News of Note
Breaking News
Cruise Ship With 281 People on Board Runs Aground off Alaska

Operation Iraqi Freedom
U.S. Scours Countryside for Missing Soldiers
U.S.-Iraqi forces battle insurgents
Admiral's Tactful Touch in Iraq Troubles U.S. Senator
Republican senator slams Iraqi government
Questions Raised on Army Troop-Carrying Vehicle

Operation Enduring Freedom
Taliban sources confirm killing of top commander (WOOOOOHOOOOO!)
Taliban Chief's Death a Big Victory
Blast hits Western forces in Afghanistan, several hurt

Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
How Fort Dix Terror Plot Was Foiled
'California Zephyr' Bomb Scare
2 Dead, 10 Hurt in Gaza Fighting
Palestinian interior minister resigns
U.S. jury to get preview in Padilla terrorism case
Jose Padilla trial to start in Miami

Other Military News
Pentagon: NoSpace for MySpace
U.S. National Guard chief says funds lagging risks
DoD Blocks Internet Access

Worldwide Wackos
Iranian President Ahmadinejad Leads Anti-U.S. Rally in Dubai
Iran: We Will Retaliate Against Any Strike

Politics / Government
Republican Presidential Candidate Tommy Thompson Explains Gay Rights Remark
Obama: Racial Threats Sparked Security
Cheney Wraps Up Mideast Trip in Jordan
Bush visits Jamestown on 400th anniversary
Rice goes to Moscow to mend U.S.-Russia ties - Video
Romney says voters will accept a Mormon
Democrats prod automakers on mileage

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
One of FBI's 'Most Wanted' Arrested in Canada for Alleged Sex Crimes Against Kids

Adventures in Political Correctness
Chicago Board of Ed Sued for Teacher Allegedly Showing 'Brokeback Mountain' in Class

Science / Medicine / Technology
Dogs Trained to Help Battle Against Bedbugs
Drop in U.S. mammography rate worries cancer experts
Belgium recommends Merck's HPV vaccine for girls

Mother Nature
Fla. Wildfire Evacuees Waiting to Go Home
Scorched Earth in the Sunshine State
Strong wind to complicate wildfire fight

News from My Neck of the Woods
Conn.'s civil unions law faces challenge

Oddities
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Floating Naked Guy!
Nudists Seek to Attract Younger Members, Finding it a Tough Sell
'Miracle' Woman Survives Internal Decapitation in Car Crash
Want hair? Don't expect insurance toupee for it! - Video

Other News of Note
Britain's Wealthiest Show $upport for Missing Girl
Blast and Fire Kills 10 in Russian Cafe
Parents Outraged After Elementary School Teachers Stage Fake Gunman Attack (OK, how stupid was THIS?)
U.K.'s Rich Show $upport for Missing Girl
Japan takes step towards revising constitution
Wide access to Nazi Archive moves ahead

Fox News
Filipinos Head to the Polls
Chrysler Sold to Private Equity Firm
Ford, Acura Receive Top Crash Test Scores
Pope Rips Marxism, Unbridled Capitalism
NBC OKs Deal to Save 'Law & Order' Shows
Red-Eyed Whitney Houston Celebrates Stevie Wonder's Birthday

Reuters: Top News
France's Sarkozy meets unions on labor reforms
Pakistan city virtually shut down after strike call - Video
Marathon count follows bloody Philippine poll
Sri Lanka clashes kill 15, war refugees resettled
Online retail is years away from saturation: survey
China tea town hopes name change will brew success
Exiled Duke of Windsor's desk on auction in Paris
"Spider-Man 3" still rules worldwide box office
Cannes film festival hits 60
Oil up; Saudi export news, Africa outages support
Dollar steady, eyes on Fed speakers, data this week
Wall St set for flat open, inflation in focus
CORRECTED: European shares languish as miners slip, autos gain
Weak dollar to keep fueling M&A boom
Shift may change shape of oil market
Top 10 Best-Selling Research Reports
Daily Investor Update - Sign up today
Ford family members weigh stake sale: Bloomberg
Molson Coors to take charge for Fosters
Bancroft family split on meeting Murdoch: FT
Barclays to reassure on ABN integration fears: source
Merck KGaA sells generics unit to Mylan for $6.6 bln
Consortium offered $24.5 bln for ABN AMRO's LaSalle

AP World News
Study shows online apparel sales growing
Jazz beat Warriors, take 3-1 series lead
No word yet on cause of skydivers' crash
Ducks beat Wings in OT for Detroit split
Phil Mickelson wins Players Championship
Cable operators expand local programming
Congregations meet in tornado-torn town
Geek Squad hospital calls Kentucky home
AP's primer on borrowing for college

