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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 15 May 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Announces Army Soldiers as Whereabouts Unknown
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• US Military: Hundreds Questioned in Search for Missing Soldiers VOA 15 May 2007 -- The U.S. military in Iraq says hundreds of people have been questioned and 11 detained as part of a search for three missing U.S. soldiers believed captured by al-Qaida.
• May 14 airpower summary: Airmen deliver supplies, people AFPN 15 May 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan in the following operations May 14, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Search for Missing Soldiers Continues AFPS 15 May 2007 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces have been working around the clock since a pre-dawn attack May 12 that left one Iraqi and four U.S. soldiers dead and three other U.S. soldiers missing, Multinational Corps Iraq officials reported today.
• Coalition Forces Detain 11 in Iraq, Discover Weapons Cache AFPS 15 May 2007 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces nabbed 11 suspected terrorists and seized a cache containing weapons and explosives in Iraq today.
• Suspected Militant Captured in Afghanistan; Weapons Caches Seized AFPS 15 May 2007 -- Afghan and coalition forces detained a suspected militant and discovered two weapons caches during operations in Afghanistan today.
• Airmen mentor Afghan depot personnel AFPN 15 May 2007 -- Airmen stationed here supporting Operation Enduring Freedom are taking the time to mentor Afghan national army soldiers at the Central Maintenance Depot in Kabul.
• Afghan Government: Air Strikes Kill 11 Taleban Fighters VOA 15 May 2007 -- Afghanistan's Defense Ministry says air strikes have killed at least 11 Taleban fighters in southern Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• AF releases draft amendment for new helicopter proposals AFPN 15 May 2007 -- Air Force officials here announced May 14 the release of a draft amendment to the combat search and rescue replacement vehicle request for proposal.
• Proposed Cuts Endanger Army's Future Combat System AFPS 15 May 2007 -- Proposed cuts to the Army's Future Combat Systems endanger a program that would improve military capabilities today and in the future, said Army Lt. Gen. Stephen M. Speakes, the service's director of force development and deputy chief of staff.
• Helicopter squadron provides support, security from air AFPN 15 May 2007 -- The rotor blades begin to turn and the aircraft starts to vibrate as the UH-1N Huey helicopter prepares for takeoff. The pilot, co-pilot and flight engineer run their checklists, while two security forces members sit in the back of the helicopter ready for anything
• Teamwork of Crew Helps Carl Vinson Achieve Milestone Navy NewsStand 15 May 2007 -- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) accomplished another milestone May 9 when the ship moved from dry-dock to a pier location at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard, where it will continue the second half of the aircraft carrier's Refueling Complex Overhaul (RCOH).
• Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 Turns 65 Navy NewsStand 15 May 2007 -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 formed during the early stages of America's involvement in World War II, on May 11, 1942. Sixty-five years later, personnel from NMCB 4 were singing Happy Birthday celebrating the birthday of NMCB 4 with a cake-cutting ceremony.
• U.S. Mobile Security Force Trains with Thai Navy Navy NewsStand 15 May 2007 -- Members of the Guam-based Mobile Security Squadron (MSS) 7, Detachment (Det) 71 launched initial bilateral training in base and air field security with the Royal Thai Navy on May 11, as part of Cobra Gold 2007.
• McGuire NCO Academy closes its doors AFPN 15 May 2007 -- After three decades of operation, officials at the McGuire NCO Academy closed its doors, furled and encased its flag, and held its inactivation ceremony here May 3.
• Joint initiative transforms air defense in Asia AFPN 15 May 2007 -- Air Force and the Japanese Self Defense Force leaders paved the road to increased interoperability with the stroke of a pen at a ceremony here May 15.
• AFSO 21 changes improve C-17 availability at McChord AFPN 15 May 2007 -- Airmen here are using Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st century to come up with more efficient ways to use available C-17 Globemaster IIIs for training missions during the week.
• Conference Tackles Key Issues in Fight Against Terrorism AFPS 15 May 2007 -- Dealing with the underlying causes of terrorism is an issue nations continue to struggle with, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey said in opening remarks at the Countering Ideological Support for Terrorism conference here yesterday.
• Shreveport at the Forefront of Coalition Building Navy NewsStand 15 May 2007 -- Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious docking ship USS Shreveport (LPD 12) have been working toward building lasting cooperation between the United States and its coalition and regional partners in an effort that supports Chief of Naval Operations' 1,000-ship navy strategy.
• EODMU 5 Members Participate in Thai Diver Night of PT Navy NewsStand 15 May 2007 -- Four U.S. Navy dive specialists and a trio of senior supporters went through a small portion of Royal Thai Navy (RTN) diver physical training (PT) with Thai diving students May 11
• USS San Francisco Goes Gold Navy NewsStand 15 May 2007 -- USS San Francisco (SSN 711) painted their anchor gold March 7, in honor of winning the retention excellence award Dec. 5 for fiscal year 2006.
• Global Fleet Station Completes First Visit to Panama Navy NewsStand 15 May 2007 -- U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard training teams concluded the first visit to Colon, Panama, during the pilot Global Fleet Station (GFS) on May 11 aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift.
• Sasebo Minesweepers Complete Replenishment at Sea Navy NewsStand 15 May 2007 -- Sasebo, Japan-based minesweepers USS Guardian (MCM 5) and USS Patriot (MCM 7) conducted a successful refueling at sea with USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) off the coast of the Philippines on April 27.
• Air Intelligence Agency to become Air Force ISR Agency AFPN 15 May 2007 -- Air Force officials here announced May 14 a force structure change designating the Air Intelligence Agency at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, as the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency.
• Rice, Putin Agree to Disagree, Respectfully VOA 15 May 2007 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to ease tensions and tone down harsh rhetoric, but after two days of extensive talks in Moscow, stark differences remain over missile defense and Kosovo
• Putin, Rice agree to tone down rhetoric, turn to real issues - Lavrov RIA Novosti 15 May 2007 -- Russia's president and the U.S. state secretary agreed Tuesday to "tone down rhetoric" in public debate and focus on real issues, the Russian foreign minister said.
• Rice Continues Missile Defense Talks in Moscow VOA 15 May 2007 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin, later Tuesday for talks aimed at improving ailing U.S.-Russian relations ahead of next month's G-Eight Summit in Germany, when President Putin will meet President George Bush
• Military convoy leaves Russia's Batumi base in Georgia RIA Novosti 15 May 2007 -- A military convoy left a Russian military base in Georgia by rail early Tuesday as part of a 2006 deal on the withdrawal of Russian bases from the South Caucasus country.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 15 May 2007
• Press Briefing by Tony Snow The White House 15 May 2007

