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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 31 Oct 2006 [PDF]
• Soldier killed by roadside bomb
• Soldier killed by small-arms fire
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Oct. 31 AFPN 31 Oct 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Oct. 31.
• Iraqi Army Searches for Missing Soldier; Iraqi Police Detain Terrorists AFPS 31 Oct 2006 -- Iraqi army forces conducted a raid today to search for a missing U.S. soldier in Baghdad, and Iraqi police and coalition forces detained five terrorists in operations Oct. 27 and 28, military officials in Iraq reported.
• Eisenhower Strike Group Arrives in 5th Fleet Navy NewsStand 31 Oct 2006 -- The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) entered the Commander, U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, after transiting the Suez Canal Oct. 30, on a deployment in support of maritime security operations (MSO).
• Iraq's Prime Minister Orders US Troops to Lift Cordon Around Sadr City VOA 31 Oct 2006 -- Iraq's prime minister has ordered U.S. and Iraqi troops to lift a week-old cordon around Baghdad's Shi'ite Sadr City district.
• NATO-Led Force Setting Stage for Afghanistan's Recovery Washington File 31 Oct 2006 -- By helping to build stability in Afghanistan, the 37 member states of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) seek to set the stage for reconstruction and economic development, says NATO's top commander.
• US Diplomat: Taleban Not Strategic Threat to Afghanistan VOA 31 Oct 2006 -- A senior U.S. diplomat is playing down the resurgence of the Taleban in Afghanistan, saying it poses no real threat to the government of President Hamid Karzai.
• Pakistan: Islamists Protest Deadly Attack On Madrasah RFE/RL 31 Oct 2006 -- Thousands of Pashtun tribesmen and armed militants rallied today against the U.S. and Pakistani governments over a missile attack on October 30 that destroyed an Al-Qaeda-linked religious school and killed 80 people
• Protests Erupt in Pakistan After Troops Attack Religious School VOA 31 Oct 2006 -- In Pakistan, thousands of angry tribesmen and Islamic party activists have protested against Monday's military strike on an Islamic school near the Afghan border that authorities say killed at least 80 suspected militants.

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S.: Defense Department Said To Plan Campaign To Counter Media RFE/RL 31 Oct 2006 -- The U.S. Pentagon is intensifying its public relations campaign to counter unfavorable media accounts about the war in Iraq, according to the Associated Press.
• Army fields its first light-weight howitzer Army News 31 Oct 2006 -- With the recent delivery of eighteen new M777 lightweight 155mm howitzers to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, the King of Battle - the field artillery's nickname - took a giant step forward.
• 173rd paratroopers jump en masse Army News 31 Oct 2006 -- As eight C-130 Hercules transports slowed to 130 knots at just 800 feet above the ground, more than 700 U.S. and German paratroopers jumped from the aircraft, living up to the embroidered wings on their uniform sleeves.
• 'Grey Wolf' Soldiers turn CHUs into home Army News 31 Oct 2006 -- When Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, arrived at Forward Operating Base Warhorse early this month, many wanted nothing more than a warm bed and a place to call home.
• Hickam testing new deployable hydrogen refueling station AFPN 31 Oct 2006 -- As the Air Force continues to look for ways to reduce energy consumption in its facilities, vehicles and aircraft operations the 15th Airlift Wing will be doing its part by serving as a test bed for a new modular deployable hydrogen refueling station.
• Reserve to expand associate role with Shaw F-16 unit AFPN 31 Oct 2006 -- As part of the Air Force Total Force Integration initiatives, Air Force Reserve Command is teaming up with Air Combat Command to expand its associate presence with additional F-16 pilots at the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., in fiscal 2008.
• Medical Exercise Helps CNE-C6F Strengthen Ties With Ghana Navy NewsStand 31 Oct 2006 -- The medical training exercise MEDFLAG 06, designed to exercise the host nations' disaster response programs and plans, concluded its Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet (CNE-C6F) portion in Ghana in early October.
• Harpers Ferry Completes Delivery of Ambulances, Medical Supplies to Zamboanga Navy NewsStand 31 Oct 2006 -- Thanks to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), Project Handclasp and a private U.S. charity organization, five ambulances were delivered here Oct. 25, along with $80,000 in supplies to be distributed to medical care organizations in the southern Philippines.
• Malabar 2006 Integrates American, Indian EOD Navy NewsStand 31 Oct 2006 -- U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team members, currently embarked on USS Boxer (LHD 4), teamed up with an Indian EOD unit as part of Exercise Malabar 2006, Oct. 28.
• Navy Conducts Non-Combatant Evacuation Exercise Navy NewsStand 31 Oct 2006 -- U.S. Navy families living in the Republic of Korea had an opportunity to learn what an actual short-notice evacuation would be like during the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) semi-annual exercise called Courageous Channel 06-2 from Oct. 26-29.
• Navy Says Wreck Found Off Japan is Legendary Sub USS Wahoo Navy NewsStand 31 Oct 2006 -- Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet declared Oct. 31 that the sunken submarine recently discovered by divers in the Western Pacific is, indeed, the World War II submarine USS Wahoo (SS 238).
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 31 Oct 2006
• Press Briefing by Tony Snow The White House 31 Oct 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for October 31, 2006
• BAE SYSTEMS TO PRODUCE ATTACK POD TESTER FOR U.S. AIR FORCE BAE Systems 31 Oct 2006 -- BAE Systems has been selected to produce electronic attack pod testing equipment to protect U.S. Air Force F-15, F-16, and A-10 aircraft.
• BAE SYSTEMS FIRST ROUND FROM NLOS CANNON FIRING PLATFORM BAE Systems 31 Oct 2006 -- BAE Systems successfully fired the first round from the Future Combat Systems (FCS) Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Cannon Firing Platform.
• Northrop Grumman Wins Phase II Contract to Upgrade Inertial Navigation Systems for Brazilian Navy Northrop Grumman 31 Oct 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract from the Brazilian Navy for the second phase of a multi-year retrofit acquisition program to upgrade the primary navigation systems on its combat ships.
• CACI Awarded $230 Million in Previously Unannounced Contracts to Support National Security and Intelligence CACI 31 Oct 2006 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE:CAI) announced today that it has won approximately $230 million in previously unannounced contracts with federal government clients in the national security and intelligence communities. The awards call for CACI to provide information technology (IT) solutions designed to increase the capabilities of federal agencies directly engaged in providing homeland security and waging the war on terrorism.
• Raytheon Announces Revolutionary New 'Cockpit' for Unmanned Aircraft - an Industry First Raytheon 31 Oct 2006 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) today unveiled the Universal Control System (UCS) -- a first of its kind unmanned aerial system (UAS) "cockpit" that revolutionizes operator awareness and efficiency, while providing the ability to control multiple unmanned aircraft, reduce potential accidents, improve training, and decrease costs.
• SAIC Produces Future Force Company Commander (F2C2) SAIC 31 Oct 2006 -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has created a videogame, Future Force Company Commander (F2C2), designed for the personal computer by the company's Tactical Systems and Solutions Business Unit. The F2C2 videogame was produced to help demonstrate the networked battle command that the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program is developing for the U.S. Army.
• Raytheon Complementary Low Altitude Weapons System Marks Completion of Technical Inspection, Turnover of Final Two Fire Units to Marines Raytheon 31 Oct 2006 -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Complementary Low Altitude Weapons System (CLAWS) completed a successful inspection earlier this month.
• SAIC Awarded DHS Contract For Next-Generation High-Energy Radiation Radiographic Inspection System SAIC 31 Oct 2006 -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced the award of a two-year, cost-plus-award-fee contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) to design, develop, fabricate, assemble, test and deliver a prototype next-generation high-energy radiation radiographic inspection system - Cargo Advanced Automated Radiography System (CAARS).
• Sukhoi markets new multi-role fighter at Chinese air show RIA Novosti 31 Oct 2006 -- Sukhoi, Russia's state-owned aircraft manufacturing holding, said Tuesday a prototype of its advanced multi-role fighter has been undergoing flight tests.
• Russia seeks major aviation contracts at China air show RIA Novosti 31 Oct 2006 -- Top officials of Russia's aircraft industry announced plans at Airshow China 2006, the country's largest air show, Tuesday to secure major contracts to sell cargo planes to Chinese companies.

