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Current Operations

• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Air Force Casualties
• Airmen killed during combat operations (Balad)
• Nov. 1 airpower summary: Airmen engineer success AFPN 02 Nov 2007
• Troops Kill 10, Capture Three, Destroy Weapons in Iraq AFPS 02 Nov 2007 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces killed 10 insurgents, captured three others and destroyed weapons in Iraq over the past two days, military officials said.
• NAVELSG Deployment Group GOLF departs for the Middle East Navy NewsStand 02 Nov 2007 -- More than 240 Sailors from the Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) left on a flight from Naval Air Station Norfolk on Nov. 2 for a six-month deployment in the North Arabian Gulf.
• Afghan National Army Defeats Taliban in Key Southern Province AFPS 02 Nov 2007 -- Afghan National Army soldiers assisted by coalition advisors have completely wiped out Taliban insurgents in a key southern province, a coalition commander said today.

Defense Policy / Programs

• AF leaders meet at CORONA Fall AFPN 02 Nov 2007 -- Air Force senior leaders have just concluded the two-day CORONA Fall conference at the United States Air Force Academy.
• Defense Transformation Efforts Gain Momentum, Officials Say AFPS 02 Nov 2007 -- Ongoing efforts to transform the Defense Department into a leaner, more efficient 21st-century organization are gaining momentum, senior officials involved with transformation said here yesterday.
• T-45 Crashes at Acadiana Navy NewsStand 02 Nov 2007 -- A T-45 Goshawk from Training Air Wing 2 at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas crashed at 6:52 p.m. shortly after taking off from Acadiana Regional Airport near New Iberia, La., Nov. 1.
• Essex Sailors Build Friendships in the Philippines Navy NewsStand 02 Nov 2007 -- Nearly 150 Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) lent a helping hand to two local area schools Oct. 30 during a port visit to Subic Bay.
• NMCB 1 Takes Charge in Guam Navy NewsStand 02 Nov 2007 -- U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 Guam Detachment hit the ground running after taking command of Camp Covington on board Naval Base Guam on Oct. 12.
• Construction Complete on Unique Submarine Escape Trainer at SUBASE New London Navy NewsStand 02 Nov 2007 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Mid-Atlantic has completed construction on a one-of-a-kind Submarine Escape Trainer at the Naval Submarine School in SUBASE New London, Conn.
• CTF 59, Coalition Forces Conduct Crisis Response Exercise Navy NewsStand 02 Nov 2007 -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 59, responsible for planning and carrying out contingency operations in the region, and coalition forces are conducting the second phase of a crisis response exercise in the region Nov. 1-7.
• Whidbey Island Holds Groundbreaking for Growler Support Center Navy NewsStand 02 Nov 2007 -- Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Growler Support Center in preparation for the transition from the EA-6B Prowler to the EA-18G Growler, Oct. 31.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 02 Nov 2007
• Press Gaggle by Dana Perino The White House 02 Nov 2007

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for November 02, 2007
• Boeing Delivers 500th F/A-18 Modified at Cecil Field Boeing 02 Nov 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today celebrated the delivery of the 500th U.S. Navy F/A-18 strike fighter modified at the company's Cecil Field facility near Jacksonville, Fla.
• General Dynamics Awarded $54 Million for Development of Advanced Submarine Technologies General Dynamics 02 Nov 2007 -- General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $53.7 million U.S. Navy contract modification to develop advanced submarine technologies for current and future undersea platforms. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
• General Dynamics NASSCO Lays Keel of Seventh T-AKE Ship General Dynamics 02 Nov 2007 -- General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), laid the keel for the seventh dry cargo-ammunition ship in the U.S. Navy's T-AKE program and started construction of the eighth ship this week. Both ships will be delivered to the Navy in 2009.
• Raytheon Selected by Boeing for F-15e Radar Modernization Program Raytheon 02 Nov 2007 -- Raytheon's (NYSE: RTN) revolutionary active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar has been selected by The Boeing Company to supply next-generation capabilities to the U.S. Air Force for the F-15E Strike Eagle.
• CHC Orders 12 Sikorsky S-92® Helicopters Sikorsky 02 Nov 2007 -- Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation announced today that CHC Helicopter Corp. has signed a contract for 12 S-92® helicopters. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).

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 02 Nov 2007
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON NOVEMBER WORK PROGRAMME United Nations 02 Nov 2007
• Turkey PM plays down war fears RIA Novosti 02 Nov 2007 -- The Turkish prime minister said Friday Ankara might not go ahead with a cross-border operation against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq after all.
• GHANA: Four dead as chieftaincy dispute erupts in violence IRIN 02 Nov 2007 -- Four people were killed on 1 November in Ghana's Volta Region when violence erupted in a longstanding chieftaincy dispute
• UGANDA: Rebels "ready to make peace" but want ICC charges dropped IRIN 02 Nov 2007 -- For the first time since taking up arms almost 20 years ago, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has sent a peace delegation to Kampala.
• RWANDA: Genocide justice system prompts row with Amnesty IRIN 02 Nov 2007 -- Rwanda has dismissed as unfounded a claim by Amnesty International that its justice system was unsuitable for trying genocide suspects currently detained abroad.
• DRC: Demobilise child soldiers, free minors held by military courts, says MONUC IRIN 02 Nov 2007 -- MONUC, the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has called on the army to demobilise all child soldiers in its ranks and hand over any minors held by military tribunals to civilian jurisdiction.
• 800 Militants Active in Kashmir: Army IRNA 02 Nov 2007 -- Modifying previous estimates significantly, the commander of the 15th Corps, Lt Gen. A.K. Sekhon, today said that around 800 militants were present in the state, with about 300 of them active in south Kashmir.
• Ugandans Welcome Rebel LRA Delegation VOA 02 Nov 2007 -- Ugandans have welcomed with open arms a delegation of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels who are in the country to begin consultations on accountability and reconciliation measures for atrocities committed during the 20-year war with northern rebels
• UNHCR Says 90,000 Fled Recent Fighting In Somalia's Capital VOA 02 Nov 2007 -- U.N. refugee agency says the situation in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, has calmed down, but remains volatile
• LRA to Meet With Uganda's President VOA 02 Nov 2007 -- Representatives of the Lord's Resistance Army rebel movement are on a historic visit to the Ugandan capital, Kampala
• UN Spokesman Denies Darfur Peace Talks Postponed VOA 02 Nov 2007 -- A spokesman for the UN Special Envoy for Darfur denies reports that the Darfur peace talks have been postponed until next month

News Reports

• Haiti: Over 100 Sri Lankan blue helmets repatriated on disciplinary grounds - UN UN News Centre 02 Nov 2007 -- The United Nations today announced that it will repatriate more than 100 Sri Lankan peacekeepers serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) on disciplinary grounds.
• Lebanon, Myanmar, Darfur among hotspots on Security Council agenda - President UN News Centre 02 Nov 2007 -- Lebanon, Myanmar and the situation in the war-ravaged Darfur region of Sudan are among the top issues to be dealt with by the Security Council this month, its president said today.
• Ban Ki-moon 'disappointed' by Myanmar's attempt to end UN official's service UN News Centre 02 Nov 2007 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed disappointment over Myanmar's decision to call for an end to the service of the highest-ranking United Nations official in the South-East Asian nation.