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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 06 Jul 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Press Briefing, July 6, 2006 MNF-I 06 Jul 2006 -- SPECIAL BRIEFING FOR THE ARABIC MEDIA BY MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM CALDWELL, SPOKESMAN FOR THE MULTINATIONAL FORCE IRAQ TOPICS INCLUDE: THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO EVENTS AT MAHMUDIYAH
• CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 06 Jul 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for July 6.
• Nine Terrorists Detained in Iraq; Multiple Weapons Caches Found AFPS 06 Jul 2006 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces have detained nine suspected terrorists and discovered numerous weapons caches over the past several days, U.S. military officials reported.
• Suicide Car Bombing in Southern Iraq Kills 12 VOA 06 Jul 2006 -- Iraqi police say a suicide car bombing outside a Shi'ite shrine has killed at least 12 people, including eight Iranians, and wounded nearly 40 others.
• Enterprise Concludes Operations in Persian Gulf Navy NewsStand 06 Jul 2006 -- USS Enterprise (CVN 65), Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 successfully completed the first operational portion of their deployment, July 6. The carrier now heads to the Western Pacific to begin operations with U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet.
• Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Returns Following 6-Month Deployment Navy NewsStand 06 Jul 2006 -- Thousands of family members and friends crowded the pier at Naval Air Station North Island July 6 to take part in the homecoming celebration for the maiden deployment of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), the Navy’s newest Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
• Coalition Forces Kill 35 Extremists in Afghanistan AFPS 06 Jul 2006 -- Coalition forces killed 35 Taliban extremists at a compound in the village of Ghach Zar, Afghanistan, July 4 as part of Operation Mountain Thrust.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 1st ID bids Germany farewell Army News 06 Jul 2006 -- The 1st Infantry Division marked the end of its 10-year residency in Germany with a departure ceremony at Victory Park on Leighton Barracks July 6.
• VAW-123 Hold Change of Command Aboard Big E Navy NewsStand 06 Jul 2006 -- Cmdr. Terry S. Morris relieved Cmdr. Matthew W. Danehy as commanding officer (CO) of the “Screwtops” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123 during a change of command ceremony held in the hangar bay aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) July 4.
• NATO Leader Praises Albania's Progress Toward Membership Washington File 06 Jul 2006 -- As it progresses toward NATO membership, Albania has demonstrated its shared commitment to preserving security through active engagement, says NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
• Russian FM urges West to ratify adapted CFE treaty RIA Novosti 06 Jul 2006 -- Russia's foreign minister said Thursday that the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe may cease to exist if the West continues to evade ratification of its adapted version.
• Press Briefing by Tony Snow The White House 06 Jul 2006
• Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the President's Trip to the G-8 Summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia The White House 06 Jul 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 06 Jul 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for July 6, 2006
• BAE Systems Awarded $14.7 Million in Contracts for Electro-Magnetic Gun Programs BAE Systems 06 Jul 2006 -- BAE Systems was awarded two contracts for development of an electro-magnetic gun system capable of deployment on board naval surface combatant ships.
• Swedish Army Advanced Mortar Contract for BAE Systems BAE Systems 06 Jul 2006 -- The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded a contract for the development and production of two prototype armoured advanced mortar systems (AMOS) to BAE Systems Hägglunds AB. The SEK 500 million order (approx US$70 million) includes options for maintenance systems, ammunition and preparations for a new battlefield management system.
• Boeing-led Team Tracks and Targets Simulated Missile in Airborne Laser Ground Test Boeing 06 Jul 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], working with industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, successfully conducted an Airborne Laser (ABL) ground test June 6, demonstrating the weapon's ability to track and target a ballistic missile.
• Boeing to Define Next Generation Polar Satellite Payload for U.S. Air Force Boeing 06 Jul 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received a $1.5 million U.S. Air Force study contract to define the next-generation communications payload for a polar-orbiting satellite.
• GSA APPROVES LOCKHEED MARTIN TO PROVIDE END-TO-END HSPD-12 SOLUTION Lockheed Martin 06 Jul 2006 -- The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has approved Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] as capable of offering federal agencies a complete end-to-end solution for timely compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12). The presidential mandate will create a standard biometric identification card for all federal workers, ensuring maximum protection of important governmental assets.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 06 Jul 2006
• Israel Reoccupies Gaza, 11 Palestinians, One Israeli Soldier Reported Killed VOA 06 Jul 2006 -- Israel has pushed further into the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip, expanding a ground offensive. Violence has been escalating since the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier last week
• UN to Investigate Alleged Human Rights Violations in Gaza VOA 06 Jul 2006 -- The U.N. Human Rights Council has voted to send an urgent fact-finding mission to Gaza to investigate alleged human rights violations there by Israel.
• Israeli Air Strike in Gaza Kills 2 Palestinians VOA 06 Jul 2006 -- Palestinian witnesses say at least two people were killed and several others wounded in an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip Thursday.
• International Delegation Meets Somali Islamists in Mogadishu VOA 06 Jul 2006 -- In Somalia, an international delegation has met with the Islamic group that seized control of the capital Mogadishu on June 5.
• SOMALIA: Fact-finding mission meets UIC officials IRIN 06 Jul 2006 -- A joint fact-finding mission, comprising representatives of the European Union, African Union, Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the Arab League, on Thursday met leaders of the Union of the Islamic Courts (UIC), to discuss the situation in Somalia.
• India rushes 700 additional troops to Congo IRNA 06 Jul 2006 -- Responding to an SOS from the United Nations, India is rushing 700 additional troops to Congo to provide security cover for the first ever internationally-supervised elections in the embattled country which will unroll on July 31.
• UN Security Council told that July election in DR Congo will 'not be an end in itself' UN News Centre 06 Jul 2006 -- Despite the deteriorating political climate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the head of last month's Security Council mission there, said today that conditions have been met for elections planned for the end of the month but he emphasized that the poll will 'not be an end in itself' and much still remains to be done in the impoverished Central African country.
• DRC: Deadline for militias to disarm extended to 15 July IRIN 06 Jul 2006 -- The deadline for militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo's northeastern district of Ituri to voluntarily surrender and join a disarmament and demobilisation programme has been extended to 15 July.
• NEPAL: UN help requested in bolstering peace process IRIN 06 Jul 2006 -- The government of Nepal has asked the UN for help with the ongoing peace process, in particular with reorganising the army and overseeing the ceasefire, the organisation said on Wednesday.
• Insincere efforts of Lanka Gov't in peace process: LTTE IRNA 06 Jul 2006 -- Sri Lankan Tigers are accusing Sri Lanka's government of launching an insincere attempt to appear serious about peace by creating a committee that will advise the government on how to boost autonomy in Tamil areas.
• UGANDA: US gov't demands trial for rebel leaders IRIN 06 Jul 2006 -- Uganda's announcement of a total amnesty to indicted leaders of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) met opposition on Thursday when the United States said "those who committed atrocities should be held accountable for their deeds".
• BURUNDI: Ceasefire negotiations delayed to 13 July IRIN 06 Jul 2006 -- Negotiations between the Burundian government and the remaining rebel group, the Forces nationales de libération (FNL), have been postponed until 13 July after the parties failed to agree a permanent truce, mediators said.
• COTE D IVOIRE: Decision on peace-sealing elections in September IRIN 06 Jul 2006 -- The UN will decide in September if Cote d'Ivoire's peace-sealing presidential elections can go ahead as scheduled for October, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said after a mini-summit convened on the Ivorian crisis.

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