New Afghan Road Offers Gateway to OptimismAmerican Forces Press Service BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, July 5, 2006 – The U.S. Agency for International Development has started a $16 million road project that extends from the center of Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley and will eventually connect the valley to southern markets in Charikar and Kabul. /A construction crew from Tur ...Continue Reading

New al Qaeda Leader Likely to Boost Mobile Bomb Usage By Gerry J. GilmoreAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 5, 2006 – The new al Qaeda in Iraq leader is an explosives expert who could opt to increase insurgent attacks using car and truck bombs, a senior U.S. military officer said in Baghdad today. Army Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell, a spokesman for Multinati ...Continue Reading

America Supports You: Wounded Warrior Cyclists Mark Holiday By Elaine WilsonSpecial to American Forces Press Service SAN ANTONIO, July 5, 2006 – As the city celebrated July 4 with colorful parades and family barbecues, a small group of cyclists rode into Fort Sam Houston marking an independence day of their own. /Steve Nardizzi (f ...Continue Reading

NORTHCOM Detected Missile Launches; World Evaluates Next Step By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 5, 2006 – U.S. Northern Command detected "each and every" North Korean missile launch and had interceptors operational and ready to respond if needed, a senior defense official told Pentagon reporters today. NORTHCOM and North American Aerospa ...Continue Reading

DefenseLINK News: DoD News Release U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/releases/2006/nr20060705-13384.html Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...Continue Reading

U.S. Increasing Operations in Gulf of Guinea By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 5, 2006 – The U.S. military is stepping up operations in the Gulf of Guinea to enhance security in this strategic and resource-rich region, the commander of U.S. European Command's naval surface combatant warships told the Pentagon Channel. U.S. military engagement a ...Continue Reading

Iraqi Forces Foil Kidnappings, Capture TerroristsAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 5, 2006 – Iraqi soldiers rescued three kidnap victims, foiled a kidnap attempt, captured 28 suspected terrorists, and killed eight terrorists in separate operations July 2 and 3, military officials reported. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, rescued three Red Crescent employees from two te ...Continue Reading

Today in the Department of Defense U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Today in DoD On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/today/2006/to20060705.html Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 Today in the Department of Defense, Wednesday, July 5, 2006 Secretary of ...Continue Reading

U.S. Soldiers Serving in Afghanistan Become American Citizens By Staff Sgt. Robert R. Ramon, USASpecial to American Forces Press Service BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, July 5, 2006 – Twenty-seven U.S. soldiers serving on the front lines of the war on terror in Afghanistan became the newest American citizens here yesterday during a special Independence Day overseas mi ...Continue Reading

PR/CP(2006)0825 July/juillet 2006 NATO Secretary General to visit  Croatia and Albania* Thursday, 6 July 2006*  * The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will visit Zagreb and Tirana on Thursday, 6 July 2006. In  Zagreb, the Secretary General will meet with President Stjepan Mesić, with Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovićand with Minister of Defence Berislav Rončević ...Continue Reading