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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 27 Jun 2006 [PDF]
• SOLDIER DIES IN AL ANBAR
• MND-B SOLDIER KILLED BY ROADSIDE BOMB
• MARINE KILLED IN AL ANBAR
• DoD Identifies Marine Corps Casualties
• Press Briefing, June 27, 2006 MNF-I 27 Jun 2006 -- Topic: Recovery of Two U.S.Soldiers
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Dempsey from the Pentagon 27 Jun 2006 -- Presenter: Commander, Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq, Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey
• Coalition Forces Detain 14 Terrorists in Iraq AFPS 27 Jun 2006 -- Coalition forces detained 14 terrorists yesterday during raids north of Yusifiyah, Iraq, U.S. military officials reported.
• CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 27 Jun 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for June 27.
• Afghanistan Raid Kills 10 Extremists; Makeshift Bomb Recovered AFPS 27 Jun 2006 -- Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces killed 10 extremists yesterday in a raid on a Taliban compound belonging to a known weapons and bomb distributor, U.S. military officials reported.
• Coalition-Taleban Clashes in Afghanistan Kill 34 VOA 27 Jun 2006 -- Fierce fighting across southern Afghanistan has left at least 26 suspected militants dead, as well as two British and four Afghan soldiers
• U.S. Seeks Better Afghan-Pakistan Cooperation RFE/RL 27 Jun 2006 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States wants to help coordinate better cooperation between Pakistan and Afghanistan in the battle against pro-Taliban fighters in the border region of the two countries.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Top Priority Behind War Funding: Ensure U.S. Troops Succeed AFPS 27 Jun 2006 -- The highest priority in funding the global war on terror is to ensure that the military members fighting it have all they need to win, a senior defense official told Pentagon reporters today.
• VRC-30 ‘Providers’ Earn Battle ‘E’ Award Navy NewsStand 27 Jun 2006 -- Commander, Airborne Command, Control and Logistics Wing (COMACCLOGWING) Capt. John W. Covell awarded Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 the Battle ‘E’ plaque for most battle-efficient carrier logistics squadron in the Navy for 2005 June 8.
• USS Iwo Jima Arrives in Civitavecchia Navy NewsStand 27 Jun 2006 -- USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) arrived at the port town of Civitavecchia on the outskirts of Rome, Italy, June 27 after departing Marseille, France, the day before.
• USS Reuben James Rescues Kenyan Sailors Navy NewsStand 27 Jun 2006 -- USS Reuben James (FFG 57) rendered assistance to a distressed dhow with two Kenyans aboard while operating in the Arabian Sea June 23.
• McCampbell Excels at Hunting Submarines During Exercise Valiant Shield Navy NewsStand 27 Jun 2006 -- USS McCampbell (DDG 85), in conjunction with numerous other U.S. Navy assets, participated in Exercise Valiant Shield June 19-23, a three-carrier exercise simulating anti-submarine, air and surface operations in the Pacific.
• HS-2 Participates In Naval Special Warfare Training During Valiant Shield ‘06 Navy NewsStand 27 Jun 2006 -- As part of Exercise Valiant Shield ‘06, a detachment of Sailors from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 2 “Golden Falcons” flew to the Island of Guam, June 18-22, to conduct strike warfare mission training.
• Danish Corvette Proves Exciting Ride for Monterey Officers and Chiefs Navy NewsStand 27 Jun 2006 -- Commander, Destroyer Squadron (COMDESRON) 24 and USS Monterey’s (CG 61) Commanding Officer, along with members of the Monterey wardroom and chief’s mess were invited to get underway in the North Atlantic Ocean June 24 with HDMN Skaden (P561), a Royal Danish Navy corvette.
• Army Relocates 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Army News Release 27 Jun 2006 -- The Department of the Army announces the relocation of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division from the Republic of Germany to Fort Knox, Ky
• Air Force turns to old standby for Army re-supply AFPN 27 Jun 2006 -- The U.S. military has turned to an old workhorse as the delivery method for supplies and humanitarian cargo needed to sustain Operation Enduring Freedom.
• Air Force research facility one of best in DOD AFPN 27 Jun 2006 -- An Air Force research facility here received accolades as one of the best in the Department of Defense during an inspection. Dr. Salvatore Cirone, the health science policy program director for the office of the assistant secretary of defense, inspected the 59th Medical Wing's 59th Clinical Research Squadron on June 13 and 14.
• Mission success depends on refuelers AFPN 27 Jun 2006 -- The B-1 Lancers that drop bombs on targets cannot get to those targets without the support of the KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-10 Extenders that refuel them en route.
• Press Briefing by Tony Snow The White House 27 Jun 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 27 Jun 2006
• Only half of UK's military aircraft 'fit for purpose' - Minister IRNA 27 Jun 2006 -- Only around half of Britain's fleet of military aircraft were available for frontline service in April and May this year, according Britain's Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram.

