Operations
Defense Policy / Programs
Defense Industry
Other Conflicts
News Reports

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 15 Nov 2006 [PDF]
• Three Marines, one Soldier killed in Al Anbar
• 2 MND-B Soldiers killed by roadside bomb
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Nov. 15 AFPN 15 Nov 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Nov. 15.
• U.S. Navy Takes the Reins of CTF 158 from Royal Australian Navy Navy NewsStand 15 Nov 2006 -- Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Carl Jensen assumed command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 158 for the second time this year when he relieved Royal Australian Navy Commodore Peter Lockwood Nov. 12 aboard Ocean 6, the first floating command barge anchored in the North Persian Gulf (NPG).
• 1st Cav. Div. takes the reigns in Baghdad VOA 15 Nov 2006 -- Under the clear, morning skies of a promising new day in Baghdad, the 1st Cavalry Division took the reigns for Multi-National Division -- Baghdad from the 4th Infantry Division during a transfer of authority ceremony here Nov. 15.
• US Spy Chief Warns of Long Commitment in Afghanistan VOA 15 Nov 2006 -- The head of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency says it will take many years and billions of dollars to stabilize Afghanistan.
• Musharraf says Pakistan not responsible for Taliban survival IRNA 15 Nov 2006 -- Pakistani President Gen Pervez Musharraf has denied his country is responsible for the survival of the Taliban.

Defense Policy / Programs

• DoD Releases Selected Acquisition Reports 15 Nov 2006 -- The Department of Defense (DoD) has released details on major defense acquisition program cost, schedule, and performance changes since the June 2006 reporting period
• Air logistics center upgrades center wing boxes on C-130s IRIN 15 Nov 2006 -- Workers here began a three-phase project in November to ensure the viability of the C-130 Hercules fleet through the year 2030 and beyond.
• Cyber Summit begins at Pentagon Nov. 16 IRIN 15 Nov 2006 -- Air Force leaders will gather at the Pentagon Nov. 16 to discuss the way ahead for the Air Force's role in cyberspace.
• Carrier Air Wing 1 Squadrons Return to Norfolk, OceanaCarrier Air Wing 1 Squadrons Return to Norfolk, Oceana Navy NewsStand 15 Nov 2006 -- Four squadrons from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 will return to their home bases at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana and Norfolk Naval Station, Chambers Field, Nov. 16 and 17 following a seven-month deployment aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65).
• Exercise Island Response Focuses on Interoperability Navy NewsStand 15 Nov 2006 -- Exercise Island Response 2006 continued Nov. 10 with the Seychelles coast guard diving unit and U.S. Navy divers and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians sharing with each other different methods and procedures for applying their trade.
• Multinational agreement to advance high-speed flight AFPN 15 Nov 2006 -- The U.S. Air Force and Australian Department of Defence signed a multinational research partnership to explore and develop fundamental hypersonic technologies and experimental methodologies that could enable the next generation of weapon systems Nov. 10 in Canberra, Australia.
• A-10s get attention after returning from combat AFPN 15 Nov 2006 -- When Air Force reservists from the 442nd Fighter Wing arrived home from a four-month deployment to Afghanistan in September, they were given time-off to recuperate and adjust to life back home.
• Army announces temporary ACU boot policy Army News 15 Nov 2006 -- The Army announced yesterday that in certain geographic areas for the next six months the black Intermediate Cold Wet Boot will be authorized for wear with the Army Combat Uniform in lieu of the tan ICWB, which is currently in short supply.
• EU: Solana Says Membership For Caucasus 'A Different Story' VOA 15 Nov 2006 -- The EU has signed European Neighborhood Policy action plans with Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
• MILITARY PROCUREMENT PLANS BLOCKED AGAIN IN LEGISLATURE CNA 15 Nov 2006 -- The government's arms procurement plans suffered another setback Tuesday as the opposition-controlled Procedure Committee of the legislature refused to include related budget bills on the legislative agenda.
• Press Gaggle by Tony Snow and National Security Advisor Steve Hadley The White House 15 Nov 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for November 15, 2006
• NETHERLANDS IS FIRST TO SIGN ON FOR NEXT PHASE OF F-35 PROGRAM Lockheed Martin 15 Nov 2006 -- The Netherlands yesterday became the first of the F-35 partner nations to extend its participation into the production and support phase of the Joint Strike Fighter program.
• Air Force awards $1.4 million contract to Virginia firm AFPN 15 Nov 2006 -- The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate awarded a $1,465,002 contract Nov. 13 to Active Computing Inc. of Herndon, Va.
• Boeing ScanEagle Achieves Major Flight Milestones Boeing 15 Nov 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and its ScanEagle unmanned aerial system (UAS) team member Insitu, Inc., have achieved two program milestones.
• General Dynamics Awarded $16 Million for Development of Advanced Submarine Technologies General Dynamics 15 Nov 2006 -- General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $15.6 million U.S. Navy contract to develop advanced submarine technologies for current and future undersea platforms.
• TYPHOON WHOLE AIRCRAFT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADE CONTRACT SIGNED BAE Systems 15 Nov 2006 -- The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth £5.4 million to combine scheduled maintenance of Typhoon aircraft with the current upgrade programme already underway at BAE Systems in Warton.
• Boeing Awarded Contract to Upgrade Radar on Japan's AWACS Fleet Boeing 15 Nov 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a $108 million contract to deliver Radar System Improvement Program (RSIP) kits to Japan's fleet of four E-767 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft.
• Unfair competition behind U.S. sanctions on Russian arms exporter RIA Novosti 15 Nov 2006 -- U.S. sanctions against Russian state arms exporting agency Rosoboronexport and state-owned plane maker Sukhoi is a case of unfair competition, a senior official with the arms exporting agency said Wednesday.

