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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 02 Oct 2006 [PDF]
• Three Marines Killed in Iraq
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Navy Casualty
• MND-B Soldier dies of wounds from roadside bomb
• MND-B Soldier dies from wounds following small-arms attack
• Provincial Reconstruction, Oct. 2, 2006 MNF-I 02 Oct 2006 -- TOPIC: RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ
• CENTAF releases airpower summaries for Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 AFPN 02 Oct 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Sept. 30 through Oct. 2.
• Iraqi Forces Capture Terrorist, Conduct Raid for Murder Suspect AFPS 02 Oct 2006 -- Specially trained Iraqi security forces captured a terrorist suspected of attacks against Iraqi and coalition forces during an early-morning raid yesterday near Taji, U.S. military officials reported.
• MND-B transfers control of FOB Duke to ISF Army News 02 Oct 2006 -- Iraqi officials and Multi-National Division - Baghdad leaders transferred responsibility of Forward Operating Base Duke to Iraqi security forces during a press conference Oct. 1.
• Iraqis take control of northern Diyala Army News 02 Oct 2006 -- Iraqis assumed control over a larger portion of their country during an Iraqis in the Lead Ceremony at Forward Operating Base Normandy Oct. 1.
• Violence Kills 15 in Iraq VOA 02 Oct 2006 -- Shootings and bombings in Iraq have killed at least 15 people, including three Iraqi soldiers in Kut, and a British soldier in Basra.
• Iraqi Police Find 50 Bodies Around Baghdad VOA 02 Oct 2006 -- Iraqi police say at least 50 bodies showing signs of torture have been found in the Baghdad area.
• British in secret truce with Taliban IRNA 02 Oct 2006 -- British troops battling the Taliban are to withdraw from one of the most dangerous areas of Afghanistan after agreeing on a secret deal with the local people, the Times reported on Sunday.
• Ex-ISI officials may be helping Taliban IRNA 02 Oct 2006 -- Pakistan's intelligence service has played no role in propping up the renegade Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday, although he said he was still investigating possible support to the rebels from retired Pakistani intelligence officials.
• AFGHANISTAN: Over 300 schools closed in south IRIN 02 Oct 2006 -- Schools in southern Afghanistan are closing in large numbers due to pressure and intimidation from the resurgent Taliban movement, leading to an education crisis in the volatile region, officials say.
• Al-Qaida Letter Places Leadership in Pakistan Tribal Region VOA 02 Oct 2006 -- A published report says information recovered from safe houses when al-Qaida's leader in Iraq was killed in June places the group's leadership in Pakistan's border region.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Transcript: Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Interviews with Mr. Bob Woodward -- July 6 and 7, 2006 02 Oct 2006 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
• Noted US Journalist Says President Bush in 'State of Denial' Over Iraq VOA 02 Oct 2006 -- One of America's best-known investigative reporters says the Bush administration has made tragic mistakes in the war in Iraq, and is blind to the grim reality of Iraq's worsening situation
• Bush, Turkish Prime Minister Vow Ongoing Terror War Cooperation AFPS 02 Oct 2006 -- President Bush continued to shore up coalition support in the war on terror, meeting here today with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the two leaders reaffirmed their cooperation in overcoming extremism that threatens the Middle East.
• New capability improves search, rescue response AFPN 02 Oct 2006 -- Pararescuemen in the 347th Rescue Group here are preparing to add a new capability to their life-saving arsenal soon.
• Ceremony brings historic 23rd Wing to Moody AFPN 02 Oct 2006 -- The 347th Rescue Wing was officially re-designated as the 23rd Wing during a ceremony at 8:23 a.m. here Sept. 29.
• AFMC seeks to streamline test, evaluation processes AFPN 02 Oct 2006 -- If changes to the test and evaluation phases of new concept cars would improve mass production processes and reduce recalls, wouldn't it make sense for an auto manufacturer to spend $1 now if it meant saving $10 later?
• COMUSAFE visits Portuguese defense officials AFPN 02 Oct 2006 -- The commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe met with Portuguese defense officials to build relationships and tour facilities Sept. 29.
• Missile squadron poised for 72-hour alerts AFPN 02 Oct 2006 -- Missile combat crews in the 490th Missile Squadron here are helping the 20th Air Force transform missile operations as crewmembers started performing 72-hour alerts using three-person crews Sept. 30.
• Rumsfeld: Capable Troops, Agile Leadership Critical in Terror War AFPS 02 Oct 2006 -- As he leads the Defense Department through challenging times, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said during an interview that aired over the weekend that he and his senior military leaders have the utmost confidence in the men and women in uniform waging the war on terror.
• U.S. Expects Agreement on Korean Wartime Control of Forces AFPS 02 Oct 2006 -- U.S. Defense officials expect an agreement at the upcoming U.S.-Korean Security Consultative Meeting on the process of turning over operational control of Korean forces in wartime to South Korea.
