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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 25 Sep 2006 [PDF]
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• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Rear Adm. Spicer from Iraq 25 Sep 2006 -- Presenter: Rear Adm. Raymond A. Spicer, commander of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group
• DoD Announces Iraq Force Adjustments 25 Sep 2006 -- The Department of Defense announced today a decision to delay the redeployment of a unit in Iraq and adjust the deployment date for another unit already identified for duty in Iraq.
• DoD Announces Tour Extension of Army Unit, Early Deployment of Another AFPS 25 Sep 2006 -- One Army unit will be extended in Iraq and another will be deployed earlier than previously scheduled, DoD officials announced today.
• CENTAF releases airpower summaries for Sept. 23-25 AFPN 25 Sep 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces have released the airpower summaries for Sept. 23 to 25.
• British Forces In Iraq Kill Al-Qaida Terrorist, US Extends Combat Tours VOA 25 Sep 2006 -- British forces in Iraq say they have killed a leading al-Qaida terrorist who escaped from a U.S. prison in Afghanistan last year.
• Navy Strike Group Contributing to Iraq, Afghanistan Security AFPS 25 Sep 2006 -- U.S. Navy forces in the Arabian Gulf have been contributing to the war on terror by conducting maritime security operations and providing support to troops on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan, a Navy strike group commander said today.
• Afghan President Thanks U.S. Troops for Liberating Afghanistan Washington File 25 Sep 2006 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai thanked the U.S. military for liberating Afghanistan from the oppressive Taliban regime and for providing security as the country works to rebuild its institutions and infrastructure.
• Transcript: Press Availability with Secretary Rumsfeld and Afghanistan President Karzai 25 Sep 2006 -- Presenter: Secretary Of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai
• Karzai Says Upsurge of Narcotics Feeding Terrorism VOA 25 Sep 2006 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the upsurge of narcotics in his country is feeding terrorism and is an embarrassment to the Afghan people
• Karzai, Rumsfeld Discuss NATO, Progress in Afghanistan AFPS 25 Sep 2006 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld discussed progress being made in Afghanistan and NATO assuming responsibility for the country during meetings at the Pentagon today.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Transcript: Background Briefing by DoD Official to Nato Informal Ministerial 25 Sep 2006 -- Presenter: Senior Defense Official
• Mirror-coating chamber in place at Starfire Optical Range AFPN 25 Sep 2006 -- The Defense Department's largest mirror-coating chamber has been installed and tested at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Starfire Optical Range.
• New system streamlines Air Force sustainment funding AFPN 25 Sep 2006 -- In an unprecedented move that will radically simplify and streamline the Air Force sustainment funding system, Air Force Materiel Command will become the Air Force executive agent for programming, budgeting and execution for many of the Air Force's sustainment needs beginning Oct. 1.
• Dover AFB receives new maintenance trainer AFPN 25 Sep 2006 -- The Avionics Modernization Program, also known as AMP, is changing the way C-5 Galaxies are flown by streamlining the aircaft to emulate civilian aircraft.
• Hammer ACE team ready for hurricanes, more AFPN 25 Sep 2006 -- Hurricanes, aircraft accidents, terrorist attacks and civil support -- for Air Combat Command's Hammer Adaptive Communications Element team, life is all about responding to contingencies.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 25 Sep 2006
• Press Gaggle by Tony Snow The White House 25 Sep 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 25, 2006
• BAE SYSTEMS Inertial Measurement Unit Selected for New Air-to-Air Missile BAE Systems 25 Sep 2006 -- Denel Aerospace Systems of South Africa has selected BAE Systems' latest solid-state inertial measurement unit, SiIMU02, for mid-course guidance of Denels new A-Darter air-to-air missile.
• BAE Systems Navigation System Passes Extreme G-Force Tests BAE Systems 25 Sep 2006 -- BAE Systems' ultra-miniature SiNAV02® inertial guidance system recently completed its first full-caliber test firing, surviving a launch shock of 20,000g—20,000 times the force of gravity. The solid-state silicon sensors are designed for use on guided artillery shells.
• Raytheon's Mid Range Munition Projectile Scores a Direct Hit Against Moving T-72 Tank Raytheon 25 Sep 2006 -- Raytheon Company successfully conducted the first beyond line of sight mission with a test firing of its Mid Range Munition Chemical Energy (MRM-CE) guided projectile with digital semi active laser sensor. The projectile, fired from an Abrams M1A2 SEP (system enhancement program) tank, scored an extended-range, guided direct hit.
• ATK Propulsion Technologies Support Successful Launch of Boeing Delta II Rocket ATK 25 Sep 2006 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) solid propulsion technology supported yesterday's successful launch of a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The launch successfully placed the second NAVSTAR Block 2R military navigation satellite into orbit for the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System constellation.
• Boeing's Workhorse Delta II Delivers Another GPS Satellite to Orbit Boeing 25 Sep 2006 -- The reliable Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II launch vehicle, known as the workhorse of the launch industry in its payload class, successfully delivered to orbit earlier today a replenishment Block IIR Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite for the U.S. Air Force.
• U.S. AIR FORCE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES MODERNIZED GPS SATELLITE BUILT BY LOCKHEED MARTIN Lockheed Martin 25 Sep 2006 -- A modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] was launched successfully today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
• Raytheon Awarded $12 Million Contract for Communications Integration Raytheon 25 Sep 2006 -- The U.S. Army continues to standardize and upgrade its communications systems with the award of a $12 million contract to Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN).
• NICO-Pyrotechnik merges with Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH Rheinmetall Defence 25 Sep 2006 -- Rheinmetall subsidiary NICO-Pyrotechnik Hanns-Jürgen Diederichs GmbH & Co. KG of Trittau has merged with Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH of Ratingen. The merger took effect on 7 August 2006, backdated to 1 January 2006 for financial purposes.

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 25 Sep 2006
• President Bush Meets with Delegation for Lebanon Reconstruction Washington File 25 Sep 2006 -- A delegation of prominent U.S. business leaders met with the President Bush at the White House September 25 to discuss how best the United States can assist Lebanon in recovering from its recent crisis.
• Analysis: Palestinians Lurch Forward, Back cfr.org 25 Sep 2006 -- News of the collapse of yet another effort by the two dominant Palestinian factions, the governing terrorist group Hamas, and the struggling old-guard Fatah party, hardly causes a ripple in the international media these days
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR LIBERIA United Nations 25 Sep 2006
• LIBERIA: April trial date for Taylor IRIN 25 Sep 2006 -- The war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor has been tentatively set for 2 April next year at The Hague.
• SUDAN: President reiterates rejection of UN troops in Darfur IRIN 25 Sep 2006 -- Sudanese President Omar El Bashir has reiterated his rejection of a proposal to deploy a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur region to replace the African Union force, saying the world body had "an agenda" against his country.
• Sudan's Bashir Lashes Out Against UN VOA 25 Sep 2006 -- Sudan's President Omar Al Bashir has stepped up his rhetoric against a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur, despite growing international diplomatic pressure to allow the U.N. to take over the peacekeeping mission.
• SOMALIA: Lift arms embargo, prime minister says IRIN 25 Sep 2006 -- Somalia's transitional federal government (TFG) wants an international arms embargo against the country lifted to enable it to train security forces to protect the government and its citizens.
• Somali Leader Wants UN to Lift Arms Embargo VOA 25 Sep 2006 -- The prime minister of Somalia's beleaguered interim government is urging the United Nations Security Council to act swiftly in lifting a 14-year-old arms embargo on Somalia, so that armed peacekeepers can be deployed to check the advance of radical Islamists
• SOMALIA: Protests after Islamic Courts take Kismayo IRIN 25 Sep 2006 -- At least one person was killed on Monday as forces belonging to the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) fired shots to disperse rowdy anti-Islamist demonstrators in Kismayo, 500 km south of the Somali capital of Mogadishu, hours after the UIC took control of the key port city.
• Indian Maoists could get arms from Nepal Maoists IRNA 25 Sep 2006 -- It is feared Indian Maoists may get hold of some of the sophisticated arms from their ideological brothers from the Himalayan nation.
• Nepal says UN-led peace process can serve as an example to other countries UN News Centre 25 Sep 2006 -- The United Nations-shepherded peace process in Nepal can act as a model for other countries of how to resolve conflicts and it can also demonstrate the importance of democracy, the Himalayan nation's Deputy Prime Minister told the General Assembly today.
• COTE D IVOIRE: Call for departure of French peacekeepers IRIN 25 Sep 2006 -- The ruling party of Cote d'Ivoire has called for the departure of French peacekeepers and the dissolution of a group of mediators ahead of a visit of South African President Thabo Mbeki on Monday.
• Rejected Mediator Thabo Mbeki Arrives in Ivory Coast VOA 25 Sep 2006 -- South African President Thabo Mbeki has arrived in Ivory Coast for discussions with President Laurent Gbagbo about the stalled peace process for which he is the African Union mediator
• DRC: Presidential hopefuls agree to disarm for next election IRIN 25 Sep 2006 -- Senior aides to the two candidates running for president in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to make Kinshasa a weapons-free zone to ensure that the fighting that followed the first-round results in August is not repeated.

News Reports

• Thai Military Coup Leaders Set up Powerful Anti-Corruption Body VOA 25 Sep 2006 -- The ruling military junta in Thailand has set up a powerful anti-corruption body to investigate allegations of graft in the administration of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was overthrown last week in a bloodless coup.