Operations
Defense Policy / Programs
Defense Industry
Other Conflicts
News Reports

Current Operations

• Task Force Lightning Soldier dies of wounds
• UPDATE: Aircraft went down near Baghdad
• Four Soldiers, one Marine killed in separate incidents in Al Anbar
• Improvised Explosive Device hits MND-B Patrol
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Jan. 20 AFPN 21 Jan 2007 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Jan. 20.
• Suspected Terrorist Killed, 25 Detained During Operations AFPS 21 Jan 2007 -- Coalition forces killed one terrorist and detained 18 others while conducting multiple operations throughout Iraq today, military officials reported.
• 2nd Brigade, 82nd Infantry Division (Airborne) arrives in theater MNF-I 21 Jan 2007 -- Iraq added a U.S. brigade this week to assist the Iraqi Security Forces in and around Baghdad.
• Karzai Says 'Pakistani Circles' Protecting Insurgents RFE/RL 21 Jan 2007 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai today accused "certain Pakistani circles" of protecting insurgents fighting in Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• IMF DET Everett Pools Resources for USS Shoup Navy NewsStand 21 Jan 2007 -- Intermediate Maintenance Facility (IMF) Detachment, Everett brought together various resources to complete work on USS Shoup (DDG 86) gas turbine intakes as part of scheduled maintenance during the ships restricted availability (SRA), Jan. 16.
• Last Flight for Six H-3 Helos Navy NewsStand 21 Jan 2007 -- Six H-3 Sea King helicopters attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85 performed their last operational flight Jan. 20, at Naval Air Station North Island.
• Iran Launches Military Maneuvers RFE/RL 21 Jan 2007 -- Iran's state television has reported that the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps today launched three days of military maneuvers, including short-range missile tests.

Defense Industry

• L-3 Integrated Systems and Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Sign Partnership L-3 Communications 21 Jan 2007 -- L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its Integrated Systems (L-3 IS) subsidiary and Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC) signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) last week.
• L-3 Communications Receives $35 Million Contract Award for New Class of In-Line Encryptors L-3 Communications 21 Jan 2007 -- L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its Communication Systems-East (L-3 CS-East) division, a leading supplier of secure government communication products and systems, has been awarded a five-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract by the National Security Agency (NSA) to supply the Talon KOV-26 in-line network encryptor to the federal government, U.S. Military, and other approved customers.

Other Conflicts

• Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Tigers Clash at Sea VOA 21 Jan 2007 -- Sri Lankan military officials say Tamil Tiger boats have attacked a foreign merchant ship in the seas off northern Sri Lanka, sparking a fierce battle with the Sri Lankan navy.

News Reports

• Netanyahu Hopes Ahmadinejad is Brought to Trial VOA 21 Jan 2007 -- Israel's opposition leader is calling for the the president of Iran to be brought to trial in an international court