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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 22 Jun 2009 [PDF]
• Detainee Update: Brig. Gen. Quantock, MNF-I/TF-134, June 22, 2009 MNF-I 22 Jun 2009 -- Brig. Gen. David Quantock, Deputy CG, MNF-I Detainee Operations/CG, Task Force-134, provides an update on detainee operations
• Iraqi Police Arrest Extremist Leader AFPS 22 Jun 2009 -- An Iraqi police special weapons and tactics team and US advisors arrested two suspects, including a violent extremist leader, in Fadhiliyah.
• U.S. Soldiers Deliver Armored Trucks to Iraqi Army AFPS 22 Jun 2009 -- Iraqi troops in northeastern Baghdad have a new weapon in their arsenal, thanks to U.S. soldiers here.
• At Least 26 Killed in Iraq Violence VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- Authorities in Iraq say at least 26 people were killed in a series of attacks.
• 8 Killed in Baghdad Bombings VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- Iraqi officials say at least eight people were killed and more than 50 others were wounded in a spate of bombings across Baghdad.
• Small Iraqi villages targets for terrorist recruiting Army News 22 Jun 2009 -- Village of Zalla Al Sabaee and many others play a vital role in the overall stability of the country.
• Training for quick response Army News 22 Jun 2009 -- Ability to rapidly respond to a time sensitive target (TST) is something Paratroopers stressed to their Iraqi counterparts during training event.
• 259TH CSSB transfers authority to 80th Ordnance Battalion Army News 22 Jun 2009 -- 80th Ordnance Battalion assumed authority from the 259th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion June 17.
• Long Knives end tour in southern Iraq: Historic day also sees Romania end mission in Iraq Army News 22 Jun 2009 -- 4th BCT, 1st Cavalry Division transferred responsibility for Coalition Operations in southern Iraq.
• Romania ends mission in Iraq: Long Knife, Highlander Brigades team up to support Army News 22 Jun 2009 -- Romania officially recognized the end of its troop deployment to Iraq in a ceremony here June 4.
• Returning the keys to Baghdad Army News 22 Jun 2009 -- Soldiers from the 1st BCT, 1st Cavalry Division transferred responsibility of JSS Basateen, JSS Suleikh, and Tharwa II to Government of Iraq.
• Vanguard transfers JSS Hurriyah II to IA Army News 22 Jun 2009 -- US forces under Multi-National Division-Baghdad handed over another joint security station to Iraqi Security Forces.
• Coalition Forces move out of Ninewah Iraqi Police Headquarters Army News 22 Jun 2009 -- Approximately 10 Soldiers began moving to Forward Operating Base Marez, in Mosul, Iraq June 1.
• Bagram Airfield Attack Kills Two U.S. Servicemembers, Wounds Six AFPS 22 Jun 2009 -- Two US servicemembers were killed during an indirect-fire attack on Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.
• C-17 crew uses combat offload to deliver materials to warzone AFNS 22 Jun 2009 -- Crew from 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron used combat offload procedure to deliver materials.
• Bomber Kills 5 Civilians in Afghanistan VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- Afghan authorities say a suicide bomber on a motorbike has killed at least five civilians in the eastern province of Khost.
• Airmen mentor Afghan counterparts to provide care AFNS 22 Jun 2009 -- Air Force medics working with their counterparts from the Afghan National Army to provide mentoring on medical care.
• Tajikistan To Base Army Unit In Afghan Border Region RFE/RL 22 Jun 2009 -- Tajik Defense Ministry expects to deploy a new military unit to the mountainous Saghirdasht region of eastern Tajikistan.
• PAKISTAN: Top UN official urges more support for IDPs IRIN 22 Jun 2009 -- The UN Secretary-General’s special humanitarian envoy, Abdelaziz Arrukban, after a two-day fact-finding mission to Pakistan, has urged Gulf countries and others to step up support for hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northwestern Pakistan.
• Pakistani Jets Hit Militants Near Afghan Border VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- Pakistani officials have reported fresh fighting in the South Waziristan tribal region, where the military is preparing a new offensive.
• Peace Fragile in Pakistan's Northwestern Buner District VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- Infiltration of Taliban militants into Pakistan's northwestern Buner district marked the end of a controversial peace deal in Swat Valley.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Pakistan Official Says Regional Cooperation 'A Must' For Tribal Areas RFE/RL 22 Jun 2009 -- Senior official of Pakistan's States and Frontier Regions Ministry oversees policies regarding western border regions.
• Aim Sought by U.S. in Its Promise to Provide "Nuclear Umbrella" to S. Korea Disclose KCNA 22 Jun 2009 -- US invited Lee Myung Bak and clarified that it would provide south Korea with "extended nuclear deterrence."
