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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 19 Oct 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• MND-B unit targeted during combat operations (Baghdad)
• Task Force Lightning Soldier dies of illness
• DoD Announces Force Adjustments 19 Oct 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the alert of replacement forces scheduled to deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Oct. 18 airpower summary: KC-10s sustain airborne operations AFPN 19 Oct 2007 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Oct. 18, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Five Terrorists Killed, Two Detained During Iraq Operations AFPS 19 Oct 2007 -- Coalition forces killed five terrorists and detained two suspects today during operations targeting al Qaeda networks throughout Iraq, military officials reported.
• Air Cav Crews See Higher-Tech Attacks, Weapons from Iran AFPS 19 Oct 2007 -- Air cavalry helicopter pilots have had to change their tactics to adapt to newer and higher-tech surface-to-air missile systems that officials believe are coming in from Iran, a senior official in Iraq said today.
• Five hostages released, illegal prisons discovered in Baqouba Army News 19 Oct 2007 -- Soldiers from Company D, 1-12 Combined Arms Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, acting on a tip, discovered two houses used as make-shift prisons and released five local citizens who were held for ransom in the village of Buhriz in Baqouba, Iraq, Oct. 16.
• National Guard Brigades Alerted For Iraq, Afghanistan Deployments AFPS 19 Oct 2007 -- The Defense Department today announced the alert of seven National Guard brigades as replacement forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom, and one National Guard brigade as replacement forces for Operation Enduring Freedom.
• Eight National Guard brigades alerted for Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom Army News Release 19 Oct 2007 -- The Department of the Army today joined the Department of Defense in announcing Oct. 19 the alert of seven Army National Guard Brigade Combat Teams and one Army National Guard Fires Brigade for planned rotations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
• DoD Announces Unit for Upcoming Afghanistan Rotation 19 Oct 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today that the 33rd Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard, has been alerted to deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom to continue training of the Afghan National Security Forces
• Afghan Foreign Minister Disputes Claim Iran Arming Taliban Militants VOA 19 Oct 2007 -- Afghanistan's foreign minister says there is no evidence that Iran is supplying weapons to Taliban insurgents, despite U.S. claims.
• Joint team helps build Afghan air corps AFPN 19 Oct 2007 -- As the Afghan national army air corps begins to spread its wings and take to the air, a group of U.S. servicemembers are by their side, mentoring and advising them every step of the way.
• Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill, Detain Taliban Militants AFPS 19 Oct 2007 -- Afghan and coalition forces today killed more than 12 Taliban fighters in Helmand province and captured five suspected militants in Zabul province, military officials reported.
• More Trainers in Pipeline for Afghan Security Forces AFPS 19 Oct 2007 -- The number of internationally supplied trainers for Afghanistan's soldiers and police is slated to quadruple, as the number and capabilities of those security forces continues to grow, a senior U.S. military officer told Pentagon reporters here yesterday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Transcript: DoD Press Briefing with Maj. Gen. Newton from the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 19 Oct 2007 -- Presenter: Major General Richard Newton, , Assistant Deputy Chief Of Staff For Operations, Plans And Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
• Air Force releases B-52 munitions transfer investigation results AFPN 19 Oct 2007 -- A senior Air Force official released results of the command-directed investigation stemming from a weapons transfer incident that occurred Aug. 30 when cruise missiles were loaded onto a B-52 Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., and transported to Barksdale AFB, La.
• DoD Names New NRO Director 19 Oct 2007 -- The secretary of defense announced today the decision to appoint Scott F. Large as director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), with the concurrence of the director of national intelligence.
• 3-level fuels specialist pumps 3 million gallons AFPN 19 Oct 2007 -- As an inspiration to the 119 members assigned to the largest fuels flight in U.S. Air Forces in Europe, two plaques are prominently displayed in the hallway just outside the operation superintendent's office at Ramstein Air Base.
• Defense Department Contracts for 2,400 More MRAP Vehicles AFPS 19 Oct 2007 -- The Defense Department has let contracts for an additional 2,400 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, bringing the total number of the vehicles ordered to 8,800.
• Chief McKinley visits Robins, discusses Air Force priorities AFPN 19 Oct 2007 -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley traveled to Robins Air Force Base Oct. 11 and spoke with Airmen throughout the base.
• AFPC automates enlisted early separation request process AFPN 19 Oct 2007 -- Enlisted Airmen will no longer have to visit the Military Personnel Flight to apply for early separation after Oct. 29 due to the Personnel Services Delivery Transformation effort.
• Air Force Relieves Commanders Involved in Nuclear Weapons Incident AFPS 19 Oct 2007 -- The Air Force has relieved three commanders and disciplined an undisclosed number of others in connection with an Aug. 29 "Bent Spear" incident in which nuclear-equipped missiles were unknowingly transported nearly 1,500 miles on the wing of a B-52 Stratofortress bomber.
• VCNS Visits USS New Orleans Navy NewsStand 19 Oct 2007 -- USS New Orleans (LPD 18) welcomed aboard the Indian Navy Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS) for a tour, Oct. 14, as a part of his visit to the International Seapower Symposium (ISS) 2007.
• Atsugi Squadrons Train on Iwo To Navy NewsStand 19 Oct 2007 -- Forward-deployed Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 naval aviators honed their skills during field carrier landing practice (FCLP) Oct. 16 on the island of Iwo To.
• Naval Station Everett Certifies First Explosive-Detection Dog Navy NewsStand 19 Oct 2007 -- Naval Station Everett (NAVSTA) Military Working Dog (MWD), Rex, recently became the first explosive detection dog certified on the station, Oct. 4.
• HSL-43 Returns from 6-month Deployment Navy NewsStand 19 Oct 2007 -- "Los Gatos Locos" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Light (HSL) 43, Det. 2, returned to San Diego, Oct. 6, following a successful six-month Western Pacific deployment.
• Russia says U.S. has yet to formally present missile proposals RIA Novosti 19 Oct 2007 -- The United States has not as yet formally presented its missile defense proposals in writing to Russia, the Russian foreign minister said on Friday.
• Russia: Top U.S. Diplomat Downplays Talk Of Rift RFE/RL 19 Oct 2007 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates got a frosty reception in Moscow last week when they met their Russian counterparts, Sergei Lavrov and Anatoly Serdyukov
• Press Briefing by Dana Perino The White House 19 Oct 2007
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 19 Oct 2007