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 15 Nov 2006
• French Foreign Minister Calls on UN, AU to Aid Darfur VOA 15 Nov 2006 -- French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy called Wednesday for a mixed peacekeeping force of United Nations and African Union forces to stabilize Sudan's troubled Darfur region.
• SUDAN: More support for Darfur starts with Africa, top UN peacekeeper says IRIN 15 Nov 2006 -- An increased role for United Nations' peacekeepers in the troubled Darfur region of western Sudan should be led by African diplomatic initiatives, the UN's top peacekeeping official Jean-Marie Guehenno has said.
• US Urges End to Outside Interference in Somalia VOA 15 Nov 2006 -- The United States Wednesday urged Somalia's neighbors to cease activities that could further destabilize the country, and urged warring parties inside the country to recommit to dialogue
• Annan Calls for Resumption of Somali Peace Talks VOA 15 Nov 2006 -- U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan urged feuding Somali leaders to return to the negotiating table and the international community to stop interfering in the Horn of Africa nation's politics.
• LEBANON: Cluster bombs threaten farmers' lives, hamper olive harvest IRIN 15 Nov 2006 -- Any other year, the olive harvest season would now be in full swing in Zawtar Sharqiyye, a village in southern Lebanon's Nabatiyye region, where the majority of people make a living from farming olives and tobacco.
• NEPAL: Preparations begin for demobilisation and disarmament IRIN 15 Nov 2006 -- Preparations have begun in Nepal to start the management of Maoist soldiers and their weapons, government officials said on Wednesday.
• DR Congo: UN and European partners call on presidential rivals to avoid provocation UN News Centre 15 Nov 2006 -- The top United Nations peacekeeping official and senior European officials today issued a new call to both presidential candidates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to avoid any provocative acts over the yet-to-be announced results of last month's elections.
• UGANDA: There is hope for peace in the north - Egeland IRIN 15 Nov 2006 -- Jan Egeland, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, who is visiting Uganda and Sudan, held a historic meeting on 12 November with the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
• India's NE separatist group accepts New Delhi's offer for fresh talks IRNA 15 Nov 2006 -- A dominant separatist guerrilla group in India's restive northeast Wednesday said it would accept New Delhi's offer for fresh talks if the Indian government communicates the proposal formally, a rebel statement said.
• Palestinian Rocket Kills Israeli Woman VOA 15 Nov 2006 -- Israeli officials say they will retaliate for a Palestinian rocket attack that killed an Israeli woman and severely wounded at least two other people.

News Reports

• DRC Provisional Results Give Kabila Victory VOA 15 Nov 2006 -- The final vote count in the October 29 election in the Democratic Republic of Congo puts Transitional President Joseph Kabila far ahead of his opponent, former rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba
• Philippine Coup Plot Suspect Arrested After 9 Months in Hiding VOA 15 Nov 2006 -- Philippine police have arrested a former senator and army colonel accused of masterminding a coup plot against President Gloria Arroyo.
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR MANAGEMENT United Nations 15 Nov 2006
• Corot scientific satellite built by Alcatel Alenia Space and CNES leaves France for Baikonur Thales 15 Nov 2006 -- The Corot scientific satellite built by French space agency CNES as prime contractor left the Alcatel Alenia Space plant in Cannes during the night of November 13 to 14 on its way to the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Arianespace will launch this satellite by Christmas, using a Soyuz 2-1b launch vehicle.