• S. Korean Plan for War Exercises Announced KCNA 22 Jun 2009 -- Command of the First Army Corps announced it would stage "exercises for implementing an operational plan reminiscent of the June 25 war".
• South Korean War Outbursts Assailed KCNA 22 Jun 2009 --ROK military attending an event "commemorating the anniversary of the West Sea incident": "frustration of provocations on the spot."
• Third round of Russia-U.S. nuclear talks opens in Geneva RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- Third round of comprehensive Russia-US talks on a new strategic arms reduction pact opened on in Geneva.
• Gates Welcomes Four Senior Pentagon Officials AFPS 22 Jun 2009 -- Defense Secretary Gates welcomed four high-ranking new arrivals to the Pentagon, hailing them as “welcome additions” the DoD.
• Crommelin Celebrates 26 Years of Service Navy NewsStand 22 Jun 2009 -- USS Crommelin (FFG 37) celebrated its 26th birthday June 18, four days after leaving Naval Station Pearl Harbor (NAVSTAPH) for a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific.
• GW Hosts Palauan Presidential Delegation Navy NewsStand 22 Jun 2009 -- Commander, George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) welcomed leaders of the Republic of Palau aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) June 21.
• Oak Hill, Partner Nation Liaisons Personnel Learning from Each Other Navy NewsStand 22 Jun 2009 -- USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) departed for Southern Partnership Station (SPS) '09 in early June steaming toward South America, and once on station, the ship will provide support for the U.S. Marine Forces South multinational amphibious exercise Southern Exchange 2009.
• Sea Trials a Success for Normandy Navy NewsStand 22 Jun 2009 -- The Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) returned to Naval Station Norfolk after completing sea trials June 9-11.
• Ground equipment Airmen show benefits of AFSO 21 AFNS 22 Jun 2009 -- Former Secretary of the Air Force Wynne called for a new way to evaluate how the Air Force operates.
• A-10 'assembly-line' maintenance concept a model of efficiency AFNS 22 Jun 2009 -- A-10 maintenance personnel from the 124th Wing are in the early stages of a new "assembly line" maintenance concept.
• Test cell upgrades capability, reliability AFNS 22 Jun 2009 -- 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron engine-test cell operational test of a C-130 Hercules engine with a new 21D model engine-test cell.
• Sailors Excel in Joint Logistics Exercise Navy NewsStand 22 Jun 2009 -- U.S. naval amphibious units conducted operations in support of the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) exercise at Camp Lejeune June 15-20.
• Sailors Utilize New, Improved System During Joint Logistics Exercise Navy NewsStand 22 Jun 2009 -- Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 had the opportunity to test the Improved Navy Lighterage System during the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore exercise June 15-21.
• Garuda Shield CPX closes, offers real world experience Army News 22 Jun 2009 -- The Command Post Exercise portion of Exercise Garuda Shield 09 came to a close in a ceremony in Bandung, Indonesia, June 22.
• 'Amalgam Dart' tests NORTHCOM's air defense Army News 22 Jun 2009 -- Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors tested months of planning and preparation, June 18-20, with a major US Northern Command exercise.
• National Guard tests emergency response at Vigilant Guard Army News 22 Jun 2009 -- NG tested emergency-response and strengthened relationships with other emergency agencies at Vigilant Guard 09.
• USNS Richard E. Byrd Departs for PP09 Navy NewsStand 22 Jun 2009 -- USNS Richard E. Byrd selected it to support this year's Pacific Partnership mission.
• The Yaroslav Mudry: a forerunner of future frigates RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- On June 19, the escort ship Yaroslav Mudry, a long-awaited addition to the Russian Navy, began its maiden cruise on the Baltic Sea.
• Russia buys 12 spy drones from Israel RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- Russia has bought 12 unmanned aerial vehicles from Israel in a recent deal worth $53 million.
• Russia to lease only one nuclear sub to India - official RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- Russian government official dismissed rumors that Russia planned to lease several nuclear submarines to India.
• Russia to sell 1,000 infantry fighting vehicles to Greece RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- Russia and Greece are finalizing a contract on the delivery of 1,000 BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles to the Greek army.
• Ukraine military says Sea Breeze-2009 exercise called off RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- There will be no Sea Breeze naval exercises with NATO forces in Ukraine's Crimea this summer.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 22 Jun 2009
• Briefing by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 6-22-09 The White House 22 Jun 2009

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for June 22, 2009
• Northrop Grumman Beyond-Line-of-Sight Capability for U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint STARS Fleet Paying Dividends Northrop Grumman 22 Jun 2009 -- Like the advertisement that speaks to the value of a product, Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) new Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) communications capability is priceless for troops on the ground.
