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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 14 Sep 2006 [PDF]
• MND-B Soldier killed by roadside bomb
• MND-B Soldier dies from wounds following small-arms attack
• Task Force Lightning Soldier killed
• 2 Soldiers killed by SVBIED, 25 Soldiers wounded
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Press Briefing, Sept. 14, 2006 MNF-I 14 Sep 2006 -- SUBJECT: PROJECTS AND PROGRESS IN RECONSTRUCTION
• Baghdad Security Operations Expanding, Says Coalition Spokesman Washington File 14 Sep 2006 -- As the "Operation Together Forward" initiative - planned and led by Iraqis -- to reduce insurgent attacks in Baghdad's most violent neighborhoods is expanding its focus, a recent spike in violence outside these areas shows that much work remains for Iraqi security forces and their coalition allies.
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Sept. 14 AFPN 14 Sep 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Sept. 14.
• Sectarian Violence Continues in Baghdad VOA 14 Sep 2006 -- Iraqi security forces have found the bodies of at least 20 more people in Baghdad Thursday, bringing the number of victims of apparent sectarian violence to more than 80 in the last two days
• UAV catches AIF mortar team in the act MNF-I 14 Sep 2006 -- Two men were detained and a small cache discovered after Coalition Forces observed, with an unmanned aerial vehicle, six men fleeing the origin of an indirect fire attack on the civilians of Khan Bani Sa'ad, south of Baqubah Tuesday.
• 10 Iraqis Killed in Iraq Attacks VOA 14 Sep 2006 -- Iraqi authorities say two car bombings in Baghdad have killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens more.
• CVW-1 Strike Missions Continue For Ninth Day Navy NewsStand 14 Sep 2006 -- For nine consecutive days, aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 stationed aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) have provided support to International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops on the ground as part of Operations Medusa and Enduring Freedom near Kandahar, Afghanistan.
• Soldiers keep extremists at bay along Afghanistan's eastern border Army News 14 Sep 2006 -- During one of the longest firefights his company has encountered - nearly four hours long - three others sustained gunshot wounds, and nearly everyone took minor wounds from rocket propelled grenade shrapnel.
• Afghanistan: Musharraf's Warnings On Taliban Seen As Posturing RFE/RL 14 Sep 2006 -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has said in Brussels that the "center of gravity" of terrorism is in southern Afghanistan

Defense Policy / Programs

• Detainee Transfer Announced 14 Sep 2006 -- The Department of Defense announced today that it transferred two detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Kuwait. These detainees were recommended for transfer due to an Administrative Review Board decision at Guantanamo Bay
• ESG 5 Departs For 2006 Deployment Navy NewsStand 14 Sep 2006 -- Sailors from Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 departed Naval Station San Diego for a six-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism Sept. 13.
• Spangdahlem F-16 crashes AFPN 14 Sep 2006 -- A 22nd Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed at 1 p.m. local time Sept. 14 near the town of Oberkail, about 10 miles north of this busy fighter base.
• Andersen team prepares Wake Island for aircraft AFPN 14 Sep 2006 -- After Super Typhoon Ioke's 155 mph winds and driving storm surge devastated Wake Island Aug. 31, members of the 36th Contingency Response Group at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, made up the initial assessment team sent to the island.
• Missile Defense Agency Conducts Successful Test of Rocket Motor for Next Generation Interceptor Missile Missile Defense Agency 14 Sep 2006 -- Lieutenant General Henry "Trey" Obering, Missile Defense Agency director, announced today a successful test of the first stage rocket motor of the new Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI)
• United States Seeking To Clarify Geneva Treaty Obligations Washington File 14 Sep 2006 -- The Bush administration says it is working with the U.S. Congress to define U.S. obligations under Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions in order to keep its CIA interrogation program in the War on Terror operating in a manner consistent with both U.S. law and international treaty obligations.
• Backgrounder: The Fragile U.S.-South Korea Alliance cfr.org 15 Sep 2006
• Bush, South Korea's Roh Call for Resumption of Six-Party Talks Washington File 14 Sep 2006 -- President Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun September 14 called for the resumption of the Six-Party Talks to end North Korea's nuclear weapons programs.
