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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 02 Jun 2006 [PDF]
• TASK FORCE BAND OF BROTHERS SOLDIER DIES
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Brig. Gen. Campbell from Baghdad, Iraq 02 Jun 2006 -- Presenter: Chief of Staff, Multinational Corps Iraq, Brig. Gen Donald Canpbell
• CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 02 Jun 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for June 1.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Makes Port Visit to Kuala Lumpur Navy NewsStand 02 Jun 2006 -- Sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Carrier Air Wing 14, Carrier Strike Group 7, and Destroyer Squadron 7 arrived in Port Kelang, Malaysia, June 3 for a scheduled port visit.
• Phoenix Express Begins Navy NewsStand 02 Jun 2006 -- More than 1,300 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel are participating in a series of scenario-related exercises with Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, France and Spain in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean to enhance regional maritime and air capabilities May 30-June 13.
• Carrier Quals Get CVW-5 Flying Again Navy NewsStand 02 Jun 2006 -- With USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) at sea once more, the time has come to bring embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 back aboard, a process that began May 30 with Carrier Landing Qualifications (CQ).
• NSA Bahrain Welcomes New Commanding Officer Navy NewsStand 02 Jun 2006 -- Capt. Mark J. Deardurff relieved Capt. Gary D. Galloway as commanding officer of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain during a change of command ceremony here, June 1.
• Navy Takes Part in Non-Combatant Evacuation Exercise Navy NewsStand 02 Jun 2006 -- U.S. Navy families rehearsed procedures to evacuate them from harm’s way in the event of a natural disaster or contingency, in the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) semi-annual exercise Courageous Channel 06-1, May 18 and 19.
• CARAT Seminar Centers Discussion on Maritime Security Navy NewsStand 02 Jun 2006 -- U.S. Navy and Republic of Singapore navy (RSN) sailors and officers shared their views on terrorism and maritime security during a seminar on the subjects May 31 at the RSN’s Changi Naval Base.
• Rumsfeld to Speak at Asian-Pacific Defense Ministers Conference AFPS 02 Jun 2006 --Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld arrived here this evening to meet with regional allies and participate in the fifth annual Asia Security Summit arranged by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
• USACE employees ready New Orleans for hurricane season Army News 02 Jun 2006 -- Operations chief for Joint Task Force Guardian, Gilmore deployed to New Orleans, La., with the Corps of Engineers to help rebuild the disaster-struck city.
• Analysis: How Close Is Georgia To NATO Membership? RFE/RL 02 Jun 2006 -- On May 11, the Georgian parliament passed a resolution expressing support for the country's aspirations to NATO membership.
• Russia lays responsibility for CFE treaty on NATO states RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2006 -- Responsibility for the future of the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty lies with NATO countries, the head of a Russian delegation to a Vienna conference said Friday.
• U.S. ship entered Ukrainian port legally - prosecutor general RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2006 -- The visit last week to a Ukrainian port by a U.S. vessel carrying weapons was not a violation of the former Soviet republic's laws, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said Friday.
• Russian Defense Ministry dismisses Syrian naval base report RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2006 -- Russia's Defense Ministry categorically denied Friday a media report that Russia had started construction of a naval base in the Syrian port of Tartus.
• Russia may relocate Black Sea Fleet to Syrian port - paper RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2006 -- Russia has started dredging at a Syrian port where it maintains a logistical supply point with a possible eye to turning it into a full-fledged naval base, a respected Russian business daily said Friday.
• State arms program to get 5 trln rubles in 9 yrs - minister RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2006 -- Russia's state arms program will be financed with 5 trillion rubles ($184 billion) over the next nine years, the defense minister said Friday.
• Russia to build 5 strategic submarines by 2015-defense official RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2006 -- The Russian Navy should acquire five new strategic submarines in the next 10 years, a senior government official said Friday.
• Sea Breeze exercise unrelated to NATO - Ukraine Defense Ministry RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2006 -- Military exercises to be held in Ukraine this year are part of the nation's bilateral cooperation with the United States and are not connected with NATO, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said Friday.
• Ukraine's Yushchenko wants coalition to spell out NATO position RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2006 -- Ukraine's president said Friday that a parliamentary coalition agreement should contain a more precise position on the country's relations with NATO.
• Press Briefing by Tony Snow The White House 02 Jun 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 02 Jun 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for June 2, 2006
• New high-tech helmet for Typhoon pilots BAE Systems 02 Jun 2006 -- The latest state-of-the-art pilot helmet designed and manufactured by BAE Systems has been tested on Eurofighter Typhoon, the worlds best-selling new generation combat aircraft, in preparation for delivery to front-line pilots.
