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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 06 Jun 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Multinational Division-North Soldiers Attacked
• Task Force Lightning Soldiers attacked
• Soldiers attacked during combat logistics patrol
• Improvised explosive device strikes MND-B patrol
• DoD Identifies Air Force Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Weekly press briefing with Brig. Gen. Kevin Bergner, spokesman, Multi-National Force - Iraq, June 6, 2007 MNF-I 06 Jun 2007 -- TOPIC: UPDATE ON SECURITY OPERATIONS
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Brig. Gen. Wiggins from the Pentagon 06 Jun 2007 -- Presenter: Deputy Director for Regional Operations, Joint Chiefs of Staff Brig. Gen. Perry Wiggins
• June 5 airpower summary: Transports sustain operations AFPN 06 Jun 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations June 5, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Team preps servicemembers for forward locations AFPN 06 Jun 2007 -- Almost everyone in the Air Force deploys to one place or another at some point in his or her career
• Four Suspected Terrorists Killed, 23 Detained in Iraq AFPS 06 Jun 2007 -- Coalition forces killed four terrorists, detained 23 others, and discovered multiple weapons caches during recent operations targeting al Qaeda in Iraq.
• Terrorists Using Chlorine Car Bombs to Intimidate Iraqis AFPS 06 Jun 2007 -- Anyone who doubts that al Qaeda would use chemical, nuclear or biological weapons need only look at the terror group's attacks in Iraq, Defense officials said.
• Car Bombings in Baghdad Kill 7, Sistani Aide Gunned Down VOA 06 Jun 2007 -- Iraqi security officials say two car bomb blasts in a mainly Shi'ite district of Baghdad have killed at least seven people and wounded more than 25.
• Afghan, Coalition Forces Conduct Successful Operations AFPS 06 Jun 2007 -- Afghan and coalition forces detained 19 suspected militants, killed two dozen enemy fighters and discovered numerous enemy weapons during operations in Afghanistan over the past three days, military officials reported.
• Coalition Has Nullified Taliban's Spring Offensive, General Says AFPS 06 Jun 2007 -- Coalition forces have the upper hand against Afghan insurgents despite previous fears of a bloody Taliban spring offensive aided by Iranian technology, the deputy director for operations on the Joint Staff said here today.
• 70,000 Afghan soldiers being trained, says German defense minister IRNA 06 Jun 2007 -- Some 70,000 troops of the Afghan National Army (ANA) are being trained to take over the peace-keeping duties in the country, the German Defense Minister Josef Jung Franz said Tuesday.
• Afghanistan: Senior Ministerial Aide Talks About Taliban, Insurgency RFE/RL 06 Jun 2007 -- Najib Manalai is an adviser to Afghanistan's minister of culture and youth affairs and a frequent commentator on the Taliban and, more broadly, militancy in Afghanistan

Defense Policy / Programs

• Accused Terrorist Transferred to Guantanamo Facility AFPS 06 Jun 2007 -- An accused terrorist believed to have helped al Qaeda groups in Africa obtain arms has been transferred to the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
• Terror Suspect Transferred to Guantanamo 06 Jun 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of a dangerous terror suspect to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
• Navy to Commission New Guided Missile Destroyer KIDD 06 Jun 2007 -- The Navy will commission the newest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, the USS Kidd, Saturday, June 9, 2007, during an 8 p.m. CDT ceremony in Galveston, Texas.
• Transcript: Press Conference with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Minister of Defense Herve Morin from the Ministry of Defense, Paris, France 06 Jun 2007 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and French Minister of Defense Herve Morin
• Statement by Kenneth J. Krieg 06 Jun 2007 -- Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Kenneth J. Krieg today announced his resignation
• Tanker Task Force keeps Red Flag flying AFPN 06 Jun 2007 -- KC-135 Stratotankers, aircrews and maintainers are providing air refueling support to aircraft from Alaska's Eielson and Elmendorf Air Force Bases to ensure Red Flag-Alaska meets its training goals.
• Bataan Transits Suez, Reenters U.S. 6th Fleet AOR Navy NewsStand 06 Jun 2007 -- The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) made her way through the Suez Canal and reentered the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR) on June 1.
• Tortuga Arrives "Down Under" Navy NewsStand 06 Jun 2007 -- USS Tortuga (LSD 46) Sailors, embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary unit (MEU) and 37 midshipmen on board for their summer cruise, arrived here June 6 for a four-day port visit in preparation for the upcoming bilateral exercise Talisman Saber 2007.
• U.S. Navy Ships Conduct FAC/FIAC Exercises Navy NewsStand 06 Jun 2007 -- U.S. Navy ships conducted a fast attack craft (FAC)/fast inshore attack craft (FIAC) exercise June 4 in the North Persian Gulf.
• Philippine Navy Lands on Harpers Ferry Navy NewsStand 06 Jun 2007 -- USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) conducted Deck Landing Qualifications (DLQs) with a Republic of the Philippines Navy helicopter and personnel June 3, as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2007.
• Opening Ceremony in Philippines Marks Official Start of CARAT 2007 Navy NewsStand 06 Jun 2007 -- The first phase of the 13th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series began here May 31 with an opening ceremony at the officers' club of Headquarters, Naval Forces Western Mindanao.
• Bush Works to Ease Russian Concerns Over Missile Defense Plan VOA 06 Jun 2007 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening to aim missiles at new targets in Europe if America goes through with plans for a missile defense program
• G8 Summit Opens Amid Tensions Over U.S. Antimissile Plan RFE/RL 06 Jun 2007 -- Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized economies are beginning a summit in Germany today amid tensions over the U.S. plan to deploy an antimissile system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
• Pentagon plans three missile interceptor tests this summer RIA Novosti 06 Jun 2007 -- The United States is planning to conduct three test launches of ballistic missile interceptors by the end of September as part of its missile defense program, a spokesman for Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said.
• Russia will not talk CFE treaty withdrawal in Vienna -Lavrov RIA Novosti 06 Jun 2007 -- Russia will not raise the issue of its withdrawal from the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty at a conference in Vienna in mid-June, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.
• Defense Ministry to mothball space center in Russia's Far East RIA Novosti 06 Jun 2007 -- The Russian defense minister and a group of military inspectors arrived Wednesday at a space center in Russia's Far East, slated to be put out of operation later this year, a spokesman for the local governor said.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 06 Jun 2007
• Press Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the President's Trip to Europe and the G8 Summit The White House 06 Jun 2007
• Press Briefing by National Security Adviser Steve Hadley The White House 06 Jun 2007

