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• CENTAF airpower summary for Oct. 14 AFPN 14 Oct 2006 -- In Afghanistan Oct. 13, U.S. Navy F/A-18s provided close-air support for International Security Assistance Force, or ISAF, troops in contact with Taliban extremists near Now Zad.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Navy Establishes Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center Navy NewsStand 14 Oct 2006 -- The Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center (ECRC) was officially established in a ceremony at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Oct. 10.
• Russia, NATO launch exercise next week - Defense Ministry RIA Novosti 14 Oct 2006 -- Russia and NATO will launch a joint theater missile defense exercise next week, Russia's Defense Ministry said Saturday.

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Other Conflicts

• Bush Signs Order Strengthening Sanctions on Sudan VOA 14 Oct 2006 -- President Bush has approved stiffer sanctions against Sudan to try to persuade it to stop the violence in Darfur.
• President Bush Signs Darfur Peace and Accountability Act Washington File 14 Oct 2006 -- President Bush signed into law October 13 the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006 (DPAA) and issued an executive order "blocking property of and prohibiting transactions with the Government of Sudan."

News Reports

• U.S. Welcomes Ban Ki-moon as Next U.N. Leader Washington File 14 Oct 2006 -- President Bush welcomes the appointment of South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon as the next secretary-general of the United Nations, according to a White House press statement.