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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 16 Jun 2009 [PDF]
• MND-S Soldier killed in combat-related incident (Samawah)
• MND-N Soldier dies in non-combat related incident
• June 14 airpower summary: A-10s provide convoy security AFNS 16 Jun 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and ISAF in Afghanistan during operations.
• VP-8 "Fighting Tigers" Return from Deployment Navy NewsStand 16 Jun 2009 -- Patrol Squdron 8 arrived at its new home base at Naval Air Station Jacksonville from the Middle East.
• Iraqi Forces Take Lead on Missions AFPS 16 Jun 2009 -- Iraq security forces are increasingly taking the lead on missions targeting roadside bombers and extremist networks.
• Iraqi air force builds ISR foundation with help from Airmen AFNS 16 Jun 2009 -- The Iraqi air force is taking shape under the watchful guidance and support of Airmen.
• Knights at Turkish border improve convoy facility Army News 16 Jun 2009 -- There are three ways that most U.S. Army supplies enter Iraq: by air, by sea through Kuwait, or by convoy through Turkey.
• Coalition, Afghan Forces Degrade Terrorist Networks in South, East Afghanistan AFPS 16 Jun 2009 -- Coalition and Afghan forces battled insurgents in southern and eastern provinces and confiscated weapons.
• AFGHANISTAN: US military aid thwarts grazing land clashes IRIN 16 Jun 2009 -- The US military has stepped in with humanitarian aid supplies in a bid to outflank a brewing conflict over grazing land.
• NMCB 5 Seabees Built the Ark Navy NewsStand 16 Jun 2009 -- Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 held ceremony for the completion of the Marine Expeditionary Brigade Headquarters.
• Insecurity Prompts Concerns About Afghan Presidential Vote RFE/RL 16 Jun 2009 -- As campaigning for the upcoming presidential election officially kicks off in Afghanistan, insecurity in remote areas of the country remains a key concern.
• Campaigning Begins in Afghanistan VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- Afghanistan has begun its two-month campaign season for a presidential election to decide who will lead the country for the next five years.
• Pakistani Public Opinion Appears to Turn Against Taliban VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- Taliban militants in Pakistan continue their attacks despite claims that public opinion is turning against the militant organization.
• Pakistan Prepares New Offensive Against Taliban Commander VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- Pakistan's military says it is preparing for a new military offensive against Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Remarks by President Obama and President Lee Myung-Bak, 6-16-09 The White House 16 Jun 2009
• Joint Vision for the Alliance of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea The White House 16 Jun 2009
• Message from the President Regarding a Supplemental Consolidated War Powers Resolution Report The White House 16 Jun 2009
• U.K. Opposition Cries Foul Over Iraq War Inquiry RFE/RL 16 Jun 2009 -- PM Brown has announced an independent inquiry into Britain's controversial involvement in the Iraq war and its aftermath.
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington, Va. DoD 16 Jun 2009 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell
• Senior Executive Service Appointments And Reassignments DoD 16 Jun 2009 -- Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced the following Department of Defense senior executive service, senior leader, and scientific and professional appointments and reassignments
• Navy Suspends Bonus Program for Remainder of Fiscal Year Navy NewsStand 16 Jun 2009 -- Based on the number of Sailors who have enlisted this year under the selective reenlistment bonus program (SRB), the Navy reached its congressional authority funding limit for this fiscal year.
• Enhanced Global Hawk to roll out June 25 AFNS 16 Jun 2009 -- Air Force and Northrop Grumman officials will roll out the first Block 40 RQ-4 Global Hawk June 25 at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif.
• OPM-SANG Army News 16 Jun 2009 -- US Army Office of the Program Manger, Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program is a US Army Advisor Team assigned to Saudi Arabia.
• Navy Updates Confirmed Cases of H1N1 Navy NewsStand 16 Jun 2009 -- The Navy updated its confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza June 16 to 244 Sailors, of which 206 have returned to duty.
• CTF 152 Concludes Exercise Goalkeeper Navy NewsStand 16 Jun 2009 -- Combined Task Force 152 concluded an 8-day, multilateral exercise in the Arabian Gulf.
• Altus AFSO21 initiative improves C-17 inspection process AFNS 16 Jun 2009 -- AFSO21 program office teamed with 97th Maintenance Directorate improving the way Altus performs home station checks on C-17s.
• Anticipation is Backbone of Homeland Defense, Commander Says AFPS 16 Jun 2009 -- Chief of combatant command responsible for the military role in homeland defense: Anticipation is the key to readiness.
• Disjointed Security Threats are New Normal, Commander Says AFPS 16 Jun 2009 -- Threats that face the US are more amorphous today than at any time in history, and commands must maintain vigilance.
• Recovery Act Contract to Upgrade Information Technology Structure Navy NewsStand 16 Jun 2009 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest awarded American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funded contract for information technology upgrades at NMCSD.
