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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 05 Sep 2006 [PDF]
• Three Servicemembers Die in Al Anbar
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• CENTAF releases airpower summaries for Sept. 3-5 AFPN 05 Sep 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summaries for Sept. 3 to 5.
• Radar approach controllers stay flexible AFPN 05 Sep 2006 -- Working transportable radar approach control, or TRAPCON, at Balad Air Base, Iraq, is like a world-class chess tournament. But instead of 32 pieces on an 8-by-8 board, there are hundreds
• Iraqi, U.S. Forces Detain Insurgents, Other Suspects AFPS 05 Sep 2006 -- Iraqi police and soldiers, along with U.S. Marines and soldiers from Regimental Combat Team 7, detained 30 confirmed insurgents and 38 suspected insurgents over the weekend throughout the Anbar province in western Iraq.
• Officials Express Regret After Friendly Fire Incident AFPS 05 Sep 2006 -- Military officials in Southwest Asia are expressing regret and offering condolences in the wake of a "friendly fire" incident in Afghanistan yesterday that claimed one coalition soldier's life and wounded several others.
• Pakistan signs peace accord with N Waziristan militants IRNA 05 Sep 2006 -- Pakistani militants and the government on Tuesday signed a peace agreement to end the bloody conflict in the country's restive North Waziristan tribal region.
• US official denies involvement in Pakistan's Baluchistan prov IRNA 05 Sep 2006 -- The principal officer at the US Consulate, Lahore, Bryan David Hunt, said the US was not, in any way, involved in the incidents occurring in Baluchistan.
• NATO: Up to 60 Taleban Insurgents Killed in Southern Afghanistan VOA 05 Sep 2006 -- NATO says allied forces have killed between 50 and 60 Taleban insurgents in southern Afghanistan.
• Pakistan Signs Peace Treaty With Pro-Taleban Militants VOA 05 Sep 2006 -- Pakistan has signed a landmark peace agreement with pro-Taleban militants near the Afghan border

Defense Policy / Programs

• President Discusses Global War on Terror The White House 05 Sep 2006
• DEMOCRATS-JOINED BY GENERAL WESLEY CLARK-RELEASE NEW REPORT ON BUSH NATIONAL SECURITY FAILURES Office of Sen. Reid 05 Sep 2006 -- With President Bush touring the country on a new public relations campaign designed to sell his national security policies to the American people, Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, Assistant Democratic Leader Dick Durbin, House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, and Senator Thomas Carper today joined General Wesley Clark and Sharon Burke, Director of the Third Way National Security Project to release "the Neo Con," a new report analyzing the dangerous effects Republican policies have had on the security of the nation.
• Third Way Releases New National Security Report with Clark, Reid, Other Senior Congressional Leaders Third Way 05 Sep 2006 -- Third Way today issued a new report analyzing the Bush administration's record on national security.
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Michael Dominguez from the Pentagon 06 Sep 2006 -- Presenter: Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Michael Dominguez
• MDW engineers test rescue, evacuation skills Army News 05 Sep 2006 -- Nearly five years ago, Military District of Washington Engineer Company Soldiers rescued and extracted victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon.
• USS Bonhomme Richard Tests Super Huey, Super Cobra Helicopters Navy NewsStand 05 Sep 2006 -- USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) (BHR) served as a test platform for the UH-1Y "Super Huey" and AH-1Z "Super Cobra" helicopters while conducting operations in the Pacific Ocean Aug. 31 through Sept. 2.
• Texas Arrives In Galveston Navy NewsStand 05 Sep 2006 -- The Island of Galveston, Texas, welcomed to its shores some new faces and the Navy’s newest undersea vessel Sept. 4.
• Secretary of the Navy Visits Naval Station Everett Navy NewsStand 05 Sep 2006 -- Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Dr. Donald C. Winter visited Naval Station Everett, Aug. 31.
• How 9/11 changed the National Guard Army News 05 Sep 2006 -- At 8:46 on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 11 flew into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, the first of the terrible events that defined that terrible day.
• Russia Air Force chief to meet OSCE officials at south air base RIA Novosti 05 Sep 2006 -- Russia's Air Force commander has arrived at a combat training center in the south of European Russia, where he will meet with representatives of the world's largest security organization and show them the country's latest air defense systems.
• Abkhazia set to conduct large-scale maneuvers in September RIA Novosti 05 Sep 2006 -- The self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia, in Georgia, will conduct large-scale military exercises September 24-27 near the Kodori Gorge, a deputy defense minister said Tuesday.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 05 Sep 2006
• Press Gaggle by Tony Snow and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Frances Townsend The White House 05 Sep 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 5, 2006
• CACI Awarded $13 Million Contract to Support Defense Acquisition Management System CACI 05 Sep 2006 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE:CAI) announced today that it has been awarded a prime contract, valued at $13 million over the contract's life cycle, to continue its support for the Defense Acquisition Management Information Retrieval (DAMIR) system for the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. The contract includes a 7.5-month base period and three option years. Originally developed by CACI, DAMIR gives the Defense Department a powerful new web-based tool for managing and overseeing the acquisition of major weapon and information systems.
• F414 Engines Power Historic First Flight of Boeing EA-18G Growler GE Aviation 05 Sep 2006 -- F414 engines powered the new Boeing EA-18G Growler on its initial flight in St. Louis on August 15, launching a 24-month flight-test program that is expected to deliver enhanced airborne electronic attack (AEA) mission capability to the United States Navy (USN) in 2009.
• LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED CONTRACT FOR SONAR UPGRADES FOR U.K. ROYAL NAVY BALLISTIC SUBMARINES Lockheed Martin 05 Sep 2006 -- Lockheed Martin UK has been awarded a seven-year contract to provide combat system upgrades to the sonar systems aboard four Royal Navy Vanguard Class ballistic missile submarines. More than 70 percent of the work will be performed in the United Kingdom.
• Northrop Grumman Wins Joint Warfighting Center Contract Worth Up To $686 Million Northrop Grumman 05 Sep 2006 -- The U.S. Joint Forces Command has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) to continue providing technology support to the Joint Warfighting Center (JWFC) in Suffolk, Va. The initial two-year $218 million contract awarded Friday has a potential value of $686 million over six years, if all options are exercised.
• Northrop Grumman Confirms Advanced EHF Compatibility With Milstar Terminals in U.S. Army, Air Force Tests Northrop Grumman 05 Sep 2006 -- Nearly two months of rigorous tests conducted by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) showed that Milstar terminals operated by the U.S. Army and Air Force can send and receive data through the next-generation Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite (EHF) military satellite communications system. The company is providing the Advanced EHF payloads to Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor for the Advanced EHF system.
• Oshkosh Truck Selected to Provide Conceptual Design, Modeling and Simulation for the U.S. Military’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Program Oshkosh 05 Sep 2006 -- Oshkosh Truck Corporation (NYSE:OSK) announced today that the company has been selected by the U.S. Office of Naval Research to perform a conceptual design and mockup, science and technology program for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. The Office of Naval Research, in concert with the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, is supporting the JLTV program to develop a family of light tactical wheeled vehicles with superior survivability characteristics and enhanced payload.