• Reset of Army's HEMTT fleet advances at Red River Army News 02 Oct 2006 -- Efforts to remanufacture and upgarade the Army's Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck fleet at Red River Army Depot are advancing.
• Appropriations act funds war on terror, Soldier support Army News 02 Oct 2006 -- President Bush signed into law H.R. 5631, the "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007," which appropriates the funds needed to fight the war on terror, advance other U.S. interests abroad and support the armed forces Sept. 30.
• USS Iwo Jima Air Department, Aviation Ordnancemen Provide Support to OEF Missions Navy NewsStand 02 Oct 2006 -- AV-8B Harriers, as part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) Air Combat Element (ACE) presently attached to USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) completed combat missions Sept. 21 in direct support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), against Taliban strongholds in Afghanistan.
• USS O'Kane Conducts Expanded Maritime Intercept Operations Navy NewsStand 02 Oct 2006 -- USS O'Kane (DDG 77) practiced boarding and searching suspect vessels by conducting expanded maritime intercept operations (EMIO) as part of the ship's composite training exercise off the coast of Southern California, Sept. 23.
• USS O'Kane Conducts Counter Small Boat Attack Exercises Navy NewsStand 02 Oct 2006 -- Pearl Harbor-based USS O'Kane (DDG 77) conducted fast attack craft/fast inshore attack craft countermeasure exercises, as part of its composite training exercises off the coast of Southern California Sept. 23.
• TTF Bangor Breaks Ground for New Training System Navy NewsStand 02 Oct 2006 -- Naval Base Kitsap (NBK), Bangor Trident Training Facility (TTF) held a ground breaking ceremony for a new addition to the K-wing, Sept. 29 at Trident Training Facility.
• Paul Hamilton Locks on to Tomahawk Training Navy NewsStand 02 Oct 2006 -- While conducting operations off the coast of Southern California, USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) completed the first phase of Tomahawk land attack missile exercise (TLAMEX), Sept. 26.
• Paul Hamilton Assists Strike Group in Anti-Submarine Warfare Navy NewsStand 02 Oct 2006 -- While conducting operations off the coast of Southern California, USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) joined USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Strike Group (JCSSG) in a 12-hour, multifaceted anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise.
• Mercy Returns from Successful Humanitarian Deployment Navy NewsStand 02 Oct 2006 -- The naval hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) returned to Naval Base San Diego after a five-month Western Pacific humanitarian deployment Sept. 29.
• Unit stands up at Vandenberg AFPN 02 Oct 2006 -- U.S. Strategic Command officials have split a single function into two in order to transform and enhance U.S. space capabilities.
• Transcript: Media Availability with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld After the First Day of Meetings with Western Hemisphere Defense Ministers from Managua, Nicaragua 02 Oct 2006 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
• DEFENSE MINISTRY TO FOCUS ON UPGRADING JOINT OPERATION CAPACITY CNA 02 Oct 2006 -- The building up of Taiwan's weaponry systems will focus on the upgrading of the overall capacity of the joint operations of the armed forces, Minister of National Defense Lee Jye told the Legislative Yuan Monday.
• TAIWAN'S PLAN TO BUY F16C/D SUSPENDED BY U.S. PRESIDENT CNA 02 Oct 2006 -- Taiwan's plan to buy 66 F16C/D jet fighters from the United States has been suspended by President George W. Bush, Minister of National Defense Lee Jye said Monday.
• Pakistan, US conclude F-16 fighter planes deal IRNA 02 Oct 2006 -- Pakistan and the United States have concluded the much-publicized deal of F-16 fighter planes, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) said on Monday.
• India, UK Air Forces to hold joint exercise IRNA 02 Oct 2006 -- After undertaking air maneuvers with the US and French Air Forces, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is to undertake a similar exercise with the British Royal Air Force (BRAF) for the first time at Gwalior and Agra Air Bases from Oct 6.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 02 Oct 2006
• Press Briefing by Tony Snow The White House 02 Oct 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for October 02, 2006
• Boeing X-45As to be Inducted into Smithsonian and National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Boeing 02 Oct 2006 -- After 64 unprecedented flights and numerous firsts in autonomous combat aviation, the two X-45A unmanned combat air vehicles designed and built by Boeing [NYSE: BA] in partnership with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Air Force are heading to two prominent aviation museums to be permanently displayed.
• Northrop Grumman Marks Major Production Milestones With Launching of Two Major Ships in One Week Northrop Grumman 02 Oct 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) accomplished two successful ship launches in one week on two very important shipbuilding programs. Shipbuilders from the company's Ship Systems sector launched the U.S. Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ship Makin Island (LHD 8) on Friday, Sept. 22 and one week later launched the U.S. Coast Guard's first National Security Cutter, Bertholf (WMSL 750).
• Northrop Grumman Begins Flight Testing of New MP-RTIP Radar Technology Northrop Grumman 02 Oct 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has started flight testing a new airborne surveillance radar for the Global Hawk unmanned aerial system to provide unprecedented situational awareness to battlefield commanders.
