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23 June 2006 Military News

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  • NKO Approaches 650,000 User Mark Navy NewsStand 23 Jun 2006 -- With more than 600,000 personnel using Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) on a daily basis, NKO continues to expand in both content and users while serving as the Navy’s Sea Warrior Web portal for education and training management and life-long learning.
  • San Diego-based Ships to Participate in Valiant Shield Navy NewsStand 23 Jun 2006 -- Five San Diego-based Navy ships are scheduled to participate in the combined forces military exercise Valiant Shield 2006 off the coast of Guam June 19-23.
  • AICs Control Air Space, CSG Defense During Valiant Shield ‘06 Navy NewsStand 23 Jun 2006 -- In support of Exercise Valiant Shield, June 19-23, air-intercept controllers (AIC) stationed aboard USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) and other surface ships in the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Carrier Strike Group (ALCSG), directed air wing assets to intercept hostile aircraft in defense of the strike group.
  • USS Cleveland Conducts Operations With Leaders to Sea Navy NewsStand 23 Jun 2006 -- San Diego magnates received a special opportunity June 13-16, with a chance to embark USS Cleveland (LPD 7) as a part of the Navy’s Leaders to Sea program sponsored by Commander, Naval Surface Forces.
  • COMUSNAVSO, USS Stephen W. Groves Host Colombian Navy Navy NewsStand 23 Jun 2006 -- Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command continued efforts at Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) by hosting a sunset reception for the Colombian navy aboard USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29) in Cartagena, Colombia, June 15.
  • Navy Personal Data Found on Web Site Navy NewsStand 23 Jun 2006 -- Personal data on approximately 28,000 Sailors and family members was discovered on a civilian Web site in late June, and the Chief of Naval Personnel is working to identify those individuals affected, to notify them individually.
  • HS-4 Supports Valiant Shield Navy NewsStand 23 Jun 2006 -- The “Black Knights” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4, as part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14, played a vital role in Exercise Valiant Shield 06, held June 19-23 in the Guam operating area.
  • Rizzo Turns Over Command of NAS JRB New Orleans Navy NewsStand 23 Jun 2006 -- Capt. A. J. Rizzo, commanding officer, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) New Orleans, turned over command of the base to Capt. Jay Adelmann during ceremonies June 21 at 2 p.m.
  • VAW-113 Provides Command and Control During Valiant Shield Navy NewsStand 23 Jun 2006 -- The “Black Eagles” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, a part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14, provided invaluable command and control from their E-2C Hawkeye aircraft while participating in Exercise Valiant Shield 2006 in the Guam operating area June 19-23.
  • Prepositioning Ship Key Player in Multinational Exercise BALTOPS 2006 Navy NewsStand 23 Jun 2006 -- USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3016) joined maritime forces from nine countries in the Baltic Sea June 6-18, for the 34th annual military exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2006.
  • Airmen train Soldiers for protection mission AFPN 23 Jun 2006 -- Airmen from the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron here have found themselves performing a unique mission in the last month -- providing training to 164 Soldiers.
  • Testers set sights on joint strike fighter AFPN 23 Jun 2006 -- Allowing a pilot to turn in any direction but still have access to information on the heads-up display at the front of the cockpit is the aim of testing here.
  • Khobar Towers changed Air Force focus on force protection AFPN 23 Jun 2006 -- It was around 10 p.m. on June 25, 1996, when Staff Sgt. Alfredo Guerrero went to check the security post on the rooftop of an eight-story Khobar Towers apartment building at Dhahran Air Base, Saudi Arabia. He asked the sentry on watch if everything was OK.
  • Army Reserve Chief: Recruiting Stats Alone Don't Tell Whole Story AFPS 23 Jun 2006 -- The Army Reserve may fall 3 percent or 4 percent short of its recruiting goal for the year, but its new chief said that's not necessarily "a bad-news story."
  • Army Deployment Model Brings Reservists Readiness, Predictability AFPS 23 Jun 2006 -- The new training and deployment cycle being introduced Armywide will bring more predictable deployment schedules for Army Reservists, their employers and their families.
  • F-22 excels at establishing air dominance AFPN 23 Jun 2006 -- Beginning with Lot 7 production of the F-22 Raptor, the Air Force hopes to enter into a cost-saving, multi-year procurement contract with the aircraft and engine manufacturer.

  • U.S., South Africa Score High on Defense Cooperation Washington File 23 Jun 2006 -- U.S. defense officials and their South African counterparts found common ground during discussions at the Pentagon and at an annual Defense Commission meeting held at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, says South African Deputy Defense Minister Mluleki George.

  • Press Briefing by Tony Snow The White House 23 Jun 2006
  • Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 23 Jun 2006

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