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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 05 Jun 2006 [PDF]
• 2/28 BCT SOLDIER KILLED JUNE 3
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• CENTAF releases combined airpower summary AFPN 05 Jun 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for June 2 to 4.
• Iraqi, Coalition Forces Kill, Detain Terrorists AFPS 05 Jun 2006 -- Coalition forces killed a wanted terrorist and detained another during a raid June 2, and Iraqi forces killed an insurgent financier and captured two cell leaders in a series of raids June 1, military officials in Iraq reported today.
• Afghanistan traffic accident regrettable but no excuse for riots, UN envoy says UN News Centre 05 Jun 2006 -- Expressing sympathy to the law-abiding people who were affected by last week's rioting in Kabul, the United Nations envoy in Afghanistan today said the traffic accident which led to the unrest was no excuse for the looting and destruction which followed.
• AFGHANISTAN: NATO in for the long haul, says commander IRIN 05 Jun 2006 -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) remains strongly committed to Afghanistan and would continue to maintain a presence for as long as the government in Kabul wanted, Lt Gen David Richards, the new British commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Sunday in the capital.
• NATO to Boost Troop Numbers in Afghanistan VOA 05 Jun 2006 -- NATO says it will double its troop strength in southern Afghanistan as it takes over security operations there from the United States next month
• Pakistani tribesmen say military gunship helicopters fired at civilian places IRNA 05 Jun 2006 -- Tribesmen in North Waziristan tribal region said on Sunday that military gunship helicopters fired shells at civilian buildings after a rocket attack on a military convoy, killing two soldiers and injuring two others.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russell Departs Sukumo, Japan Navy NewsStand 05 Jun 2006 -- USS Russell (DDG 59) departed Sukumo, Japan, after a successful port visit, June 1.
• Stennis Assists Coast Guard in Response to Medical Emergency Navy NewsStand 05 Jun 2006 -- USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) participated in a joint rescue effort off the coast of San Diego June 4.
• African, European, U.S. Naval Officers Man Fusion Cell on Saipan Navy NewsStand 05 Jun 2006 -- Naval representatives from five countries are working side by side in the fusion cell on board USS Saipan (LHA 2) while participating in exercise Phoenix Express 2006.
• Kitty Hawk PALS Certified Safe to Recover Aircraft Navy NewsStand 05 Jun 2006 -- While underway to conduct carrier qualifications, USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) completed a required certification May 30 and is once again certified for aircraft recovery.
• Curtis Wilbur Sailors Homeport Ashore Navy NewsStand 05 Jun 2006 -- Twenty-four Sailors from USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) were able to move off the ship in May and into quarters ashore as part of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan’s Homeport Ashore Initiative.
• Rumsfeld Connects with Counterparts at Asia Security Summit Washington File 05 Jun 2006 -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld participated in a series of bilateral meetings with his Asian counterparts on the sidelines of the fifth annual Asia Security Summit, which took place in Singapore June 3-4.
• Hurricane Hunters ready to take on 2006 storm season AFPN 05 Jun 2006 -- It was a quiet opening day of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Hunters of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron spent the day training and getting ready for what forecasters say will be another active season.
• Pace: World Recognizes Terrorist Threat, Need for Cooperation AFPS 05 Jun 2006 -- Talks at a weekend security summit in Singapore moved beyond questioning if terrorism is a threat to discussing how to counter it - a sign that nations are ready to work together, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today.
• New command to improve logistics management Army News 05 Jun 2006 -- In order to stream line end-to-end logistics in support of the Army's modular force, the Army recently approved the establishment of a new subordinate command under the Army Materiel Command.
• Army streamlines service uniforms to one blue Army Service Uniform Army News 05 Jun 2006 -- Army service uniforms will be streamlined to one blue Army Service Uniform, the Army announced today.
• Kyrgyz, Afghan Ministers Discuss U.S. Air Base RFE/RL 05 Jun 2006 -- Kyrgyz Defense Minister Ismail Isakov today briefed his Afghan counterpart on last week's Kyrgyz-U.S. talks over the military air base the Pentagon maintains in his country.