• Thales's UAV selected by Canadian Department of National Defence Thales 02 Oct 2006 -- Thales Canada has been selected by the Department of National Defence Land Forces to deliver a mini-UAV system based on Elbit’s Skylark technology. Thales Canada had already been selected by the Canadian Forces Experimentation Centre (CFEC) for the Silver Fox UAV in 2004.
• U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $35 Million Contract to Support Naval Submarine Base Work General Dynamics 02 Oct 2006 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a one-year $34.8 million contract with four one-year options to staff and operate the New England Maintenance Manpower Initiative (NEMMI) at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton.
• U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $9 Million for 120mmM1002 TPMP-T Ammunition Production General Dynamics 02 Oct 2006 -- The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., has awarded General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems a $9.3 million contract for manufacture and delivery of 120mm M1002 Target Practice Multi-Purpose Tracer (TPMP-T) Cartridges.
• U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $23 Million for Nuclear Maintenance Work on Submarines General Dynamics 02 Oct 2006 -- The U. S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $22.7 million modification to a previously awarded contract to manage and support nuclear-maintenance work for submarines home-ported at Submarine Base New London, Conn. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
• Russia to display new naval missile systems in Greece RIA Novosti 02 Oct 2006 -- Russia's state arms export company, Rosoboronexport, will present an array of weaponry, including new missile systems for the Navy at an upcoming international arms exhibition in Greece, the company said Monday.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 02 Oct 2006
• Analysis: Fighting Splinters Palestinian 'Unity' cfr.org 02 Oct 2006 -- Prospects for a Palestinian unity government may have been dashed by outbreaks of intense fighting (LAT) between rival Palestinian factions over the weekend
• New Palestinian Fighting Reported VOA 02 Oct 2006 -- There has been new fighting among rival Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip a day after factional violence killed at least eight people.
• Lebanese army moves into South Lebanon positions after Israeli withdrawal, UN reports UN News Centre 02 Oct 2006 -- The Lebanese army started deploying along the line separating Israel and Lebanon today following Israel's withdrawal from nearly all the positions it occupied in this summer's conflict with Hizbollah, the United Nations mission reported.
• Lebanese Army Deploys Along Israeli Border VOA 02 Oct 2006 -- The Lebanese Army is taking up positions along the Israeli border, after Israel withdrew, yesterday, from all but one post in the divided border village of Ghajjar.
• Tribal fighting worsens the security situation in Sudan's troubled Darfur region: UN UN News Centre 02 Oct 2006 -- Security is deteriorating further in southern areas of Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region, the United Nations mission in the country said today, citing reports of tribal conflict.
• United Nations Should Approve Darfur Force Now, Bush Says Washington File 02 Oct 2006 -- President Bush says the world has a responsibility to respond to genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and the United Nations "should not wait any longer" to approve a U.N. peacekeeping force to protect civilians there.
• Ivory Coast Rebels Say No Peace Solution With President Gbagbo VOA 02 Oct 2006 -- Senior rebel officials in Ivory Coast are saying President Laurent Gbagbo will not be a part of the solution to the country's conflict.

News Reports

• Analysis: Russian Storm Clouds over Georgia cfr.org 02 Oct 2006 -- Georgia's return of four Russian military officers, through the offices of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, may ease the latest crisis between Moscow and Tbilisi
• Saakashvili Says Russia Is Overreacting RFE/RL 02 Oct 2006 -- Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has accused Russia of overreacting to the arrest of four Russian Army officers for spying.
• Russia must accept Georgia as it is says President Saakashvili RIA Novosti 02 Oct 2006 -- Moscow and Tbilisi can repair bilateral relations if Russia accepts Georgia as an independent state as it did other former members of the Soviet bloc, Georgia's West-leaning leader said Monday.
• Russia suspends transport and other links to Georgia in spy spat RIA Novosti 02 Oct 2006 -- Russia's government reacted Monday against neighboring Georgia's decision to arrest five Russian servicemen last week on suspicion of espionage with a sweeping ban on travel and postal links.
• Russia 'Suspends' All Transport Links With Georgia VOA 02 Oct 2006 -- Russian news agencies are reporting that the country's Transport Ministry has ordered all air, rail, land and sea links to Georgia to be suspended.
• Hungary's PM Vows to Stay Despite President's Appeal VOA 02 Oct 2006 -- Hungary's embattled Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has vowed to stay in office despite his party's apparent losses in municipal elections and calls for his resignation by the country's president
• Alcatel Alenia Space to build SIRAL-2 radar altimeter for CryoSat-2 Earth observation satellite Thales 02 Oct 2006 -- Alcatel Alenia Space has signed a contract with EADS SPACE, the satellite prime contractor, to manufacture the SIRAL-2 radar altimeter to be used on the ice sheet monitoring satellite CryoSat-2. As main instrument of the CryoSat mission, SIRAL-2 will be used to determine the thickness of ice sheets on both land and at sea with unprecedented precision.