• Shanghai group backs arms control in Urals summit declaration RIA Novosti 16 Jun 2009 -- Leaders of SCO countries strongly backed efforts to agree to a new Russia-US arms control treaty.
• SCO Summit: 'Beast Of The East' Appears To Have Lost Its Teeth RFE/RL 16 Jun 2009 -- Any time the leaders of Russia and China meet, it's generally an event that merits global attention.
• Russia to send new anti-pirate mission to Gulf of Aden this month RIA Novosti 16 Jun 2009 -- Russia's Pacific Fleet will send a third task force to protect shipping routes from Somali pirate attacks.
• New Russian frigate completes sea trials RIA Novosti 16 Jun 2009 -- Russia's newest frigate, the Yaroslav Mudry, has completed sea trials and the official testing procedure will be over in a few days.
• Medvedev endorses deal to extend Russian lease of Kyrgyz airbase RIA Novosti 16 Jun 2009 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has approved draft changes to an agreement with Kyrgyzstan on lease of base.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 16 Jun 2009
• Briefing by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 6-16-09 The White House 16 Jun 2009

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for June 16, 2009
• U.S. Army’s BLACK HAWK Helicopter Fleet Closing in on 1M Flight Hours in Iraq, Afghanistan Sikorsky 16 Jun 2009 -- Sikorsky BLACK HAWK helicopters flown by the U.S. Army in the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters of war have accumulated more than 900,000 flight hours without a single material failure with the aircraft and are expected to break the 1 million fleet flight hour mark this fall, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. reported today from the Paris Air Show
• ATK's Speer Gold Dot Selected by French Police as New Service Ammunition ATK 16 Jun 2009 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) and its international teammate Humbert CTTS SAS have received a contract to supply Speer Gold Dot 9mm ammunition as the new duty ammunition for the entire French police department
• Update: ATK's Speer Gold Dot Selected by French Police as New Service Ammunition ATK 16 Jun 2009 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) and its international teammate Humbert CTTS SAS have received a contract to supply Speer Gold Dot 9mm ammunition as the new duty ammunition for the entire French police department.
• BAE SYSTEMS WINS $33 MILLION CONTRACT FOR AIRBORNE COUNTERMEASURES BAE Systems 16 Jun 2009 -- BAE Systems has been awarded a $33.6 million low-rate initial production contract for the ALE-55.
• Boeing Completes Communications and Air Traffic Management Upgrade for US Air Force AWACS Fleet Boeing 16 Jun 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has completed satellite communications and air traffic management upgrades on the U.S. Air Force's 32 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) surveillance aircraft as part of the Integrated DAMA/GATM (IDG) program
• General Dynamics Awarded Joint Systems Integration Center Contract by U.S. Joint Forces Command General Dynamics 16 Jun 2009 -- General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) to provide mission support services to the USJFCOM Joint Systems Integration Center (JSIC).
• Lockheed Martin F-16 - The Most Advanced 4th Generation Multirole Fighter In The World Lockheed Martin 16 Jun 2009 -- Lockheed Martin's [NYSE:LMT] vice president and general manager of F-16 Programs, John Larson, told reporters attending the Paris Air Show today that the F-16 continues to be the most advanced 4th Generation multirole fighter currently available on the international market.
• Lockheed Martin Global Sustainment Takes Military Aircraft Readiness To The Next Level Lockheed Martin 16 Jun 2009 -- Responding to aging weapons systems, rising operations and maintenance costs, and struggling international economies, Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] Aeronautics Global Sustainment is critical in keeping military aircraft operationally effective and relevant for global security.
• Lockheed Martin’s DAGR® System Successful in Airborne Apache Helicopter Testing Lockheed Martin 16 Jun 2009 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully fired the DAGR® rocket system from an AH-64D Apache helicopter.
• SAIC Awarded Contract By U.S. Joint Forces Command SAIC 16 Jun 2009 -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a contract by The U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) to provide research, development, engineering and technical services to the Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate (J-9)
• Boeing Team Completes Segment Testing of Space Surveillance Satellite System Boeing 16 Jun 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has successfully completed integration and testing of the space segment, as well as initial testing of the ground segments, of the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system under development for the U.S. Air Force
• Lockheed Martin Begins Critical Environmental Test Of First Advanced EHF Military Communications Satellite Lockheed Martin 16 Jun 2009 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today that the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (Advanced EHF) military communications satellite is now undergoing final thermal vacuum testing at the company's Sunnyvale, Calif. facilities.
• Unique Global Hawk Capabilities Ready to Help Meet Challenges of Multiple Potential Missions Northrop Grumman 16 Jun 2009 -- While other unmanned reconnaissance aircraft fill a specific niche in the military, the versatility of Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) RQ-4 Global Hawk in adapting its unique attributes to multiple national security missions will be a key display at the International Paris Air Show through June 21, 2009.
