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Current Operations

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• DoD Announces Force Adjustments 09 Apr 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the alert of additional replacement units for deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
• April 9 airpower: Predator strikes insurgents AFPN 09 Apr 2007 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the following airpower summary April 9
• Troops Detain 14 Suspects in Iraq; Car Bomb Kills 17, Injures 26 AFPS 09 Apr 2007 -- Coalition forces captured 14 suspected terrorists during operations across Iraq today, and terrorists killed 17 Iraqis and wounded 26 in a car bomb yesterday.
• Iraq PRTs to Double in Number by Year's End, Official Says AFPS 09 Apr 2007 -- Plans are under way to double the number of provincial reconstruction teams now operating in Iraq by the end of the year, a senior U.S. official said during a news conference in Iraq today.
• Four Guard Brigades Alerted for Iraq Duty AFPS 09 Apr 2007 -- Four National Guard brigade combat teams have been notified for possible deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, DoD officials said today.
• Four Army National Guard Brigade Combat Teams Notified for Iraq Rotations Army News Release 09 Apr 2007 -- The Department of the Army confirmed today the Department of Defense announcement alerting four Army National Guard Brigade Combat Teams for rotations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Guard Units Alerted for Iraq Rotations Army News 09 Apr 2007 -- Army officials confirmed today that four National Guard brigade combat teams - totaling more than 12,000 Soldiers - have been alerted for deployment to Iraq.
• ANP Assists Coalition in Bomb Defusing Operation Army News 09 Apr 2007 -- Afghan National Police assisted the 13th Psychological Operations Battalion during a bomb defusing operation in Charikar yesterday.
• Six Taliban Fighters Killed in Afghanistan; Weapons Cache Destroyed AFPS 09 Apr 2007 -- Coalition forces and Afghan National Army forces killed six Taliban combatants and destroyed a weapons cache in Afghanistan over the past two days.
• Taliban Threaten To Execute More Afghan Hostages RFE/RL 09 Apr 2007 -- A purported spokesman for the Taliban in Afghanistan says its fighters will kill four captured Afghan medical personnel and their driver unless the government releases two Taliban commanders.
• UN Condemns 'Senseless Murder' Of Taliban Hostage RFE/RL 09 Apr 2007 -- A purported spokesman for the Taliban has claimed that captors killed Adjmal Naqshbandi, the Afghan translator who was abducted along with an Italian journalist and his driver in March, RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reported.
• UN condemns bloody weekend in Afghanistan; agencies help flood victims UN News Centre 09 Apr 2007 -- The United Nations today condemned separate bloody weekend attacks in Afghanistan, resulting in the killing of seven civilian de-miners and the deaths of six Canadian soldiers belonging to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which is helping to bring stability to the war-torn country.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Department of Defense Releases Selected Acquisition Reports 09 Apr 2007 -- The Department of Defense (DoD) has released details on major defense acquisition program cost, schedule, and performance changes since the September 2006 reporting period
• 'Sixteen-Star Letter' Calls for Supplemental Passage AFPS 09 Apr 2007 -- In a "16-star letter" to Congress, the services' uniformed leaders are urging a quick passage of the fiscal 2007 emergency supplemental request.
• Global Fleet Station Pilot One Step Closer with Arrival of Swift Navy NewsStand 09 Apr 2007 -- Global Fleet Station (GFS) pilot deployment to the Caribbean is one step closer to starting, with the arrival of High Speed Vessel (HSV) 2 Swift at Naval Station Mayport, April 6.
• First EA-18G Growler Lands at Whidbey Island Navy NewsStand 09 Apr 2007 -- An airborne electronic attack aircraft, EA-18G "Growler," made its first appearance in the Pacific Northwest at Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island (NASWI), April 9.
• Deployed Service Members Receive Vital Anthrax Vaccine Navy NewsStand 09 Apr 2007 -- The crew of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) received mandatory anthrax vaccinations April 5 through 10 to reduce risks of contracting the disease while deployed to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR).
• Trident Training Facility Receives Seawolf Ship Control Trainer Navy NewsStand 09 Apr 2007 -- Naval Base (NB) Kitsap Bangor, Trident Training Facility (TTF) received a Seawolf Ship Control trainer from Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Conn., on April 5.
• Navy Reserve Forces Commander meets National Guard Adjutants General at USTRANSCOM Navy NewsStand 09 Apr 2007 -- Rear Adm. Craig O. McDonald, Commander Navy Reserve Forces Command, met with National Guard adjutants general from across the country and the other Reserve component chiefs here at a combined conference hosted by U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), March 28-29.
• Submarine Squadron Six Changes Hands Navy NewsStand 09 Apr 2007 -- Capt. James G. Foggo was relieved by Capt. David M. Kriete as commanding officer Commander, Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 6 in a ceremony April 6, on board USS Montpelier (SSN 765) at Pier 3 on Norfolk Naval Base.
• Truman Welcomes Aboard Australian Ambassador Navy NewsStand 09 Apr 2007 -- USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) welcomed aboard the Australian ambassador to the United States on April 1, for a visit with the ship and crew.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 09 Apr 2007
• Press Gaggle by Gordon Johndroe The White House 09 Apr 2007

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for April 09, 2007
• ATK Awarded $85.8 Million Contract for Trident II Solid Rocket Propulsion Systems ATK 09 Apr 2007 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has received an $85.8 million contract from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to produce solid rocket propulsion systems for all three stages of the U.S. Navy's Trident II (D-5) Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM).
• Boeing Awarded Contract for 18 U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopters Boeing 09 Apr 2007 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Army have signed a $276.4 million contact for 18 new AH-64D Apache Longbow multi-role combat helicopters.
• LOCKHEED MARTIN A-10 PRIME TEAM DELIVERS SITUATIONAL AWARENESS CAPABILITY TO U.S. AIR FORCE FOR FLIGHT TESTING Lockheed Martin 09 Apr 2007 -- The A-10 Prime Team, led by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], has successfully delivered the full-function Situational Awareness Data Link (SADL) capability to the U.S. Air Force for developmental flight testing
• LOCKHEED MARTIN RECEIVES $16 MILLION CONTRACT TO PROVIDE MK 41 VERTICAL LAUNCHING MISSILE SYSTEMS FOR AUSTRALIAN AND SPANISH NAVIES Lockheed Martin 09 Apr 2007 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently received a $16 million contract to provide four MK 41 Vertical Launcher System (VLS) ship sets to the Australian and Spanish navies
• LOCKHEED MARTIN RECEIVES $135-MILLION CONTRACT MODIFICATION FROM THE NAVY FOR TRIDENT II D5 MISSILE LIFE EXTENSION Lockheed Martin 09 Apr 2007 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $135-million contract modification for continued work on the Trident II D5 Life Extension program.
• Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Radar Successful in Second Integrated Flight Test at Pacific Range Raytheon 09 Apr 2007 -- The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) radar built by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) performed successfully in the second integrated flight test conducted by the Missile Defense Agency at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii April 5.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 09 Apr 2007
• NEPAL: Tension in south could lead to war, analysts warn IRIN 09 Apr 2007 -- As Nepal continues its transition from a decade-long armed conflict towards a peaceful democratic nation, analysts say a serious hurdle stands in its way - violence and unrest in the country's southern Terai region.
• COTE D'IVOIRE: New government formed IRIN 09 Apr 2007 -- Côte d'Ivoire's new prime minister, Guillaume Soro, leader of the New Forces rebel group, has formed a government that is supposed to reunite the divided country and lead the way to elections by the end of the year.

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