Defense Policy / Programs
- DoD News: Contracts for December 26, 2006
- Bush Meets With Rice & Gates on Iraq VOA 23 Dec 2006 -- Pres. Bush met with top advisers to plan a new way forward in the war in Iraq
- DoD News: Contracts for December 22, 2006
- DoD News: Contracts for December 21, 2006
- SecDef Gate Meets Top Iraqi Leaders VOA 21 Dec 2006 -- US SecDef Gates, visited with troops in Baghdad and held meetings with top Iraqi officials
- DoD News: Contracts for December 20, 2006
- Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Secretary Gates from Iraq 20 Dec 2006
- AMC KC-135 accident investigation results AFPN 20 Dec 2006 -- Air Mobility Command released the results of its investigation into the Sept. 26 KC-135 and TU-154 Kyrgyz accident
- CENTCOM’s Abizaid Plans Spring Retirement AFPS 20 Dec 2006 -- Gen. John Abizaid, CWENTCOM commander, plans to retire from the Army in the spring
- DoD News: Contracts for December 19, 2006
- Bush to Expand US Military VOA 19 Dec 2006 -- Pres. Bush says he wants to increase the size of the US military in order to wage a sustained war on terrorism
- Military Health System Governance 19 Dec 2006 -- DoD announced a new military health system governance & management approach
- First USAF Small Diameter Bomb Full-Rate Production Order Boeing 19 Dec 2006 -- Boeing was awarded a US Air Force full-rate production contract for the Small Diameter Bomb I (SDB I) system.
- F-35 Development Milestones Northrop Grumman 19 Dec 2006 -- Northrop Grumman reached two major milestones on the F-35 program
- HAWK TRMF Support Contract Raytheon 19 Dec 2006 -- Raytheon will support US Army HAWK Theater Readiness Monitoring Facilities (TRMF).
- Excalibur Block Ia-1 Production Configuration Raytheon 19 Dec 2006 -- Raytheon Missile Systems & BAE Systems-Bofors successfully fired 25 GPS-guided Excalibur projectiles during a First Article Test series
- DoD News: Contracts for December 18, 2006
- Gates Sworn In as Defense Secretary AFPS 18 Dec 2006 -- Robert M. Gates was sworn in as the nation’s 22nd secretary of defense
- Robert Gates Takes Oath as US Defense Secretary VOA 18 Dec 2006 -- The new U.S. Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, took office Monday
- Bush & SecDef Ceremonial Swearing-In The White House 18 Dec 2006
- New Counterinsurgency Manual AFPS 18 Dec 2006 -- “Learn” and “adapt” are the new Army & USMC Counterinsurgency FM's key messages
- Juneau Concludes Fall Patrol Navy NewsStand 18 Dec 2006 -- USS Juneau (LPD 10) wrapped up its fall patrol Nov. 25, returning to Sasebo
- Pres.ident Bush Letter to the Speaker of the House of Rep. & the President Pro Tempore of the Senate The White House 18 Dec 2006
- Submarine Multi-Purpose Processors & Monitoring Systems General Dynamics 18 Dec 2006 -- General Dynamics will continue producing A-RCI multi-purpose processor systems and total ship monitoring system kits
- Detainee Transfer 16 Dec 2006 -- DoD it transferred 7 detainees to Afghanistan, 5 to Yemen, 3 to Kazakhstan, 1 to Libya, & 1 to Bangladesh.
- Navy & New Uniforms Navy NewsStand 17 Dec 2006 -- The fleet can expect to see two new uniforms in Navy Exchanges by late Summer 2008.
- USAF KC-X draft request for proposals AFPN 16 Dec 2006 -- Air Force officials released an updated draft Request for Proposals for the KC-X
- F-35 initial flight success AFPN 16 Dec 2006 -- The Dec. 15 initial flight of the F-35 Lightning II JSF came after 6+ years of development & testing
- B-52 flight uses synthetic fuel in all eight engines AFPN 15 Dec 2006 -- A B-52 took off Dec. 15 using a blend of synthetic fuel & JP-8 in all engines
- India eyes first US military planes IRNA 16 Dec 2006 -- India has sought info. on buying what would be its first US military aircraft, six C-130Js
- Bush & SecDef Rumsfeld Honor Review The White House 15 Dec 2006
- Cheney, Pace & Rumsfeld Farewell Ceremony AFPS 15 Dec 2006
- Bush Praises Rumsfeld’s Transformation Efforts AFPS 15 Dec 2006
Other Conflicts
- US Defends Ethiopian Action in SomaliaVOA 26 Dec 2006 -- The US said Ethiopia has genuine security concerns in Somalia
- Islamic Fighters Retreat In Somalia VOA 26 Dec 2006 -- Witnesses in Somalia say Islamist fighters have retreated from front-line positions
- Ethiopian Troops Advance Towards Somali Capital VOA 26 Dec 2006 -- Ethiopian troops were heading towards the Somali capital as Islamist fighters retreated from the front line
- Palestinian Rocket AttacksVOA 26 Dec 2006 -- Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have fired at least four rockets at Israel
- Chadian Peace Accord & Rebel Factions VOA 26 Dec 2006 -- Two Chadian rebel groups signed an agreement to continue fighting government troops
- Sudan & AU-UN Peacekeeping Force in Darfur VOA 26 Dec 2006 -- Sudan's president told the UN he endorses a plan for a joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur.
- UN advisers & Darfur UN News Centre 26 Dec 2006 -- The first group of UN police advisers and military officers will be deployed in Darfur over the next few days
- Olmert Says He Wants to Renew Peace Talks with Syria VOA 25 Dec 2006 -- Israel says it would like to revive negotiations with neighboring Syria.
