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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 06 Oct 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• Transcript: DoD Press Briefing with Maj. Gen. Joseph Peterson from the Pentagon 06 Oct 2006 -- Presenter: Maj. Gen. Joseph Peterson, Civilian Police Assistance Training Team
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Oct. 6 AFPN 06 Oct 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Oct. 6.
• Police Chief Survives Attack; Soldiers Capture High-Value Terrorists AFPS 06 Oct 2006 -- An Iraqi police chief survived an insurgent ambush Oct. 3, urging his troops to continue the mission, and Iraqi and U.S. soldiers captured three high-value terrorists and 25 others in Baghdad Oct. 3, military officials in Iraq reported today.
• Afghanistan: NATO Expansion Demands Common Approach RFE/RL 06 Oct 2006 -- NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) assumed command of 14 eastern and central provinces on October 5, slightly ahead of the schedule it set for itself in July
• U.S. Resolve in Afghanistan Undiminished After Authority Transfer AFPS 06 Oct 2006 -- Yesterday's transfer of authority for the final section of Afghanistan to NATO control does not diminish the U.S. commitment to the country one iota, a Defense Department official said here.
• Ukraine to take part in Afghanistan anti-terrorism operation RIA Novosti 06 Oct 2006 -- Ukraine is ready to provide a detachment of military experts to participate in the international anti-terrorism operation in Afghanistan, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said Friday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 13th AF welcomes new commander, transforms operations AFPN 06 Oct 2006 -- A one-year transformation of command and control of air, space and information operations in the Pacific ended here as 13th Air Force officially began operations as a component numbered air force headquarters and welcomed a new commander.
• Pilots thrilled by CV-22 capabilities AFPN 06 Oct 2006 -- When he talks about his new aircraft, the CV-22 Osprey, the lieutenant colonel's face lights up like a kid opening presents on his birthday.
• U.S. prepares for operation to aid Pakistan AFPN 06 Oct 2006 -- A joint team of Airmen and Soldiers is in Pakistan preparing for Operation Promise Keeping, a follow-up mission to aid the people in remote northern parts of the country devastated by an earthquake last year.
• C-5 Programmed Depot Maintenance earns accolades AFPN 06 Oct 2006 -- The C-5 Programmed Depot Maintenance team at Robins AFB earned the 2006 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award in a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
• First laser test conducted using recycled fuel AFPN 06 Oct 2006 -- The world's first firing of a laser using recycled fuel was conducted at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate recently by an Air Force and Boeing Company team.
• Technology office tests synthetic fuel in ground vehicles AFPN 06 Oct 2006 -- The Air Force Advanced Power Technology Office here is now conducting research on synthetic fuel for use in a ground environment.
• USS Ford Enters SRA Navy NewsStand 06 Oct 2006 -- USS Ford (FFG 54) entered its nine-week selected restricted availability (SRA) Sept. 22 at Naval Station Everett that will be completed in December.
• Juneau Makes Smooth Transition from Sea Trials to Workups Navy NewsStand 06 Oct 2006 -- USS Juneau (LPD 10), the amphibious transport dock ship of the USS Essex (LHD 2) Expeditionary Strike Group, completed the initial workup process with the Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Oct. 4.
• Naval Special Warfare Group 4 Holds Historic Conference Navy NewsStand 06 Oct 2006 -- Naval Special Warfare Group 4 (NSWG 4) hosted more than 50 leaders of U.S. Special Operations Command's (USSOCOM) premier, special boat community for its 2006 Commander's Conference in September.
• Russia, Japan conduct naval exercise off Japanese coast RIA Novosti 06 Oct 2006 -- Russian and Japanese naval vessels conducted a joint exercise Friday near the Japanese port of Maidzuru, the Russian Pacific Fleet press service said.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 06 Oct 2006
• Press Briefing by Dana Perino The White House 06 Oct 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for October 06, 2006
• Raytheon receives $112.9 million production contract for AMRAAM Raytheon 06 Oct 2006 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) has received its first production award in the amount of $112.9 million for the AIM-120D configuration of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM).
• EADS North America to Spotlight its Light Utility Helicopter, Joint Cargo Aircraft and Aerial Targets at AUSA’s Annual Convention EADS 06 Oct 2006 -- EADS North America will have a strong presence at the Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA) annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C. next week, underscoring the company’s broad range of capabilities in defense and homeland security.