• EADS CASA receives the first A330 for conversion into Multi Role Tanker Transport for the Royal Australian Air Force EADS 02 Jun 2006 -- EADS CASA has received today at its facilities in Madrid the first A330 platform from Airbus for conversion into Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) for the Royal Australian Air Force.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 02 Jun 2006
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT United Nations 02 Jun 2006
• Wrap: Russia, Georgia continue clash over separatist S. Ossetia RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2006 -- Russia and Georgia continued Friday a heated exchange over the unrecognized republic of South Ossetia that was re-ignited by a Russian peacekeeping battalion's rotation in the region at the end of last month.
• Russian peacekeepers will finish S. Ossetia mission - minister RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2006 -- Russian peacekeepers in the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia will see their mission through to the end, Russia's defense minister said Friday.
• Georgia has not ruled out S. Ossetia military action - FM Lavrov RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2006 -- Georgia's recent actions show it has not ruled out a military solution to the long-running South Ossetia conflict, Russia's foreign minister said Friday.
• NEPAL: Massive show of rebel support IRIN 02 Jun 2006 -- Nepal's Maoist rebels held the largest mass rally ever in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Friday, when nearly 200,000 people gathered to listen to speeches from 13 of the movement's leaders.
• NEPAL: Ceasefire offers chance to tackle small arms menace IRIN 02 Jun 2006 -- In the remote village of Mahadiyama in Kapilbastu district, 350 km southwest of Nepal's capital Kathmandu, local people still shudder with fear when they recall the murder one year ago of villager Salim Fakir and his elder brothers Jama and Namdan, who were shot dead in cold blood by Maoist insurgents.
• U.S. Affirms Support for Sri Lankan Fight Against Terrorists Washington File 02 Jun 2006 -- The United States stands "squarely behind the government" of Sri Lanka in its struggle against Tamil terrorists who bear "the major responsibility for the upsurge of violence," said Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher.
• Putin dismisses idea of giving Kuril Islands to Japan RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2006 -- Russia has never thought that it should give any of the Kuril Islands to Japan, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.
• Wrap: Putin urges uniform regional-conflict approaches RIA Novosti 02 Jun 2006 -- President Vladimir Putin called Friday for uniform approaches to be devised to resolve regional conflicts, while reiterating Russia's opposition to military action against Iran and its position as a reliable energy supplier.
• World Police Body Seeks Top Rebels in Northern Uganda VOA 02 Jun 2006 -- The global police body Interpol has issued arrest warrants for several people believed to be top rebels operating in northern Uganda.
• Pakistan Arrests Senior Militant Behind Dozens of Sectarian Attacks VOA 02 Jun 2006 -- Pakistani officials say they arrested the alleged mastermind responsible for a series of deadly sectarian attacks that killed more than 100 people in 2003 and 2004.
• Hamas, Fatah Gunmen Clash in Gaza VOA 02 Jun 2006 -- A Palestinian security officer has been killed and several other people wounded in clashes between rival Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip
• Philippine Muslim Rebel Group Doubtful of Peace Deal This Year VOA 02 Jun 2006 -- The largest Muslim rebel group in the Philippines says it is doubtful whether a peace deal can be signed this year because some tough issues, like the size of a proposed Muslim homeland, may require more time
• UGANDA: Give peace a chance, northern leaders tell ICC IRIN 02 Jun 2006 -- The decision by Interpol to issue wanted person's notices against several Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leaders will scuttle ongoing efforts to peacefully end the war in northern Uganda and may escalate the violence there, religious leaders in the war-affected region said on Friday.
• SUDAN: Darfur commanders ask to sign peace accord IRIN 02 Jun 2006 -- Senior members of the two rebel groups that earlier refused to accept a peace deal aimed at ending hostilities in the troubled western Sudanese region of Darfur have now expressed interest in signing the agreement.
• ETHIOPIA-SOMALIA: Scores killed in inter-clan fighting in northeast IRIN 02 Jun 2006 -- At least 39 people have been killed in four days of inter-clan fighting in Daroor, a remote township in the Somali Zone Five region of Ethiopia, local sources said
• BURUNDI: FNL intensifies attacks as peace talks go on IRIN 02 Jun 2006 -- Despite ongoing peace talks between the government of Burundi and the Forces nationales de liberation (FNL), the country's remaining rebel group, FNL fighters have intensified attacks against civilians in the western province of Bubanza, killing one person and abducting four others in the latest incident.
• DRC: German parliament approves contingent for Congo's EU force IRIN 02 Jun 2006 -- The German parliament, the Bundestag, voted 135-5 on Thursday to send a maximum of 780 soldiers to a United Nations-mandated European Union force, due to be deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to support the UN mission there during general elections set for 30 July.

News Reports

• NIGERIA: Succession crisis looms after Obasanjo barred from new tenure IRIN 02 Jun 2006 -- After the Nigerian parliament threw out a bid to change the constitution and enable President Olusegun Obasanjo to stay in office for a third consecutive term, uncertainty is growing over who may succeed him in less than 12 months.