News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraq Snipers Kill 20, Injure 300 at Shiite Religious Rally
Hussein on Trial for Genocide in '88 Offensive Against Kurds

Operation Enduring Freedom
A-10 Thunderbolts Surge for Afghan Offensive

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Police: 'Substantial Material' Found in British Terror Probe

Troops on Trial
Recruiters Cited for Misconduct
Marine Denies Involvement in Cover-up

Other Military News
Two Coast Guard Divers Drown
Iwo Jima Photographer Dies

Mid-East Ceasefire
Mideast Peacekeeping Plan Hits Snag
Annan condemns new Israeli raid
Protests over Hamas arrest
UN envoys fear truce may unravel - Video
Olmert asks Italy to lead UN force
Lebanon warns against inciting Israel
Israel Outlines ConditionsFor Int'l Peacekeepers

Immigration / Border Control
New Jersey protestors clash over illegal immigration

Worldwide Wackos
Iran to Offer 'Multifaceted Response' to Nuke Package- Iran Tests Missile
Ayatollah: Iran Will Continue Pursuing Nuclear Technology
Germany Wants 'Solid Answer'

Politics / Government
Lieberman Calls for Rumsfeld to Resign Amid Dem Attacks
Lieberman insists he is "devoted" Democrat
Kerry Raps Lieberman on War
Sen. Hagel says GOP has lost its way

U.N. News
Arabs to UN: Give Sudan more time on Darfur

Mother Nature
Spike Lee's Katrina film will air on HBO
Katrina refugees scattered across U.S.
More rain on the way in flooded Alaska

Oddities
The women feel bad, but the guys must feel worse
Are you SURE you want to remove that?

Other News of Note
JonBenet Suspect Flies Home in Style
Man who confessed to 6-year-old's murder returns to U.S. - Video
Gunman Shoots 4 Police Officers at Texas Standoff
US facing wave of murders and gun violence

Fox News
Investigators Find Up to 6 Bodies Buried on Mo. Farm
Train Crash in Egypt Kills 51
Fifty Years Later, Town Marks School's Desegregation
Tiger Wins 12th Major
Stocks to Watch: Bob Evans
'Snakes' Tops Box Office

Reuters: Top News
Ethiopia relocates 16,000 marooned
Tight Chiapas vote adds to Mexico political crisis
Gunfights as Congo heads for presidential run-off
"Red Devil" squid, jellyfish point to ocean upsets
Food, biofuels could worsen water shortages: report
Guinea cholera deaths reach 143
Stones back on track
"Snakes on a Plane" fails to charm moviegoers
DexCom patent case on hold, shares soar
Contrarians betting on eBay
China rate hike to hurt stocks, bonds
Chile's Escondida mine makes union a new offer
Anglo American facing break-up bid: paper
Best option for Bristol-Myers may be new CEO
VW Mexico strike talks suspended indefinitely
Show & tell your kids about debt
Investors must seek value among chemical stocks

AP World News
Man confesses to killing 7 in Missouri
Calif. woman's gas survey a bellweather
Federline raps, and he's not half bad
Elvis pal's book shows King's human side
6-foot-8 Little Leaguer towers over foes
First Prempro suit goes to trial in Ark.
Could a blimp improve communications?
Minorities seek history class changes
Kenseth outruns Jeff Gordon for victory
Universities aim to avoid 'Freshman 15'
Japan expecting flood of new lawyers
Homeless youths throng Congo's cities
Bill targets state food label warnings
Ozone-friendly chemicals lead to warming

Military.com
Bolts Swapped; Shuttle Schedule Stays on Track
At Guantanamo, Caught in a Legal Trap
How Much Risk Will We Take?
Al Qaeda Link?
Cold War Missiles Target of Blackout

CENTCOM: News Releases
24TH MEU COMPLETES MISSION IN LEBANON

MND-B SOLDIERS HELP CITIZENS OF SOUTHWEST BAGHDAD WITH HUMANITARIAN-ASSISTANCE

IRAQI CITIZENS HELP IA, MND-B SOLDIERS RESCUE 4 KIDNAP VICTIMS, NAB 3 KIDNAPPERS, DISCOVER WEAPONS CACHE

IRAQI ARMY SOLDIERS RESCUE KIDNAPPED WOMEN, ARREST KIDNAPPERS

IRAQI, COALITION LEADERS HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE ON PROGRESS OF OPERATION TOGETHER FORWARD

