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Los Angeles AFB Dedicates New Schriever Space Complex Los Angeles AFB CA (AFPN) May 02, 2006 
The Space and Missile Systems Center here officially dedicated its Schriever Space Complex April 24. "Welcome to our new home," said Lt. Gen. Michael Hamel, SMC commander. "Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in the history of military space."
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Ring of Steel Encircles Iraqi Oil Platforms
Persian Gulf (SPX) May 02, 2006There's a "ring of steel" around one of the most important economic targets in the world. That's the way Royal Navy Cmdr. Steve Dainton, the captain of HMS St. Albans, described the coalition maritime protection around Iraqi oil terminals in the Northern Arabian Gulf. IG Outlines Challenges In Iraq In 2006 
Washington (UPI) May 02, 2006The United States only has $2 billion left to spend on Iraq reconstruction, but a significant amount of work remains before the oil, electricity, water and public health systems can function on their own, according to a series of new reports from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. Iraq Partition Becomes Fashionable Policy In Washington 
Washington (UPI) May 02, 2006Partitioning Iraq has become a new, fashionable policy in Washington, but it would easier said than done. The idea has been gathering steam in various think tanks over the past year and it took center stage this weekend when Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, advocated it. |
JEFX Focuses On Battle Operations And Communications
Nellis AFB NV (SPX) May 02, 2006The Theater Battle Operation Net-centric Environment and the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node -- known as TBONE and BACN -- are two of the initiatives being tested during the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2006. Satellite Provides Vital Information to Military 
Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (SPX) May 02, 2006Roughly 15,000 miles above the earth's surface, a communications satellite provides vital information to all branches of the U.S. military. It joins more than 9,000 other items in space that are tracked by the Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System. GPS-Guided Parachutes Increase Safety In Resupply 
Al Asad, Iraq (SPX) May 02, 2006The cargo bay doors of a KC-130J Hercules opened, bringing the night air into view, as a chill wind circulated through the inside of the plane. Five Marines braced themselves against the front of the cargo bay watching the two remaining parachute systems attentively. |
Rumsfeld Has A Responsibility To Resign
Washington (UPI) May 01, 2006On the surface, the question raised by seven -- at last count -- retired generals of whether U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld should resign has an obvious answer: of course he should. US And Japan Adopt Roadmap For Military Revamp 
Washington (AFP) May 02, 2006The United States and Japan heralded a new era in military cooperation Monday by adopting a "roadmap" for restructuring the American military presence in Japan at a cost of tens of billions of dollars. US And Japan Urge Action On Iran And NKorea 
Washington (AFP) May 02, 2006The United States and Japan pledged Monday to work for concerted UN action to rein in Iran's nuclear activities and urged North Korea to unconditionally rejoin talks on its own atomic weapons program. |
LM Delivers Components For Missile Satellite
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) May 1, 2006Lockheed Martin said Monday it has delivered a critical payload subsystem and associated software integral to the U.S. military's Space-Based Infrared System's first geosynchronous orbit satellite. Orbital Launches Second Missile Target Rocket 
Dulles VA (SPX) May 1, 2006Orbital Sciences has announced that it successfully launched the second of two medium-range target vehicles supporting the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Critical Measurements and Countermeasures Program, Campaign 2. Australian Leading Edge Superconductor Mine Sweeping System Revealed 
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 02, 2006The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon. Sandy Macdonald, today unveiled a new class of highly advanced sea mine sweeping technology being developed by Australia. |
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