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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 17 Aug 2006 [PDF]
• SOLDIER DIES IN AL ANBAR
• MND-B SOLDIER KILLED BY IMPROVISED-EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Aug. 17 AFPN 17 Aug 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Aug. 17.
• Violence in Iraq at Highest Level Since Invasion VOA 17 Aug 2006 -- Despite an increased U.S. military presence in Baghdad, there was more sectarian violence Thursday
• Iraqi Forces Capture Wanted Terrorists in Separate Baghdad Raids AFPS 17 Aug 2006 -- Iraqi forces captured two wanted men in separate operations in and near Baghdad yesterday. Both operations were part of Operation Together Forward, the recent security crackdown in the Baghdad area.
• Gainey: Stryker Brigade Extension Offers Lessons to All Commanders AFPS 17 Aug 2006 -- The most important thing military leaders can offer their people is an up-front assessment of what they're facing, as exemplified by the way the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team's leaders informed the troops about their extension in Iraq, DoD's top enlisted adviser told American Forces Press Service.
• Data Shows Iraq Insurgency at Highest Level Since US Invasion VOA 17 Aug 2006 -- Data compiled by American military authorities in Baghdad show that violence in Iraq is at its highest level since the U.S. invasion in 2003, despite the assassination of al-Qaida leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in June.
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Gen. Jones from the Pentagon 17 Aug 2006 -- Presenter: Commander, U.S. European Command, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Gen. James Jones
• Combat, Rebuilding Both Crucial in Afghanistan, NATO's Jones Says Washington File 17 Aug 2006 -- NATO troops in Afghanistan face a "test of wills" as they take over security throughout much of the country, says U.S. Marine Corps General James Jones, NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe.
• Commander Says NATO Passing Test in Afghanistan VOA 17 Aug 2006 -- The commander of NATO forces worldwide says he is not surprised by the level of violence in southern Afghanistan, where his troops have been fighting insurgents for months and took responsibility for security at the end of July
• NATO Chief: National Will, Not Military Might, Needed to Succeed in Afghanistan AFPS 17 Aug 2006 -- Military might will not win the battle for Afghanistan, NATO's top military officer said here today.
• UN opens new offices in Afghanistan's troubled southern region UN News Centre 17 Aug 2006 -- The United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) has opened a new regional office in Qalat, Zabul, in the south of the country, where a growing insurgency threatens stability, as part of its efforts to work with Afghans to boost development and monitor human rights.
• Suicide Bombers Strike in Afghanistan, Medical Workers Abducted VOA 17 Aug 2006 -- Officials in Afghanistan say two suicide bomb attacks in the south of the country have wounded seven Afghan policemen and one foreign soldier.
• European Command Takes Over Lebanon Mission AFPS 17 Aug 2006 -- U.S. European Command will assume command of U.S. military forces operating off the coast of Lebanon and in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the organization's commander said here today.

Defense Policy / Programs

• First Army Announces Force Structure Actions at Forts Riley, Carson and Meade Army News Release 17 Aug 2006 -- As part of continuing efforts to transform to the Future Force, First U.S. Army Headquarters announced Aug. 17 the activation by Oct. 1 of Training Support Division East at Fort Meade, Md., and Training Support Division West at Fort Carson, Colo.
• USS Jimmy Carter Gets 'Depermed' Navy NewsStand 17 Aug 2006 -- USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) underwent a ‘deperm’ at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor's Magnetic Silencing Facility (MSF) Aug. 16 to minimize its magnetic signature and detection by marine mines.
• USS Ohio Holds Crew Split, Assumption Of Command Ceremony Navy NewsStand 17 Aug 2006 -- Family, friends, special guests, and the officers and Sailors of USS Ohio (SSGN 726) witnessed a crew split and assumption of command ceremony at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport Aug. 15.
• Space Command focuses on tailoring mission with new triad AFPN 17 Aug 2006 -- Strategic deterrence, securing the space domain and recapitalizing on a lesser budget are among the priorities for the Air Force Space Command commander.
• Iran To Launch Large-Scale Military Maneuvers RFE/RL 17 Aug 2006 -- Iran's state television today said the military would launch a series of large-scale exercises on August 19.