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for October 19, 2007
• Sikorsky Aircraft to Open Support Center in Korea for S-76® Helicopters Sikorsky 19 Oct 2007 -- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today that it is establishing a customer support center with Times Aerospace Korea (TAK) at the Gimpo Aerospace Industrial Complex in Korea.
• Boeing KC-767 Tanker Win Would Benefit Utah Economy Boeing 19 Oct 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that Utah will benefit from an estimated 600 direct and indirect jobs if it is selected to build the U.S. Air Force's new tanker aircraft fleet.

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 19 Oct 2007
• PRESS CONFERENCE ON HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN SOMALIA United Nations 19 Oct 2007
• Somali Prime Minister Conciliatory After Talks About His Future VOA 19 Oct 2007 -- Somalia's Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi has suggested he might be willing to step aside to avoid a divisive political struggle in parliament
• Puntland Officials Say Two Somali Militants Killed in Clash with Police VOA 19 Oct 2007 -- Officials in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in Somalia tell VOA that Puntland security forces have killed two members of a militant Somali Islamic youth group called the Shabbab and arrested six others, following a day-long standoff with the police in the port city of Bossasso
• Israeli Lawmakers Sign Petition Against Division of Jerusalem VOA 19 Oct 2007 -- There is a new hitch in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
• Israeli security key element in Russian policy - Olmert RIA Novosti 19 Oct 2007 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gained assurances that Israel's security is a key element in Russia's Mideast policy during his short visit to Moscow, his press service said on Friday.
• UN's Standing Police Capacity completes training in UK UN News Centre 19 Oct 2007 -- Ahead of their first operational deployment to Chad, the inaugural class of the United Nations' Standing Police Capacity (SPC) has completed two weeks of intensive training in policies, doctrine, project management, team-building, transitional justice and other aspects of modern peacekeeping at the United Kingdom's top police leadership centre.
• CHAD: Unravelling the meaning of latest ex-rebel revolt IRIN 19 Oct 2007 -- Scores of former rebels supposedly being integrated into the army have fled their base at the eastern town of Goz Beida, where tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees and displaced Chadians have settled, after battling the army on 18 October.
• Congo Peace Imperiled by Armed Groups in East VOA 19 Oct 2007 -- Congo's 2006 democratic elections were intended to usher in a new era of peace in the once war-torn nation
• ETHIOPIA: UN and government agree aid delivery to Somali region IRIN 19 Oct 2007 -- In a bid to avert a humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia's Somali region, the government and the UN have agreed measures to ensure that food aid, medicines and other relief supplies reach vulnerable people in the area.

News Reports

• Bush Announces Additional Sanctions Against Burmese Junta Washington File 19 Oct 2007 -- Saying "business as usual" in Burma is "unacceptable," President Bush announced an expansion of U.S. sanctions against the country's military rulers and their associates, accusing them of perpetrating "ongoing atrocities" against the pro-democracy opposition.
• Bush Imposes New Sanctions on Burma VOA 19 Oct 2007 -- President Bush is imposing additional sanctions against Burma's government and wants China and India must do more to pressure Burma's military rulers
• Bush to Announce New Sanctions Against Burmese Government VOA 19 Oct 2007 -- President Bush is expected to announce new sanctions against Burma's military government, for its repression of the pro-democracy opposition.
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• Fallout From Karachi Bombing Felt In Afghanistan RFE/RL 19 Oct 2007 -- Between Karachi and Kabul stand the vast deserts and mountains of Balochistan
• Pakistan's Bhutto Undeterred by Deadly Attacks VOA 19 Oct 2007 -- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says the deadly bomb attacks targeting her motorcade will not dissuade her struggle to bring democracy to Pakistan.
• x-premier Bhutto returns to Pakistan RIA Novosti 19 Oct 2007 -- Up to 140 people died and hundreds were injured in two explosions early on Friday that overshadowed the return of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
• Pakistan's Bhutto Says She Had Forewarning of Attack VOA 19 Oct 2007 -- Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says she had prior warning of an assassination plot against her, but insisted on carrying through with her homecoming on Thursday