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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 29 Jul 2008 [PDF]
• July 28 airpower summary: A-10s strike enemy targets AFPN 29 Jul 2008
• Soldiers Kill Known Terrorism Facilitator, Detain Suspects in Iraq AFPS 29 Jul 2008 -- Coalition forces killed a known terrorism facilitator during an operation in Baghdad today when the man refused to follow instructions to surrender, military officials reported.
• Reports of Electrical Hazards Overblown, Pentagon Spokesman Says AFPS 29 Jul 2008 -- Reports of electrical hazards caused by negligence in Iraq are overblown, a senior Defense Department spokesman said here today.
• Iraqi, US Forces Begin New Crackdown Against Al-Qaida VOA 29 Jul 2008 -- U.S.-backed Iraqi forces have launched a new offensive designed to rout al-Qaida in Iraq from one of its last strongholds.
• DoD Continues to Look for Capabilities for Afghanistan AFPS 29 Jul 2008 -- Defense Department planners continue to look for capabilities to send to Afghanistan, a senior Pentagon spokesman said today.
• US Wants Pakistan to Do More Than Deploy Troops at Afghan Border VOA 29 Jul 2008 -- The Pentagon says just the presence of regular Pakistani army troops in the country's tribal areas, along the Afghanistan border, helps reduce the flow of militant fighters in the region, even though the United States would like the Pakistani troops to engage in more aggressive operations
• CSTC-A team contributes to development of police force AFPN 29 Jul 2008 -- More than 200 students were processed into the Regional Training Center here by Afghan National Police and Afghan civilians, with the help of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan mentors.
• UN aims to have historic Afghan city of Bamiyan mine-free by October UN News 29 Jul 2008 -- The United Nations Mine Action Centre for Afghanistan announced plans to clear a total of 1,800,000 square metres of mines and unexploded ordinance by October.
• Coalition Forces Kill Militants in Afghanistan Province AFPS 29 Jul 2008 -- Several militants were killed during a coalition forces operation targeting a Taliban leader yesterday in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, military officials reported.
• Afghan Daily Says Iran 'Tunnel' For Militants RFE/RL 29 Jul 2008 -- The Afghan daily "Anis" has said a recent counterterrorism operation in Afghanistan revealed how Iran is being used by militants as a major transit route out of Iraq and into Afghanistan via Pakistan's tribal regions.
• Violence Flares in Pakistan's Swat Region VOA 29 Jul 2008 -- Residents of Pakistan's Swat Valley say hundreds of pro-Taliban militants surrounded a security post and abducted at least 25 police officers on Tuesday.
• Militants in Pakistan Kill 3 Intelligence Officers VOA 29 Jul 2008 -- Pakistani officials say Taliban militants have shot and killed three army intelligence officers in the northwestern Swat Valley.
• Pakistan army concerned over cross border missile attacks IRNA 29 Jul 2008 -- Pakistan's Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) General Tariq Majid expressed concern over repeated cross border missile attacks/firing by Coalition and Afghan Forces, the army said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Trancript: DoD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington Va. 29 Jul 2008 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell
• Air Force, New Mexico U. begin hi-tech partnership AFPN 29 Jul 2008 -- A collaborative effort here is paving the way for a new center of excellence in New Mexico for the application of Field Programmable Gate Arrays, or FPGAs, in space and defense systems.
• Latest weather toolkit enhances data exchange AFPN 29 Jul 2008 -- The mid-July fielding of the 651st Electronic Systems Squadron's Joint Environmental Toolkit Increment 2 is helping U.S. forces deal with an ever-changing variable: the weather.
• Medics Conclude MEDRETE Panama AFPN 29 Jul 2008 -- Air Force medics here are preparing to return home July 26 after ending two-weeks of operations for Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) Panama.
• McKinley: Airmen play key roles in joint National Guard AFPN 29 Jul 2008 -- Airmen are an integral part of fulfilling an increasingly joint National Guard's domestic and overseas missions, the director of the Air National Guard said here July 23.