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for May 15, 2007
• LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED $58M CONTRACT TO CONTINUE HELLFIRE II DEPOT SUPPORT Lockheed Martin 15 May 2007 -- The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $58.3 million contract to continue depot maintenance support for the battle-proven HELLFIRE II® Modular Missile System
• General Dynamics Awarded Contract for NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission Study 15 May 2007 -- General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was awarded a Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Spacecraft Accommodation study contract by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
• Thales displays its TopOwl capabilities to the US Armed Forces Thales 15 May 2007 -- Thales' TopOwl Helicopter Helmet Mounted Display has been selected to participate in the demonstration of Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] Modernized Pilot Night Vision System to different US military organizations.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICES OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT United Nations 15 May 2007
• Palestinian Violence Escalates in Gaza Strip VOA 15 May 2007 -- Factional fighting in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 13 people, including eight in one incident when Hamas and Fatah gunmen clashed near a border crossing with Israel
• Olmert, King Abdullah Discuss Arab Peace Initiative at Jordan Summit VOA 15 May 2007 -- Israeli and Jordanian leaders have held a summit in Jordan's Red Sea resort of Aqaba in a bid to advance the peace process
• Fighting Continues in Gaza Strip Despite Truce VOA 15 May 2007 -- Factional fighting continued for a third day in the Gaza Strip
• OPT: Aid agencies dig in as Gaza erupts IRIN 15 May 2007 -- Renewed infighting among rival Palestinian armed groups has put aid agencies on the alert for more bloodshed as well as threats to their staff in the troubled Gaza Strip.
• SOMALIA: EU calls for reconciliation IRIN 15 May 2007 -- The European Union's General Affairs and External Relations Council has called for a reconciliation process and dialogue to include all sectors of Somali society.
• SOMALIA: One-third of conflict victims were children - UN IRIN 15 May 2007 -- A report by the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on children in Somalia, estimates that more than one-third of the people who were killed and injured in fighting in 2006 were children, with violence in southern and central Somalia characterised by grave child rights violations.
• Security Council extends UN peacekeeping force in DR Congo until year's end UN News Centre 15 May 2007 -- Aiming to help the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) cement stability, the Security Council today extended the deployment of the United Nations peacekeeping mission there until the end of this year.
• DRC: Violations of human rights common - Arbour IRIN 15 May 2007 -- Serious human rights violations take place almost daily with total impunity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), said the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, on a visit to the country this week.
• Breakaway South Ossetia unblocks roads to Georgia RIA Novosti 15 May 2007 -- Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia has unblocked roads in the Georgia-Ossetian conflict area, the Novosti-Georgia news agency reported Tuesday.

News Reports

• World Bank: Wolfowitz's Future Uncertain After Critical Report RFE/RL 15 May 2007 -- Because of his central role in U.S. war plans in Iraq, Paul Wolfowitz has always stirred passions.
• Time for Security Council action on Lebanese tribunal - Ban Ki-moon UN News Centre 15 May 2007 -- The Security Council should "take necessary action" to ratify the planned special tribunal to try the suspected killers of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri because the country's own efforts to resolve its political impasse on the issue have not succeeded, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
• U.N. Security Council To Consider Establishing Lebanese Tribunal Washington File 15 May 2007 -- The United States expects the U.N. Security Council to consider a draft resolution that would establish a special tribunal to hear cases arising from the international probe into the bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and several others.
• UN Security Council to Get Lebanon Tribunal Measure This Week VOA 15 May 2007 -- The United States and its European allies are pushing the U.N. Security Council to move quickly to create a tribunal for suspects in the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri