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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 06 Jun 2011 [PDF]
• NATO and Libya - Operational Media Update: 05 Jun 2011
• NATO continues to increase pressure on Qadhafi Regime in Tripoli NATO 06 Jun 2011 -- NATO aircraft carried out intensive and sustained strikes against pro-Qadhafi facilities in Tripoli throughout 5 Jun 11.
• 5 US Soldiers, At Least 13 Iraqis Killed in Separate Attacks VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- Five U.S. soldiers and and at least 13 Iraqis were killed on Monday in separate attacks in Iraq.
• Five U.S. Soldiers Killed In Central Iraq RFE/RL 06 Jun 2011 -- The U.S. military says five U.S. soldiers were killed in central Iraq today.
• U.S. transfers airspace to Iraq AFNS 06 Jun 2011 -- Officials at the Airspace Control Authority transferred airspace to Iraq Civil Aviation Authority officials June 1 in what is being called a milestone in Operation New Dawn.
• New Iraqi air force curriculum to combine air traffic control, airfield management AFNS 06 Jun 2011 -- U.S. advisers in Iraq are focusing their efforts on ensuring their Iraqi counterparts have the knowledge and skills necessary.
• Combat engineers teach Iraqi Army proper route clearance techniques Army News 06 Jun 2011 -- Soldiers of A/BSTB/4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division are helping their Iraqi Army counterparts learn how to defeat IED threat.
• Remarks by Secretary Gates During Troop Visit with Task Force Currahee, 4-101st Infantry in Paktika, Afghanistan DoD 06 Jun 2011
• Remarks by Secretary Gates During Troop Visit with Task Force Ramrod, 2-2 Infantry, Anbar Provence, Afghanistan DoD 06 Jun 2011
• Remarks by Secretary Gates during Troop Visit at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar Province, Afghanistan DoD 06 Jun 2011
• Afghan, Coalition Troops Nab Insurgent Leaders AFPS 06 Jun 2011 -- A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Haqqani network leader, a Haqqani facilitator and several of their associates in the Bermal district of Afghanistan’s Paktika province.
• Radio Battalion Helps ANGLICO Intercept Insurgents USMC News 06 Jun 2011 -- Where Radio Bn. makes its money is in giving coalition units indication and warning of insurgent activity.
• General Details Afghanistan Campaign Plan AFPS 06 Jun 2011 -- The population centers of Afghanistan’s Helmand and Kandahar provinces and Spin Bolduk on the Pakistan border constitute key areas in the fight against the Taliban this year.
• Obama Meets Advisers on Afghanistan, Pakistan VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- President Barack Obama has met with his national security team to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan.
• Bin Laden Death Could Change Attitudes, Gates Says AFPS 06 Jun 2011 -- The death of Osama bin Laden has been noted by the people of Afghanistan, but it hasn’t made any discernable difference to the Taliban.
• Gates Faces Soldiers' Questions on Bin Laden's Death VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates faced more of their questions about how the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden would affect them.
• Afghanistan unprepared for NATO pullout - Russian Security Council RIA Novosti 06 Jun 2011 -- Nikolai Patrushev, the head of the Russian Security Council: Afghanistan's government is unprepared for a pullout of the foreign contingent starting from late June.
• Female Combat Troops Will Link to Afghan Women for New York National Guard's 27th Brigade Army News 06 Jun 2011 -- A group of female National Guard Soldiers will deploy to Afghanistan attached to combat units as cultural mediators.
• Operation Stone Steps training enables Afghans to stand on their own Army News 06 Jun 2011 -- Soldiers from 2-35th Infantry traveled by helicopters into the Pech River Valley to train Afghan National Army soldiers at Nangalam Base, Kunar province.
• AFGHANISTAN: Clashes displace 12,000 in Faryab Province IRIN 06 Jun 2011 -- Clashes between government forces and the Taliban have displaced at least 12,000 people in Afghanistan's remote northwestern province of Faryab.
• The Afghanistan National Army gets support with $11 million in contracts from U.S. Army Corps of Eng Army News 06 Jun 2011 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded $11 million in construction contracts in support of the Afghanistan National Army this week.
• US Drone Attacks Kill 18 in Pakistan VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- Pakistani intelligence officials say three U.S. drone strikes have killed at least 18 militants in the country's northwest tribal region.
• Suspected US Drone Strikes Kill 17 in Pakistan VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- Several U.S. drone strikes killed 17 people Monday in South Waziristan, Pakistan's rugged tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
• 17 Militants Reportedly Killed By U.S. Missile Strikes In Pakistan RFE/RL 06 Jun 2011 -- Local security officials in Pakistan say missile strikes by U.S. drone aircraft have killed at least 17 suspected militants.
• US drones kill 18 in Pakistan tribal region IRNA 06 Jun 2011 -- US pilotless aircraft rained missiles into Pakistan’s South Waziristan tribal region and killed nearly 18 suspected militants.
• US drone strikes kill 14 in NW Pakistan IRNA 06 Jun 2011 -- US pilotless aircraft fired missiles into South Waziristan tribal region early Monday, and killed at least 14 people.
• U.S. drone strikes kill 20 Pakistani 'militants' RIA Novosti 06 Jun 2011 -- Some 20 alleged militants were killed on Monday in U.S. drone-fired missile strikes in southwest Pakistan.
• Soldiers from Fort Bragg support Japan Earthquake recovery Army News 06 Jun 2011 -- On March 12, the world watched in disbelief as news reports surfaced of an 8.9 earthquake that rocked Japan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Arctic Report Assesses Defense Role, Future in Region AFPS 06 Jun 2011 -- The Defense Department has sent to Congress a report on its Arctic operations that will put the department in a good position to shape U.S. interests.
• Gates Says Guard, Reserve Roles Need Examining AFPS 06 Jun 2011 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates: The Defense Department is taking a look at the roles of the National Guard and reserve components.
• Acquisitions Office Focuses on Information Gathering AFPS 06 Jun 2011 -- When senior Defense Department leaders sit down to make tough policy decisions on major acquisitions systems they rely on the work of a small office of public servants.
• George Washington Begins Sea Trials NNS 06 Jun 2011 -- The USS George Washington returned to sea, departing her forward-operating port of Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka to commence Sea Trials, June 5.
• U.S. may announce F-16 upgrade deal with Taiwan soon CNA 06 Jun 2011 -- The US may allow its contractors to upgrade Taiwan's existing F-16 A/B jet fighters later this year or in 2012.
• Boone, Thach Depart Puerto Montt, Chile NNS 06 Jun 2011 -- USS Boone and USS Thach departed Puerto Montt, Chile, after spending four days participating in events with the Chilean navy, June 3.
• VAW-123 'Screwtops' Sailors Eyes, Ears of Strike Group NNS 06 Jun 2011 -- As USS Enterprise neared the last leg of its 21st deployment June 2, its Sailors reflected upon accomplishments over the past five months.
• USS Truxtun Completes Exercise, Inaugural Port Visit NNS 06 Jun 2011 -- USS Truxtun successfully completed Saxon Warrior II followed by its first port visit to Portsmouth, England, during its first ever combat deployment May 31.
• Kansas Guard artillery battalion showcases new rocket system Army News 06 Jun 2011 -- The Kansas National Guard’s 2-130th Field Artillery lit up the sky with rockets during an Open House and Live-Fire exercise May 21, 2011.
• Sailors, Marine Biologists Work Together to Preserve Environment During Shark Tank Exercise NNS 06 Jun 2011 -- Navy Reserve Sailors from Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 1 teamed up with San Clemente Island, Calif., marine biologists while participating in Exercise Shark Tank 2011.
• KCNA on US, South Korea's Military Moves KCNA 06 Jun 2011 -- The United States began deploying more than 10 F-15Es belonging to the flying corps of the Air Force and at least 400 troops in south Korea.
• S. Korea's Report on Operation for Spraying Defoliant Opened to Public KCNA 06 Jun 2011 -- A lawmaker of south Korea on June 3 opened to the public a report of the military authorities on the operation for spraying defoliant carried out late in the 1960s.
• U.S., Korean air forces rumble forward in Max Thunder 11-1 AFNS 06 Jun 2011 -- The South Korean and U.S. air forces hosted a joint exercise here May recently to sharpen their ability to work together in a simulated wartime environment.
• U.S., Ukraine Kick Off Sea Breeze 2011 NNS 06 Jun 2011 -- Sea Breeze 2011 officially kicked off with an opening ceremony and combined press conference with senior Ukrainian and U.S. Naval leadership at the Ukrainian Officer's Club in Odessa, June 6.
• Black Sea Rotational Force 11 brings the Raven to Romania USMC News 06 Jun 2011 -- US Marines and soldiers with Black Sea Rotational Force 11 provided the Romanian army a Raven-B familiarization course.
• New "Blasting Machine" may save the Arsenal tens of thousands of dollars, time Army News 06 Jun 2011 -- A newly installed ?Barrel-Blaster Machine’ at the Watervliet Arsenal last month has the potential to save tens of thousands of dollars in production costs.
• Corps narrows options for Isabella dam fixes Army News 06 Jun 2011 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' two dams at Isabella Lake in California count among the nation's riskiest.
• NAVFAC Awards Construction Contract for Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command NNS 06 Jun 2011 -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific awarded a $62.7 million firm fixed-price contract June 6, to Nan Inc. of Honolulu for the construction of a new Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command facility.
• USASAC completes move to new headquarters building Army News 06 Jun 2011 -- The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command headquarters personnel completed their move to the new USASAC headquarters building on Redstone Arsenal.
• USS Dwight D. Eisenhower XO Relieved NNS 06 Jun 2011 -- Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, relieved the executive officer of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) June 6.
• Rosvertol seeks Algeria Mi-28 export deal RIA Novosti 06 Jun 2011 -- Russia's Rosvertol attack helicopter producer is in talks with Algeria over exports of its Mi-28NE for delivery from 2012-2017.
• India Approves $4 Billion Boeing Aircraft Deal VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- India's Cabinet has approved a proposed $4 billion deal to purchase military transport aircraft from the U.S. aerospace giant Boeing.
• Indian Navy touts 'significant success' in fighting pirates RIA Novosti 06 Jun 2011 -- India has deployed naval vessels in the eastern Arabian Sea and has achieved "significant success" in the past few months combating piracy.
• Monthly press conference by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen NATO 06 Jun 2011
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 6/6/2011 The White House 06 Jun 2011
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, June 6, 2011 US Dept. of State 06 Jun 2011
• Secretary Clinton Remarks With French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe After Their Meeting US Dept. of State 06 Jun 2011

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for June 06, 2011
• Heron 1 achieves full operational capability in ISAF mission Rheinmetall Defence 06 Jun 2011 -- In recent years, unmanned aerial systems have been playing an increasingly important role in military operations worldwide.
• BAE Systems Delivers 20,000th Warning Sensor to Protect Military Aircraft BAE Systems 06 Jun 2011 -- BAE Systems has delivered its 20,000th warning sensor for U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and allied aircraft missile warning systems, an achievement made possible by teaming with the Navy NAVAIR program office, and prime contractor ATK (NYSE: ATK).
• EADS North America's advanced voice encryption technology approved to participate in annual interoperability exercise EADS 06 Jun 2011 -- EADS North America's ECTOCRYP® BLACK encryption device has been approved to participate in the Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed annual Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID) in June.
• Lockheed Martin Submits Proposal for Joint Air-to-Ground Missile Lockheed Martin 06 Jun 2011 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today it submitted a proposal in response to the government's Request for Proposal (RFP) for the next phases of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) program.
• Raytheon-Boeing Team Responds to Warfighter's Call for Joint Air-To-Ground Missile Raytheon 06 Jun 2011 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) submitted its proposal for the U.S. Army and Navy's Joint Air-to-Ground Missile competition and responded as a prime contractor. Raytheon is teamed with The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) for the JAGM program.

Other Conflicts

• Libyan Rebels Retake Western Mountain Town VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- Libyan rebels say they have seized the western mountain town of Yafran from forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi.
• Libyan Rebels Push Into Gadhafi-Held West VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- Libyan rebels have pushed into a Western Mountain town besieged by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
• Russian Envoy Tries to Mediate Libya Civil War VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- An envoy of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meets Tuesday in Benghazi with leaders of Libya’s opposition.
• Yemen Unrest Complicates Anti-Terrorist Effort VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- The unrest in Yemen has sparked uncertainty over counter-terrorism efforts against the Yemen-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.
• Yemen's Vice President Says Saleh Coming Back 'In Days' VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- Yemen's vice president says President Ali Abdullah Saleh will be returning to Yemen "in days" after undergoing surgery in Saudi Arabia for a shrapnel wound.
• Yemenis Celebrate Saleh's Departure, Despite Uncertain Future RFE/RL 06 Jun 2011 -- Yemenis were continuing to celebrate the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, now recovering from an operation in Saudi Arabia to remove shrapnel from his chest.
• Abbas sends aides to U.S. to revive peace process RIA Novosti 06 Jun 2011 -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has dispatched two aides to Washington in an effort to restart deadlocked peace negotiations with Israel.
• Israel Accuses Syria of Inciting Golan Violence VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- Israel plans to file a complaint at the UN accusing Syria of inciting violence along its boundary with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
• Ban calls for maximum restraint following violence along Israeli-Syrian border UN News Centre 06 Jun 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban called for maximum restraint by all sides after yesterday’s violence in the occupied Golan Heights.
• UN Chief Calls For Restraint In Middle East After Golan Violence RFE/RL 06 Jun 2011 -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for restraint after the June 5 clashes along Syria's frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
• France urges investigation into Golan Heights incident RIA Novosti 06 Jun 2011 -- France has slammed Israeli attack on Syrians in the Golan Heights and urged to carry out an investigation into the incident.
• EGYPT: The downside of Rafah's reopening IRIN 06 Jun 2011 -- While Palestinians have welcomed the reopening, Egyptians benefiting from “the tunnel economy” say they fear their businesses could fold and jobs could be lost.
• ROK President Requests North to End Policy of Confrontation VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- South Korea’s president is signaling to North Korea that he would like to calm rising tension on the peninsula.
• KCNA on S. Korean Policy KCNA 06 Jun 2011 -- The DPRK people have expressed their resentment against the south Korean regime.
• Rodong Sinmun on Protecting Supreme Dignity of DPRK KCNA 06 Jun 2011 -- It is a sacred national duty to protect the supreme dignity of the DPRK.
• Amid ongoing tensions, UN urges Sudanese parties to prevent further violence UN News Centre 06 Jun 2011 -- UNMIS called on the Sudanese parties to defuse tensions in Abyei and Southern Kordofan state.
• UN Mission in Sudan Investigates Attacks in Kordofan State VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- A spokesperson for the UN Mission in Sudan says the world body is concerned about new fighting in South Kordofan state.
• SUDAN: Land mines add to security worries in south IRIN 06 Jun 2011 -- Fighting between the Southern Sudanese army and an array of armed opposition movements is severely limiting the ability of humanitarian agencies to reach vulnerable populations, aid workers say.
• Mladic threatens hunger strike if rights not observed RIA Novosti 06 Jun 2011 -- Jailed former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic has threatened to go on hunger strike if he continues to be denied medical treatment and visits from his lawyer and family.
• UN war crimes tribunals face staffing crisis as end of their mandates approaches UN News Centre 06 Jun 2011 -- Top officials of the two UN tribunals voiced concern over a staffing crisis resulting from the departure of employees as the courts prepare for the approaching end of their mandates.

News Reports

• Syria Says 120 Police Killed In Northern Town RFE/RL 06 Jun 2011 -- Syrian state television says 120 members of its security forces have been killed in fighting in the northwestern town of Jisr Al-Shughour.
• Syria State Media: 80 Police Officers Killed in Northwest Violence VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- The Syrian government says 80 police officers were killed from an attack and gunbattle in the northwestern part of the country.
• Syria Says 40 Police Killed In Northern Town RFE/RL 06 Jun 2011 -- Syria's state television says 40 policemen have been killed in attacks by "armed groups" in a northern town.
• SYRIA-LEBANON: Displaced Syrians head back home IRIN 06 Jun 2011 -- Nearly a half of the several thousand Syrians who recently fled violence in the southwest have returned to their homes in Syria.
• UN helps newly democratic States share ideas on transition in Arab region UN News Centre 06 Jun 2011 -- Representatives from countries that have recently undergone transitions to democracy are meeting in Cairo in a UN-supported conference to exchange ideas on democracy and development.
• Syria 'very likely' had an unreported nuclear plant UN News Centre 06 Jun 2011 -- Head of the UN atomic energy agency: “it is very likely” that a building destroyed in Syria in 2007 was a nuclear reactor.
• UN Atomic Watchdog Chief Targets Syria VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- The head of the United Nations atomic agency suggests Syria may be covering up its nuclear activities.
• IAEA Board To Discuss Syria, Iran RFE/RL 06 Jun 2011 -- The IAEA board of governors is holding a weeklong meeting in Vienna amid pressure from the US and others to rebuke Syria over alleged illicit nuclear activity.
• Rodong Sinmun on Kim Jong Il's Leadership Art KCNA 06 Jun 2011 -- Kim Jong Il's leadership art serves as a militant banner for bringing about a leap forward by giving full play to the inexhaustible mental power of all the servicepersons and people.
• Report on Enlarged Meeting of Political Bureau of WPK KCNA 06 Jun 2011 -- An enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau of the C.C., the Workers' Party of Korea was held Monday.
• Burkinabé Soldiers Face Prosecution After Mutiny VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- At least 57 mutinous Burkinabé soldiers now face prosecution after government troops violently squashed a rebellion at a military camp outside Burkina Faso's second-largest city this weekend.
• Ivory Coast Government Pledges Reconciliation VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara's new government starts its first full week of work with ministers taking a census of federal workers and an inventory of equipment.
• Police Presence Snuffs Out Rally for Zimbabwe's MDC VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- With political tension rising in Zimbabwe, the country's largest political party, the Movement for Democratic Change, held a rally in its Harare stronghold.
• Georgia's Burdzhanadze ready to help establish truth in May 26 riot clashes RIA Novosti 06 Jun 2011 -- Nino Burdzhanadze, the leader of the Georgian opposition party People's Assembly, ready to cooperate with the investigation into police clashes with the opposition in the early hours of May 26.
• Armenian Opposition 'Open' To Concessions To Government RFE/RL 06 Jun 2011 -- A leading Armenian National Congress official says the opposition alliance is ready, in principle, for mutual concessions in its upcoming negotiations with President Serzh Sarkisian's government.
• UN independent rights expert highlights challenges to democracy in Cambodia UN News Centre 06 Jun 2011 -- Significant challenges remain in the process towards full democratic governance in Cambodia, a UN independent human rights expert has said.
• Former Turkish president questioned over role in 1980 coup RIA Novosti 06 Jun 2011 -- Turkish prosecutors questioned on Monday for the first time ex-president Kenan Evren as part of a probe into the 1980 Turkish military coup.
• Peru's Keiko Fujimori Concedes Defeat VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- The daughter of imprisoned former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has conceded defeat following a closely-fought runoff against former leftist army officer Ollanta Humala.
• Humala Claims Victory in Peru Presidential Runoff VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- Former Peruvian army officer Ollanta Humala claimed victory late Sunday in a presidential runoff, with a narrow lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori.
• Swaziland Government Dismisses Calls for Democratic Reforms VOA 06 Jun 2011 -- Swaziland’s attorney general has dismissed opposition demands for democratic reforms, saying the campaign lacks strong local support.