• NATO Allies Agree To Buy C-17 Aircraft, Reducing Airlift Shortage Washington File 14 Sep 2006 -- NATO has announced that 13 allies are in negotiations to buy at least three or four Boeing C-17 Globemaster III long-range cargo jets, with deliveries beginning in 2007.
• Ukraine set to continue role in NATO peacekeeping operations-PM RIA Novosti 14 Sep 2006 -- Ukraine will continue its involvement in NATO's peacekeeping operations, the country's prime minister said Thursday.
• Russia cautions Ukraine against fleet property seizure-ministry RIA Novosti 14 Sep 2006 -- Russia has called on Ukraine to avoid action that could aggravate the situation in the Black and Azov Seas, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday.
• Press Briefing by Tony Snow The WHite House 14 Sep 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 14 Sep 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 14, 2006
• Third Firing Success for Meteor Air Dominance Missile EADS 14 Sep 2006 -- The six-nation Meteor air dominance missile was successfully fired again at the FMV missile test range at Vidsel in northern Sweden on 5th September as part of the ongoing Air-Launched Demonstration (ALD) campaign.
• LOCKHEED MARTIN COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL LIVE NETWORK CENTRIC OPERATIONS DEMONSTRATION OF JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK SYSTEMS Lockheed Martin 14 Sep 2006 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully completed a live flight demonstration of network centric operations for the Airborne, Maritime and Fixed Stations (AMF) component of the military’s Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS). The live flight demonstration, conducted on September 8, showcased combat-relevant scenarios interacting through JTRS technology. This successful demonstration validates Lockheed Martin’s approach to designing and developing AMF JTRS.
• `North Carolina' Submarine Comes Together at Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman 14 Sep 2006 -- Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) reached an important construction milestone on August 31 when it completed the final hull welds of the Virginia-class submarine North Carolina (SSN 777). This accomplishment, known as "pressure hull complete," signifies the hull sections being joined to form a single unit. It is the last major milestone before the ship's christening next spring.
• ATK and KEI Missile Defense Team Successfully Test Fire First-Stage Rocket Motor ATK 14 Sep 2006 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) completed a successful test firing earlier today of a first-stage rocket motor for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI). This is the second in a series of static motor firings leading up to the program's first booster flight in 2008. Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) is leading the industry team charged with developing and testing a KEI capability under contract to MDA. Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is responsible for developing and integrating the KEI system's interceptor.
• Northrop Grumman Team Successfully Fires Stage 1 Rocket Motor for Kinetic Energy Interceptor Missile Defense Program Northrop Grumman 14 Sep 2006 -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) team for the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) missile defense program successfully fired a Stage 1 rocket motor today. This test marks the second in a series of risk-reduction ground firings for the KEI rocket motors that will lead to the first KEI booster flight test in 2008.
• Raytheon awarded Air Force Contract for Space Situational Awareness Improvements Demonstration Raytheon 14 Sep 2006 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $950,000 U.S. Air Force contract to demonstrate improvements to space situational awareness.
• Major order: Rheinmetall to supply electronics for Hellenic Army Leopard 2 tanks Rheinmetall Defence 14 Sep 2006 -- The Hellenic Army has contracted with the Düsseldorf-based Rheinmetall Group to supply electronic diagnostic systems for its Leopard 2 main battle tanks as well as command and information systems for battalion command posts. A Group subsidiary, Rheinmetall Defence Electronics of Bremen, will execute the multi-million euro order; delivery of the systems is to be completed by 2008.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICES OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT United Nations 14 Sep 2006
• LEBANON: Hezbollah criticises Amnesty report accusing it of war crimes IRIN 14 Sep 2006 -- A Hezbollah member of parliament has criticised a report by Amnesty International that said the armed wing of the Lebanese political party committed a "serious violation of humanitarian law" in its recent conflict with Israel.
• Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon expected to be completed by end September: UN UN News Centre 14 Sep 2006 -- Marking one month since Security Council resolution 1701 ended the 34 days of fighting between Hizbollah and Israel in Lebanon, the United Nations Force Commander in the country said today he expects all Israeli forces to have withdrawn from the south by the end of September.
