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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 17 Jun 2009 [PDF]
• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• June 16 airpower summary: B-1B provides show of force AFNS 17 Jun 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and ISAF in Afghanistan during operations.
• Iraqi Forces Lead Efforts to Capture Terror Suspects AFPS 17 Jun 2009 -- Coalition and Iraqi security forces captured a suspect wanted in connection with armor-piercing bomb attacks.
• Old Hickory Brigade takes command Army News 17 Jun 2009 -- Authority at Forward Operating Base Falcon transferred from 2nd BCT, 1st Armored Division, to the 30th HBCT, during a ceremony.
• 'Steel Spike' engineers complete work on FOB Justice Army News 17 Jun 2009 -- Engineers of Equipment Platoon, HSC, 46th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy) wrapped up several crucial upgrades at FOB Justice.
• 'Advise & Assist' brigade meets with transition teams Army News 17 Jun 2009 -- Transition teams throughout southern Iraq attended a conference June 12, at Contingency Operating Base Adder.
• Afghan Forces Confiscate Opium Cache, Capture Taliban Commander AFPS 17 Jun 2009 -- Afghan security forces, assisted by coalition forces captured several armed enemy fighters.
• Team Works to Counter Bombing Activity on Critical Afghan Route AFPS 17 Jun 2009 -- At least 10 improvised explosive devices found and detonated in recent weeks on a key route.
• AFGHANISTAN: Uphill struggle for potato farmers in Bamyan Province IRIN 17 Jun 2009 -- Farmers in Afghanistan’s top potato-producing province are complaining about declining profits, mainly because of cold weather, lack of storage facilities and bad roads.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US House of Representatives Approves War Funding Bill VOA 17 Jun 2009 -- A bill to pay for US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and help bolster Pakistan, has been approved.
• Coalition's Iraq Withdrawal Plans on Track, Officials Say AFPS 17 Jun 2009 -- Everything is on track for the withdrawal of American troops from the cities of Iraq.
• U.S. firm on missile defense but may change European plans RIA Novosti 17 Jun 2009 -- US military has reiterated its commitment to missile defenses, citing a growing threat from North Korea and Iran.
• FCS transitioning to BCT Modernization Strategy Army News 17 Jun 2009 -- Army's Future Combat Systems program is transitioning to a Brigade Combat Team Modernization Strategy.
• FCS changes its focus Army News 17 Jun 2009 -- Though Future Combat Systems is changing its name and focus, testing of FCS systems will continue on White Sands Missile Range.
• Army taking first steps to replace cancelled manned ground vehicle Army News 17 Jun 2009 -- Army committed to providing Soldiers with a new ground combat vehicle.
• Stavridis Reflects on Southcom Success Ahead of New European Post AFPS 17 Jun 2009 -- Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis reflected on the security achievements and humanitarian relief efforts he oversaw.
• Army releases new sustainment manual Army News 17 Jun 2009 -- Army released the new Field Manual 4-0, Sustainment during 2009 Army Logistics Symposium and Exposition.
• Navy Revises Intelligence Manpower Distribution Navy NewsStand 17 Jun 2009 -- As demand for Navy's intelligence expertise continued to grow, Navy intelligence professionals working hard to keep pace.
• 202nd MP Group says farewell to home on Stem Kaserne Army News 17 Jun 2009 -- 202nd Military Police Group (CID) spent the last four decades on the kaserne.
• USS Theodore Roosevelt Scoops Equipment to Prep for Overhaul Navy NewsStand 17 Jun 2009 -- Sailors aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt began a shipboard coordinated off-load and outfitting plan at Naval Station Norfolk June 15.
• USNS Byrd Crew Gears Up for Pacific Partnership Mission AFPS 17 Jun 2009 -- 4-month humanitarian mission to the South Pacific led by the Navy’s US Pacific Fleet will begin this month as planned.
• Sailors Team with Local Professionals to Make a Difference in Peruvian Community Navy NewsStand 17 Jun 2009 -- Sailors of Task Group 40.0 were welcomed to a small school in Callao, for a community relations (COMREL) project, June 12.
• CNO Stresses Naval Adaptability at NWC Forum Navy NewsStand 17 Jun 2009 -- The chief of naval operations (CNO) presented a keynote address at the U.S. Naval War College's 60th annual Current Strategy Forum June 16.
• Special Duty Assignment Pay Revised Navy NewsStand 17 Jun 2009 -- NAVADMIN 156/09, announces revisions in special duty assignment pay (SDAP), which take effect July 26.
• Course Strengthens U.S., Nigeria Maritime Relationship Navy NewsStand 17 Jun 2009 -- In an effort to strengthen maritime relationships and improve international operations, the first international maritime enlisted leadership and development assistance (IMELDA) class graduated May 28 in Pensacola.
• PCS Order Writing May Resume In Weeks Navy NewsStand 17 Jun 2009 -- The chief of naval personnel (CNP) said June 15 that he is optimistic that permanent change of station (PCS) order writing would resume within a few weeks.
