News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Gates warns Turkey not to invade Iraq

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Authorities charge 4 in NYC terror plot
Israeli force kills W.Bank shopkeeper: Palestinians - Video
Lebanon army blasts camp, militants vow to fight on - Video
U.S. warship bombards Somalia militants

Worldwide Wackos
U.S. urges Swiss banks to steer clear of Iran
New leader keeps Cuban life on track

Politics / Government
Republican Thompson says U.S. battling "evil"
Gore unsure of political aptitude: report
Bush brings pre-emptive agenda to Europe
Candidates compete at Iowa dinner

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
Hilton already irking some L.A. inmates

Science / Medicine / Technology
Katrina Still Killing?
Shuttle program workers vote to strike

Mother Nature
Eastern Iowa towns clean up from twister

News from My Neck of the Woods
Too-Tall Truck Loses Roof in NYC Tunnel

Oddities
Have Your Sex and Sleep, Too
Wisconsin house explodes, killing woman

Other News of Note
Well Hot Dog! (Californian shatters hot dog eating record)
Official: Ex-Nazi Guard Won't Be Deported
Litvinenko widow: my husband was no double agent
Protesters, police clash after Rostock anti-G8 demo - Video
Car plows into D.C. festival, 35 injured
South Korea embraces breakdancing craze

Fox News
TB Patient Settles in at Denver Hospital
Minor League Manager Goes on Tirade
Mom: My Daughter Didn't Have to Die

Reuters: Top News
South Korea, Japan, China try to be better neighbors
Thousands rally for suspended judge in NW Pakistan
Smoking may damage your sperm, study finds
Stocks rally looks like it's got legs - Video
Dow, S&P hit records on jobs and Wal-Mart - Video
Wal-Mart to cut supercenter growth; shares jump
U.S. dollar rises broadly after strong data
Oil back above $69 on renewed gasoline worries - Video
Mortgage industry braces for regulation
Dollar/yen vols lure bargain hunters
Greenspan promises surprises in September book - Video
Fortune says logical step to buy Absolut maker: paper
Archstone deal break-up fee allow for rival bid
U.S. auto sales rebound after weak spring

AP World News
TB patient's relative to be investigated
Senators make it a series with 5-3 win
Bid for Journal is talk of Wall Street
Lowell's big hits rally Sox over Yankees
Clemens scratched from Monday start
Mets end Diamondbacks' win streak at 8
Piniella tossed as Cubs' slide hits 6

Military.com
New Scam Targets Military Spouses
Have You Spy Spoken Today?
DT: Night Vision Blowback
Sneak Peek: Army Wives on TV
Ace the ASVAB
Clint Eastwood Used His GI Bill
Simplify Your Transition
Movie Review: Mr. Brooks

CENTCOM: News Releases
SIX TERRORISTS KILLED, VBIED DESTROYED, 18 SUSPECTS DETAINED
AIRPOWER SUMMARY FOR MAY 31
AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE DETAIN GHAZNI AREA TALIBAN COMMANDER

USJFCOM
Transformational program demonstrates developing logistics support concept
Noble Resolve 07-1 yields new opportunities for experimentation - podcast
USJFCOM testing Sense Through Structures capabilities - podcast
Liveblogging: Joint Urban Warrior 07
U.S. Joint Forces Command, Marines begin Joint Urban Warrior 07

Multi-National Force-Iraq
Kurdish Regional Government assumes control of security
Surge improves security, quality of life in Baghdad
U.S. Soldiers, Iraqis open wells in Ninevah
Senior leaders gather to help rebuild Iraqi NCO Corps
KRG assumes security responsibility
SUSPECTED TERRORIST LEADER, 7 OTHERS DETAINED
MNC-I Soldier attacked
MND-B Soldiers capture two insurgents emplacing IED
Small arms fire targets MND-B patrol
MND-B patrol targeted by small arms fire

DefenseLink
U.S. Continues to Build Asian Relationships
Gates Urges More Asian Support in Afghanistan
Diplomacy Best in Confronting Nuclear Programs
U.S.-China Hotline Represents 'Step Forward'
Gates, Asian Leaders to Focus on Security
China Issues Won't Dominate Security Summit

More Headline News
Pace Speaks With U.S. Servicemembers on Guam
Walter Reed Workshop Focuses on Prosthetics
U.S. Naval Forces Europe Prepares for AFRICOM
Bush, Iraqi President Discuss Benchmarks
Officials Honor Asian Pacific American Troops