• Chinese Official Tells US to 'Shut Up' on Military Spending VOA 17 Aug 2006 -- China's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva says the United States should "shut up" about his country's military spending.
• Four ex-Soviet states mull new regional force in GUAM union RIA Novosti 17 Aug 2006 -- Senior officials from four ex-Soviet republics will discuss the formation of a joint military force at closed-doors meeting Thursday in Georgia's capital, a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman said
• Press Briefing by Tony Snow The White House 17 Aug 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 17 Aug 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for August 17, 2006
• BAE Systems Opens Product Support Facility at Robins Air Force Base BAE Systems 17 Aug 2006 -- BAE Systems has opened a 6,000-square-foot facility near Robins Air Force Base to support and upgrade Air Force equipment and software. The BAE Systems Readiness and Sustainment Center is located five miles east of the Air Force facility in an Advanced Technology Park at 132 Osigian Blvd.
• Boeing Signs Contract to Support C-17s in Australia Boeing 17 Aug 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has reached an agreement with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to provide logistics support services for Australia's C-17 fleet.
• Lockheed Martin Receives $48 Million Contract to Deliver Second Lot of A-10 Precision Engagement Kits Lockheed Martin 17 Aug 2006 -- The A-10 Prime Team led by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received a $48 million award from the U.S. Air Force to produce 107 Precision Engagement (PE) modification kits for the A-10 close air support fighter. Comprising hardware and software upgrades, each installed kit will transform the legacy A-10A aircraft from an analog aircraft to its new digital A-10C designation with precision weapons capability.
• Raytheon's Louisville Facility to Build NLOS-LS Precision Attack Missile Raytheon 17 Aug 2006 -- Raytheon Company will manufacture, assemble and test the guidance electronics system for the Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System (NLOS-LS) Precision Attack Missile at its Louisville, Ky. facility. Work at the site is expected to begin by October under a $2 million contract with the U.S. Army for the current phase of the program.
• Raytheon Awarded $16 Million for Weapon Systems Life Cycle Support Raytheon 17 Aug 2006 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $16 million contract from BAE Systems to provide engineering, technical management services and fleet support for currently deployed U.S. Navy weapons systems and solutions.
• SAIC Awarded Military Sealift Command IT Contract q SAIC 17 Aug 2006 -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today it was awarded a contract by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) to provide ashore information technology (IT) and operations support services, including project management, systems integration, systems engineering, ashore operations and global helpdesk operations. These technology services SAIC provides at numerous MSC offices help ensure the operational availability of IT systems worldwide.
• Raytheon Company Awarded $266 Million Standard Missile-3 Contract Raytheon 17 Aug 2006 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a contract with a total value of $266 million to build, test and deliver Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) rounds to the Missile Defense Agency to meet the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense deployment requirements. Initial funding of $168 million has been issued.
• Lockheed Martin Works with Multi-Sector Crisis Management Consortium to Refine SBInet Solution Lockheed Martin 17 Aug 2006 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has linked with the Multi-Sector Crisis Management Consortium (MSCMC) in Arlington, VA, as part of the company’s ongoing effort to shape its SBInet solution. The Secure Border Initiative (SBInet) is a comprehensive multi-year plan to secure America’s borders and reduce illegal immigration.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 17 Aug 2006
• Intense debate underway on provision of UN troops to Lebanon IRNA 17 Aug 2006 -- Intense debate is going on at the United Nations Headquarters on Thursday to make arrangements for provision of international force to be deployed in Lebanon.
• Analysis: The War's Forgotten Front cfr.org 17 Aug 2006 -- It has been merely two months since Hamas militants crossed the Gaza border and abducted an Israeli soldier, but in that time the political landscape in the Middle East has shifted drastically.
