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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 19 Oct 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
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• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Soldier dies in Western Iraq
• Soldier Killed by Improvised Explosive Device
• Marine killed in western Iraq
• Press Briefing, Oct. 19, 2006 MNF-I 19 Oct 2006 -- BRIEFER: MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM CALDWELL, USA, SPOKESMAN, MULTINATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
• Coalition Supports Iraq Security Forces During Ramadan Violence Washington File 19 Oct 2006 -- Insurgent, terrorist and sectarian attacks continue as Iraq observes Ramadan, but the Iraqi government and its coalition allies remain committed to the mission of building a better future, says the chief spokesman for Multinational Force - Iraq.
• Car Bomb, Mortar Fire Claim Casualties in Northern Iraq VOA 19 Oct 2006 -- Another bloody day in Iraq as sectarian violence continues to destabilize the war torn country
• US Acknowledges Baghdad Security Plan in Trouble VOA 19 Oct 2006 -- The senior U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad acknowledged Thursday that the U.S. and Iraqi effort to reduce sectarian violence in Baghdad is not working very well.
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Oct. 19 AFPN 19 Oct 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Oct. 19.
• Balad combat weather flight ensures safe travel AFPN 19 Oct 2006 -- The combat weather forecasters assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron monitor local weather conditions 24/7 to ensure safe flight conditions for the aircraft flying in and out of Balad AB.
• Barge Sets Sail for Iraqi Oil Platforms Navy NewsStand 19 Oct 2006 -- Ocean 6, the Navy's newest Afloat Forward Staging Base, sailed from the Mina Salman piers Oct. 16, en route to the Northern Persian Gulf.
• Japan's Lower House Approves Extension of Afghan Naval Mission VOA 19 Oct 2006 -- Japan's lower house has approved a one-year extension of the country's naval mission to support U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• State Department Official Explains Military Commissions AFPS 19 Oct 2006 -- Military commissions are a proper way to try certain people suspected of committing terrorist acts against America, in part because U.S. law prior to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks didn't even address such a situation, a U.S. State Department legal advisor told reporters here today.
• Operation Deep Freeze LC-130 arrives at Hickam AFPN 19 Oct 2006 -- A New York Air National Guard LC-130 Hercules arrived at Hickam Oct. 17 en route to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to re-supply scientific research camps throughout Antarctica in support of Joint Task Force Support Forces Antarctica, Operation Deep Freeze.
• COMUSAFE: unmanned aircraft key to future decision superiority AFPN 19 Oct 2006 -- The importance of the unmanned aircraft system, or UAS, in air, space and cyberspace missions of the U.S. Air Force and NATO and how the UAS of the future will be an equal participant in all three domains is key to future decision superiority, said the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe.
• SINCGARS Radio System Remains Secure, Expert Says AFPS 19 Oct 2006 -- U.S. servicemembers can use the SINCGARS radio system with confidence, officials with the Army's Communications-Electronics Command at Fort Monmouth, N.J., said today.
• U.S., South Korean Officials to Discuss Security, Force Realignment AFPS 19 Oct 2006 -- U.S. and South Korean defense leaders will meet here tomorrow for the 38th U.S.-Korean Security Consultative Meeting, discussing the current security situation in the region, North Korea's nuclear test, realignment of U.S. forces in Korea, the evolution of the alliance, and expanded security cooperation, a senior defense official said today.
• Joint Forces Experiment Looks at Gaps in Urban Warfare AFPS 19 Oct 2006 -- The U.S. Joint Forces Command is in the midst of the most important and complex experiment the command has conducted since Millennium Challenge in 2002, officials said here yesterday.
• Stavridis Becomes First Sailor in Charge of U.S. Southern Command AFPS 19 Oct 2006 -- They may not start calling the walls "bulkheads" or the floors "decks" at U.S. Southern Command headquarters just yet, but for the first time, a sailor has taken command of U.S. military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• U.S., French Defense Chiefs Meet at Pentagon AFPS 19 Oct 2006 -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld met with his French counterpart today and discussed NATO, Afghanistan and other areas where American and French soldiers serve side by side.
• New command ready for unique mission Army News 19 Oct 2006 -- The Army's newest service component command has a dedicated mission unlike any other - defending the homeland and supporting civil authorities during times of crisis.
• MiTT training grows at Fort Riley Army News 19 Oct 2006 -- The need for a long-term, sustainable training strategy for Military Transition Teams led to the consolidation of all such training at Fort Riley last May.
• Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic stands up at NAS Oceana Navy NewsStand 19 Oct 2006 -- Fleet Readiness Center (FRC) Mid-Atlantic was officially stood up in a ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana here Oct. 16.
• Georgia, France sign 2007 military cooperation plan RIA Novosti 19 Oct 2006 -- Georgia and France have signed a military cooperation plan for 2007, a Georgian deputy defense minister said Thursday.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 19 Oct 2006
• Press Briefing by Tony Snow The White House 19 Oct 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for October 19, 2006
• UK MOD SIGNS PRODUCTION CONTRACT FOR BAE SYSTEMS HAWK BAE Systems 19 Oct 2006 -- Drayson, Minister for Defence Procurement, has announced today that the contract for the new Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer Mk128 has been agreed with BAE Systems.
• FIRST TWO BAHRAINI HAWKS ARE DELIVERED BAE Systems 19 Oct 2006 -- On Friday 13 October 2006, the first batch of Hawk Mk129s for the Royal Bahraini Air Force left BAE Systems' Warton site bound for Bahrain.
• CACI Awarded $3.93 Million to Continue Naval Logistics Readiness Research Center Initiatives CACI 19 Oct 2006 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE:CAI) announced today that it has been awarded two task orders totaling $3.93 million to continue its lead role in supporting the Naval Logistics Readiness Research Center (NLRRC). Under these task orders, issued by the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP), CACI will provide management, technical, and business consulting services to the NLRRC, which CACI has supported since its inception in January 2005. These awards reinforce CACI's role as a premier provider of supply chain solutions for the U.S. Navy and support the company's core engineering and logistics business area.
• General Dynamics Robotic Systems Awarded $13 million USV Contract General Dynamics 19 Oct 2006 -- The U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC, San Diego) San Diego, Calif., has awarded General Dynamics Robotic Systems a $12.7 million contract for four Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) for the Littoral Combat Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Mission Module
• Northrop Grumman Signs Agreement with U.S. Air Force to Develop Network-Centric Operations Capabilities Northrop Grumman 19 Oct 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Air Force's Electronic Systems Center have signed a cooperative research and development agreement to collaborate on developing and evaluating network-centric operations capabilities.
• Raytheon Awarded $36 Million Contract for Radio Communication Systems Raytheon 19 Oct 2006 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $36 million firm-fixed price contract to supply the Army with 746 multi-band, multi-mission radios.

