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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 10 Jan 2007 [PDF]
• 2 Soldiers killed in Al Anbar
• Soldier killed near Fallujah
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Five Detained in Iraq; Council Meeting Continues Despite Explosions AFPS 10 Jan 2007 -- Five suspected terrorists were detained yesterday in Iraq, and this morning's city council meeting in Mahmudiyah continued despite nearby explosions.
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Jan. 10 AFPN 10 Jan 2007 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Jan. 10.
• Suicide Bombers Kill Five in Northern Iraq VOA 10 Jan 2007 -- Iraqi officials say five people were killed and several others wounded in suicide bombings in northern Iraq Wednesday.
• Afghan Government Recruiting Thousands of Auxiliary Police to Battle Insurgents VOA 10 Jan 2007 -- With violence on the rise throughout Afghanistan, the Kabul government is recruiting thousands of auxiliary police to combat a growing insurgency.
• US Defends Anti-Terrorist Strike in Somalia VOA 10 Jan 2007 -- The State Department is defending U.S. military action in Somalia, saying it was aimed at senior figures of the al-Qaida terrorist organization
• Somalia Government Tries to Confirm Terrorist's Death VOA 10 Jan 2007 -- Somalia's interim-government spokesman says the government cannot confirm one of the three key al-Qaida operatives involved in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in East Africa has been killed in a U.S. air strike in southern Somalia

Defense Policy / Programs

• Bush to Increase Army, Marine Corps, Praises Troop Accomplishments AFPS 10 Jan 2007 -- President Bush tonight announced plans to increase the size of the Army and Marine Corps so they're better postured to confront 21st-century threats.
• Guantanamo Still Important, Relevant, Official Says AFPS 10 Jan 2007 -- The detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, remains a valuable asset in the war on terror as a place to hold enemy combatants and a source of useful intelligence to prevent future terrorist attacks, a top Defense Department official said here today.
• Guantanamo Anniversary Rekindles Controversy VOA 10 Jan 2007 -- This week marks the fifth anniversary of the detention center for terrorism suspects at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
• USS Shoup Enters SRA Period Navy NewsStand 10 Jan 2007 -- USS Shoup (DDG 86) ship's restricted availability (SRA) period began Jan. 10 at Naval Station Everett.
• BMU2 Shares Experience of Saipan ESG Deployment Navy NewsStand 10 Jan 2007 -- Beach Master Unit (BMU) 2 returned to their homeport at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek Dec. 22, after a six-month deployment aboard the amphibious transport dock ships USS Nashville (LPD 13) and USS Trenton (LPD 14), elements of the USS Saipan (LHA 2) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG).
• Whidbey Island Tests New Shelters for Aircraft Navy NewsStand 10 Jan 2007 -- Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) began a year-long test of new aircraft shelters Jan. 1, as part of Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR) corrosion prevention program.
• Northwest Submarine Crews Win Battle "E" Navy NewsStand 10 Jan 2007 -- USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) (Blue)(Gold) and USS Nevada (SSBN 733) (Blue) were awarded the Battle Efficiency award, or Battle 'E,' for 2006, Jan. 1.
• AETC commander addresses training changes AFPN 10 Jan 2007 -- As part of a visit to Pacific Air Forces here, the commander of Air Education and Training Command discussed training with other countries' air forces.
• New Law Changes Handling Procedures for Troops' Remains AFPS 10 Jan 2007 -- A new law that took effect Jan. 1 changes the way the remains of servicemembers killed in combat are transported and handled.
• NORTHCOM Agency Helps Civil Authorities Prepare For WMD Events AFPS 10 Jan 2007 -- A joint U.S. military organization headquartered in Virginia regularly coordinates with state and local emergency preparedness agencies to prepare for potential new terrorist attacks on the homeland and other catastrophic events, the organization's commander said here yesterday.
• F-22 scheduled for first overseas deployment AFPN 10 Jan 2007 -- Air Force officials are scheduled to deploy a squadron of F-22 Raptors to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of U.S. Pacific Command's Theater Security Package in the Western Pacific in early 2007.
• SBIRS instructors hold keys to ground floor of new payload AFPN 10 Jan 2007 -- Future Space Based Infrared System crews will get in on the ground level of Air Force Space Command's most advanced payload when they begin training at the 460th Operations Group's Detachment 1 on Jan. 12.
• Poor sonar conditions possible cause of U.S. submarine collision RIA Novosti 10 Jan 2007 -- Poor sonar conditions might have contributed to a collision between a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine and a Japanese tanker in the Arabian Sea, a Russian naval expert said Wednesday.
• Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials The White House 10 Jan 2007
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 10 Jan 2007