• Backgrounder: Imad Mugniyah, Hezbollah's Elusive Mastermind cfr.org 17 Aug 2006
• UN Members Pledge Support for Lebanon Peacekeeping Force VOA 17 Aug 2006 -- A number of countries have offered to send troops or provide logistical and other assistance in U.N. peacekeeping operations in Lebanon
• Lebanese Army Arrives in the South VOA 17 Aug 2006 -- Lebanon's army is deploying south of the Litani river for the first time in decades
• NATO Force Ready to Help in Lebanon, But Not Asked VOA 17 Aug 2006 -- NATO's military commander says he discussed with the United Nations' secretary general the possibility of sending the new NATO Reaction Force to Lebanon to help keep the peace
• Israel begins withdrawal from Lebanon as Lebanese troops move in, UN Force reports UN News Centre 17 Aug 2006 -- The Israeli Army has started its withdrawal from Lebanese territory and the Lebanese Army has begun deploying troops south of the Litani River, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which is helping to support and coordinate the operations, reported today.
• Intense debate underway on provision of UN troops to Lebanon IRNA 17 Aug 2006 -- Intense debate is going on at the United Nations Headquarters on Thursday to make arrangements for provision of international force to be deployed in Lebanon.
• Supreme Leader: Bush's claims on victory of Israel ridiculous IRNA 17 Aug 2006 -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyed Ali Khamenei referred to recent remarks of US President George W Bush that the Zionist regime's military offensive in Lebanon was a defensive move and that Israel had emerged victorious as an example of this lack of reason and logic.
• Israel 'Transferring Responsibility' to UN in Lebanon VOA 17 Aug 2006 -- Israel says it has begun handing over control of some areas of southern Lebanon to United Nations peacekeepers.
• Lebanese Troops Move South; Commercial Flight Lands in Beirut VOA 17 Aug 2006 -- Lebanese troops are deploying in the southern part of the country in line with a U.N. ceasefire resolution on ending the monthlong war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.
• Rights Group Warns Cluster Bombs, Shells Threaten Lebanese Civilians VOA 17 Aug 2006 -- An international human rights group says U.N. demining experts in south Lebanon have found several locations where Israeli forces used cluster bombs or artillery shells during their month-long battle with Hezbollah guerrillas.
• Middle East: Lebanese Troops Move In As Israelis Withdraw RFE/RL 17 Aug 2006 -- Lebanese forces backed by tanks and armored vehicles today began deploying in the south of the country under the UN cease-fire plan that ended fighting between Israel and Hizballah.
• Lebanese Army Heads South RFE/RL 17 Aug 2006 -- Lebanese troops have begun moving south to deploy along the Israeli border, in line with a UN cease-fire resolution bringing a break in the month-long war between Israel and Hizballah.
• Middle East: Lebanon's Cedar Revolution Hangs In The Balance RFE/RL 17 Aug 2006 -- Lebanon's Cedar Revolution last year led to the withdrawal of Syrian forces and optimism for the country's economic and political future
• U.S., U.K. Submit Resolution on U.N. Peacekeepers for Darfur Washington File 17 Aug 2006 -- The United States and the United Kingdom introduced a draft U.N. Security Council resolution August 17 for the "expeditious deployment" of a U.N. peacekeeping force in Darfur.
• SUDAN: Half a million Darfurians cut off from aid IRIN 17 Aug 2006 -- Almost 500,000 Darfurians have been cut off from emergency food aid due to insecurity in the region, which has rendered them inaccessible to humanitarian workers, according to the United Nations.
• Sudan may be gearing up for major offensive in Darfur, UN peacekeeping official warns UN News Centre 17 Aug 2006 -- The Sudanese Government seems to be determined to pursue a major military offensive in strife-torn Darfur, building up its armed forces in the region as the situation there deteriorates, the Security Council heard today.
• Sri Lankan army repulses LTTE attack to seize Jaffna IRNA 17 Aug 2006 -- Sri Lankan security forces on Thursday repulsed a pre-dawn attempt by Tamil Tigers to advance into the northern Jaffna peninsula and killed at least 50 rebels.
• Ugandan Rebels Ask South Africa to Help Mediate Peace Talks VOA 17 Aug 2006 -- Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army has asked South Africa to help mediate peace talks with the Ugandan government.

News Reports

• Japanese Patrol Boats Warn Taiwanese Protesters Away From Disputed Islands VOA 17 Aug 2006 -- A showdown appears to have been averted in the East China Sea between Japan's coast guard and a Taiwanese fishing boat, which was on course to approach a disputed group of islands under Japanese control.