• Raytheon Adapts Common Ground System to KillerBee® Unmanned Aircraft System Raytheon 16 Jun 2009 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has tested a proven, open- software architecture unmanned ground system that enables one ground station to control multiple KillerBee Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
• Raytheon's KillerBee® Unmanned Aircraft System Tests Heavy Fuel Engine Raytheon 16 Jun 2009 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with its teammate XRDi, completed testing of its KillerBee unmanned aircraft system heavy fuel engine. KillerBee's purpose-built HFE is highly efficient and reliable compared with conventional gasoline engines converted to burn heavy fuels.
• GE Wins U.S. Navy Contract to Investigate, Demonstrate Hybrid Drive Power System for DDG 51 Ship Program GE Marine 16 Jun 2009 -- GE Marine announces that the United States Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently awarded the company a contract for ONR's DDG 51 Fuel Efficient and Power Dense Demonstrator competition.
• 66mm Visual and Infrared Screening Smoke Grenades for U.S. Marines Rheinmetall Defence 16 Jun 2009 -- American Rheinmetall Munitions (ARM) announced today that it has received an $8.2 million order from the Program Manager for Ammunition, Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, VA for Grenade, 66mm Smoke Screening IR, Vehicle Launched, (SSVL) MK 1 MOD 0. The order signifies continued satisfaction with the company's designs, which address mission needs and support federal directives to reduce environmental impacts whenever possible.
• Sagem’s Euroflir 350 optronic observation system chosen for Caracal helicopters deployed by French special forces Sagem (Safran group) 16 Jun 2009 -- The new Euroflir 350 optronic observation system made by Sagem (SAFRAN group) has been selected by Eurocopter for the EC725 Caracal helicopters deployed by French armed forces.
• Thales new generation IFF selected by Lockheed Martin for TPS-79 Multi-Mission Surveillance Radars Thales 16 Jun 2009 -- Thales is pleased to announce that its new Medium to Long Range IFF interrogator has been selected by Lockheed Martin for integration with its TPS-79 Multi-Mission Tactical Air Surveillance Radar Systems. Under these contracts Thales will deliver 22 interrogator systems.
• France selects Thales mode 5 IFF panel mounted transponders Thales 16 Jun 2009 -- Following a competitive tender, the Délégation Générale de l’Armement (French Military Procurement Authority) has awarded to Thales the contract for the supply to the French Military Forces of the new MKXIIA(*)-mode S panel mounted IFF(**) transponders.
• Dutch boost for Bushmaster exports Thales 16 Jun 2009 -- In a further boost for Bushmaster exports, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence has ordered 14 new vehicles.
• Thales celebrates continued success supporting the U.S. Army’s UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter program Thales 16 Jun 2009 -- As the Lakota program matures, Thales has been ramping up its program activities in the U.S. through program management, supply chain management, final assembly of the glass cockpit displays and all in-service support for the Lakota program from its sites in Edison NJ and Seattle WA.

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 16 Jun 2009
• Mitchell Hints of Possible Accord on Mideast Peace Talks Within Weeks VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- Special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking indicated that an agreement on new peace talks might be only weeks away.
• Carter Visits Gaza VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip Tuesday to meet with officials who run the territory.
• ISRAEL-OPT: Tiny energy project helps Palestinian villagers IRIN 16 Jun 2009 -- Noam Dotan, an Israeli physicist, checks the wind turbine in the small West Bank village of Susya. The renewable energy project he started two years ago is making progress and improving the lives of local villagers, he said.
• Palestinian militants fail to assassinate Jimmy Carter in Gaza RIA Novosti 16 Jun 2009 -- Palestinian militants failed in an attempt to assassinate former US president Jimmy Carter during his visit to Gaza.
• Georgia Slams Russia For Shutting Down UN Mission RFE/RL 16 Jun 2009 -- Tbilisi has strongly condemned Russia's decision to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at extending the UN Observer Mission in Georgia.
• Russian MP blames Georgia for end of UN mission in Abkhazia RIA Novosti 16 Jun 2009 -- Georgia's destructive position was responsible for the withdrawal of the UN mission.
• Russia's veto ends UN mission in Georgia, Abkhazia RIA Novosti 16 Jun 2009 -- Russia used its veto to block an extension of the UN observer mission's mandate in Georgia and Abkhazia.
• Russia vetoes extension of UN mission in Georgia UN News Centre 16 Jun 2009 -- The Security Council failed to extend the presence of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia after Russia vetoed a technical roll-over.
• Russian president orders military talks with Abkhazia, S. Ossetia RIA Novosti 16 Jun 2009 -- Russia's president issued instructions for military cooperation deals to be negotiated with former Georgian republics.
• Indian, Pakistani Leaders Hold Bilateral Talks VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- Indian PM Singh and Pakistani President Zardari are holding bilateral talks in Russia.