• Raytheon and Ultra Electronics Team to Pursue Next-Generation Bomb Rack System Raytheon 22 Jun 2009 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Ultra Electronics Precision Air Systems have teamed to pursue the BRU-69/A Multi-Purpose Bomb Rack (MPBR) program for the U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command.
• IAI Delivers First Batch of Kfir Fighter Jets to the Colombian Air Force Israel Aerospace Industries 22 Jun 2009 -- Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is delivering the first batch of upgraded Kfir fighter jets to the Colombian Air Force in a ceremony held at IAI's facilities in Israel.
• Northrop Grumman Submits Proposal to Revolutionize Global Positioning System Operations Northrop Grumman 22 Jun 2009 -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) Global Positioning System (GPS) Advanced Control Segment (OCX) team on June 20 submitted its proposal to the U.S. Air Force for the OCX Phase B contract.
• Northrop Grumman Delivers First Demonstration Satellite for Space Tracking and Surveillance System Northrop Grumman 22 Jun 2009 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has delivered the first of two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites to the U.S. Air Force's Cape Canaveral Air Station for launch preparation.

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 22 Jun 2009
• Israel close to deal on captive Gaza soldier RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- Israel close to a deal that will free a soldier held by Gaza militants in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners.
• Hamas members to be released from West Bank prisons RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- Palestinian President Abbas has ordered the release of Hamas members from prison in the West Bank.
• Attack On Ingushetia President Latest In Troubling Trend RFE/RL 22 Jun 2009 -- The president of Russia's troubled North Caucasus region of Ingushetia is in critical condition after his convoy was hit by an explosion this morning near Nazran.
• Medvedev orders Chechen leader Kadyrov to tighten security RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- Chechen President ordered to step up security following an assassination attempt on president of neighboring Ingushetia.
• Ingush president stable in hospital after bomb attack RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- President of Russia's southern republic of Ingushetia remains in a serious condition after an assassination attempt.
• Ingushetia president injured in assassination attempt RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- President of Russia's volatile southern republic of Ingushetia seriously injured in an assassination attempt.
• Russia's Ingush Republic President Wounded in Bombing VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- President of Russia's republic of Ingushetia has been seriously wounded in what officials say was a suicide bomb attack.
• Ingushetia's President Injured In Attack RFE/RL 22 Jun 2009 -- The president of Russia's troubled North Caucasus region of Ingushetia, Yunus Bek Yevkurov, has been critically wounded when his convoy was hit by an explosion.
• Kenya Undecided on Sending Troops to Somalia VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- Kenya's prime minister says the government is not ready to say whether the country's military will intervene in the conflict in neighboring Somalia.
• Somali President Declares State of Emergency VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- Somalia's president has declared a state of emergency as his government tries to fight off an offensive by militant Islamist groups.
• Darfur Advocacy Groups Call on President Obama to Unveil Sudan Policy VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- Darfur advocacy groups are urging President Barack Obama to unveil his Sudan policy.
• Problems besetting Central African Republic can be overcome - UN official UN News Centre 22 Jun 2009 -- Top UN political official voiced his conviction that the various challenges in the Central African Republic can be overcome.
• DRC: MONUC sticks to its guns - analysis IRIN 22 Jun 2009 -- Joint military efforts by the UN peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the country’s ramshackle army (FARDC) to neutralize Rwandan Hutu-led militias have been criticized because of the worsening humanitarian crisis in the theatre of operations, the eastern Kivu provinces.
• Rise in Armed Attacks in Eastern Congo Prompts UN Aid Appeal VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- UN has responded to escalated fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with an appeal for $38 million in emergency international aid.
• India Declares Maoist Rebels Terrorists VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- India's government has declared the Maoist faction of the Communist Party of India a terrorist organization.
• Russian, Moldovan presidents to hold talks in Moscow RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin in Moscow for talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on bilateral relations and Moldova's upcoming elections.
• UN-backed tribunal gives Rwandan ex-minister found guilty of genocide 30 years UN News Centre 22 Jun 2009 -- UN tribunal set up to deal with the mass killings that engulfed Rwanda in 1994 has found a former Government minister guilty of genocide and sentenced him to 30 years in prison.
• Former Rwandan Official Gets 30 Years For Genocide VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- Rwanda's former interior minister has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the deaths of thousands of Tutsis during the 1994 genocide.
• Liberian Commission Recommends Prosecution of Those Involved in Past Civil Conflict VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia has released its final report on the civil conflict in Liberia that ended in 2003.
