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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 24 Apr 2008 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• MND-N Soldiers die in non-combat related incident in Salah ad Din
• April 23 airpower summary: B-1B destroys enemy compound AFPN 24 Apr 2008
• Coalition Forces Kill Four Iranian-Trained Fighters in Iraq AFPS 24 Apr 2008 -- Coalition forces killed four Iranian-trained "special groups" criminals and detained five other suspected criminals today in Rashidiyah, Iraq, north of Baghdad.
• Coalition Forces in Iraq Kill Iranian-Trained Militants VOA 24 Apr 2008 -- The U.S. military says coalition forces in Iraq have killed four Iranian-trained militants, and captured five others during operations north of Baghdad.
• NMCB 1 Returns to Homeport After Combat Deployment Navy NewsStand 24 Apr 2008 -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 returned to their homeport, Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC), Gulfport, April 22, from a regularly scheduled six-month deployment.
• Class IV: The Lifeblood of Expeditionary Construction Navy NewsStand 24 Apr 2008 -- The Class IV yards located throughout the Anbar Province of Iraq and run by the 22nd Naval Construction Regiment (22 NCR) can be considered the lifeblood of military construction in the region.
• US General: Violence in Afghanistan Could Reach Record Levels VOA 24 Apr 2008 -- A top U.S. military commander says Afghanistan could see record levels of violence this year, with many Taliban attacks in eastern Afghanistan originating from across the Pakistani border.
• Predators of the mountains AFPN 24 Apr 2008 -- In an environment where the enemy troops conceal themselves among civilians and mountainous terrain, Airmen in the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron provide the warfighter real-time intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data to combat that enemy.
• Pakistan: Peace Deal Between Islamabad, Pro-Taliban Militants Rankles U.S. RFE/RL 24 Apr 2008 -- Pakistan's new government is close to signing a peace accord with pro-Taliban militants as part of a softer counterterrorism policy from Islamabad that deemphasizes military strikes and calls for U.S. forces to show more restraint in the area.
• Militant Orders His Fighters to Stop Attacks in Pakistan VOA 24 Apr 2008 -- In Pakistan, a fugitive militant commander linked to the al-Qaida network is said to have ordered his fighters to stop attacks on security forces and government installations in the country

Defense Policy / Programs

• Navy Re-Establishes U.S. Fourth Fleet 24 Apr 2008 -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead announced today the re-establishment of the U.S. Fourth Fleet and assigned Rear Adm. Joseph D. Kernan, currently serving as commander, Naval Special Warfare Command, as its new commander. Fourth Fleet will be responsible for U.S. Navy ships, aircraft and submarines operating in the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
• Security forces fire with precision AFPN 24 Apr 2008 -- When Air Force battle requirements call for Airmen to observe, report and engage a target from close proximity, without being seen, they call for their sharpshooters.
• NASA officials turns to Air Force for 'Guppy' evaluation AFPN 24 Apr 2008 -- NASA officials brought the Super Guppy -- a uniquely-designed aircraft used to transport cargo, including parts of the space shuttle program -- to Tinker AFB in mid-April so that maintainers here could inspect the aircraft and perform some repairs.
• Distributed Learning Initiative Delivers Training Anywhere, Any Time AFPS 24 Apr 2008 -- Every seven seconds, someone within the Defense Department completes an online training course through a program that's become the gold standard for delivering education and training anywhere, any time.
• CSG9 Ships Participate in Singapore PASSEX Navy NewsStand 24 Apr 2008 -- Ships and aircraft from Carrier Strike Group 9 and the Republic of Singapore Navy conducted a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) while underway near Singapore, April 15.
• Brazil, Argentina, George Washington Carrier Strike Group Kick-Off UNITAS Navy NewsStand 24 Apr 2008 -- USS George Washington (CVN 73) and the George Washington Carrier Strike Group participated in the opening ceremony for UNITAS 49-08 in Rio de Janeiro April 22.
• Press Briefing by Dana Perino The White House 24 Apr 2008

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for April 24, 2008
• Boeing Delivers Proposal to Equip Indian Air Force with Super Hornet Fighters Boeing 24 Apr 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered a detailed, 7,000-page proposal offering its advanced F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the Indian Air Force as part of India's Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition.
• BAE SYSTEMS TO DEVELOP 'INTRINSICALLY SECURE' MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK BAE Systems 24 Apr 2008 -- BAE Systems will develop an "intrinsically secure" mobile military communications network designed to protect against cyber attacks.
• LOCKHEED MARTIN COMPLETES INITIAL EMI TESTING TO ENHANCE JLTV DESIGN, REDUCE RISK Lockheed Martin 24 Apr 2008 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has completed initial electromagnetic interference (EMI) testing of the next-generation vehicle it is building for the U.S. Army's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) competition
• Boeing Completes Hardware Installation for SBSS Satellite Operations Center Boeing 24 Apr 2008 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today said it has finished installing the hardware for its Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system's Satellite Operations Center (SOC).
• Russia's defense industry ups output 2.2% in 1Q08 RIA Novosti 24 Apr 2008 -- Russia's defense industry increased production by 2.2% in the first quarter of 2008, year-on-year, the Industry and Energy Ministry said on Thursday.