RECORD NUMBER OF IRAQIS JOIN RAMADI POLICE FORCE IN AUGUST

USJFCOM
Initial trial of Urban Resolve 2015 wraps up - podcast
Web-based system helping the joint warfighter with intelligence situational awareness

Department of Defense
NEWS UPDATES
Freedom Has Brought Hope to Many - Story
For Top News Visit DefenseLink

ON THE GROUND
Iraqi Police Receive Protective Vests - Story

IN IRAQ
Iraqi, Coalition Squelch Violence in Ameriya
Iraqi Brigade Takes Lead in Mahmudiyah
Winning Hearts, Minds With a Medical Project
More Police in Iraqi Town Increases Security
Securing Baghdad No Short-term Operation

IN AFGHANISTAN
Chief Master Sgt. Praises Afghan Progress
Security Forces ‘Fly Away’ to Support Mission

BACKGROUND
IRAQ
Renewal In Iraq
Iraq: Security, Stability
Fact Sheet: Progress and Work Ahead
Report: Strategy for Victory in Iraq
Iraq Daily Update
This Week in Iraq
Multinational Force Iraq
State Dept. Weekly Iraq Report (PDF)
'Boots on the Ground' Audio Archive
Weekly Reconstruction Report (PDF)
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps

AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Fact Sheet: Budget Request
Fact Sheet: War on Terror
Fact Sheet: Terror Plots Disrupted
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

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
1831 - Nat Turner's slave revolt kills 55 in Southampton County, VA.
1841 - John Hampson patents the venetian blind.
1858 - Illinois hosts the first Lincoln-Douglas debate.
1878 - The American Bar Association organizes in Saratoga, NY.
1945 - President Truman ends the Lend-Lease program.
1959 - Hawaii becomes the 50th U.S. state.
1963 - Martial law is declared in South Vietnam.
1968 - After five years, Russia once begins jamming the "Voice of America" radio program; at 12:50 a.m., Radio Prague announces the Soviet-led invasion of that country.
1972 - The U.S. launches the Copernicus orbiting astronomy observatory.
1982 - Palestinian terrorists are dispersed from Beirut after Israel invades.
1987 - Clayton Lonetree is convicted - the first U.S. Marine to be court-martialed for spying.
1989 - Voyager-2 begins a flyby of the planet Neptune.
1991 - In the U.S.S.R., a Communist coup is crushed after 2 days.
2017 - The date of the next total solar eclipse visible from North America.

Birthdays
1165 - King Philip II Augustus of France (1179-1223)
1660 - Hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote the first book on bridge building
1765 - King William IV of England (1830-37)
1890 - Bill Henry, newscaster (Who Said That?)
1906 - William "Count" Basie, jazz pianist; Friz Freleng, animator (Bugs Bunny-Emmy 1982)
1909 - C. Dillon Douglas, U.S. Secretary of Treasury (1961-65)
1923 - Chris Schenkel, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights)
1930 - Princess Margaret of England (Queen Elizabeth's sister)
1951 - Harry Smith, TV host (CBS Morning Show)

Passings
1971 - George Jackson, Black Panther, murdered
1982 - Benigno "Ninoy" Simeon Aquino, Jr., Philippines opposition leader, assassinated

Reported Missing in Action
1966
Johnson, James R., US Army (IN); drowned when he fell in river while crossing bridge, Killed, body not recovered

1967
Budd, Leonard R., Jr., USMC (MA); released by DRV March, 1973 - alive as of 1998

Buckley, Jimmy L., USN (IA); A6A shot down (pilot, w/Flynn), PRG returned ashes December, 1975

Eby, Robert G., Civilian; presumed killed in plane crash

Flynn, Robert J., (MN); (w/Buckley) released by China - alive and well as of 1998

Guenthre, Harry, Civilian (Germany); Communications Engineer in Saigon, killed in plane crash

Hardman, William M., USN (WV); A6A shot down (w/Profilet), released by DRV march, 1973 - alive as of 1998

Morrill, Merwin L., USAF (CA); F105D shot down, remains recovered June, 1983 (Morrill's brother David was also KIA in Vietnam - USMC, KIA 6/18/67)

Profilet, Leo T., USN (IL); A6A shot down (w/Hardman), released by DRV March, 1973 - alive and well as of 1998

Powell, Lynn K., USAF (UT); F105D shot down, remains recovered June, 1983

Scott, Dain V., USN (PA); A6A shot down (bombadier / navigator, w/Trembley)

Trembley, Jay F., USN (WA); A6A shot down (pilot, w/Scott)