• ECOWAS Says Regional Crises Undermine Democracy VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- West African leaders have been urged to address recent political developments in some member states that seek to undermine democracy and stability in the region.
• NEPAL: Repatriation or resettlement for Bhutanese refugees? IRIN 22 Jun 2009 -- Over the past year thousands of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal have resettled in third countries - mainly the USA - but many others, especially the elderly, hope only for repatriation to Bhutan.

News Reports

• Obama Administration Defends Stance on Iran Election Crisis VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- Senior administration officials defended handling of Iranian crisis amid criticism that President has not been forceful enough.
• Russia respects Iran's election results, ties to continue RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- Russia respects Iran's presidential election results and will continue to develop mutually beneficial relations with Tehran.
• Iran's Foreign Ministry blames Europe, U.S. for riots RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- Iran's FM: European countries and the US of meddling in the country's domestic affairs.
• Ban urges end to arrests, use of force amid post-election violence in Iran UN News Centre 22 Jun 2009 -- Secretary-General Ban urged an immediate end to the arrests, threats and use of force taking place in Iran.
• Eyewitnesses Say Iranian Police Use Force to Break Up Protest VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- Witnesses say Iranian riot police have fired tear gas to break up a new opposition rally in the centre of the capital Tehran.
• Opposition Supporters Rally In Tehran Before Riot Police Intervene RFE/RL 22 Jun 2009 -- Opposition supporters gathered, briefly, in downtown Tehran in latest protest against results of disputed election.
• Riot Police Break Up Iran Rally RFE/RL 22 Jun 2009 -- Riot police have attacked hundreds of demonstrators with tear gas and fired in the air to disperse a rally in central Tehran today.
• Women At Forefront Of Iranian Protests RFE/RL 22 Jun 2009 -- A woman named Neda has become an icon of the ongoing antigovernment protests in Iran.
• Top Iranian clerics could depose Ayatollah Ali Khamenei RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- Political tensions in Iran are rising, with senior figures considering whether to depose Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
• International Criticism of Iranian Government Actions Grows VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- International criticism of Iran's handling of a disputed presidential vote and subsequent protests is mounting.
• World Reacts to Iran's Post-Election Violence VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- Western nations are denying Iranian government allegations that they are encouraging Iran's post-election violence.
• Calm in Tehran; Authorities Confirm Hundreds of Arrests VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- Iran's capital appears tense but calm, with no reports of the large-scale demonstrations and street violence.
• Over 450 arrested in Iranian post-election riots RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- At least 457 people were arrested during rioting in Iran's capital as protests continued against disputed presidential election.
• Opposition in Iran has never got further - Russian expert RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- Russian political expert: The Iranian opposition had never got any further.
• Iranian Opposition Leader Mousavi Calls for More Protests VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- Iranian opposition leader Mousavi has issued a statement supporting further protests against disputed election victory.
• U.S. Army medical unit in Kenya stands ready Army News 22 Jun 2009 -- Should pandemic flu make its way into East Africa, a Kenya-based US Army medical research team in place to assist local officials.
• Army takes steps in H1N1 prevention Army News 22 Jun 2009 -- The Army is currently taking steps to help prevent and stop the spread of the H1N1 virus for Soldiers at home and abroad.
• Woman With Swine Flu Dies in Philippines VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- Officials in the Philippines say a 49-year-old woman with swine influenza A-H1N1 has died - the first death in that country related to the virus.
• Russia 'to face swine flu wave in November' RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- Head of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Influenza Research Institute: Russia will face a wave of A/H1N1 influenza cases in November.
• Number of global swine flu cases tops 52,160 - WHO RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- WHO: Total of 52,160 cases of human A/H1N1 infection have been registered in 99 countries worldwide, with 231 deaths.
• Belarus Border Guards Fired Upon From Ukrainian Territory RFE/RL 22 Jun 2009 -- Unknown individuals opened fire on Belarusian border guards from Ukrainian territory on June 22.
• MADAGASCAR: SADC steps in to mediate IRIN 22 Jun 2009 -- Where many have tried and failed, now the Southern African Development Community has called on Madagascar’s political rivals to consider peaceful dialogue to end months of political crisis.
• Electoral Officials Distributing Ballots for Guinea Bissau Vote VOA 22 Jun 2009 -- Electoral officials in Guinea Bissau are distributing voting materials ahead of Sunday's presidential election.
• Islamic law major influence on modern global refugee law - UN study UN News Centre 22 Jun 2009 -- Islamic custom of welcoming people fleeing persecution has had more influence on international refugee law than any other traditional source.
• Russia commemorates start of Great Patriotic War RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2009 -- Russia remembers on Monday the start of the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War, the term used in Russia and other ex-Soviet states to describe WWII.