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for June 06, 2007
• General Dynamics Participates in SPAWAR Charleston's Effort in U.S. Navy's Hurricane Exercise 2007 06 Jun 2007 -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), supported the U.S. Navy's May 7-9 Hurricane Exercise 2007 (HURREX 07) by providing the latest in secure wireless communications for SPAWAR Charleston at the U.S. Navy Submarine Base, Groton, Conn., and Newport, R.I.
• Boeing Statement on U.S. Air Force C-130 AMP Recertification Boeing 06 Jun 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today learned that the U.S. Air Force C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP), for which it is under contract, has been recertified by the U.S. Department of Defense.
• Boeing and Lockheed Martin Complete Successful SDB II First Flight Boeing 06 Jun 2007 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and industry teammate Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully completed the first flight of the Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB II) weapon system May 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
• LOCKHEED MARTIN DELIVERS SHORE-BASED TRAINER FOR LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP CREWS Lockheed Martin 06 Jun 2007 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently delivered the U.S. Navy's first fully-integrated, shore-based trainer for Sailors who will crew the Navy's future fleet of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) at the San Diego Naval Base.
• LOCKHEED MARTIN PROVIDES NEW PRECISION ROCKET CAPABILITY TO UNITED KINGDOM MOD Lockheed Martin 06 Jun 2007 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] is providing the U.K. military with the latest in precision strike capability.
• AirTanker Commences c.£2 Billion Financing Competition For UK Royal Air Force Air Transport And Refuelling Programme EADS 06 Jun 2007 -- The UK Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Lord Drayson today announced that the Government had approved a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) solution as the most cost-effective way of replacing the RAF's fleet of VC10 and TriStar aircraft
• Boeing Demonstrates Integrated Voice, Data and Video Services with TSAT Tests Boeing 06 Jun 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has further demonstrated that its Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) can provide warfighters with rapid access to integrated voice, data and video services.

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 06 Jun 2007
• Palestinian-Israeli Summit Postponed VOA 06 Jun 2007 -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has postponed a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that was scheduled for Thursday in the occupied West Bank
• Olmert, Abbas Meeting Postponed VOA 06 Jun 2007 -- A meeting scheduled for Thursday between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been postponed.
• UN, other members of Somalia support group call for cessation of hostilities UN News Centre 06 Jun 2007 -- The United Nations and other members of a group supporting peace and reconciliation efforts in Somalia today called on all parties to agree to an immediate cessation of hostilities and protect civilians in the war-ravaged country.
• Secretary-General transmits report to Security Council on Darfur hybrid force UN News Centre 06 Jun 2007 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has transmitted his revised report to the Security Council regarding the planned hybrid United Nations-African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission for the violence-wracked Darfur region of Sudan.
• Lebanese Army Keeps Up Pressure on Militants VOA 06 Jun 2007 -- The Lebanese army continued to subdue Islamic militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp near the northern city of Tripoli Wednesday
• Violence in Thailand's Muslim South Intensifies VOA 06 Jun 2007 -- In Thailand's Muslim-dominated south, an increasingly violent insurgency is breeding fear and mistrust among neighbors, and government efforts to bring peace have made little progress
• Nepal probe commission absolves King Gyanendra of all charges IRNA 06 Jun 2007 -- In a major reprieve to Nepal King Gyanendra, a high-level government-appointed probe commission has absolved him of all charges in connection with the suppression of the popular pro-democracy movement last year.
• United States Welcomes Moroccan Proposal on Western Sahara Washington File 06 Jun 2007 -- A proposal from the Moroccan government to resolve its three-decades-old dispute with the Polisario Front over the future of the Western Sahara is a good basis for direct negotiations between the parties, a top U.S. official said June 6.

News Reports

• Analysis: U.S.-Russia Rift Deepens cfr.org 06 Jun 2007 -- President Bush mentioned "freedom" no fewer than forty times in a speech delivered in Prague this week
• House Approves Iran, Darfur Resolutions VOA 06 Jun 2007 -- The House of Representatives has approved resolutions on Iran and the situation in Darfur