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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 08 Jun 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Col. Patrick Stackpole via Teleconference from Kirkuk, Iraq at the Pentagon 08 Jun 2007 -- Presenter: Commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Col. Patrick Stackpole
• June 7 airpower summary: Airlifters move cargo, troops AFPN 08 Jun 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations June 7, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Combined Forces Kill 21 Insurgents, Detain 20; Car Bombs Damage Mosques AFPS 08 Jun 2007 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces have killed 21 insurgents, detained 20 suspects, and discovered several weapons caches over the past few days in Iraq, military officials reported
• More than 80 Killed in Iraq Violence VOA 08 Jun 2007 -- More than 80 people have been killed in Iraq in a series of insurgent attacks, bombings and sectarian violence
• Gunmen in Iraq Kidnap Police Chief's Children VOA 08 Jun 2007 -- Iraqi security officials say gunmen have kidnapped three children of a police chief in Diyala province and killed 14 people in an attack on his home.
• Afghan, Coalition Forces Defeat Enemy Fighters; Civilians Reject Insurgents AFPS 08 Jun 2007 -- Elements of the 205th Afghan National Army Corps, advised and assisted by coalition forces, defeated enemy insurgents in two separate firefights in Afghanistan's Kandahar and Zabul provinces June 6, military officials reported.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Secretary Robert Gates from the Pentagon 08 Jun 2007 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
• Gates Recommends Mullen to Replace Pace as Chairman AFPS 08 Jun 2007 -- To avoid a contentious reconfirmation process, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will recommend that President Bush nominate Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael G. Mullen to replace Marine Gen. Peter Pace as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
• Congressional Concerns on Iraq Force Out Top US Military Officers VOA 08 Jun 2007 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has decided not to ask the president to re-nominate the top two U.S. military officers to their posts, in order to avoid a contentious Senate confirmation process related to the war in Iraq
• Pentagon to Ask Guantanamo Judges to Reconsider Decision to Dismiss Charges VOA 08 Jun 2007 -- Pentagon officials say they intend to ask military commission judges to reconsider their dismissal of charges against two detainees being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba.
• Carter Hall Conducts Coalition Operations in the Gulf of Aden Navy NewsStand 08 Jun 2007 -- USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fort Austin (A 386) and its embarked helicopter detachment 857th Royal Naval Air Squadron, and Federal German Ship Köln (F 211) are conducting maritime operations as part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150.
• CJTF-HOA Invites Coalition Partners to Djibouti for Conference Navy NewsStand 08 Jun 2007 -- Military officers from several East African countries traveled to Djibouti, Africa, to attend the first-ever East African Security Cooperation Conference June 4-7.
• Four U.S. Ships Participate in 2007 Portland Rose Festival Navy NewsStand 08 Jun 2007 -- Four U.S. Navy ships will participate in the Fleet Week festivities June 7 - 10 during the 100th annual Portland Rose Festival.
• Mahan Participates in MIO Drill with Russian Frigate During BALTOPS 2007 Navy NewsStand 08 Jun 2007 -- USS Mahan (DDG72) participated in combined Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) with the Russian frigate, RFS Neustrashimy (RFS 712), June 6 as part of the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2007.
• Allies team up for joint exercise at Kunsan AFPN 08 Jun 2007 -- Members of the 8th Fighter Wing and the Republic of Korea air force have teamed up for a joint training exercise June 8 at Kunsan Air Base.
• Command Needs Reservists for Headquarters Core Elements AFPS 08 Jun 2007 -- U.S. Joint Forces Command, with headquarters in Norfolk, Va., is recruiting 240 reservists to serve in Standing Joint Force Headquarters Core Element teams.
• Additional Units Stand Up to Assist Wounded Warriors AFPS 08 Jun 2007 -- Walter Reed Army Medical Center officials yesterday activated the second and third companies focused solely on overseeing the health, welfare and morale of "warriors in transition."
• NATO secretary general urges swift ratification of adapted CFE RIA Novosti 08 Jun 2007 -- NATO's secretary general urged Friday swift ratification of the adapted Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty and stated that Moscow's threat to aim missiles at Europe in response to similar U.S. plans was "unhelpful and anachronistic."
• Russia: Is Putin's Azerbaijan Radar Proposal Serious? RFE/RL 08 Jun 2007 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal on June 7 at the G8 summit in Germany to use the Qabala (Gabala) radar station in Azerbaijan as an element in the U.S. planned missile shield is a well-crafted diplomatic step.
• U.S./Russia: Russian Military Analyst Fleshes Out Radar Proposal RFE/RL 08 Jun 2007 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to the United States to jointly operate a radar station in Azerbaijan, as part of a missile defense shield, seems to have caught the White House off guard.
• Analysis: Putin Offers Compromise on Missile Defenses cfr.org 08 Jun 2007
• U.S./Russia: Missile Expert Assesses Azerbaijan Radar Proposal RFE/RL 08 Jun 2007 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer jointly to operate a radar station in Azerbaijan to guard against missile attacks from rogue states has drawn a cautious response.
• U.S./Russia: Missile Expert Assesses Azerbaijan Radar Proposal RFE/RL 08 Jun 2007 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer jointly to operate a radar station in Azerbaijan to guard against missile attacks from rogue states has drawn a cautious response
• Gabala radar can detect cruise missiles, ICBMs - Ivanov RIA Novosti 08 Jun 2007 -- Russia's first deputy prime minister said the Gabala radar, leased by Russia in Azerbaijan, is capable of detecting both cruise and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
• Russia awaits U.S. response on new radar proposal - senior MP RIA Novosti 08 Jun 2007 -- U.S. reaction to Russia's proposal to jointly use a radar in Azerbaijan as part of a global missile shield will show Washington's motives behind its planned missile defense system in Europe, a senior Russian lawmaker said Friday.
• Press Gaggle by Dan Bartlett to the Travel Pool The White House 08 Jun 2007
• Press Gaggle by Dan Bartlett The White House 08 Jun 2007
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 08 Jun 2007

