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Current Operations

• Kirkuk control tower keeps watch day, night AFPN 04 Jul 2006 -- Organized chaos. Sounds like a contradiction, doesn't it?
• AFGHANISTAN: Five civilians killed in Kunar province IRIN 04 Jul 2006 -- Suspected Taliban guerillas killed five Afghan civilians working at a US military base in the eastern province of Kunar province late on Monday, while in the capital Kabul two separate bombs left six people wounded.
• Afghan Violence: Bomb in Kabul, 5 Laborers Killed Near US Base VOA 04 Jul 2006 -- Afghan authorities say two bomb explosions in Kabul have injured five civilians, while suspected Taleban militants have killed five Afghan laborers working at a U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS Ford Returns Home From Six-month Deployment Navy NewsStand 04 Jul 2006 -- The Everett, Wash.-homeported frigate USS Ford (FFG 54) returned to Naval Station Everett after completing a six-month deployment in Central and South America, July 3.
• U.S. Ambassador, Norwegian CHOD Embark USS Monterey Navy NewsStand 04 Jul 2006 -- Several distinguished visitors from Norway toured USS Monterey (CG 61) as it pulled into Oslo, Norway, July 3 for rest and relaxation after completing the Joint Maritime Operational course, Neptune Warrior.

Defense Industry

• Russia says loses $6 bln a year on unpatented arms sales RIA Novosti 04 Jul 2006 -- Russia loses $5-6 billion dollars every year by exporting military equipment that is not patented, the head of the national body overseeing intellectual property said Tuesday.

Other Conflicts

• First STOVL F-35 Joint Strike Fighter takes shape at BAE Systems BAE Systems 04 Jul 2006 -- BAE Systems has started assembling the aft fuselage of the first short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
• Electric Boat Wins $20 Million DARPA Contract to Continue Development of Shaftless Propulsion for Subs General Dynamics 04 Jul 2006 -- General Dynamics Electric Boat has won a $20 million, 18-month contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to continue development of shaftless propulsion technology for submarines. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
• Hamas Rocket Hits Israeli Coastal City of Ashkelon VOA 04 Jul 2006 -- A Palestinian rocket has landed in the center of Israel's southern coastal city of Ashkelon for the first time, hitting a school but causing no casualties.
• Ultimatum From Palestinians Holding Israeli Soldier Expires VOA 04 Jul 2006 -- An ultimatum from Palestinians holding an Israeli soldier has expired.
• Olmert Threatens Force Against All Responsible for Capture of Israeli Soldier VOA 04 Jul 2006 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has threatened to use force against all those who strike his country.
• Israel Ignores Deadline Set by Palestinian Militants VOA 04 Jul 2006 -- A deadline from Palestinian militants holding a kidnapped Israeli soldier has expired without Israel meeting the kidnappers' terms
• Switzerland Says Israel Uses Collective Punishment in Gaza VOA 04 Jul 2006 -- The government of Switzerland has accused Israel of using collective punishment against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as it seeks to free an Israeli soldier held captive there.
• SIERRA LEONE: UN chief defends Europe-based Taylor trial IRIN 04 Jul 2006 -- The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, while on a visit to Sierra Leone, defended the decision to move the high-profile trial of ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor to facilities in Europe.
• UGANDA: Northern leaders hail talks between Government and LRA IRIN 04 Jul 2006 -- The Sudan-sponsored peace talks due next week between the Ugandan government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) provide the best opportunity to resolve the 20-year-old conflict in northern Uganda, leaders from the region have said.

News Reports

• Philippine Video Could Provide New Evidence of Alleged February Coup Plot VOA 04 Jul 2006 -- A previously unknown videotape could provide fresh evidence for a Philippine military investigation into an alleged coup plot against President Gloria Arroyo in February this year.