News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
U.S. Citizens Held on Iraq Insurgency Suspicions
Americans Donate Clothes to Children — Story
150 New Health Care Facilities to be Built — Story

Operation Enduring Freedom
SEAL Sought in Afghanistan
U.S. Servicemember Rescued
U.S. Reveals Ambush Details

Fallen Heroes
Troops Remains Recovered

Welcome Home
Guam Guard Returns from Africa Deployment — Story

Other News of Note
Injured Marine Inspires DJ

Fox News
Captors Threaten to Kill Diplomat
Oil Hits Record $61 a Barrel
Fred Thompson to Manage Supreme Court Nomination
Reid: Gonzales Qualified

Reuters: Top News
New York Times reporter sent to jail in leak case
Qaeda says will kill Egypt's Iraq envoy
New York Times reporter sent to jail in leak case
Qaeda says will kill Egypt's Iraq envoy
Police and protesters clash near G8 summit
Bush says won't base court decision on abortion
Court delays UN oil-for-food case

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Iraq abductors threaten to kill diplomat
Sharon orders speedup in building barrier
Egypt protesters urge Mubarak to resign
Fate of Iran nuke negotiator questioned
Trial of Egyptian candidate is postponed
Al-Zarqawi mentor arrested in Jordan
Sudan's legislature passes constitution
Iraq kidnappers threaten to kill Egyptian
Egyptian envoy's ID cards shown on Web
Iraqi security forces accused of torture
Iraqis say security forces use torture
Syria may face problem with extremists
United Church of Christ OKs Mideast ruling
Masked Palestinian gunmen stall rock show
Al-Zarqawi denounces Iraq army as enemies

Department of Defense
Bush Praises U.S.- Danish Partnership — Story
Quadrennial Defense Review Process Revs Up — Story
Iraqi, Coalition Forces Will Remain in Hit — Story

ON THE GROUND
Air Force Recognizes Iraqi Name of Air Base — Story

IN IRAQ
Hospital Opening Furthers Iraqi Progress

FACE OF DEFENSE
Marine Uses Music as Motivation — Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Web Site Honors Poet Warriors — Story
Nationals Support Troops
Effort Helps N.C. Troop Families
Atlanta Parade Salutes Troops
Parade Reunites Families

TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ
Insurgents Target Iraqi Progress
Photos: July Fourth in Iraq
Photos: Rebuilding Erbil
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

IN AFGHANISTAN
Statement Expresses Regret
Former Rebels Sign Pledges
Battles Near Kandahar Kill 3 Enemies
Defense Leaders' Views on Afghanistan
Enduring Freedom Marks 3 Years
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps
Afghan Reconstruction Group Recruiting

WAR ON TERRORISM
Bush Topics: Terrorism, Freedom
Officials Release Strategy
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Survey Helps Personnel System
'Army Values' Aid Recruiters
Vinson Concludes Gulf Operations
National Guard, Reserve Update




Weather
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
1846 - The U.S. annexes California.
1863 - the first U.S. military draft occurs, with exemptions costing $100.
1865 - Four convicted Lincoln assassination conspirators, including Mary Surratt, are hanged.
1898 - The U.S. annexes Hawaii.
1908 - The Great White Fleet , on a diplomatic world tour, leaves SanFrancisco Bay.
1930 - Construction begins on the Boulder (Hoover) Dam.
1937 - Japanese and Chinese troops clash, a precursor to WW II.
1941 - U.S. forces land in Iceland to forestall a Nazi invasion.
1948 - Six female reservists become the first women sworn into the regular US Navy.
1956 - 7 Army trucks loaded with dynamite explode in the middle of Cali, Columbia killing 1,100-1,200, and destroyimg 2,000 buildings.
1960 - (US Air Force Museum says July 1) The U.S.S.R. shoots down a U.S. RB-47 reconaissance plane over the Barents Sea, capturing the two surviving crewmembers, and imprisoning them in Lubyanka (a REAL gulag - see an interesting study of reports of American servicemen in the Soviet prison system here).
1976 - Viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars.
1980 - Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first female nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court.
1981 - Solar Challenger, the first solar-powered aircraft, crosses the English Channel.
1983 - 11 year old Samantha Smith of Maine, "America's Youngest Ambassador," leaves for the U.S.S.R. (later dies in a plane crash at the age of 13).
1986 - The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the Gramm-Rudman deficit-reduction law.
1987 - The Kiwanis Clubs vote to admit women, ending their men-only tradition, vote to admit women; Lt. Col Oliver North begins testimony at the Iran-Contra hearing.
1988 - The Soviet Union launches Phobos 1 to probe the Martian moon (it fails)

Birthdays
1752 - Joseph-Marie Jacquard, inventor of the programmable loom
1843 - Camillo Golgi, physician, cytologist, Nobel Prize winner
1917 - Lawrence F. O'Brien (Watergate conspirators broke into his office)
1927 - Alan Dixon (Sen-IL)

Passings
1647 - Thomas Hooker, clergyman, founder of Connecticut, called the father of American democracy for the Fundamental Orders established for that colony, which were based on his principles.

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Williamson, Don I., USAF (KY); F105D shot down; remains returned July, 1989

1966
Pharris, William, US Army (LA); believed KIA during firefight, body not recovered

1967
Avolese, Paul A., USAF (NY); Killed when two B52's collided in midair, body not recovered
Bittenbender, David F., USAF (NY); Killed when two B52's collided in midair, body not recovered
Blankenship, Charles H., USAF (MD); Killed when two B52's collided in midair, remains returned May, 1997
Crumm, William J., USAF (NY); Killed when two B52's collided in midair, body not recovered
Jones, George E., USAF (MS); Killed when two B52's collided in midair, remains returned May, 1997
McLaughlin, Olen B., USAF (FL); Killed when two B52's collided in midair, remains returned April, 1997
Tritt, James Francis, USN (PA); lost overboard

1970
Beals, Charles E., US Army (IN); believed KIA during firefight, body not recovered
Howard, Lewis J., US Army (GA); believed hit by RPG round during firefight, extent of injuries unknown

1972
Kroboth, Alan J., USMC (KS); A6A shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - alive as of 1998
Robertson, Leonard, USMC (NY); A6A shot down, VC advised died in captivity according to Kroboth (above)