Residents of the Ghazaliya neighborhood of Baghdad wait in line Aug. 26 , 2006 for medical treatment conducted by Iraqi doctors of the 6th Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, Iraqi National Guard, along with U.S. Multi-National Division – Baghdad doctors. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brett Cote

Residents of the Ghazaliya neighborhood of Baghdad wait in line for medical treatment conducted by Iraqi doctors of the 6th Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, Iraqi National Guard, along with Multi-National Division – Baghdad doctors, Aug. 26, 2006. The medical operation was supported by U.S. Army soldiers. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brett Cote

An Iraqi National Guard medic assists a child of the Baghdad neighborhood of Ghazaliya during a medical operation offering free medical care during Operation Together Forward, Aug. 26, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brett Cote

An Iraqi National Guard medic checks the blood pressure of a Ghazaliya resident during a free medical care clinic, Aug. 26, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brett Cote

Iraqi Army soldiers of the 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, hand out gifts Aug. 26, 2006 to children of Ghazaliya during Operation Ghazaliya Aid, which provided medical aid for local residents. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Robert Callaghan

Iraqi Army soldiers hand out gifts to children of Ghazaliya during Operation Ghazaliya Aid, Aug. 26, 2006. The operation attracted more than 200 residents of the Ghazaliyah neighborhood of Baghdad to be treated by Iraqi Army and U.S. Multi-National Division – Baghdad soldiers. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Robert Callaghan

ROUGH TERRITORY — U.S. Marines from the Battalion Landing Team attached with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct training in mountainous terrain in Djibouti, Africa, Aug. 25, 2006. The training teaches the Marines how to successfully maneuver over rocky and rough areas while maintaining the ability to continue to fight. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Carlson

News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Marred by Violence
Grisly discoveries in Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq No. 2 Arrested
U.S., Iraq near handover

Operation Enduring Freedom
Canadian Soldier Dies in U.S. Air Raid in Afghanistan

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Gunman Shoots Tourists, Policeman in Jordan
Study: Post-Sept. 11 Terror Prosecutions Unsuccessful
Anniversary: 9/11
Harley's special bikes commemorate 9/11
Official: British Bomb Plot Prosecutions Unlikely Till '08

Troops on Trial
U.S. army says dead soldiers not linked to Iraqi rape


Mid-East Ceasefire
Annan to Appoint Mediator For Abducted Soldier Talks
Qatar Joins U.N. Peacekeepers
Olmert says West Bank pullback plan on hold
Israel attacks Gaza building
Battered Israeli town faces postwar struggle

Worldwide Wackos
Nuclear Standoff
Iran praises Kofi Annan's visit
Video Exclusive: John Bolton on FNC

Politics / Government
Congress set for combative pre-election push
"Chameleon" Schwarzenegger shows green in campaign
Mich. voters split on affirmative action
Republican ads show distance from Bush
Bush warns on foreign oil dependence

U.N. News
Sudan says AU can stay in Darfur but not under U.N.

Media in the Media
Couric takes over 'CBS Evening News'

Mother Nature
Fire Crews Battle Growing Wildfires in Montana, Nevada
New Orleans mayor radiates optimism among the ruins
Tourists In Mexican Resort Flee Hurricane John
Atlantic tropical depression strengthens

News from My Neck of the Woods
Fatal R.I. club fire trial set to open

Oddities
'Crocodile Hunter' Dead at 44 - Australian Steve Irwin killed by stingray
Stingrays Poisonous, But Rarely Kill Humans
Paraglider lands in minefield
Police caught flat-footed in car chase
Nude teens test limits in Vt. town

Other News of Note
New York State Trooper Shot By Escaped Convict Dies

Fox News
Mexican Court to Make Presidential Decision
Employee Arrested, Two Dead in S.C. Wendy's Robbery
Candle Likely Culprit in Fatal Chicago Apartment Fire
Reports: Chechen Leader Wants 'Chechnya' Nixed

Reuters: Top News
Mexico court to rule on president-elect
Austrian hostage girl to give first interview
Paintings can be heard as well as seen, study shows
Weather looks good for this week's shuttle launch
Fingerprint compression to speed up search for criminals
Smart shirt tracks hearts on the run
Panel to review safety of mercury tooth fillings
Teens often skip condoms, regardless of partner
"The Queen" rules as Venice film fest hits half way
Agassi's Last Match
Takeover talk spurs Banca Lombarda
Agassi retires with no regrets
Agassi takes final bow 20 years on
European stocks at May's highs on miners
Stocks may climb after Labor Day - Video
Yen recovers, oil sinks further in quiet trade - Video
Take-Two shares fall on warning, regulatory issues
Bristol profit could suffer, despite Plavix win
Reuters Summit: The China Century
Bank regulator to back foreign forays
Clouds over stent market
Airbus replaces A380 chief amid landmark flight

AP World News
3-in-1 heart pill could save millions
Mark Wahlberg 'Invincible' at box office
Juror allegedly steals 'jury duty' paper
Henin-Hardenne wins; Kuznetsova loses
Chargers LB shot by off-duty officer
Scientists map canyon below Atlantic
Burning Man festival climaxes in Nevada
Study raises questions on aging surgeons
Chicago mourns death of 6 kids in fire
Arena project divides Brooklyn residents

Military.com
Wednesday Afternoon Shuttle Launch Set
Flat Daddy Dolls Ease Burden

CENTCOM: News Releases
“AMERICA’S BATTALION” CAPTURES 16 INSURGENTS, 24 SUSPECTED INSURGENTS, IN HADITHA TRIAD REGION OF IRAQ