• Airmen provide free services, products to Hondurans AFPN 29 Jul 2008 -- More than 740 people from the village of San Antonio De Canada, Honduras, came to a medical readiness training exercise condcted by the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element here July 25.
• International Partners Build Skills During Exercise AFPS 29 Jul 2008 -- An international security cooperation exercise taking place in the former Soviet republic of Georgia is teaching lessons that will be applied in Iraq and around the world, the U.S. commander in charge of the exercise said today.
• California Guard Rescues Nation's Largest Ponderosa Pine AFPS 29 Jul 2008 -- California National Guard's Task Force Pick came to the rescue when wildfires in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest here threatened the nation's tallest Ponderosa pine tree.
• First-In-Class Freedom Begins Builder's Trials Navy NewsStand 29 Jul 2008 -- The first ship in the Navy's new Littoral Combat Ship class, the future USS Freedom (LCS 1), began Builder's Trials on Lake Michigan July 28.
• CTF 158 Commander Visits Peleliu, Reinforces Coalition's Commitment to Maritime Security Navy NewsStand 29 Jul 2008 -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 158 visited USS Peleliu (LHA 5) July 23 to thank the ship's crew for their hard work in the Combined Maritime Forces area of operations.
• NECC Adaptive Force Package Debuts in JTFEX "Operation Brimstone" Navy NewsStand 29 Jul 2008 -- For the first time in a joint task force exercise (JTFX), the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command employed the adaptive force package (AFP) concept as part of "Operation Brimstone" July 21-28.
• U.S., Indonesian Divers Survey Wreckage Navy NewsStand 29 Jul 2008 -- Navy divers from the United States and Indonesia conducted a joint dive as a part of a naval engagement activity (NEA) July 22.
• Joint Navy-Army Salvaging Team Successfully Raises Former Russian Submarine Navy NewsStand 29 Jul 2008 -- A joint Army-Navy salvage team raised the former Soviet submarine Juliett 484, also known as K-77, Juy 25 from the bottom of the Providence River.
• Exercise Sea Breeze 2008 Concludes Navy NewsStand 29 Jul 2008 -- Exercise Sea Breeze 2008 (SB08) concluded July 28 with a closing ceremony highlighting participants' achievements during the 11th annual maritime exercise.
• NEA Indonesia Comes to a Close Navy NewsStand 29 Jul 2008 -- An annual naval engagement activity (NEA) between the United States and Indonesia concluded with a ceremony on the flight deck of USS Tortuga (LSD 46) July 26.
• Only political will can bring lasting peace, outgoing UN peacekeeping chief says UN News 29 Jul 2008 -- Lasting peace after armed conflicts can only be achieved when there is genuine political will the outgoing chief of the world body's peacekeeping operations said.
• Indian submarine to join navy after delayed refit in Russia RIA Novosti 29 Jul 2008 -- The INS Sindhuvijay diesel-electric submarine will set sail for India on August 5 to rejoin the Indian navy after an extensive overhaul at a shipyard in northern Russia, the company said on Tuesday.
• Bangladesh assures India it is acting against militants IRNA 29 Jul 2008 -- In the backdrop of India raising concern over terrorism emanating from Bangladesh, its President Iajuddin Ahmed has assured New Delhi that Dhaka had launched a "successful" campaign against militancy and asserted that his country "never" supported terror acts.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 29 Jul 2008
• Press Gaggle by Dana Perino The White House 29 Jul 2008

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for July 29, 2008
• Lockheed Martin Production Of Aegis Spy-1 Radar Arrays For First Australian Air Warfare Destroyer Well Under Way Lockheed Martin 29 Jul 2008 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] completed production of two of the four SPY-1D(V) radar arrays for Australia's first Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyer.