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 31 Oct 2006
• Analysis: Inaction Breeds Death in Darfur cfr.org 31 Oct 2006
• Darfur Needs Credible, Effective International Force, Bush Says Washington File 31 Oct 2006 -- President Bush called for a "credible and effective international force" to be sent to Darfur and said the government of Sudan must understand that the United States is "earnest and serious" when calling for Khartoum to work with the international community.
• Israeli Troops Kill 3 Hamas Militants in Gaza VOA 31 Oct 2006 -- Three Hamas militants have been killed by Israeli troops during a gun battle in the Gaza Strip.
• Israeli Warplanes Stage Mock Attacks over Southern Beirut VOA 31 Oct 2006 -- Israeli warplanes have been staging mock raids over Hezbollah's stronghold in Beirut's southern suburbs, this morning, in an unusual show of force.
• Senior UN envoy for Lebanon 'particularly disturbed' by Israeli over-flights of Beirut UN News Centre 31 Oct 2006 -- A senior United Nations envoy today expressed serious concern at continuing Israeli over-flights of Lebanon, especially intensive mock air raids over Beirut this morning, calling them a breach of the Security Council resolution 1701, which ended this summer's conflict with Hizbollah.
• Security Council extends UN Western Sahara mission for six months until April 2007 UN News Centre 31 Oct 2006 -- Calling on all parties in the Western Sahara and neighbouring states to cooperate fully with the United Nations mission in bringing peace to the disputed territory, the Security-Council today voted to extend the UN mission for another six months until April next year.
• CAR: Gov't in plea for help as rebels capture key town IRIN 31 Oct 2006 -- The government of the Central African Republic (CAR) has called on the international community to help it restore peace and order in its northern town of Birao. The town was captured by a rebel coalition calling itself the Union des Forces Démocratiques pour le Rassemblement on Monday.
• Somalia Peace Talks Stall Again VOA 31 Oct 2006 -- Peace talks in Khartoum between Somalia's transitional government and Islamists who control much of the country have stalled for a second day
• South Ossetia says Georgian terrorist group eliminated RIA Novosti 31 Oct 2006 -- Georgia's Interior Ministry categorically denied Tuesday claims by authorities in the breakaway region of South Ossetia that they have eliminated a Georgian terrorist group attempting to infiltrate its territory.

News Reports

• Astrium-built BADR-4 satellite ready for launch EADS 31 Oct 2006 -- The BADR-4 satellite, built by Astrium Satellites for ARABSAT, the communications satellite operator based in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, will carry direct-to-home television services, together with voice and data services, across the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Europe.
• Successful launch of XM-4 satellite with Alcatel Alenia Space payload Thales 31 Oct 2006 -- The XM-4 broadcast satellite was successfully launched from the Odyssey Sea Launch Platform on a Zenit-3SL rocket. Alcatel Alenia Space, worldwide leader in Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems payloads, supplied the S-Band one to the satellite prime contractor Boeing Satellite Systems International. Boeing and Alcatel Alenia Space will be responsible for in-orbit tests.