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for January 10, 2007
• General Dynamics Awarded $425 Million for Missile Systems by Spanish Army General Dynamics 10 Jan 2007 -- General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas was awarded a $424.5 million contract in late December 2006 by the Spanish Army for the supply of Long Range (LR) SPIKE Missile Systems
• LOCKHEED MARTIN RECEIVES $654.9 MILLION CONTRACT FOR TRIDENT II D5 MISSILE Lockheed Martin 10 Jan 2007 -- The U.S. Navy is awarding Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract valued at $654.9 million for fiscal year 2007 production and deployed system support for the Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program.
• General Dynamics Land Systems Achieves CMMI Level 3 Ranking for Project and Systems Engineering General Dynamics 10 Jan 2007 -- General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has achieved a Maturity Level 3 rating on the Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) scale for Project and Systems Engineering
• JAVELIN BLOCK I MISSILE ACHIEVES SUCCESS IN TEST FIRINGS Lockheed Martin 10 Jan 2007 -- The Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture achieved success in qualification flight tests of the Block 1 Javelin missile at Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Ala.
• LOCKHEED MARTIN-LED TEAM SUCCESSFULLY TESTS NEW NAVAL DEFENSE SYSTEM FOR FAST ATTACK BOAT SWARM THREATS Lockheed Martin 10 Jan 2007 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully completed at-sea demonstration operational testing of a new Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIAC) Defense System, which provides an innovative and cost-effective way to quickly extend the defensive perimeter of most naval vessels out to five miles.
• Northrop Grumman to Provide Pakistan Air Force with F-16 Fire Control Radar Systems Northrop Grumman 10 Jan 2007 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract to provide its advanced AN/APG-68(V)9 airborne fire control radar capability for a total of 52 F-16 fighter aircraft for the Pakistan Air Force.
• Raytheon Wins $135.4 Million Silent Knight Radar Development Contract Raytheon 10 Jan 2007 -- The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $135.4 million contract to develop a new tactical radar for rotary and fixed-wing aircraft.
• Raytheon Receives $60 Million in Contracts for Standard Missile-1 Support Services Raytheon 10 Jan 2007 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded two contracts to perform support services for the Standard Missile-1 (SM-1) program for international customers.
• Javelin Block 1 Missile Achieves Success in Test Firings Raytheon Raytheon 10 Jan 2007 -- The Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture achieved success in qualification flight tests of the Block 1 Javelin missile at Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Ala.
• ATK Conducts Successful Precision Guidance Kit Divert Flight Test ATK 10 Jan 2007 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) recently conducted a successful divert flight test of its low-cost Precision Guidance Kit (PGK).
• Spain signs with Eurocopter for 45 NH90 Helicopters for its Armed Forces EADS 10 Jan 2007 -- Following the authorization given by the Spanish Council of Ministers on the 22nd December, the Spanish government officially signed the contract for 45 NH90 in their tactical transport version (TTH) to equip its Armed Forces.
• SAIC Awarded Blanket Purchase Agreement to Provide Information Technology Support Services to the Department of Veterans Affairs SAIC 10 Jan 2007 -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced it was one of eight (three large and five small) businesses awarded a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) to maintain and sustain the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA), program.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 10 Jan 2007
• Security Council stresses need for political dialogue and increased aid for Somalia UN News Centre 10 Jan 2007 -- Voicing concern at the instability and violence across strife-torn Somalia, the Security Council today called for greater humanitarian assistance and more inclusive political dialogue and reiterated its backing for the creation of an African protection and training mission to the volatile nation.