• Rumsfeld Moves to Expand US Military Relations With Vietnam, Indonesia VOA 05 Jun 2006 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld travels to Indonesia Tuesday for talks on re-establishing contacts with the country's military
• Russian Air Force receives first Mi-28 Night Hunter helicopter RIA Novosti 05 Jun 2006 -- Russia's Air Force has received its first Mi-28N Night Hunter serially produced military helicopter, a deputy prime minister told President Vladimir Putin Monday.
• S. Korea to Introduce More U.S.-made Fighter Bombers KCNA 05 Jun 2006 --The south Korean Ministry of Defence decided to introduce 20 more F-15K fighter bombers from the U.S., according to the south Korean Yonhap News
• Press Briefing by Tony Snow The White House 05 Jun 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 05 Jun 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for June 5, 2006
• BAE Systems Awarded $180 Million to Manufacture Iraqi Light Armoured Vehicles BAE Systems 05 Jun 2006 -- BAE Systems has received a $180 million Foreign Military Sales contract to manufacture 378 Iraqi Light Armored Vehicles from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command.
• Boeing Delivers Ninth C-40A Aircraft to U. S. Navy Boeing 05 Jun 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] delivered the U. S. Navy's ninth C-40A Clipper transport aircraft, a derivative of the 737-700C commercial airliner, May 25 to Squadron VR-57 of the Naval Reserve's Fleet Logistics Support Wing.
• Boeing Wins Demonstration Contract to Detect Biological Warfare Agents Boeing 05 Jun 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and a team of U.S. bio-defense companies will modify the ScanEagle unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to look for biological warfare agents as part of a program funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) of the U.S. Department of Defense.
• LOCKHEED MARTIN OPENS NEW LABORATORY IN FARNBOROUGH Lockheed Martin 05 Jun 2006 -- Lockheed Martin today opened a new state-of-the-art laboratory in Farnborough. The new reconfigurable experimentation facility—called “Swift” because it will rapidly develop solutions to complex problems—will help Lockheed Martin and its civil and military customers collaborate to create new solutions to address emerging threats and other operational challenges using network enabled capabilities (NEC).
• Raytheon Delivers Final APG-73 Radar for Super Hornet; Wins $23 Million Support Pact Raytheon 05 Jun 2006 -- With its final mechanically scanned APG-73 radar system for the F/A-18E/F headed to the U.S. Navy, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a contract worth up to $22.8 million to provide spares and support for the successful program.
• Northrop Grumman to Promote International Cooperation on Key Missile Defense Programs in Seville, Spain, June 7-9 Northrop Grumman 05 Jun 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will promote international cooperation on key missile defense programs at the Association Aeronautique et Astronautique de France (AAAF) International Conference on Missile Defence, June 7-9 in Seville, Spain.
• Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missiles Destroy Two Surrogate Ballistic Missile Targets During Successful Test Flight Raytheon 05 Jun 2006 -- Raytheon Company's Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missiles (GEM) destroyed two surrogate ballistic missile targets highlighting a successful test flight at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.
• Sikorsky To Open New Rapid Prototyping and Military Derivatives Completion Center in N.Y. Sikorsky 05 Jun 2006 -- Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation announced plans today to open a 100,000-square-foot Rapid Prototyping and Military Derivatives Completion Center (RPMDCC) at its Schweizer Aircraft subsidiary in a new building adjacent to the Elmira-Corning Regional Airport. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
• BAE Systems New Geo-Exploitation Software Supports Homeland Defense, Military Intelligence Missions BAE Systems 05 Jun 2006 -- A new version of BAE Systems SOCET GXP software has added tools for image analysis, geospatial analysis, 3D simulation, and targeting applications that will be particularly helpful for homeland defense or military intelligence missions, among others.
• New Global Hawk Production Aircraft Surpass 1,000 Combat Hours Northrop Grumman 05 Jun 2006 -- Two new Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance systems, built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), have already flown approximately 50 missions and more than 1,000 combat hours in support of coalition forces since their deployment in the Persian Gulf in January of this year. The initial production versions of the Global Hawk have improved sensor capabilities over previous Global Hawk versions.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 05 Jun 2006
• Top UN peacekeeping official to visit Sudan for talks on Darfur force UN News Centre 05 Jun 2006 -- The top United Nations peacekeeping official will lead the world body's team on a joint mission with the African Union (AU) to Sudan this week to hold wide-ranging discussions with Sudanese leaders aimed at strengthening the AU monitoring force in the country's strife-torn Darfur region and preparing for its possible transition to a full-fledged UN peacekeeping operation.