Military.com
"Thank a Military Spouse" Contest
Advisors: Hey, You . . . Smile!
New Must-Have Benefits Guide
What To Do This Weekend?
Podcast: An Immigrant's "Act of Honor"
Def Tech: The Aging C-130
Military.com Career Fair Coming to Jacksonville on May 16th

CENTCOM: News Releases
AIRPOWER SUMMARY FOR MAY 11
AIRPOWER SUMMARY FOR MAY 12
IRAQI ARMY LEADS OPERATION MONGOOSE
IRAQI FORCES DETAIN SUSPECTED INSURGENT LEADER IN ADHAMIYAH
SECURITY OPERATION IN BASRA CITY

USJFCOM
USJFCOM and Microsoft announce cooperative research and development agreement - podcast
More about CRADAS
U.S. Joint Forces Command modeling and simulation division wins award - podcast
Liveblogging: Department of Defense Modeling and Simulation Conference 2007

DefenseLink
National Guard Executes Nuclear Disaster Drill - Story
Bush Honors Military Spouses at White House - Story
Bush Proclaims May 11 Military Spouse Day
Transcript: Bush Commemorates Military Spouse Day
Chairman Recognizes Military Spouses
Marine Wife, Officials Reflect on Military Spouse Day
Cheney to Sailors: U.S. Committed to Middle East - Story
Transcript of Cheney's Comments
Video: Cheney aboard the aircraft carrier USS Stennis
Petraeus Urges Troops to Use Ethical Standards - Story
Petraeus Letter to the Troops (pdf)
Army Must Be Prepared for ‘Persistent Conflict’ - Story
Iraqi Lawmakers Must Make Political Decisions - Story
Blocking Flow of ‘Accelerants’ Critical in Iraq - Story
Official: Progress Slow but Vital to Iraq Stability - Story

More Headline News
Casey Addresses Bonuses, Stability Operations
Bush Asks for Time, Resources for Iraq Plan
America Will Stay on Offensive Against Terror

Military News
Military Displays Equipment, Technology to Public
Deployed F-22s Leave Pacific, Return to Langley
Center Helps Find Sailor's Family After Tornado

War on Terror
Terror Suspects Captured in Iraq - Story
Five Soldiers Killed in Iraq - Story
Soldier Killed in Iraq
Taliban Militants Killed

America Supports You
Nationals Honor Military Service - Story
SemperComm Cites Troops for Morale-Boosting Efforts Overseas
Gala Raises Funds for Troops
Kids Salute the Troops

Transformation
Pentagon Channel Documentary Focuses on Military Technology - Story
Unmanned Aircraft Wing Debuts
New Concept Ensures Latest Technologies Reach Warfighters
Technology Leaves No Place to Hide

Face of Defense
Sons Follow Mother’s Footsteps - Story
Softball Champ Fixes Aircraft
Deployed Soldier Will Rely on ‘Ohana’
Specialist Sews for Others
Airman Dedicates Work to Fallen

DefendAmerica
NEWS UPDATES
Multiple Terror Suspects Captured - Story

ON THE GROUND
Devil Dogs Take a Bite Out of Anbar Insurgency - Story
Transportation Mechanics Keep Group Rolling - Story
Deployed Moms Stay in Touch with Families - Story
Liaison Officer Builds Cohesive Relationship - Story
Iraqi, Coalition Forces Focus on Rashid District - Story
‘Fire Base Delta’ is Home Sweet Home for Troops - Story

IN IRAQ
Teamwork Pays Off for Iraqi Farmers, Residents
Iraqi Special Ops Forces Show off Capabilities
Soldiers Continue To Build Schools Amid Attacks
Iraqi Soldiers Say They Serve for Country, Family
Wolfhounds Secure Economic Success in Iraq
Bombed-out Baghdad Building Has New Mission

IN DJIBOUTI
Djiboutian Institute of Arts Embraces Americans
Army Reserve Chief Visits Troops in Africa
Marines Donate Fitness Equipment to Villagers

IN AFGHANISTAN
Former Infantryman Finds Calling in Civil Affairs
Base Dedicated to Fallen ‘Spartan’ Leader
Vanguard Engineers Pave Way for Victory
Mental Health Care Moves to Military Front Lines

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
'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: Terror Plots Disrupted
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

Weather
Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar

Germany
Ansbach Aschaffenburg Berlin Berlin-Tempelhof Berlin/Schonefeld Bremerhaven
Darmstadt Frankfurt Frankfurt/Main Freiburg/Breisgau Garmisch
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Geilenkirchen Gelnhausen Giessen Kitzingen
Hanau Am Main Heidelberg Mainz Mannheim Nurnberg Stuttgart Trier
Wiesbaden Wurzburg