• Leaders Challenged to Look Beyond Horizon in Dealing with Today's Threats Navy NewsStand 17 Jun 2009 -- The secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) delivered remarks before nearly 1,100 participants at the U.S. Naval War College's 60th annual Current Strategy Forum (CSF) June 16.
• Navy Approves Two-Year Schedule for Blue Angels Navy NewsStand 17 Jun 2009 -- The Navy approved a two-year scheduling process for US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron to provide Navy recruiting and the air show industry with more time to plan for air future air shows.
• Joint Exercise Northern Edge Ensures Maritime Security Navy NewsStand 17 Jun 2009 -- John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group assets consisting of USS John C. Stennis, Carrier Air Wing 9 and USS Antietam arrived in the Gulf of Alaska for exercise Northern Edge 2009.
• Essex Embarks 31st MEU, Prepares for Talisman Saber Navy NewsStand 17 Jun 2009 -- USS Essex completed on loading more than 1,400 Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in preparation for exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
• Exercise Garuda Shield 2009 opens in Indonesia Army News 17 Jun 2009 -- Soldiers and Marines from 9 countries gathered to mark the official opening of Exercise Garuda Shield 2009.
• Camp Lemonier Fast Tracks $34 Million in Airfield Projects Navy NewsStand 17 Jun 2009 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic Division (NAVFAC LANT) has embarked on an airfield improvement project at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, performing more than $33 million in expansion projects to be completed within fiscal year 2009.
• Russian defense industry on track for arms contract RIA Novosti 17 Jun 2009 -- Russian Defense Ministry has received strategic missiles, aircraft, tanks, spacecraft and other military hardware under contract.
• Russian strategic bombers complete Arctic patrol mission RIA Novosti 17 Jun 2009 -- Two Russian Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers have carried out a routine patrol flight over the Arctic.
• Attack plane crashes in north Russia, both pilots survive RIA Novosti 17 Jun 2009 -- A Su-24 all-weather attack aircraft crashed on a runway in the Murmansk Region of north Russia, but both pilots ejected safely.
• Russian Ministry Reports 158 Noncombat Deaths RFE/RL 17 Jun 2009 -- The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that there were 27 noncombat deaths of Russian soldiers in May.
• Russia's Black Sea Fleet rules out joint drills with Georgia RIA Novosti 17 Jun 2009 -- Russia's Black Sea Fleet will not take part in any joint naval exercises involving Georgian warships.
• Tiny Tuvalu Pleads for Help to Rescue Sailors From Somalia Pirates VOA 17 Jun 2009 -- The families of 12 Pacific Island sailors held by Somali pirates are appealing to Australia for help in securing their release.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 17 Jun 2009
• Briefing by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 6/17/09 The White House 17 Jun 2009

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for June 17, 2009
• ATK Receives $42 Million in Military Small-Caliber Ammunition Orders ATK 17 Jun 2009 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has received an additional $42 million in small-caliber ammunition orders from the U.S. Army Sustainment Command in Rock Island, Ill.
• U.S. ARMY SELECTS BAE SYSTEMS TO DEVELOP NIGHT-VISION GOGGLE BAE Systems 17 Jun 2009 -- BAE Systems will continue development of a digital night-vision goggle the U.S. Army has identified as a priority for improving warfighter situational awareness
• Boeing Completes Testing of Mobile Air Platform Component for Modernised High Frequency Communications System Boeing 17 Jun 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that the mobile air platform component of the Modernised High Frequency Communications System (MHFCS) has passed formal testing, a significant milestone toward delivery to the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
• Boeing Committed to Funding F-15 Silent Eagle Development Boeing 17 Jun 2009 -- BAE Systems will continue development of a digital night-vision goggle the U.S. Army has identified as a priority for improving warfighter situational awareness
• Raytheon Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 Demonstrates Network-Enabled Capability Raytheon 17 Jun 2009 -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 completed a major milestone when the weapon's Strike Common Weapon Datalink communicated between two Link-16 nodes. The test demonstrated the weapon's ability to function as a node on the network.
• Raytheon's Munitions Control Unit to be Integrated on Jaguar Aircraft Raytheon 17 Jun 2009 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has started integrating its Munitions Control Unit on the Jaguar fighter aircraft.
• Boeing Completes On-Orbit Handover of 2nd Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite to US Air Force Boeing 17 Jun 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] on June 15 successfully transferred control of the second Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite to the U.S. Air Force, which will monitor and control the new satellite from Schriever Air Force Base, Colo.
• DCNS and Thales awarded Phase 2 of the UAV Deck Landing Study D2AD Thales 17 Jun 2009 -- The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded DCNS and Thales the second phase of the D2AD* study to design and demonstrate an automatic takeoff, landing and deck landing system for rotary-wing UAVs. Phase 2 demonstration trials will be conducted in Mesa, Arizona, and will use the AH-6U Little Bird unmanned helicopter from Boeing.
• Sagem signs support contract for STRIX sights on Australian Tiger helicopters Sagem (Safran group) 17 Jun 2009 -- Australian Aerospace and Sagem (SAFRAN group) signed June 16, 2009, a contract for support services for the STRIX sights deployed on the Australian Army’s 22 EC665 Tiger combat helicopters.
