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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 08 Sep 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• MND-B Soldier dies of wounds from roadside bomb
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Thomas B. Turner II from Iraq 08 Sep 2006 -- Presenter: Commander Multinational-North and 101st Airborne Division Air Assualt Maj. Gen. Thomas B. Turner II
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Sept. 8 AFPN 08 Sep 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Sept. 8.
• Operations in Iraq Yield Insurgents, Weapons AFPS 08 Sep 2006 -- Iraqi army units, along with coalition force advisors, conducted multiple raids yesterday to capture suspected insurgents, U.S. military officials said.
• Violence Down in Baghdad, U.S. General Says AFPS 08 Sep 2006 -- August saw "a significant decrease in violence" in Iraq, the commander of Multinational Corps Iraq said yesterday.
• Insurgents Attack Shi'ite Pilgrims in Iraq VOA 08 Sep 2006 -- Insurgents firing mortar rounds have killed at least three Shi'ite pilgrims in a procession near the holy city of Karbala in Iraq.
• Insurgents' Tenacity in Southern Afghanistan Surprises NATO Washington File 08 Sep 2006 -- The recent tenacity demonstrated by Afghan insurgents in southern Afghanistan reflects their attempt to test NATO's resolve, but that opposition will be quelled, says the alliance's supreme commander in Europe, U.S. Marine Corps General James Jones.
• Backgrounder: Musharraf's Taliban Problem cfr.org 08 Sep 2006
• Five Years After 9/11: Violence, Drugs Overshadow Afghan Rebuilding RFE/RL 08 Sep 2006 -- Much has happened to improve the lives of ordinary Afghans since the fall of the Taliban in late 2001.
• Car Bomb Rips Through US Convoy in Afghan Capital VOA 08 Sep 2006 -- A powerful car bombing in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed at least 16 people and wounded many others.

Defense Policy / Programs

• DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for August 08 Sep 2006 -- The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of August.
• First Mercy Sailors Return Home After Humanitarian Deployment Navy NewsStand 08 Sep 2006 -- Nearly 200 Sailors from the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) returned home early to Naval Air Station, North Island (NASNI) Sept. 4 after completing a four-month humanitarian mission in Southeast Asia.
• Researchers aim to enhance air vehicle systems AFPN 08 Sep 2006 -- Air Force Office of Scientific Research officials here recently awarded the University of Washington and three partner universities a grant worth approximately $6 million over five years to study the design of air vehicles capable of collecting and storing solar and heat energies.
• Pacific nations enhance airpower cooperation AFPN 08 Sep 2006 -- Forty-nine participants from 19 nations met here during the Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium Sept. 4 to 8 to build and enhance cooperation among the air forces of Pacific nations.
• Vice Chairman: 9/11 Underscored Importance of DoD Transformation AFPS 08 Sep 2006 -- Adm. Edmund G. Giambastiani Jr., the most senior military officer serving in the Pentagon today who was present during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, recalls the painful irony of the day.
• Army Committed to Force Protection, Not False Security AFPS 08 Sep 2006 -- Army leaders are committed to ensuring soldiers have the best force-protection capability possible, but also want to avoid giving soldiers a false sense of security, service officials said here today.
• How 9/11 changed the Army Army News 08 Sep 2006 -- According to Command Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the events of 9/11 transformed the Army and its sister services.
• DoD Announces Installation Realignment in Italy 08 Sep 2006 -- The Department of Defense announced today that the United States will cease operations at Naval Support Activity (NSA) La Maddalena, Italy.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 08 Sep 2006
• Press Briefing by Tony Snow The White House 08 Sep 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 8, 2006
• Boeing Recognizes KC-135 PDM Program with Lean Excellence Award Boeing 08 Sep 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has selected the KC-135 Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM) program as its 2006 Support Systems Lean Excellence Award winner.
• German Army Air Corps School in Bückeburg clocks up 30,000 Flight Hours with EC135 Training Helicopters EADS 08 Sep 2006 -- The German Army’s EC135 training helicopter fleet at the German Army Air Corps School in Bückeburg reached the 30,000-hour mark at the end of August 2006. The German Army has been operating 14 EC135 state-of-the-art training helicopters since 2000 and relies on a customer maintenance and service contract with Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH to ensure smooth operation. These helicopters are used for advanced flight training for all parts of the German military.
• U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center and General Dynamics Achieve Warrior Program Milestone Early General Dynamics 08 Sep 2006 -- The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center and General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today the successful demonstration of the initial capability of the Future Force Warrior (FFW) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD), three months ahead of schedule. FFW is managed by the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center of Natick, Mass. It is the Army's premier science and technology program for advancing the combat effectiveness of the soldier and Small Combat Unit (SCU) for transition to the next-generation, Ground Soldier System program.
• Paradigm signs multi-year contract to provide MilSatCom services to the Netherlands Ministry of Defence EADS 08 Sep 2006 -- Paradigm Secure Communications Ltd., a subsidiary of EADS SPACE, has today signed an export contract to deliver military satellite communications services to the Netherlands Ministry of Defence.
• Australia's Defence Material Organisation Signs Contract For Lockheed Martin's JASSM for Air 5418 - Follow on Standoff Weapon Lockheed Martin 08 Sep 2006 -- The Australian Defence Material Organisation has selected the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] JASSM™, a stealthy, air-to-surface missile, as the preferred solution for its AIR 5418 Follow-on Standoff Weapon (FOSOW) requirement. This marks the first international sale of JASSM, developed for the U.S. Air Force. The contract includes production, integration support and training for the use of the advanced weapon.