• Human Rights Group Slams Hezbollah Civilian Attacks VOA 14 Sep 2006 -- The international human rights group Amnesty International has criticized the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah for its actions during the recent conflict with Israel
• Russian experts to restore five bridges in Lebanon in one month RIA Novosti 14 Sep 2006 -- It will take Russian military specialists in Lebanon a month to restore five bridges destroyed in the recent Israeli-Lebanese armed conflict, a Russian military official said Thursday.
• Darfur beset by another round of violent clashes and banditry, says UN mission UN News Centre 14 Sep 2006 -- A gunman fired shots at African Union (AU) soldiers attempting to bring peace to Darfur, the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) said today as it reported on a fresh round of violent clashes and acts of banditry across the war-wracked region.
• SUDAN: Gov't renews ultimatum for African force in Darfur IRIN 14 Sep 2006 -- Sudan is refusing to back down from its position that the African Union (AU) would have to withdraw its peace mission from Darfur on 30 September if it transfers its force to a United Nations-led operation.
• Security Council extends expert group on arms embargo against Côte d'Ivoire UN News Centre 14 Sep 2006 -- Determining that the situation in Côte d'Ivoire continues to pose a threat to international peace and security, the United Nations Security Council today unanimously voted to extend the mandate of the three-person team monitoring the arms embargo against the West African country.
• Georgia: South Ossetia Throws Down Gauntlet With Referendum On Independence RFE/RL 14 Sep 2006 -- For a frozen conflict South Ossetia is generating a great deal of hot air.
• Sri Lanka agrees to talks with Tamil Tigers IRNA 14 Sep 2006 -- Brightening hopes for peace, the Sri Lankan government formally agreed to enter into talks with Tamil Tiger rebels to end the renewed spurt in violence that has left over 1500 dead in the island nation.
• SOMALIA: African Union endorses regional peace plan IRIN 14 Sep 2006 -- The African Union has adopted a plan to deploy a regional peace-support mission in Somalia, despite strong opposition from the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), which controls the capital, Mogadishu, and much of south and central Somalia.
• UGANDA: We will sign peace deal but hide until indictments lifted - rebel leader IRIN 14 Sep 2006 -- The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), the Ugandan rebel group, has promised to sign a final agreement to end fighting in the north once peace talks with the government are concluded, but said its leaders would remain in hiding until arrest warrants are lifted.
• NEPAL: Rebels accused of running parallel government IRIN 14 Sep 2006 -- Maoist leader Purna Subedi is regarded by local residents as the most powerful person in Nepalganj, Nepal's key border city, which lies 600 km west of the capital, Kathmandu.

News Reports

• PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR MIGRATION United Nations 14 Sep 2006
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR MANAGEMENT United Nations 14 Sep 2006
• DRC: Supreme Court considers petition to maintain election date IRIN 14 Sep 2006 -- Congo's Supreme Court began on Thursday to review a petition filed by the Independent Electoral Commission to retain 29 October as the date for the run-off in the presidential polls, Court First President Benoit Lwamba Bindu said.
• South Korean Seen as Front-Runner in UN Secretary-General Race VOA 14 Sep 2006 -- A preliminary poll of U.N. Security Council members has reaffirmed South Korea's foreign minister as the leading candidate to become the world body's next secretary-general.
• Massive Lockheed Martin Solar Arrays Begin Providing Power To International Space Station Lockheed Martin 14 Sep 2006 -- The second of four pairs of massive solar arrays and a Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ), built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] at its Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale, have been installed on the International Space Station by the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis. The two new solar arrays have been deployed and are generating electricity. When brought on line during the STS-116 mission in December, they will nearly double the power available to the Space Station. A second rotary joint and a third pair of solar arrays will be delivered to ISS on STS-117 in early 2007.
• LOCKHEED MARTIN DELIVERS EXTERNAL TANK-123 TO NASA FOR DECEMBER SHUTTLE FLIGHT Lockheed Martin 14 Sep 2006 -- External Tank-123 departed via ocean-going barge today from the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility enroute to Kennedy Space Center.