IRAQI ARMY RECRUITS 293 IRAQIS IN HABBANIYAH AND FALLUJAH

DELTA COMPANY VISITS TIARRA SCHOOL

CHAIN OF IEDS DISCOVERED IN PAKTIKA

EXTREMISTS DAMAGE MALEKSHAY SCHOOL

USS ENTERPRISE RETURNS TO FIFTH FLEET

IRAQI GROUND FORCES COMMAND ASSUMES COMMAND AND CONTROL OF 8TH IRAQI ARMY DIVISION

USJFCOM
Northrop-Grumman will support command's joint training mission

Department of Defense
NEWS UPDATES
Bombings Take Mostly Civilian Toll - Story
For Top News Visit DefenseLink

ON THE GROUND
Iraqis Assume Responsibility for Prison - Story
Iraqi Army Battalions Take Security Lead - Story
Iraq to Assume Control of Security Forces - Story
Marines, Sailors Leave for Duty in Iraq - Story

IN IRAQ
New Brigade Takes Control of Air Operations
Young Iraqi Girl Needs Life Saving Surgery
Iraqi, U.S. Forces Provide Medical Aid
Dustoff Crews Bring Mercy From Above
45th Sustainment Brigade Assumes Command
101st Airborne Soldiers Free Kidnap Victims
‘Gators’ Prowl Highways Surrounding Fallujah
Medics Provide Health Services to Villagers

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

CASUALTIES
Bomb Kills 2 U.S. Soldiers - Story

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
0476 - Romulus Augustulus, last Roman emperor in the west, is deposed.
1609 - Navigator Henry Hudson discovers the island of Manhattan.
1618 - The "Rodi" avalanche destroys Plurs Switzerland, killing 1,500.
1781 - 44 settlers found Los Angeles, in the Bahia de las Fumas (Valley of Smokes).
1833 - Barney Flaherty becomes the first newsboy hired (NY Sun).
1882 - NY's Pearl Street Station becomes the first district lit by electricty.
1885 - In NYC, the first cafeteria opens.
1886 - With the capture of Geronimo, the last major U.S.-Indian war ends.
1888 - George Eastman patents the first roll-film camera, registering the name "Kodak."
1911 - Garros sets a world altitude record of 4,250 m (13,944 ft).
1918 - U.S. troops land in Archangel, Russia - they will stay 10 months.
1927 - Charles Lindbergh visits Boise, Idaho, on his cross-country tour.
1939 - The Polish ghetto of Mir is wiped out.
1945 - The U.S. regains possession of Wake Island from Japan.
1948 - In the Netherlands, Queen Wilhelmina abdicates.
1950 - For the first time, a helicopter rescues an American pilot behind enemy lines; D McI Hodgson of St Ann Bay, Nova Scotia catches a 997 lb tuna.
1951 - President Truman makes the first transcontinental TV broadcast.
1954 - The Northwest passage, first passage of McClure Strait, is completed.
1957 - Ford Motor Commpany introduces the Edsel.
1961 - The U.S. authorizes the Agency for International Development.
1964 - NASA launches its first Orbital Geophysical Observatory (OGO-1).
1971 - An Alaskan 727 crashes into the Chilkoot Mountain (AK), killing 109.
1972 - U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz becomes the first athlete to win 7 Olympic gold medals.
1981 - NBC releases newscaster David Brinkley.
1983 - Greg LeMond becomes the only American to win cycling's Road Championship.

Birthdays
1802 - Marcus Whitman, missionary, led to the U.S. securing Oregon
1803 - Sarah Childress Polk, First Lady to President James K. Polk
1810 - Donald McKay, U.S. naval architect, built the fastest clipper ships
1846 - Daniel Burnham, U.S. architect, built skyscrapers
1917 - Henry Ford II, automaker (Ford)
1918 - Paul Harvey, news commentator (The Rest of the Story)
1926 - Robert J. Lagomarsino (Rep-CA)
1929 - Thomas Eagleton (Sen-MO, Dem VP candidate, 1972)
1965 - Terri Lynn Doss, Playboy playmate (Jul, 1988)
1966 - Debra Lewin, Miss Vermont-America (1991)
1970 - Jennifer Nakken, Miss Utah-America (1991)
2179 - Nyota Uhura, communications officer (Star Trek)

Passings
1553 - Cornelia da Nomatalcino, monk who converted to Judaism, burned at the stake
1965 - Albert Schweitzer, theologian, musician, medical missionary
1975 - Walter Tetley (voice of Sherman on the Rocky & Bullwinkle Show)

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Branch, James A., USAF (IL); F4C shot down (w/Jewell), remains returned March, 1992 - ID'd June, 1993

Jewell, Eugene M., USAF (KS);

1966
Bliss, Ronald G., USAF (CA); F105D shot down (pilot), released by DRV March, 1973 - alive as of 1998

McNish, Thomas M., USAF (TN); F105D shot down (pilot), released by DRV March, 1973 - retired from USAFMC as a Coloneol - alive and well as of 1998

Nasmyth, John H., USAF (CA); F4C shot down (pilot, w/Salzarulo), released by DRV February, 1973 - alive and well as of 1998

Salzarulo, Raymond P., USAF (WV); F4C shot down (B/N, w/Nasmyth), remains returned September, 1990