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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 30 Nov 2006 [PDF]
• MND-B Soldier Killed in Baghdad
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Arabic Media Roundtable, Nov. 30, 2006 MNF-I 30 Nov 2006 -- BRIEFERS: ALI AL-DABBAGH, IRAQI GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN; AND MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM CALDWELL, USA, SPOKESMAN, MULTINATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Nov. 30 AFPN 30 Nov 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Nov. 30.
• Marines Rescue Hostage, Uncover Caches AFPS 30 Nov 2006 -- Marines assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, rescued one hostage and uncovered two partially buried caches yesterday while conducting search-and-knock operations here, military officials reported.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Davis Departs for Six Month Deployment Navy NewsStand 30 Nov 2006 -- USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) departed Naval Station (NAVSTA) Everett for a deployment to the Southern Pacific Nov. 28.
• HSL-45 "Wolfpack" Marks 17 Years Without Major Mishap Navy NewsStand 30 Nov 2006 -- Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 45 "Wolfpack" recognized 17 years and more than 108,000 flight hours without a major mishap at Naval Base Coronado (NBC).
• Next generation: A-10C arrives at Davis-Monthan AFPN 30 Nov 2006 -- The A-10C Thunderbolt II made its official roll-out debut here Nov. 29, revealing its transformation and its enhanced capabilities under the Precision Engagement program.
• Area defense artillery battalion stands up at Kadena AFPN 30 Nov 2006 -- The 1-1 Air Defense Artillery Battalion (PAC-3) stood up during a ceremony Nov. 29 at the 18th Wing Headquarters here.
• Kunsan F-16 fleet prepares for 'Falcon STAR' AFPN 30 Nov 2006 -- The Block 30 F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 80th Fighter Squadron here are set to enter upgrade in the Air Force's Falcon Structural Augmentation Roadmap program aimed at extending the service life of the aircraft.
• Blum: Requirements, Not Budget, Should Drive Air Guard Strength AFPS 30 Nov 2006 -- Although the active Air Force and Air Force Reserve are downsizing their ranks to free up funds for new aircraft and equipment, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said he wants any force changes within the Air National Guard to be driven by requirements, not numbers.
• Guard Chief Joins Border Patrol in Praising 'Operation Jump Start' Troops AFPS 30 Nov 2006 -- The top National Guard officer praised Guardsmen serving here along the Southwest U.S. border for protecting the United States against threats ranging from illegal immigrants to criminal activity to drugs to terrorism.
• Cold War History Played Out at Guantanamo Bay Gate AFPS 30 Nov 2006 -- Even as deployed National Guard members make history serving with Joint Task Force Guantanamo, they find history at the base's Northeast Gate.
• Georgia: Parliament Speaker Pleased With Results Of NATO Summit RFE/RL 30 Nov 2006 -- The NATO summit in Riga wrapped up on November 29 with a final declaration that promised membership invitations to Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia in early 2008.
• Russia starts supplies of Su-30 fighters to Venezuela RIA Novosti 30 Nov 2006 -- Russia has shipped the first two Su-30MK2 multi-role fighters to Venezuela under a contract signed in July 2006, an aircraft manufacturing industry official said Thursday.
• Japanese Lawmakers Endorse Upgrade for Defense Agency VOA 30 Nov 2006 -- Japan's Defense Agency is about to be upgraded to a full-fledged ministry
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 30 Nov 2006
• Press Briefing by the National Security Advisor, Steve Hadley, on the President's Meeting with Prime Minister Maliki The White House 30 Nov 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for November 30, 2006
• U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $359 Million for Abrams Main Battle Tank Work General Dynamics 30 Nov 2006 -- The U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), two contracts totaling $359 million for Abrams main battle tank work.
• Northrop Grumman Receives Type Approval for Marine Radars Northrop Grumman 30 Nov 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received type approval from the U.K. certification body QinetiQ for its new-generation marine radar systems.
• Northrop Grumman Awarded $860.6 Million Contract Modification for CVN 21 Aircraft Carrier Program Northrop Grumman 30 Nov 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) received an $860.6 million contract modification to a previously awarded contract for continuation of work on the CVN 21 aircraft carrier program.
• Raytheon's Paveway(TM) Precision Guided Bomb Kit Wins U.S. Air Force Contract Competition Raytheon 30 Nov 2006 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a $2 million contract for its Paveway(TM) II laser-guided bomb kits in a winner-take-all U.S. Air Force competition.
• BAE SYSTEMS SUPPORTS MODERNIZATION OF MILITARY CARGO TRACKING APPLICATIONS BAE Systems 30 Nov 2006 -- A BAE Systems-led team is supporting efforts to modernize the Armed Forces' Cargo Movement Operation System (CMOS).

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 30 Nov 2006
• Rice Urges Extension of Gaza Cease-Fire Washington File 30 Nov 2006 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Palestinian and Israeli leaders November 30 that the United States wants to see the current cease-fire in Gaza consolidated and extended to the West Bank as part of a comprehensive truce.
• Rice, Abbas Discuss Ways to Accelerate Mideast Peace Efforts VOA 30 Nov 2006 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Thursday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Jericho, and with Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem
• AU Says Sudan Agrees To Extend Darfur Peacekeeping Mission, But No UN Force VOA 30 Nov 2006 -- The African Union says Sudan will allow the group to extend its peacekeeping mission in the country's Darfur region but will not allow U.N. forces to join them
• SUDAN: Calm after heavy fighting in southern town IRIN 30 Nov 2006 -- An uneasy calm returned to the southern Sudanese town of Malakal, Upper Nile State, on Thursday after two days of fighting between Sudanese government forces and soldiers of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), sources said.
• SUDAN: AU, Sudanese leaders meet on new Darfur peace force IRIN 30 Nov 2006 -- African heads of state and African Union and United Nations officials will sit down opposite Sudan's president in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Thursday afternoon to try to hammer out the specifics of an agreement earlier this month by Sudan to allow the UN to put boots on the ground in wartorn Darfur.
• CAMEROON-CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Thousands seek refuge from attacks in CAR IRIN 30 Nov 2006 -- Some 30,000 people from Central African Republic (CAR) have sought refuge in neighbouring Cameroon to escape harassment and child abduction, the United Nations says.
• UGANDA: Talks hit fresh snag amid rebel protest IRIN 30 Nov 2006 -- The Lord's Resistance Army has suspended peace talks with the Ugandan government just before the deadline for the rebels to assemble in designated places, claiming the cessation of hostilities agreement has been violated.
• US Defends Somalia Peacekeeping Plan VOA 30 Nov 2006 -- The United States said Wednesday it is backing an East African peacekeeping force for Somalia to help stabilize the country, rather than fuel ongoing warfare

News Reports

• PRESS CONFERENCE BY EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR ON HUMANITARIAN APPEAL 2007 United Nations 30 Nov 2006
• Tensions Remain High in Lebanon VOA 30 Nov 2006 -- In the aftermath of yet another political assassination in Lebanon, analysts say political and sectarian tensions are at the highest point since the end of the civil war more than 15 years ago.
• Fiji Military Commander Threatens to Replace Government by Friday VOA 30 Nov 2006 -- Fiji's military commander has threatened replace the government by Friday afternoon unless it moves immediately to meet his demands.
• Alcatel Alenia Space to provide telecom payloads for two Russian satellites, Express MD-1 and MD-2 Thales 30 Nov 2006 -- Alcatel Alenia Space announced today that it has signed a contract with the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), the state-owned satcom operator, to provide telecommunication payloads for the Express MD-1 and Express MD-2 satellites built by Khrunichev.