Military News
Army Helps Prepare Hurricane States for Season
Joint Forces Ready for Red Flag-Alaska
Wright Flight Program Takes Youth to New Heights

War on Terror
Kurdistan Regional Security Passes to Iraqi Control
Odierno Cites Progress in Baghdad
Iraqis Capture Militia Commander
Troops Continue to Adapt
Soldiers Killed, Wounded In Iraq

America Supports You
Group Honors Wounded
Grant Helps Group Expand Services
Golf Tourney Honors Troops
Pace, NASCAR Honor Troops
Photos: Pace, NASCAR Honor Troops

Transformation
Program Helps Recruits with College
Dover Gets First Globemaster
Marines Practice Communication Skills

Face of Defense
Vietnam Vet's Last Flight
Navy Was Natural Choice
‘Mail Call’ More Frequent
Wedding Via Teleconference

DefendAmerica
NEWS UPDATES
Official Details Progress in Baghdad - Story

ON THE GROUND
Officials Discuss School Improvements in Africa - Story
Reporters Visit Bagram Airfield for Media Day - Story
Airmen Put C-130 Hercules Back in the Fight - Story
Engineers Complete Water Pump Stations - Story
Joint Forces' Operation Succeeds in Al Kut - Story

IN IRAQ
Iraqi, Coalition Forces Open Municipal Center
Movie Theater Helps Marines Relax in Haditha
Civil Affairs Help Make a Difference for Iraqis
Marine Engineers Hone Demolition Skills
Iraqis Take the Lead in Security Operations
Operation Scimitar Cuts Down Insurgent Activity
Commander Moves with Mobile Assault Platoon

IN DJIBOUTI
Medical Techs Keep Troops Mission-Ready
New Water Drilling Rig Arrives In Djibouti
German Navy Donates Vehicles, Suppport

IN AFGHANISTAN
Task Force Anzio Takes on New Command
Medevac Crews Provide Life-Saving Support
Hard Work Creates Progress in Border Provinces
Coalition Forces Defuse Soviet–era Bomb

DefendAmerica Week in Review
Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday

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
1098 - Christian Crusaders seize Antioch, in Turkey.
1539 - Hernando De Soto claims Florida for Spain.
1861 - Union troops defeat Confederats at Philippi, WV.
1864 - The Battle of Cold Harbor continues for a third day.
1884 - John Lynch is chosen as the first black major-party national convention chair (Republican)
1916 - Congress establishes ROTC.
1918 - The Supreme Court rules child labor laws unconstitutional.
1925 - The Goodyear "Pilgrim" makes the first enclosed-cabin airship flight.
1949 - Wesley Anthony Brown becomes the first black US Naval Academy graduate.
1959 - The first U.S. Air Force Academy graduation.
1965 - Gemini 4 is launched.
1966 - Gemini 9 is launched.
1976 - The U.S. is presented with the oldest known copy of the Magna Carta.
1989 - Chinese troops shoot and kill hundreds (perhaps thousands) of demonstrating students in Tiananmen Square.

Birthdays
1808 - Jefferson Davis, Confederate President
1844 - Garret Augustus Hobart, 24th U.S. Vice President
1865 - King George V of England
1904 - Dr Charles Drew, pioneer of blood plasma preservation/first director of the Red Cross blood bank

Passings
1881 - Japanese giant salamander, oldest amphibian at 55, in Dutch zoo
1963 - Pope John XXIII

Reported Missing in Action
1966
The following USAF personnel reported MIA when their AC47 ("Puff the Magic Dragon") was shot down:
Kryszak, Theodore E. (NY)

Martin, Russell D. (IA)

Mullins, Harold E. (CO)

Rose, Luther L. (TX)

Smith, Harding E. (CA)

Warren, Ervin (PA)

1967
The following personnel reported MIA when their CH46A was shot down on an extraction mission:
Bodden, Timothy R., USMC (IL)

Cius, Frank E., USMC ; released by PRG March, 1973 - alive as of 1998

Dexter, Ronald J., US Army SF (TX); Passenger, died in captivity July, 1967 per fellow POW

Gardner, John G., USMC (NC)

Hanson, Stephen Paul, USMC (CA);

Laney, Billy R., US Army SF (FL); passenger

Also reported MIA this day in 1967:
Kearns, Joseph Thomas, Jr., USAF (NY); B57B crashed (w/Springston) - remains returned August, 1988

Springston, Theodore, Jr., USAF (CA); B57B crashed (w/Kearns)

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