Gitmo

Guam
Agana Agana Heights Agat Andersen AFB Asan Barrigada

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

Japan
Kadena Air Base Okinawa Tokyo Yokohama

Today in History
1607 - The first permanent English settlement in New World is established in Jamestown, VA.
1787 - Delegates gather in Philadelphia to draw up the U.S. Constitution.
1804 - Lewis & Clark set out from St. Louis.
1863 - Battle of Jackson, MS.
1864 - The Battle of Reseca (Atlanta) continues for a second day.
1908 - The first airplane passenger flight occurs.
1921 - In Italy, Mussolini's fascists obtains 29 parliament seats.
1940 - The Germans break through at Sedan.
1940 - The Nazis bombs Rotterdam, killing between six and nine hundred; the Netherlands surrender.
1941 - 3,600 Jews arrested in Paris.
1942 - The U.S. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is founded.
1944 - German bombers harass Bristol.
1944 - British forces occupy Kohima
1945 - A Kamikaze Japanese Zero strikes the U.S. aircraft carrier Enterprise; she is seriously damaged and forced to return to port for repairs. She did not see war action again.
1945 - The U.S. launches an offensive on Okinawa; Sugar Loaf is conquered.
1948 - Jordan's Arab League captures Atarot.
1948 - The State of Israel is established; the U.S. gives it de facto recognition.
1949 - President Truman signs a bill establishing a rocket test range at Cape Canaveral, FL.
1955 - The Warsaw Pact is signed.
1960 - The USSR launches the first unmanned space capsule.
1961 - In Alabama, a bus containing the first group of Freedom Riders is bombed and burned. 1963 - Kuwait becomes the 111th member of the U.N.
1970 - Police kill two Jackson State University students in a during a racial disturbance.
1970 - Harry A. Blackmun is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
1970 - RAF-leader Andreas Baader is freed after serving two years in West Berlin.
1973 - Skylab is launched
1973 - U.S. Supreme court approves equal rights for women in the military.
1974 - The Symbionese Liberation Army is destroyed in a shoot-out; 6 are killed.
1975 - U.S. troops raid the island of Koh Tang (Cambodia)
1986 - Anne Frank's complete diary published by the Institute for War Documents
1987 - Colt revolver (Peacemaker) of 1873 sells for $242,000
1989 - Chinese students hold a demonstration for democratic reforms in Tiananmen Square.
1991 - Robert M Gates becomes head of CIA.
1991 - Winnie Mandela sentenced to 6 years for her involvement in the kidnapping and beating of four youths (one died).
1991 - World's Largest Burrito created at 1,126 lbs.

Birthdays
1316 - Charles IV king of Bohemia / emperor
1686 - Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit Germany, inventor of the thermometer
1830 - Confederate Brigadier General George Pierce Doles
1836 - Confederate Brigadier General James Patrick Major
1883 - Jan Olieslagers, Belgian aviation pioneer
1939 - M. N. Fathulin, cosmonaut
1942 - Byron L. Dorgan (Representative-ND)
1943 - Alan B. Mollohan (Representative-WV)
1946 - Robert Jarvik, surgeon, inventor of the Jarvik 7 artificial heart
1952 - Donald R. McMonagle, Major USAF / astronaut (STS 39, 54, 66)
1957 - William G. Gregory, Major USAF /astronaut (STS 67)
1964 - James M. Kelly, Captain USAF / astronaut

Passings:
1610 - Henry IV, 1st Bourbon king of France, murdered
1643 - Louis XIII, king of France
1864 - Union Brigadier General William N. Green, Jr.
1968 - Rear Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel, WWII commandant, US Ocean fleet
1978 - William Powell Lear, inventor of Lear Jet
1991 - Jiang Qing, Mao Tse Tung's widow, suicide
1997 - Princess Caradja-Kretzulesco, descendant of Dracula
1998 - Frank (Francis Albert) Sinatra

Reported Missing in Action
1966
King, Donald L., USAF (MI) - aircraft last tracked 20 mi. west of Dong Hoi, N. Vietnam

Ralson, Frank D. III, USAF (CO) - aircraft last tracked 20 mi. west of Dong Hoi, N. Vietnam

1967
Rollins, David J., USN (CA) - Released by DRV March, 1973 - alive as of 1998

Southwick, Charles E., USN (AK) - Released by DRV March, 1973 - alive and well as of 1998

1968
Cota, Ernest K., USN (CA) - KIA/BNR

Karger, Barry E. , USN (CA)- Remains returned January, 1994

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