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for June 27, 2006
• Boeing Awarded Contract to Build Avengers for Egypt Boeing 27 Jun 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has signed a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agreement with the U.S. Army to deliver Avenger short-range air defense fire units to Egypt. The $50 million contract includes associated spares and logistics support.
• General Dynamics Awarded $13 Million Contract Modification for Submarine Work General Dynamics 27 Jun 2006 -- The U.S. Navy yesterday awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $13.4 million contract modification for nuclear-submarine work. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
• Raytheon Awarded $218 Million Subcontract for LPD 22-24 Raytheon 27 Jun 2006 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a contract to provide the electronic systems and integration for the next three ships in the LPD 17 class of ships.
• CACI Awarded Contract to Support National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency CACI 27 Jun 2006 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE: CAI) announced today that it has been selected as one of six prime contractors on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Support for Management and Resources for Technical Services (SMARTS) contract, which has an estimated total ceiling value of $200 million. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract was awarded for one base year and four option years.
• Rosoboronexport to sue over illegal arms production abroad RIA Novosti 27 Jun 2006 -- Russia's state-controlled arms exporter will file lawsuits with international arbitration courts over illegal production of Russian small arms and light weapons abroad, the company's general director said Tuesday.

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 27 Jun 2006
• Hamas Agrees to Document Implicitly Recognizing Israel VOA 27 Jun 2006 -- Rival Palestinian factions have agreed on a document implicitly recognizing Israel
• Palestinians Divided as Israeli Strike Looms cfr.org 27 Jun 2006 -- Intensive talks between Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas and PA President Mahmoud Abbas of the once-dominant Fatah faction brought the two sides close to bridging their differences over the recognition of Israel
• UN meeting on Israeli-Palestinian peace opens with call for two-State solution UN News Centre 27 Jun 2006 -- A United Nations-sponsored international meeting aimed at advancing Israeli-Palestinian peace opened in Vienna today with an appeal from Secretary-General Kofi Annan for an "essential" parallel commitment by both parties to a two-State solution.
• Hamas, Fatah Reach Agreement on Implicitly Recognizing Israel VOA 27 Jun 2006 -- Palestinian officials say the rival factions Hamas and Fatah have reached agreement on a plan that implicitly recognizes Israel.
• Palestinian Militants Claim to Have Kidnapped West Bank Settler VOA 27 Jun 2006 -- A Palestinian militant group involved in the abduction of an Israeli soldier in Gaza now says it has also kidnapped a Jewish settler in the West Bank.
• Israel Poised for Gaza Assault as Kidnappers of Soldier Issue Demands VOA 27 Jun 2006 -- Israel is poised for an assault on the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip, following the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier.
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL’S ACTING SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR BURUNDI United Nations 27 Jun 2006
• Burundi: UN envoy 'confident' of final ceasefire despite rebels' 'second thoughts' UN News Centre 27 Jun 2006 -- The top United Nations envoy in Burundi said today he remained confident that a final ceasefire would be signed between the Government and the last hold-out rebel faction despite reported rebel "second thoughts" in the small Central African country that has been torn by decades of ethnic and factional fighting.
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HORN OF AFRICA United Nations 27 Jun 2006
• SOMALIA: Six die in Mogadishu militia clash IRIN 27 Jun 2006 -- At least six people were killed on Tuesday on the outskirts of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, when Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) militiamen attacked two checkpoints manned by armed men loyal to a faction leader recently defeated by the UIC.
• Sri Lanka suicide blast bore the hallmarks of the LTTE: SLMM IRNA 27 Jun 2006 -- The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) said Tuesday that yesterday's assassination of Major General Parami Kulatunga had been carried out by the LTTE as the suicide bombing bore the hallmarks of the LTTE.
• Analysis: Meanwhile, Darfur Suffers On cfr.org 27 Jun 2006 -- Much disagreement surrounds events in Darfur
• Russia to continue CIS peacekeeping despite provocations RIA Novosti 27 Jun 2006 -- President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia would continue its peacekeeping missions in the former Soviet republics regardless of provocations.

News Reports

• LOCKHEED MARTIN DISTRIBUTED APERTURE IMAGING TECHNOLOGY EXPANDS THE HORIZON ON TELESCOPE CAPABILITY Lockheed Martin 27 Jun 2006 -- Engineers at the Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) Advanced Technology Center (ATC) have designed and built a prototype nine-aperture wide-field imaging telescope that overcomes the increase in mass, volume and cost associated with large single-optics telescopes for space-based applications. The ability of a telescope to resolve fine detail is a direct function of its light-gathering power. Larger apertures – mirrors or lenses – gather more light and provide greater resolution of detail. star9-lo
• Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne propulsion duo makes West Coast debut Pratt & Whitney 27 Jun 2006 -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR), a business unit of United Technologies Corp. [NYSE: UTX], today powered a Delta IV rocket off the SLC-6 launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base and into the California skies with its PWR RS-68 booster, teamed with its PWR RL10B-2 upper stage engine. The rocket carried a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.