• General Dynamics Awarded $23 Million for Digital Modular Radios to Equip U.S. Navy Ships General Dynamics 29 Jul 2008 -- General Dynamics C4 Systems has been awarded a $23 million contract for AN/USC-61(C) Digital Modular Radios (DMRs), the Navy’s standard communications system for newly constructed ships and submarines.
• U.S. Air Force Selects SAIC for $6.9 Billion Contract SAIC 29 Jul 2008 -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Warner Robins Air Force Base (AFB), Ga.
• Javelin Joint Venture Awarded $115 Million Contract for United Arab Emirates and Oman Raytheon 29 Jul 2008 -- The Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN)-Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Javelin Joint Venture received a $115 million U.S. government contract to produce the Javelin anti-tank missile and command launch unit for the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
• Raytheon Completes Significant Milestones for the GPS Ground Control Segment Raytheon 29 Jul 2008 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed two significant milestones for the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) next-generation Control Segment (OCX), which establishes a solid foundation and roadmap to keep the program on track and on schedule.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 29 Jul 2008
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY OUTGOING UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS United Nations 29 Jul 2008
• Israel, Syria Set to Resume Indirect Talks VOA 29 Jul 2008 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has sent two envoys to Turkey for more indirect talks with Syria.
• Hamas to Discuss Possible Prisoner Exchange in Egypt VOA 29 Jul 2008 -- Members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas are to travel to Cairo Tuesday for talks with Egyptian officials on a potential prisoner exchange with Israel.
• India asks Pakistan to respect ceasefire agreement IRNA 29 Jul 2008 -- With as many as 19 violations of the Line of Control (LoC) recorded since January this year, India has told Pakistan to respect the 2003 ceasefire agreement between the two countries.
• Panic grips India's diamond city after 10 live bombs recover IRNA 29 Jul 2008 -- anic gripped India's diamond city, Surat in Gujarat state as police have recovered ten live bombs, one after another within a span of four hours, from different parts of the Varacha area where most of the diamond units are located.
• Heavy Fighting Erupts Along India-Pakistan Border in Kashmir VOA 29 Jul 2008 -- The Indian Army has claimed that Pakistani troops infiltrated to its side of the line of control in Kashmir on Monday and fired at its border post killing an Indian soldier
• War Fears Rise Over Russia-Georgia Tension VOA 29 Jul 2008 -- Tensions remain high between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
• UN Security Council to discuss Abkhazia RIA Novosti 29 Jul 2008 -- The UN Security Council is to hold closed-door talks on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia.
• Security Council renews mandate of UN mission in Côte d'Ivoire ahead of polls UN News 29 Jul 2008
• LEBANON: "The rocket came through the window at dawn" IRIN 29 Jul 2008
• Court Awaits Karadzic Appeal As Belgrade Prepares For Protests RFE/RL 29 Jul 2008 -- Serbia's special war crimes court is eagerly watching the mail as it awaits a last-minute appeal against the extradition of captured war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic.
• Chechen Leader Takes On Three Powerful Adversaries, With Minimum Success RFE/RL 29 Jul 2008 -- You have to hand it to Ramzan Kadyrov -- if he has not vanquished all his enemies, it is not for lack of trying.
• Fighting Continues in Sri Lanka Despite Tamil Tiger Cease-Fire VOA 29 Jul 2008 -- Sri Lanka's government says it has no faith in a unilateral cease-fire declared by rebel Tamil Tigers for the duration of a South Asian leader's summit. Fighting is continuing in the north while a security blanket is being thrown over the capital to ensure nothing goes amiss while visiting dignitaries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation are present
• Nigerian Military Says No Major Delta Offensive Planned VOA 29 Jul 2008 -- Nigerian militants in the restive Niger Delta appear to be making good their promise to cripple the country's petroleum industry, targeting oil company employees and attacking facilities in the oil-rich region

News Reports

• Zimbabwe Talks to Resume After Consultations VOA 29 Jul 2008 -- South Africa's president, who is mediating talks between Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF Party and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, says the talks have not broken down