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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 20 Oct 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• MND-B Soldier killed by roadside bomb
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Oct. 20 AFPN 20 Oct 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Oct. 20.
• 15 Killed as Police, Shi'ite Militias Clash in Southern Iraq VOA 20 Oct 2006 -- Iraqi authorities say clashes between Shi'ite militias and Iraqi security forces have left 15 people dead in the southern city of Amara.
• Gunmen Kill 8 Afghan Workers at US Base in Afghanistan VOA 20 Oct 2006 -- Police in Afghanistan say gunmen have killed eight Afghan civilians working at a remote U.S. military base in the eastern part of the country.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Korea-U.S. Security Meeting Joint Communique Announced 20 Oct 2006 -- Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Yoon Kwang Ung issued a joint communique today following the 38th Republic of Korea U.S. Security Consultative Meeting (SCM).
• The 38th Security Consultative Meeting Joint Communiqué 20 Oct 2006
• U.S. Reaffirms Defense Commitment to Republic of Korea Washington File 21 Oct 2006 -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met his South Korean counterpart at the Pentagon October 20 to discuss mutual security interests and defense preparedness against the backdrop of North Korea's October 9 nuclear test.
• ICRC Chief Gives Mixed Review of US Detainee Treatment VOA 19 Oct 2006 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross says the United States has made progress in the treatment of detainees in the war on terrorism, but that concerns remain.
• Air Power Supports Ground Forces in Terror War, Civilians Learn AFPS 20 Oct 2006 -- U.S. civilian leaders visiting here today got a taste of how U.S. military air power supports troops on the ground - from delivering troops, beans and bullets to the battle to providing life-saving intelligence to taking out targets that threaten U.S. and coalition forces.
• Rumsfeld Reaffirms U.S. Promise to Republic of Korea AFPS 20 Oct 2006 -- The U.S. commitment to regard any attack on the Republic of Korea as an attack on itself was one of the topics raised as Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and South Korean Defense Minister Yoon Kwang-ung participated in the 38th annual U.S.- Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting in the Pentagon today.
• Army Strong campaign attracts recruits in many ways Army News 20 Oct 2006 -- The new "Army Strong" recruiting ad campaign kicks off in early November
• Harpers Ferry, 31st MEU Successfully Complete NEO Navy NewsStand 20 Oct 2006 -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) returned to USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) Oct. 7 after conducting a noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) as part of Blue-Green workups conducted between the MEU and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG).
• III MEF Visits Essex Navy NewsStand 20 Oct 2006 -- Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF)/Commander, Marine Forces Japan, Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Weber visited Sailors and Marines aboard USS Essex (LHD 2) while the ship was pierside here Oct. 18-19.
• ACE Maintenance Control Ensures High Performance Navy NewsStand 20 Oct 2006 -- The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) Aviation Combat Element (ACE) maintenance control team logged their 8,500th maintenance-man hour Oct. 10 on their current Western Pacific deployment while transiting through the U.S. 7th Fleet on their way to the Persian Gulf.
• Ronald Reagan Reaches Aviation Milestone With 20,000 Arrested Landings Navy NewsStand 20 Oct 2006 -- USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) reached an aviation milestone Oct. 18, successfully completing 20,000 arrested landings since the ship was commissioned in 2003.
• "Steel Hammer" Stays Safe During SRA Navy NewsStand 20 Oct 2006 -- Nine members of the Naval Safety Center were welcomed aboard USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) Sept. 19 for an Afloat Safety Survey.
• USS Harpers Ferry To Transport Donated Ambulances to Southern Philippine Provinces Navy NewsStand 20 Oct 2006 -- USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) will be transporting five ambulances, loaded aboard Oct. 18, from Subic Bay Freeport to the southern island of Zamboanga in the Republic of the Philippines as a boost to medical care in communities there.
• Rocket scientists gather at space propulsion program review AFPN 20 Oct 2006 -- The Air Force Office of Scientific Research here recently completed a program review on space propulsion and power in Annapolis, Md.
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY DEFENCE MINISTER OF FRANCE United Nations 20 Oct 2006
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY ORGANISATION FOR PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS United Nations 20 Oct 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 20 Oct 2006
• Press Briefing by Tony Snow The White House 20 Oct 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for October 20, 2006
• RAFAEL's Spike, Tycoon and SkyLite B Team Up Rafael 20 Oct 2006 -- RAFAEL Armament Development Authority Ltd. carried out a demonstration of the integrated operational capabilities of the SPIKE multi-purpose missile system, the Tycoon tactical C4I system and the SkyLite B mini-UAV for foreign customers and Israel Defense Force representatives last month in Israel.

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 20 Oct 2006
• SUDAN: Armed group kills 42 civilians IRIN 20 Oct 2006 -- The government of South Sudan has ordered its security forces to act quickly to protect its citizens and territory from attacks by an unidentified armed group that has killed 42 people around the capital, Juba.
• Sudan Denies Its Forces Are Demoralized in Darfur VOA 20 Oct 2006 -- The Khartoum government has demanded a top United Nations envoy leave the country in the wake of his comments that Sudanese army forces in Darfur are badly demoralized
• DR Congo: UN-backed support group concerned at violence ahead of elections UN News Centre 20 Oct 2006 -- A United Nations-backed group supporting the political transition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has voiced its "deep concern" over violent incidents that marred the first week of campaigning in the second round of presidential elections set for 29 October.
• Eritrean-Ethiopian border zone is volatile after troop deployment, says UN mission UN News Centre 20 Oct 2006 -- The situation inside the buffer zone along the disputed border between Eritrea and Ethiopia has become volatile after Eritrea moved 1,500 troops and 14 tanks into the area, the United Nations peacekeeping mission to the two countries reported today.
• Security Council must take over Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts - UN rapporteur UN News Centre 20 Oct 2006 -- The Security Council should assume responsibility for finding a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict instead of leaving it to the diplomatic Quartet, which is increasingly perceived within the region as biased and has done little to stem the deteriorating human rights situation, a United Nations rapporteur has told the General Assembly.
• US Official: Somalia Must Not Continue as Terrorist Safe Haven VOA 20 Oct 2006 -- A senior U.S. diplomat says Somalia must not further become a safe haven for terrorists
• SOMALIA: War of words over Islamic Courts' role IRIN 20 Oct 2006 -- An international forum trying to reconcile rival political groups in Somalia has urged the Islamic movement to refrain from further expanding its authority by military means and instead engage the transitional government in dialogue.
• Issue of arms supplies to Hizbollah closed - Russia's Ivanov RIA Novosti 20 Oct 2006 -- The issue of Russia's alleged weapons supplies to Lebanese radical movement Hizbollah has been closed, the Russian defense minister said Friday.
• 53 gunmen killed, 300 surrender in Chechnya in 2006 - police chief RIA Novosti 20 Oct 2006 -- Fifty-three gunmen have been killed and about 300 have surrendered in Chechnya since the start of 2006, the interior minister of Russia's North Caucasus republic said Friday.

News Reports

• UN Calls 'Time-Out' in Guatemala-Venezuela Battle for Security Council Seat VOA 20 Oct 2006 -- The U.N. General Assembly has suspended voting until next week in a fiercely fought contest between Venezuela and Guatemala for a seat on the Security Council.
• New Iranian Threats Set Off Alarm Bells in Israel VOA 20 Oct 2006 -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Israel no longer has any reason to exist and will soon disappear