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 05 Sep 2006
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT United Nations 05 Sep 2006
• Lebanese Troops Enter Cities After Israeli Withdrawal VOA 05 Sep 2006 -- Lebanese troops have begun moving into areas of southern Lebanon after the withdrawal of Israeli forces.
• Annan to appoint 'facilitator' in Israeli-Lebanese prisoner release; awaits blockade news UN News Centre 05 Sep 2006 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today he would appoint a "facilitator" to assist in the release of Israeli and Lebanese prisoners abducted during the recent conflict, adding he was also hoping for "positive" news in the next 48 hours on whether Israel would lift its air and sea blockade on Lebanon.
• Lebanese troops deploy in more areas of the south as UN clears unexploded ordnance UN News Centre 05 Sep 2006 -- Lebanese troops deployed further south today, occupying some areas for the first time in decades, as Israeli troops continued their withdrawal and United Nations teams worked to rid the countryside of the masses of unexploded ordnance from the recent conflict.
• Annan: Israel's Blockade of Lebanon Should End by Thursday VOA 05 Sep 2006 -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he expects Israel to lift its air, land and sea blockade of Lebanon by Thursday.
• OPT: Staple foods in short supply IRIN 05 Sep 2006 -- A United Nations aid agency has warned that Israel's intermittent closure of crossings into Gaza is severely hampering its ability to bring in food.
• UN's Annan Warns Sudan of Security Risk VOA 05 Sep 2006 -- U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan is expressing concern over Sudan's recent refusal to allow African Union peacekeepers to remain in Darfur under a new peacekeeping force
• Blue helmets will only be effective if they have Sudanese consent, says Annan UN News Centre 05 Sep 2006 -- The planned United Nations peacekeeping force in Darfur will only be effective if the Sudanese Government gives its consent and cooperation, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today as the Security Council unveiled plans for a high-level meeting on the issue next week.
• African Union to Press Sudan to Allow UN Peacekeepers VOA 05 Sep 2006 -- A showdown is brewing between the Sudanese government and the African Union force monitoring the war-torn Darfur region
• SUDAN: Diplomatic wrangling continues to keep African peacekeepers in Darfur IRIN 05 Sep 2006 -- The Sudanese government has asked the African Union (AU) to decide within a week, whether it will keep its troops in Sudan's Darfur region, or leave the country.
• SUDAN: Heightened tension and frustration in Darfur IRIN 05 Sep 2006 -- Where once the bunkers and razor wire of an African Union (AU) peacekeeping base dominated the plain in front of Tawilla town, now only a small water tower reveals the whereabouts of their camp, swallowed up in a sea of makeshift shelters.
• Regional Body Reiterates Support for Peacekeepers in Somalia VOA 05 Sep 2006 -- East African heads of state meeting in Kenya are vowing to send a regional peacekeeping force into volatile Somalia, a move that could undermine an agreement signed Monday between the Union of Islamic Courts and Somalia's transitional government.
• Annan welcomes 'positive step forward' resulting from Somalia peace talks UN News Centre 05 Sep 2006 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the results of talks on Somalia held in Khartoum over the weekend, calling the outcome a positive step forward in reconciling the positions of the Transitional Federal Institutions and the Union of the Islamic Courts, which agreed to form a unified army in the troubled country.
• SOMALIA: Unified armed forces seen as key to peace IRIN 05 Sep 2006 -- Somalia's transitional government on Tuesday hailed an agreement to unify armed groups allied to it with forces loyal to the country's increasingly influential Islamic courts as an important first step towards restoring peace.
• Nepal stops delivery of arms from Ukrainian plane IRNA 05 Sep 2006 -- The Nepal government has stopped an Israeli company from delivering rocket launchers, ammunition and raw materials worth 1,41,6000 dollars to the Nepali Army, media reports from Kathmandu said Tuesday.
• Nepal gov't to review secret arms purchase IRNA 05 Sep 2006 -- A USD 1.4-million arms deal that Nepalese King Gyanendra's regime struck with an Israeli group to fight "terrorism" will now be reviewed by the government in Nepal, Home Minister K P Sitaula said on Monday.
• COTE D IVOIRE: Four years of crisis puts millions in need IRIN 05 Sep 2006 -- Peace talks to breathe new life into Cote d'Ivoire's moribund peace process got underway on Tuesday to help bring an end to a four-year war that has put three million people in need of humanitarian assistance.

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