News of Note
Supporting our Heroes
Abizaid Addesses Issue of Public Support

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Despite Perception, War in Iraq Going Well
Car Bomb Strikes Marine Convoy
GI, 30-plus others die in Iraq
Report: U.S. Met with Iraq Insurgents

Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghanistan Explosion Kills 7

Gitmo
Pols: Gitmo Has Improved

Fallen Heroes
Special Forces Soldiers Honored

Other News of Note
Libya opposition seeks Gadhafi's ouster

Fox News
U.N.: Haiti Peacekeepers Should Stay
Rumsfeld: Patience on Iraq
Iran President-Elect: We Will Pursue Peaceful Nukes
Official: China, Vatican Will Establish Ties
Iraq Cops Targeted

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
U.S. to Israel: Stop expanding settlements
Iran president-elect vows to pursue nukes
Rumsfeld: Iraqis must defeat insurgency
Israel begins demolishing empty Gaza homes
Syrian human rights activist acquitted
Syria denies U.S. allegations over troops
U.S. praises Kuwait on women's rights
Western nations condemn Iran vote outcome
Newsview: Economy key to Iranian election

Reuters: Top News
Iran's Ahmadinejad committed to nuclear program
Bush hones Iraq message as war support wanes
U.S., Iraqi officials say insurgent talks going on
Ahmadinejad 'no friend' of democracy -Rumsfeld
Blair's son to intern with U.S. Republicans
Gaza settlers scuffle with troops over demolition
Torture rife in Kenya, police to blame - studies
Ahmadinejad 'no friend' of democracy -Rumsfeld

CENTCOM: News Release
TASK FORCE LIBERTY SOLDIERS TARGET ROCKET CELL IN KIRKUK

Department of Defense
Bush Discusses Iraq Strategy for Victory — Story
Guantanamo Troops Make War Contribution — Story
Marines Confirmed Killed in Car-Bomb Attack — Story
Bush: No Troop Departure Timetable Set — Story
Cheney Discusses Iraqi Progress, Insurgency — Story Transcript
Rumsfeld: Results Worth Sacrifices in Iraq
U.S. Strategy in Iraq is Correct, Myers Says
Commentary: Support for the Troops Never Stronger

ON THE GROUND
Explosives Disposal Tests Experts in Iraq — Story

IN IRAQ
Troop K Keeps Routes Safe, Trains Iraqi Army
Airmen Add Armor to Convoy Vehicles
Marine Unit Spearheads Operation Spear Photos

IN AFGHANISTAN
Bagram Airfield Hooks Marine Prowlers
Afghan Crash Site to Become Training Area

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Washington Nationals Salute Troops — Story
Camp Supports Military Children
‘Homes’ Program Recognized
Summer Camps Start Second Year
Vietnam Vet Walks for Families
Austin Kids, Art Support Troops

TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ
World Community Pledges Support
Political Process on Schedule
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps

IN AFGHANISTAN
Soldiers Discover, Neutralize IEDs
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Forces Destroy Zarqawi Hideout
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Review Looks at Instructor Training
National Guard, Reserve Update

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Army Casualty 05 — Story

Weather
from The Weather Channel

Iraq
Al Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al Kut An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf

Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar

Gitmo

Today in History
1483 - Richard III seizes the English throne.
1862 - Union troops repel Confederates at the Battle of Beaver Dam Creek.
1917 - The First American Expeditionary Force arrives in France.
1924 - U.S. troops withdraw from the Dominican Republic, after 8 years of occupation.
1940 - The U.S.S.R. ends use of its experimental calendar, and readopts the Gregorian one a day later.
1941 - Finland enters WW II, against Russia.
1945 - Fifty nations sign the UN Charter.
1948 - The U.S. denounces the Soviet blockade of Berlin.
1958 - Vanguard SLV-2 is launched for an Earth orbit; it fails.
1960 - Somalia gains independence from Britain.
1963 - President John F. Kennedy visits West Berlin, making his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech.
1968 - The U.S. returns Iwo Jima and the Bonin Islands to Japan.
1978 - Brittany separatists bomb France's Palace of Versailles.
1982 - The U.S. vetos a UN Security Council resolution for a limited withdrawal of Israeli and P.L.O. forces from Beirut.
1984 - The first flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery (41-D) isscrubbed at T -4 seconds.


Birthdays
1742 - Arthur Middleton, signer of the Declaration of Independence
1901 - Stuart Symington (Sen-Mo)
1925 - Pavel Belyayev, cosmonaut (Voskhod 2)
1934 - John V. Tunney (Rep/Sen-Calif)
1939 - Charles Robb (Sen-Va)/Lynda Bird Johnson's husband
1964 - Zeng Jinlian Hunan China, tallest woman known (8'1")

Reported Missing in Action
1968
Cornelius, Johnnie C., USAF (AZ); O2A shot down, KIA, body not recovered
Woods, Robert Francis, USAF (UT); O2A shot down, KIA, body not recovered