• BAE SYSTEMS FEATURES BRADLEY TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATOR; LEVERAGES ARMY INVESTMENT IN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES TO ENHANCE WARFIGHTER CAPABILITY BAE Systems 06 Oct 2006 -- BAE Systems will feature its Bradley Technology Demonstrator for the first time starting Monday, Oct. 9 at the largest industry event showcasing technologies and capabilities for the U.S. Army.
• BAE SYSTEMS LEVERAGES BEST OF EXTENSIVE WHEELED AND ARMORED VEHICLE EXPERTISE TO UNVEIL NEW MINE-PROTECTED VEHICLE BAE Systems 06 Oct 2006 -- BAE Systems has leveraged the combined strengths of its global land business to create its new 6x6 Mine-Protected Vehicle, to be unveiled Monday to military leadership at the largest U.S. industry event showcasing technologies and capabilities for the U.S. Army.
• BAE SYSTEMS AWARDED $40.7 MILLION CONTRACT FOR TRANSPARENT ARMORED GUN SHIELDS FOR U.S. MARINE CORPS BAE Systems 06 Oct 2006 -- BAE Systems has been awarded a $40.7 million contract to deliver 1,964 Marine Corps Transparent Armored Gun Shield (MCTAGS) turret kits and spares for the U.S. Marine Corps.
• BAE SYSTEMS DELIVERS FIRST FCS COMMUNICATIONS PAYLOADS BAE Systems 06 Oct 2006 -- BAE Systems has delivered the first communications payloads composed of Joint Tactical Radio System Ground Mobile Radio Systems under the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 06 Oct 2006
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT United Nations 06 Oct 2006
• Sudan Gives Up Threats to U.N. Peacekeeping Contributors Washington File 06 Oct 2006 -- Facing strong objections by the United States and other nations, Sudan has withdrawn its warning to countries potentially supplying troops to a U.N. peacekeeping force in Darfur, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said.
• Annan welcomes Sudan's acceptance of UN help for African Union mission in Darfur UN News Centre 06 Oct 2006 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the Sudanese Government's positive response to the United Nations' move last month to enhance its support of the African Union mission as it tries to maintain peace and security across the war-torn Darfur region.
• US Criticizes Sudan For Warning UN Troop Contributors VOA 06 Oct 2006 -- The United States has called Sudan's latest remarks on Darfur a direct challenge to the authority of the U.N. Security Council.
• UN humanitarian arm launches fund to support peace talks for Uganda UN News Centre 06 Oct 2006 -- As senior United Nations officials say the situation in once war-torn northern Uganda is more promising than it has been in years, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today launched a $4.8 million proposal to help sponsor peace talks and monitor the cessation of hostilities.
• Steady progress on demarcating the border between Nigeria and Cameroon - Annan UN News Centre 06 Oct 2006 -- The situation remains calm on the border between Nigeria and Cameroon as steady progress is made in demarcating their common boundary, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in his latest update on the work of the commission charged with overseeing the peaceful transfer of the once-disputed oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula.
• Hamas Leader Remains Defiant Over Demands to Moderate VOA 06 Oct 2006 -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told supporters in Gaza that Hamas will not be forced out of power or give in to demands to moderate its positions
• COTE D IVOIRE: West African leaders seek to unblock impasse IRIN 06 Oct 2006 -- West African leaders began talks in the Nigerian capital on Friday aimed at breaking a political deadlock in Cote d'Ivoire that threatens to further destabilise the country.
• Georgia Says Abkhaz, South Ossetian Deals 'Obsolete' RFE/RL 06 Oct 2006 -- Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli said today in a Western newspaper that agreements allowing Russian peacekeepers in Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are "obsolete."

News Reports

• Duma ratifies agreements on Russian military presence in Georgia RIA Novosti 06 Oct 2006 -- Russia's lower house of parliament ratified Friday agreements on the transit of Russian military cargo and personnel through Georgia, and on the terms, order of operation and withdrawal from Russian military bases in Georgia.
• Russian military slam Georgia over restricted transit RIA Novosti 06 Oct 2006 -- Only 10 percent of the applications Russia made to Georgia concerning troop and hardware transit through the country in 2006 were approved by Tbilisi, a high-ranking Russian military officer said Friday.
• Russia servicemen release fails to solve problems with Georgia RIA Novosti 06 Oct 2006 -- Russia's foreign minister said Friday it would be a mistake to believe the release of four Russian servicemen charged with spying in Georgia would resolve all problems in bilateral relations.