• Bush Wants UN in Darfur as Soon as Possible VOA 05 Jun 2006 -- President Bush says he wants to see U.N. peacekeepers in Sudan's troubled Darfur region as soon as possible
• SUDAN: Security Council due in Khartoum for talks on Darfur IRIN 05 Jun 2006 -- A Security Council delegation is scheduled to arrive in Khartoum on Monday to discuss the role of the United Nations in resolving the conflict in the volatile western Sudanese region of Darfur.
• US Says it Does Not Want to See Somalia Become Terrorist Haven VOA 05 Jun 2006 -- The United States has expressed concern that Somalia could become a haven for terrorists, amid claims by Islamic militias that they have taken control of the capital Mogadishu.
• As fighting and drought rage on in Somalia, UN humanitarian efforts face huge shortfall UN News Centre 05 Jun 2006 -- Although the Somali capital of Mogadishu is torn by some of the worst fighting in a decade with 300 people dead, 1,500 injured and 17,000 displaced, and though conflict and drought are wracking the south of the country, the United Nations faces a huge shortfall in the $326 million dollars it is seeking to cover urgent humanitarian needs there.
• Islamic Group Claims Control Over Somali Capital VOA 05 Jun 2006 -- An Islamic group Monday said it has taken control of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, following weeks of fighting with an alliance of warlords
• SOMALIA: Mogadishu Islamic leaders claim victory over rivals IRIN 05 Jun 2006 -- Islamic leaders in Mogadishu claimed victory over a group of rival secular politicians on Monday, saying they would strive to restore security in the capital, where bloody clashes between the two sides have claimed hundreds of lives and displaced thousands of people.
• Annan's Special Representative meets group in Timor-Leste in effort to end dispute UN News Centre 05 Jun 2006 -- As part of ongoing efforts to end the unrest in Timor-Leste, the Secretary-General's Special Representative today flew to the mountain headquarters of an armed group that has demanded the removal of the Prime Minister, while on the humanitarian front United Nations agencies report that food aid is now being supplied to refugee camps further from the capital.
• East Timor Official Meets Disgruntled Soldiers VOA 05 Jun 2006 -- East Timor's defense minister has met with disgruntled soldiers in a tentative step toward settling a dispute that has plunged the country into violent unrest
• Analysis: Timorous Nation-building cfr.org 05 Jun 2006 -- After its violent birth as an independent state, East Timor seemed to merit mention in recent years only as a nation-building success story.
• Abbas Rules Out Compromise on Palestinian Referendum VOA 05 Jun 2006 -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says there will be no compromise on his plan to allow Palestinians to decide whether to accept a two-state solution with Israel
• Analysis: Hamas' Tight Spot cfr.org 05 Jun 2006 -- Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has given the Hamas-led government until June 6 to agree on a Palestinian state alongside Israel
• Kocharian, Aliyev Talk In 'Very Good Atmosphere' RFE/RL 05 Jun 2006 -- The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan have concluded a second round of talks aimed at resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but no progress was reported.

News Reports

• Black Sea: Searching For A New Vision RFE/RL 05 Jun 2006 -- At the heart of a new attempt to foster cooperation in the Black Sea are the desire to secure alternative supplies of Russian energy, to reduce international crime, and to end the conflicts triggered by the collapse of the Soviet Union.
• Venezuela's Chavez hints Russian fighters may fly at parade RIA Novosti 05 Jun 2006 -- Venezuela's president has dropped the heaviest hint yet that his country may be buy Russian-made fighters by saying warplanes could take to the skies during a July 5 military parade to celebrate Independence Day.
• Sea Launch Prepares to Launch Galaxy 16 Satellite Boeing 05 Jun 2006 -- The Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander have departed Home Port in Long Beach, Calif., in preparation for Sea Launch's third mission of the year, the launch of PanAmSat's Galaxy 16 communications satellite. The Sea Launch team is working toward liftoff at the opening of a two-hour launch window, at 12:50 am Pacific Daylight Time (07:50 GMT) on June 17.