News of Note
London Bombings
Report: London Cops I.D. Bus Bomber
Police find suspected car in London bombings
Police raid N.England homes in London bombs probe
Blair Vows to Bring Bombers to Justice

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraq PM Hints at Partial Foreign Troop Withdrawal

Operation Enduring Freedom
AFGHANISTAN: TONS OF MUNITIONS COLLECTED; IED SUSPECT CAPTURED
More U.S. Forces Headed to Afghanistan

Fallen Heroes
Memorial for Fallen SEALs

Homeland Security / War on Terror
New Al Qaeda Cell in Somalia
Bush: Mission is to Prevent Attacks

Gitmo
The Gitmo Diet: Day 9

Fox News
Bush, Sens. Have Supreme Court Power Breakfast
Video: Senators Speak
Gulf Coast Cleans Up
Meet Tropical Storm Emily
Blast Wounds Lebanese Pol
U.S. Group May Leave Aruba
S.F. Mulls Recruiting Ban
'Confederate' Dorm Lives On

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Kurd rebels in Iraq vow to keep up fight
Israeli troops warned over settlements
Kurdish guerrillas kidnap Turkish soldier
New Iranian leader wants 'fair' relations
Sudanese journalists cautiously hopeful
Blair: No decision made on troops in Iraq
Israel to ask U.S. for $2.2 billion in aid

Reuters: Top News
Big hunt for al Qaeda who escaped U.S. Afghan jail
Iraq prime minister defends U.S. troop presence
U.S. military in Britain lifts London travel ban
Lebanon bomb wounds pro-Syrian minister, kills 2
Iran warns EU ahead of nuclear talks
Budget gap may be lower than thought-adviser

CENTCOM: News Release
OPERATION SCIMITAR CONTINUES

Department of Defense
ON THE GROUND
Airmen Teach C-130 Operations to Iraqis — Story
Marines Ensure Supplies, Help Iraqi Economy — Story
'Vets' Provide Multiple Missions in Al Anbar — Story

IN IRAQ
U.S. Unit Helps Bring Water to Iraqi Farmers
Task Force Baghdad Secures Car-Bomb Site

IN AFGHANISTAN
Body of Missing SEAL Recovered
Attack on Medical Group Shows Desperation

FACE OF DEFENSE
Twins Serve Together on USS La Jolla — Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Guard, Reserve Supporters Honored — Story
Marines Honor Iraqi Freedom Vets
Motorcycle Ride to Honor Fallen
Girl Jumps Rope for Troops, Vets

TOP NEWS
SPECIAL REPORTS
Iraq Transition of Power

IN IRAQ
Two Marines Killed in Action
U.S. Citizen Released by Coalition
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Iraq Daily Update

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Logisticians to Visit U.S.
Final Missing SEAL Found
Afghanistan Daily Update Maps
Afghan Reconstruction Group Recruiting

WAR ON TERRORISM
Public Reassured of Transit Safety
Bush Vows Terrorists Won't Win
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Defense Review Looks to the Future
June Recruiting, Retention Stats Up
Educators Reach Out to Students
National Guard, Reserve Update

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Casualties — Story

Today in History
1290 - King Edward I orders Jews expelled from England.
1543 - England's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (his sixth, and final, wife).
1691 - William III beats James II at the Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England.
1774 - The citizens of Carlisle, PA, pass a declaration of independence.
1812 - U.S. forces led by General Hull invade Canada (War of 1812).
1862 - Congress authorizes the Medal of Honor.
1882 - The first U.S. ocean pier is completed in Washington, D.C.
1906 - Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish artillery officer, is found innocent of treason in France.
1909 - The 16th Amendment is approved, giving the government the right to tax incomes.
1912 - "Queen Elizabeth" becomes the first foreign feature film exhibited in the U.S.
1920 - Lithuania and the U.S.S.R. sign a peace treaty; Lithuania becomes an independent republic.
1933 - Congress passes the first minimum wage law, setting minimum wage at 33¢ an hour.
1934 - The U.S. Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island are abandoned.
1948 - Six RAF Havilland Vampires become the first jets to fly across the Atlantic.
1957 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the first U.S. President to fly in a helicopter.
1960 - Sputnik-5 (U.S.S.R.) is launched, carrying two dogs.
1966 - The U.S. Treasury announces it will buy mutilated silver coins at the silver bullion price at the Philadelphia and Denver mints.
1977 - The Enterprise Space Shuttle has its first free flight test.
1982 - FEMA promises that survivors of a nuclear war will get their mail.
1984 - Geraldine Ferraro of NY becomes the first female major-party Vice Presidential candidate.
1988 - The U.S.S.R. launches Phobos II for a Martian orbit.

Birthdays
100 BC- Gaius Julius Caesar, Roman Emperor
1817 - Henry David Thoreau, naturalist/author/pacifist
1854 - George Eastman, inventor of the Kodak camera
1908 - Milton Berle, comedian (Uncle Miltie, Mr Television)
1922 - Clark MacGregor, politician (involved in Watergate)
1922 - Mark O. Hatfield (Sen-OR)
1948 - Richard Simmons, exercise guru (Deal-a-Meal)

Passings
1450 - Jack Cade, killed in a revolt against British King Henry VI

Reported Missing in Action
1967
Almendariz, Samuel, US Army SF (TX); KIA, body not recovered
Dove, Jack Paris, Sr., USAF (VA); T28D shot down, remains returned July, 1995
Frank, Martin S., US Army; released by PRG March, 1973 - alive as of 1998
Henry, Nathan B., US Army (NC); released by PRG (injured) March, 1973 - alive as of 1998
McMurray, Cordine, US Army (MI); released by PRG March, 1973 - alive as of 2000
Newell, Stanley A., US Army (IL); released by PRG March, 1973 - retired as a Major - alive and well as of 1998
Perricone, Richard R., US Army (NY); released by PRG March, 1973 - alive as of 1998
Schiele, James F., US Army (UT); released by PRG March, 1973 - alive as of 1998
Squire, Boyd Edwin, USAF (CA); T28D shot down, remains returned July, 1995
Sullivan, Robert J., US Army SF (NH); KIA, body not recovered
Van Bendegom, James L., US Army (WI); wounded, died several days after capture

1969
Bannon, Paul W. USAF (AL); F4D shot down
Pike, Peter X., USAF (NY); F4D shot down

1972
Shimkin, Alex, US Civilian (IL)
Huard, James L., USAF (MI); F4E shot down, remains ID'd January, 1997
O'Donnell, Samuel, Jr., USAF (MI); F4E shot down