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 08 Sep 2006
• Russia calls for independent investigation on cluster bomb use RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2006 -- The Russian foreign minister said Friday that Russia supports an independent investigation into Israel's alleged use of cluster bombs in Lebanon.
• Lebanon: Annan hails 'imminent' deployment of naval force as interim patrols begin UN News Centre 08 Sep 2006 -- Following yesterday's lifting of the Israeli blockade against Lebanon, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today announced the "imminent" deployment of a UN naval task force off the Lebanese coast to assist in securing the maritime border, saying that in the meantime an interim maritime force has begun patrols alongside the Lebanese navy.
• UN Commander Confirms Lifting of Israeli Naval Blockade in Lebanon VOA 08 Sep 2006 -- Israel has lifted its crippling naval blockade of Lebanon, a day after removing the air blockade
• Israel says no support for Russian Mideast conference idea RIA Novosti 08 Sep 2006 -- Israel does not support a Russian initiative to hold an international conference on Mideast conflict resolution, the Israeli foreign minister said Friday.
• Worsening Darfur crisis threatens entire region, UN refugee agency chief warns UN News Centre 08 Sep 2006 -- The United Nations High Commissioner (UNHCR) for Refugees today warned that the worsening situation in Sudan's Darfur region threatens to spark another round of massive displacement that could destabilize the entire region and result in a "major catastrophe."
• Annan applauds ceasefire deal between Burundi and its last key rebel group UN News Centre 08 Sep 2006 -- Welcoming the signing of a ceasefire agreement in Burundi between the Government and the country's last remaining major rebel group, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on both sides to implement the agreement and try to consolidate peace in the strife-torn and impoverished African nation.
• UGANDA: Landmark peace talks stumble IRIN 08 Sep 2006 -- Peace talks between Uganda and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have hit a hitch after rebels objected to the inclusion of war victims in the government delegation, Ugandan government officials said on Friday.
• NEPAL: Government and Maoists optimistic about peace process IRIN 08 Sep 2006 -- With peace talks in Nepal due to resume next week, the process aimed at ending the decade-long armed conflict between the state and Maoist rebels is still on track, said representatives from both sides on Friday.

News Reports

• Senate Report Rules Out al-Qaida Link with Saddam VOA 08 Sep 2006 -- A report by a Senate committee says there is no evidence former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had any relationship with the al-Qaida terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi or his associates before the U.S. and allied forces invaded Iraq in 2003.
• US Governor Secures Release of American Journalist in Sudan VOA 08 Sep 2006 -- A U.S. state governor says Sudan has agreed to release an American journalist and two Chadian colleagues arrested and charged with espionage last month.
• Provisional parliamentary election results unveiled in DR Congo - UN mission UN News Centre 08 Sep 2006 -- Electoral authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced the provisional results of the vast African country's historic parliamentary elections in July, the United Nations mission to the country reported today.