• Damocles XF, Thales’s future multifunction targeting pod Thales 17 Jun 2009 -- Thales is developing a new version of its multifunction targeting pod, Damocles XF, to provide air and naval air forces with a solution boasting unparalleled performance. This new version is expected to be up and running in 2012 and will incorporate, in particular, new communication means and an enhanced identification system, thereby improving its effectiveness irrespective of the environment.
• Thales celebrates with ELTA Systems the production of the 1,000th TSA 1400 IFF Interrogator Thales 17 Jun 2009 -- Thales is pleased to announce that in celebration of the 1,000th TSA 1400 produced at Thales Laval facility, ELTA Systems was presented with a golden “Millennium” TSA 1400 IFF interrogator.
• Raytheon Standard Missile-3 Block IIA Program Achieves Key Milestone Raytheon 17 Jun 2009 -- The Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-3 Block IIA program completed the joint system design review with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD).

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 17 Jun 2009
• Clinton, Israeli Counterpart, Clash Over Settlements VOA 17 Jun 2009 -- Secretary of State Clinton and Israeli FM Lieberman clashed publicly on issue of Israeli settlement expansion.
• Clinton to Meet Israeli FM in Washington VOA 17 Jun 2009 -- US Secretary of State Clinton will meet with Israeli FM Lieberman in Washington to discuss how to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
• Indian PM: Pakistani Action against Terrorism Required before Peace Accord VOA 17 Jun 2009 -- India's PM: Pre-requisite for peace is "strong and effective" action against terrorism targeted at India.
• Abkhazia Seeks Continued Cooperation With UN RFE/RL 17 Jun 2009 -- Abkhaz President Sergei Bagapsh: Abkhazia will try to establish "alternative contacts" with the UN.
• Russia to cut troops in Abkhazia, S.Ossetia - General Staff RIA Novosti 17 Jun 2009 -- Russia's military is planning to cut the number of troops deployed at military bases in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
• Kosovo operation now different, but still vital to ensuring stability - UN envoy UN News Centre 17 Jun 2009 -- UN mission has reconfigured itself in response to the prevailing situation on the ground.
• Police Chief Killed as Clashes Continue in Somali Capital VOA 17 Jun 2009 -- The police chief in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has been killed as fighting continues to wrack the city.
• CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Who's who with guns IRIN 17 Jun 2009 -- Lasting security remains elusive in the north and northeast of Central African Republic.
• Philippine Military Grabs Upper Hand in Mindanao VOA 17 Jun 2009 -- The Philippine military has gained an upper hand over militants fighting for an Islamic homeland in the country's south.
• YEMEN: Over 3,000 displaced as clashes flare up in north IRIN 17 Jun 2009 -- Security situation in Saada Governorate, northern Yemen, has been deteriorating in the wake of sporadic clashes.
• Mali Army Attacks Suspected al-Qaida Militants VOA 17 Jun 2009 -- Security forces in Mali have attacked a group of suspected al-Qaida militants at their base near the country's northern border with Algeria.
• Former Congolese VP Facing War Crimes VOA 17 Jun 2009 -- Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba is facing five counts of war crimes before the International Criminal Court.
• Congo Troops Fire on UN VOA 17 Jun 2009 -- Democratic Republic of Congo troops who are apparently upset over a pay dispute fired on a United Nations base in the country's eastern region.

News Reports

• Obama Administration Denies Interfering in Iranian Affairs VOA 17 Jun 2009 -- Obama administration rejected charges by Iran of U.S. interference in that country's affairs following its bitterly disputed election.
• In Iran, It's Modernists Against Traditionalists RFE/RL 17 Jun 2009 -- When reformist protesters gathered by the hundreds of thousands in the streets of Tehran on June 15, they offered a stunning sight.
• Analysts Expect Crisis in Iran to Continue VOA 17 Jun 2009 -- Tens of thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Tehran again Wednesday to protest the results of last week's controversial election.
• Tens of Thousands Join Iran Opposition Rally VOA 17 Jun 2009 -- Tens of thousands of supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mousavi gathered for another protest against disputed election.
• Protests in Iran to continue despite government ban RIA Novosti 17 Jun 2009 -- Supporters of the defeated reformist candidate in last week's election in Iran plan to hold a fifth day of rallies in defiance of ban.
• Iranian Reformist Calls for Mass Rally Thursday VOA 17 Jun 2009 -- Defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mousavi is calling for a mass rally to protest election results and violence against his supporters.
• Burma Court to Hear Arguments for Aung San Suu Kyi Witnesses VOA 17 Jun 2009 -- Burma's Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether or not to allow more defense witnesses in the trial of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
• Orbital Sciences Corporation has contracted Thales Alenia Space for the production of new pressurized cargo modules to re-supply the International Space Station Thales 17 Jun 2009 -- Thales Alenia Space announced today the signing of a contract with Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) for the design, development, production and delivery of nine pressurized modules for cargo transport – to include equipment, spare parts, scientific experiments and other items – to the International Space Station (ISS). The contract foresees the first unit delivery in December 2010 and the last unit delivery in the middle of 2015.