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 24 Apr 2008
• Bush, Abbas Meet on Mideast Peace Efforts VOA 24 Apr 2008 -- U.S. President George Bush and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met at the White House Thursday to discuss Mideast peace efforts
• Syria Says Israel Willing to Return Golan Heights for Peace VOA 24 Apr 2008 -- In an interview published in a Mideast newspaper, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Turkey is mediating between Israel and Syria on a possible peace deal.
• Israeli PM Sets Off Politicial Storm After Reportedly Offering Golan to Syria VOA 24 Apr 2008 -- There is outrage in Israel after Syria's leader claimed that he received a major territorial concession from the Jewish state
• Israel Launches Air Strikes in Gaza as Truce Efforts Continue VOA 24 Apr 2008 -- At least one Palestinian has been killed and at least three wounded in Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip
• Hundreds flee new violence in strife-torn region of DR Congo, UN agency says UN News Centre 24 Apr 2008 -- Renewed fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) North Kivu province today has forced the United Nations refugee agency to halt the distribution of aid to internally displaced persons and to call off a drive to register newly displaced people in the Rutshuru area.
• Darfur: UN agency calls for ensuring safety of aid workers after latest killing UN News Centre 24 Apr 2008 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is urging the Government of Sudan and all parties on the ground to ensure the safety of aid workers after one of its drivers was shot dead while delivering vital food relief to Darfur, the second such killing in two months.
• Ban Ki-moon encourages Ivorians to continue making headway in peace process UN News Centre 24 Apr 2008 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today met with all the main political actors in Côte d'Ivoire and encouraged them to continue making progress in the West African nation's peace process, as he wrapped up a regional tour that also took him to Burkina Faso, Liberia and Ghana.
• Lack of tangible results in key areas may undermine north-south Sudan pact - UN UN News Centre 24 Apr 2008 -- The parties to the 2005 peace accord ending the long-running north-south civil war in Sudan deserve credit for striving to overcome their tensions and problems through dialogue, but tangible progress has been made in key areas, jeopardizing the agreement's implementation, the United Nations says in a new report.
• SOMALIA: UN humanitarian chief calls for protection of civilians IRIN 24 Apr 2008 -- John Holmes, the UN's top humanitarian official, has called on all parties in the Somali conflict to protect civilians amid an increasing trend of indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force against the general population in contravention of international humanitarian law.
• SUDAN: Slow start to census IRIN 24 Apr 2008 -- After living in Ethiopia for 14 years, Reak Chuol recently returned to his native Southern Sudan, keen to take part in a population census whose findings could influence the status of the region.
• Georgia: Dispute With Moscow Escalates Over Breakaway Regions RFE/RL 24 Apr 2008 -- Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has warned that "the normal international diplomatic process has been put under a very serious threat" following Moscow's insistence on controversial plans to boost ties with Georgia's breakaway regions.

News Reports

• Former Colombian Senator Surrenders to Authorities VOA 24 Apr 2008 -- A former Colombian Senator has been arrested by the authorities in Bogota late Tuesday after he was denied political asylum by the Costa Rican government
• Nepal Maoists corner 217 seats in Constituent Assembly election IRNA 24 Apr 2008 -- The Maoists have won double the number of seats of their nearest rivals in Nepal's 601-member Constituent Assembly at the end of the counting votes for the landmark poll held on April 10, election officials said today.
• Nepal's Maoists Win Election, Will Abolish Monarchy VOA 24 Apr 2008 -- Nepal's former rebel Maoists have won the largest share of votes in the election held earlier this month
• South African Party Leader Says Zimbabwe Arms Embargo Not Necessary VOA 24 Apr 2008 -- Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa's ruling party, says the situation in Zimbabwe has not reached the stage where an international arms embargo is necessar
• Belarus wants U.S. to cut diplomatic contingent down to five RIA Novosti 24 Apr 2008 -- Belarus has demanded that the United States cut the number of its diplomats down to five, in protest against sanctions against the Belarusian petrochemical company, a U.S. Embassy source said on Thursday.