Defense Industry

• Blair seeks to sign controversial arms deal before resigning - report IRNA 08 Jun 2007 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair was reported Friday to be hoping to finally sign a new arms deal with Saudi Arabia for the supply of Eurofighter Typhoon planes before he leaves office on June 27.
• DoD News: Contracts for June 08, 2007
• Royal Launch for First of Class Astute Submarine BAE Systems 08 Jun 2007 -- HRH the Duchess of Cornwall has today named the Royal Navy's largest and most powerful attack submarine, the first-of-class Astute, before it rolls out of the build hall at the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness.
• Boeing Signs Contract to Support Harrier Logistics Boeing 08 Jun 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] on June 7 signed a five-year $258.5 million performance-based logistics contract with an option for an additional five years with the U.S. Department of Defense to support AV-8B Harriers operated by the U.S. Marine Corps, Italy and Spain.
• Northrop Grumman Details BAMS Airframe Risk Reduction Element Northrop Grumman 08 Jun 2007 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has unveiled the airframe risk reduction element of its Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) offer to the U.S. Navy
• CONTRACT SIGNED FOR MODERNISATION OF THE MULWALA PROPELLANT MANUFACTURING FACILITY Thales 08 Jun 2007 -- Thales Australia welcomes today's signing of the principal contract for the redevelopment of the Commonwealth's propellant manufacturing facility at Mulwala, N.S.W. by the Department of Defence and representatives of the contractor, Bovis Lend Lease.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 08 Jun 2007
• Visiting Somalia, UN's top political official urges reconciliation UN News Centre 08 Jun 2007 -- During an unannounced visit to Mogadishu today, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs expressed solidarity with the people of Somalia while encouraging the leaders of the Transitional Federal Government to reach out to their opponents for the sake of peace and reconciliation in the war-torn Horn of Africa country.
• Reports: Coalition Formed Against Somalia's Transitional Government VOA 08 Jun 2007 -- Reports in Somalia say that a coalition of groups opposed to Somalia's struggling transitional government and its Ethiopian backers has been formed with the support of the Eritrean government
• Top UN Official Upbeat About Somali Reconciliation Conference VOA 08 Jun 2007 -- The top U.N. political officer, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, B. Lynn Pascoe, visited Somalia Friday where he said he is upbeat about the reconciliation conference, due to take place on Thursday.
• SOMALIA: Returnees find supplies short in Mogadishu IRIN 08 Jun 2007 -- Residents of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, are flocking back to the city but many have found their homes destroyed, while food and medical care are in short supply, local sources said.
• Israel Ready to Discuss Golan Heights in Peace Talks with Syria VOA 08 Jun 2007 -- An Israeli Cabinet member says the government wants to open peace talks with Syria and is prepared to discuss terms for returning the Golan Heights
• Israeli paper says PM Olmert offered land-for-peace deal to Syria RIA Novosti 08 Jun 2007 -- An Israeli newspaper said Friday Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered Syria a land-for-peace deal proposing the return of a plateau captured in the 1967 war if Damascus dropped its support for Lebanese and Palestinian radicals, as well as Iran.
• Lebanese Army Pounds Militants in Refugee Camp VOA 08 Jun 2007 -- The Lebanese army has again battled Fatah al-Islam militants holed up inside a Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli.

News Reports

• G8 Summit Ends VOA 08 Jun 2007 -- Leaders of the G8 group of industrial nations have ended three days of meetings in the German Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm with a compromise on global warming and renewed pledges for Africa
• Successful launch of the Italian Earth observation COSMO-SkyMed satellite Thales 08 Jun 2007 -- The first of the four satellites of the COSMO-SkyMed constellation was launched today from Vandenberg, California (USA), at 19h35 local time,/ 04h35 Italian time. The Italian dual-use satellite system dedicated to Earth observation was developed under an agreement between the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the Italian Ministry of Defense, and built under the prime contractorship of Thales Alenia Space; Telespazio being responsible for the realization of the civilian and military Earth segments.