- Ethiopian Jets Bomb Airports in Somalia VOA 25 Dec 2006 -- Ethiopian fighter jets bombed parts of the main airport in Mogadishu and a second airport
- US Urges Halt to Somali Conflict VOA 25 Dec 2006 -- The Bush administration is urging a halt to conflict in Somalia that has intensified
- Israeli Cabinet & Palestinian Funds VOA 24 Dec 2006 -- The Israeli govt has decided to transfer $100 million in tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority.
- Ethiopian Airstrikes & Somalia VOA 24 Dec 2006 -- Ethiopian forces have launched airstrikes against Islamist fighters in neighboring Somalia.
- Burmese Rebel Leader Bo Mya Dies VOA 24 Dec 2006 -- A longtime leader of Burma's largest ethnic rebel group has died.
- Somalia's UIC & Foreign Muslim Fighters VOA 23 Dec 2006 -- Somalia's Islamists called on foreign Muslim fighters to help against Somalian govt troops.
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- CENTAF airpower summary for Dec. 26 AFPN 26 Dec 2006 -- USCENTAF officials have released the airpower summary for Dec. 26.
- Pakistan-Afghanitsan Border Plans VOA 26 Dec 2006 -- Pakistan announced plans to fence and mine sections of its frontier with Afghanistan
- CENTAF airpower summary for Dec. 25 AFPN 25 Dec 2006 -- USCENTAF officials have released the airpower summary for Dec. 25.
- US Forces in Baghdad Seize Iranians Invited to Iraq VOA 25 Dec 2006 -- U.S. forces in Baghdad detained several Iranians suspected of inciting attacks against Iraqi troops.
- UK Forces Destroy Rogue Iraqi Police StationVOA 25 Dec 2006 -- British troops killed seven gunmen & demolished an Iraqi police station in Basra
- CENTAF airpower summary for Dec. 24 AFPN 24 Dec 2006 -- USCENTAF officials have released the airpower summary for Dec. 24.
- CENTAF airpower summary for Dec. 23 AFPN 23 Dec 2006 -- USCENTAF officials have released the airpower summary for Dec. 23.
- Senior Taleban Leader KilledVOA 23 Dec 2006 -- US-led coalition forces killed Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Osmani, a Taleban leader in southern Afghanistan
- CENTAF airpower summary for Dec. 22 AFPN 22 Dec 2006 -- USCENTAF officials have released the airpower summary for Dec. 22.
- Afghanistan & Frmr NATO CommanderRFE/RL 22 Dec 2006 -- Gen. Jones said pacifying Afghanistan can best be done by shifting the focus to a political solution.
- CENTAF airpower summary for Dec. 21 AFPN 21 Dec 2006 -- USCENTAF officials have released the airpower summary for Dec. 21.
- Bagram opens $68 million runway AFPN 21 Dec 2006 -- A new $68 million runway was opened and celebrated Dec. 20 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan.
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- Saddam Death Sentence UpheldVOA 26 Dec 2006 -- Iraq's highest appeals court has upheld the death sentence for Saddam Hussein
- US Legislators, Troops & Iraq Violence VOA 24 Dec 2006 -- Continued violence and sectarian strife have led President Bush to reassess U.S. strategy in Iraq.
- Turkmen President Niyazov Laid To Rest RFE/RL 24 Dec 2006 -- Thousands of mourners laid flowers and said their last farewellsTurkmenbashi
- Iraqis & Sectarian Violence VOA 23 Dec 2006 -- The security situation in Baghdad continues to deteriorate as sectarian violence grows
- Leader of Turkmenistan DiesVOA 21 Dec 2006 -- The authoritarian leader of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, has died suddenly of cardiac arrest
- Bush: Victory in Iraq ‘Achievable’ AFPS 20 Dec 2006 -- Victory in Iraq is achievable, and retreat from Iraq is not an option, Pres. Bush said
- Iraq Officials Assume Control in An Najaf AFPS 20 Dec 2006 -- Iraqi officials in An Najaf assumed security control of the province
- Gates Arrives in Baghdad AFPS 20 Dec 2006 -- SecDef Gates arrived in Baghdad on a surprise pre-Christmas visit to meet with troops, generals and Iraqi leaders
- Rep. Skelton & Strategy On Iraq RFE/RL 20 Dec 2006 -- The November 7 legislative elections gave the U.S. Democratic Party majorities in both houses of Congress.
- Iraq Vice President Appeals For More Coalition Troops RFE/RL 20 Dec 2006 -- Iraqi VP al-Hashimi said he remains optimistic about Iraq's future, despite the spiraling wave of violence
- Syria ready to discuss Iraq RIA Novosti 19 Dec 2006 -- Syria is ready to maintain dialogue on the situation in Iraq with all concerned parties
- Prosecutors, Saddam & Chemical Attacks VOA 19 Dec 2006 -- Prosecutors showed docs linking Saddam to CW attacks against Kurds
- US Army & Iraq Training VOA 18 Dec 2006 -- In the Iraq debate, there is broad agreement on the need for more U.S. troops dedicated to training the Iraqi army and police forces
- Kidnappings & Iraqi Red Crescent VOA 18 Dec 2006 -- The Iraqi Red Crescent suspended its Baghdad ops, after the kidnapping of 30 men
- Reid & Temporary Force Increase In Iraq RFE/RL 18 Dec 2006 -- Sen. Reid says he would support increasing the number of U.S. troops in Iraq