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 19 Oct 2006
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY LEBANON FORCE COMMANDER United Nations 19 Oct 2006
• Analysis: Is Hezbollah Rearming? cfr.org 19 Oct 2006 -- Even as the Israeli Defense Forces backed out of Lebanon this month, in accordance with an August 11 UN-brokered ceasefire agreement, there were murmurings that Hezbollah might not be honoring its end of the bargain
• Top UN envoy says only dialogue with all parties in the Middle East will bring peace UN News Centre 19 Oct 2006 -- Warning that "crisis and opportunity" exist side-by-side every day in the Middle East, the top United Nations envoy for peace in the region told the Security Council today that only simultaneous dialogue with all parties in the conflict will bring a lasting end to the bloodshed.
• Abbas to Form New Government in West Bank, Gaza Strip VOA 19 Oct 2006 -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will act to form a new government in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
• Somali President Says Islamists Planning Assassinations VOA 20 Oct 2006 -- Somalia's interim president says he has evidence that rival Islamists plan to assassinate him and 16 other members of his government.
• SOMALIA: Contact group meets Somali parties IRIN 19 Oct 2006 -- The United States-led International Contact Group on Somalia began a meeting with officials of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) on Thursday in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, to discuss the country's political future.
• SUDAN-UGANDA: At least six civilians killed in southern Sudan ambushes IRIN 19 Oct 2006 -- At least six people have been killed and several others wounded in two ambushes on civilian vehicles by unknown armed groups in southern Sudan, officials said on Thursday.
• UN receives reports of deadly Government bombing in Darfur, arrest of aid workers UN News Centre 19 Oct 2006 -- Amid increasing insecurity in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region, the United Nations mission in the country has received reports that a Government aircraft bombed an area in North Darfur, killing an eight-year-old boy, and that two aid workers were arrested in the south of the region.
• DR Congo: UN mission condemns attacks, calls for restraint ahead of elections UN News Centre 19 Oct 2006 -- With less than two week to go before the second round of presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations mission has condemned the latest acts of violence and called for restraint as the vast country seeks to cement its transition from a six-year civil war.
• International Envoys Work to Revive Sri Lanka Peace Talks VOA 19 Oct 2006 -- Envoys from the United States, Japan and Norway are currently in Sri Lanka, hoping to convince the government and Tamil rebels to return to the negotiating table

News Reports

• EUTELSAT awards contract to deliver HOT BIRD™ 10 broadcast satellite to Astrium EADS 19 Oct 2006 -- The procurement of HOT BIRD™ 10 underpins Eutelsat’s objectives to continue to renew capacity at its HOT BIRD™ neighbourhood, to raise in-orbit redundancy and security for broadcasting clients and to increase overall flexibility across its satellite fleet. Eutelsat’s 13 degrees East neighbourhood today broadcasts 950 television channels and 540 radio stations to 110 million cable and satellite homes across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
• Astrium-built MetOp satellite successfully launched EADS 19 Oct 2006 -- Astrium’s MetOp satellite has been successfully launched by Starsem on 19 October, at 10:28 pm, Baikonur time (4:28 pm UTC), using a Soyuz rocket. Astrium is the satellite prime contractor and responsible for three of the 11 instruments on board the spacecraft. MetOp has reached low Earth orbit, becoming Europe’s first polar-orbiting satellite dedicated to operational meteorology. It represents Europe’s contribution to a new co-operative venture with the United States, providing data that will be used to monitor our climate and improve weather forecasting.