• SRI LANKA: Finding a path to reconciliation - analysis IRIN 16 Jun 2009 -- Sri Lanka has a historic chance to heal deep ethnic rifts in the country after the civil war and the government should seize the opportunity to follow up on its promises of reconciliation.
• 6 Killed in Fighting Near Somalia Capital VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- At least six people have been killed in fighting between Islamist militants and government forces north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
• SUDAN: Violence hurting aid efforts in the South IRIN 16 Jun 2009 -- Escalating violence in Southern Sudan is putting tens of thousands of vulnerable people at risk of being cut off from help, aid workers warned.
• Armed attack on UN boats disrupts food aid operation in Southern Sudan UN News Centre 16 Jun 2009 -- Armed gunmen attacked boats carrying UN food aid, delivering a "major blow" to the work of the World Food Programme.
• Congo Denies Instigating ICC Charges Against Former VP Bemba VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- The Democratic Republic of Congo government has denied involvement in the war crime charges against former Vice President Jean Pierre Bemba.
• ICC confirms charges against former DR Congo leader UN News Centre 16 Jun 2009 -- The ICC has confirmed charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against former Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo.

News Reports

• KCNA Detailed Report on Truth about Crimes Committed by American Journalists KCNA 16 Jun 2009 -- Detailed report laying bare the facts about the crimes committed by the American journalists.
• North Korea says U.S. journalists admit to 'smear' plot RIA Novosti 16 Jun 2009 -- N. Korea: 2 US journalists admitted to shooting a "smear" video on human rights in the country.
• Egypt Names New Ambassador to Iraq VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- Egypt has named a new ambassador to Iraq, filling a four-year vacancy left after the last ambassador was kidnapped and killed by al-Qaida.
• US Lawmakers Monitor Iran Situation VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- US lawmakers voiced their concerns as Iranians demonstrated and the government barred foreign media from covering news on the street.
• Iranian Reformist Movements Planning More Protests VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- Reformist movements hoping to carry out more rallies to protest election that has triggered most serious unrest since the Islamic revolution.
• Iran Election Poses Dilemma for Obama Administration VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- Controversial outcome of Iran's presidential election and subsequent protests are rippling across the globe.
• Obama: Demonstrators Reflect Growing Desire for Change in Iran VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- US President Barack Obama is continuing to call for an end to post-election violence in Iran.
• Iran Accuses EU of 'Rude Interference' for Urging Election Investigation VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- Iran is accusing EU of rudely interfering in its affairs by calling for an investigation of disputed presidential election.
• Ahmadinejad, Musavi Supporters Stage Rival Rallies In Tehran RFE/RL 16 Jun 2009 -- Supporters of President Ahmadinejad and his main reformist rival, Mir Hossein Musavi, have staged rival rallies in Tehran.
• Iran to Recount Some Votes in Disputed Election VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- Iran's powerful Guardian Council will recount some votes in disputed election that has triggered the country's largest street protests in 30 years.
• Iran orders election recount amid ongoing protests RIA Novosti 16 Jun 2009 -- Iran's leading judges and clerics have ordered a recount of election, amid ongoing protests against controversial victory.
• Iran's Council of Guardians Poised for Vote Recount VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- Iran's Council of Guardians ready to recount votes from the contested presidential election.
• Seven killed in protests against Iranian election results RIA Novosti 16 Jun 2009 -- Seven people killed in Tehran when shots were fired into a group of protesters disputing the results of the presidential election.
• Obama 'Troubled' by Post-Election Turmoil in Iran VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- US President Obama says it is up to the people of Iran to determine their nation's future.
• Russia says Iran's election is its own business, welcomes president RIA Novosti 16 Jun 2009 -- Russia believes that the country's recent election is no business of other states.
• AFRICA: French aid strategy “better late than never” IRIN 16 Jun 2009 -- French NGOs welcome the government’s decision to launch a strategy to aid developing countries but say the government needs to go much further if it is to live up to its pledge of making aid more transparent and predictable.
• Argentina Reports First Swine Flu Death VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- Health officials in Argentina say a three-month-old baby has died from the A-H1N1 swine flu virus, becoming the first fatality in the South American country.
• India Wants US to Screen Departing Passengers for Swine Flu VOA 16 Jun 2009 -- India says the number of swine flu patients in the country has risen to 31.
• Ban urges 'credible' inquiry into Guinea-Bissau political killings UN News Centre 16 Jun 2009 --Ban: Credible commission of inquiry is essential for ending the cycles of violence and impunity in Guinea-Bissau.
• European Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space set the agreement for the development of the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) system for atmospheric reentry Thales 16 Jun 2009 -- The European Space Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia Space have set the agreement for the authorization to proceed with the development of the atmospheric reentry demonstrator IXV (Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle).