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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 14 Apr 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• TWO MARINES KILLED, 22 WOUNDED IN AL ANBAR PROVINCE
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Brig. Gen. Halstead from Iraq 14 Apr 2006 -- Presenter: Commander, 3rd Corps Support Command, Brig. Gen. Rebecca Halstead
• CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 14 Apr 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.
• C-130s keep convoys out of Sunni Triangle AFPN 14 Apr 2006 -- It's not as fast as the latest-model cargo jets. It can't carry as much cargo as its sister transports and its ride can be a bit bumpy. But the C-130 Hercules -- a 50-year-old transport -- is dependable.
• Desert duty: crew chiefs keep C-130s flying AFPN 14 Apr 2006 -- No one wishes for an aircraft to break -- especially flying crew chiefs.
• Iraqi Forces Take Lead in Operation Cobra Strike AFPS 14 Apr 2006 -- Iraqi army soldiers are gradually taking the lead in all operations in Haswah and Iskandariyah, stabilizing the northern Babil province, military officials in Iraq reported.
• Troops Capture, Kill Terrorists, Find Weapons Caches AFPS 14 Apr 2006 -- Coalition forces in Iraq killed two suspected terrorists and captured several others, and found numerous weapons caches over the past two days, U.S. military officials said.
• Combined operations yield caches Army News 14 Apr 2006 -- In the Tigris River valley, Iraqi Army and Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers discovered four weapons caches during a combined operation April 13.
• Bombs Kill at Least 4 Iraqis Near Mosques in Baquba VOA 14 Apr 2006 -- Iraqi police say at least four people were killed in roadside bombings near two Sunni mosques in the city of Baquba, north of Baghdad.
• Iraq Insurgents Ambush Police Convoy VOA 14 Apr 2006 -- Iraqi police say insurgents have ambushed a police convoy near Baghdad, killing at least six policemen and injuring 10 others.

Deployments

US Policy

• President Bush Expresses Full Support, Appreciation for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld The White House 14 Apr 2006
• Bush Expresses Strong Support for Rumsfeld Amid Criticism VOA 14 Apr 2006 -- President Bush is backing his defense secretary, amid mounting criticism from retired generals calling for the secretary to resign.
• Bush Calls Rumsfeld's Leadership 'Exactly What is Needed' AFPS 14 Apr 2006 -- President Bush reaffirmed his support today for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, saying the secretary's "energetic and steady leadership is exactly what is needed at this critical period."
• Coalition Forces Must Continue To Support Iraq, U.S. General Says Washington File 14 Apr 2006 -- Coalition forces must continue to play a vital role in providing security in Iraq, says Marine General Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance Updates USAID 14 Apr 2006 [PDF]
• Iraqi Forces Gaining in Logistics Capability AFPS 14 Apr 2006 -- As the Iraqi security forces grow in number and capability, so too does the logistical support system that will sustain them, the commander of 3rd U.S. Army Corps Support Command told Pentagon reporters today from Balad, Iraq.

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