• Somali Capital Tense Following Air Strikes, Presidential Statement VOA 10 Jan 2007 -- Tensions are running high in Somalia's capital Wednesday following a U.S. air strike on al-Qaida hideouts in the south and a statement by the interim president that ousted Islamist leaders should be punished
• New Gunbattles Erupt in Mogadishu VOA 10 Jan 2007 -- Somali government officials are reporting four new U.S. airstrikes in southern Somalia, in areas where Islamist fighters are believed to be hiding.
• KENYA-SOMALIA: Fleeing families stuck near closed border IRIN 10 Jan 2007 -- One week after Kenya closed its border with Somalia, hundreds of Somali families who fled fighting between the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) and the Ethiopian-backed Somali government forces are still trapped in an area that cannot be reached by aid agencies, sources said on Wednesday.
• Darfur: UN envoy holds 'constructive' talks with senior Sudanese figures UN News Centre 10 Jan 2007 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Envoy for Darfur met the Sudanese Foreign Minister, a key former rebel and other senior figures today as he continues his mission to promote United Nations efforts to find a permanent solution to the conflict that has killed more than 200,000 people and displaced 2.5 million others.
• US Envoy to Sudan Fails to Secure UN Peackeepers in Darfur VOA 10 Jan 2007 -- The governor of the U.S. state of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, has wrapped up a four-day trip to Sudan as head of a delegation from U.S.-based advocacy group, the Save Darfur Coalition
• SUDAN-UGANDA: LRA rebels should leave Sudanese territory - Bashir IRIN 10 Jan 2007 -- The president of Sudan wants the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), which has bases in southern Sudan and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, out of its territory.
• CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-CHAD: UN Security Council pursues UN force option IRIN 10 Jan 2007 -- United Nations Security Council members emerged from a lengthy meeting on Chad, the Central African Republic (CAR) and Darfur on Wednesday, agreeing by consensus to send a new technical assessment mission to Chad and CAR "as quickly as possible" according to current Council president, Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
• DRC: International support vital to new government IRIN 10 Jan 2007 -- The international community should continue its support for the new government in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help it overcome serious security and political challenges, the International Crisis Group (ICG), a Brussels-based think-tank, said on Wednesday.
• Ban Ki-moon proposes new UN political mission to monitor Nepal's peace accord UN News Centre 10 Jan 2007 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for a small new United Nations political mission in Nepal, comprising unarmed military inspectors, electoral experts, and police and civil administration teams, to monitor the recent peace accord between the Government and Maoist rebels that ended a deadly decade-long war.
• UN's Côte d'Ivoire mission extended with new mandate to cooperate on Liberian border UN News Centre 10 Jan 2007 -- The Security Council today extended through June the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and French forces supporting it while authorizing them to cooperate with blue helmets in Liberia in preventing arms from crossing the border.
• U.S. Supports Extending U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti Washington File 10 Jan 2007 -- The United States supports extending a U.N. stabilization mission in Haiti to February 2008, as called for in a new U.N. report, says Brian Nichols, director of the State Department's Office of Caribbean Affairs.

News Reports

• United States Submits Burma Resolution to U.N. Security Council Washington File 10 Jan 2007 -- The United States has introduced a resolution in the Security Council that would set out key actions Burma's rulers must take to reduce the threat to peace and security in the region and provide a better life for their people.
• Bangkok Steps Up Security Measures VOA 10 Jan 2007 -- Security measures are being stepped up in Bangkok, following the fatal New Year's Eve bombings and before an annual celebration this Saturday