end of June.
• Timor-Leste: UN seeks to end unrest, aid victims as Annan broadcasts call for calm UN News Centre 01 Jun 2006 -- senior United Nations envoy today met with leading Timor-Leste officials in a bid to restore calm as radio stations broadcast a taped appeal from Secretary-General Kofi Annan for unity after weeks of unrest and violence in the small South-East Asian country which the world body shepherded to independence from Indonesia four years ago.
• Reclusive Leader of Nepal's Rebellion Makes Public Appearance VOA 01 Jun 2006 -- The reclusive leader of Nepal's Maoist rebellion, Prachanda, has been seen publicly for the first time since the launch of the insurgency 10 years ago.
• ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: UN reduces UNMEE troop numbers IRIN 01 Jun 2006 -- The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) for four months but reduced the force from 3,373 to 2,300 troops.
• Kosovo decision to set precedent - Russian CE representative RIA Novosti 01 Jun 2006 -- A decision on the status of the Serbian province of Kosovo will set a precedent in Europe, Russia's official representative at the Council of Europe said Thursday.

News Reports

• United States To Seek U.N. Security Council Resolution on Burma Washington File 01 Jun 2006 -- The United States intends to pursue a U.N. Security Council resolution that will underscore the international community's concerns about the situation in Burma, including the "unjustifiable detention of a great champion of democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi," according to a statement released by the State Department May 31.