European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 2007 stars and stripes pages iraqi boys watch a vehicle Burn after a Roadside bomb targeting a Convoy of private Security guards exploded injuring two the number of at tacks on Supply convoys protected by private Security Compa Nies in Iraq has tripled in the past Usa today reported had report Iraq Convoy attacks up stars and stripes Baghdad attacks on Supply con Voys protected by private Security companies in Iraq have More than tripled As the government depends More on armed civilian guards to secure reconstruction and other Usa today reported there were 869 such attacks from the beginning of june 2006 to the end of May this up from 281 attacks for the pre ceding 12 Usa today deaths and injuries increased to 206 from 157 during that same the army corps of engineers logistics movement control Center told the most of those convoys carry reconstruction supplies for the iraqi guarding convoys is one part of the work in Iraq done by private jobs once done by the private firms also protect diplomats and staff checkpoints at military Usa today the private Security company association of a Trade estimates there Are about Security company of which to Are Usa today Reinhard an operations officer for the Gulf Region Divi told the paper that the military is considering using private contractors to offer Security for military Supply con Voys in troops now do that the military moves about trucks per Day in Iraq As part of its sup ply Usa today officials seek formal end to korean War stars and stripes senior officials Are looking at ways to bring an official end to the 57yearold korean War As part of the ongoing North Kore an disarmament according to a report in the Wall Street journal on both sides declared a truce to fighting in but no formal peace treaty ending the conflict has Ever been a senior official told the newspaper that an official end to the War is something we need to make the place More in North Korea pledged to dismantle its nuclear weapons program As part of negotiations with the United South Russia and despite months of the journal reports officials have seen signs in recent weeks that military leaders there Are Honor ing that by North Korea will shut Down the Yon Byon nuclear in return for Aid Christopher the assistant Secretary of state leading talks with North told the journal that if the disarmament pro Cess proceeds As officials Hope to begin discussions on a formal peace treaty by the end of the the newspaper said key issues in that treaty would be establishing a Security body to resolve regional and plans on How to dismantle the de militarized zone dividing North and South currently troops Are deployed to South diplomats and analysts interviewed by the newspaper said they expect a continued troop presence there even if a peace treaty is armistice negotiations began in july but hostilities continued until july on that at command ers of the North korean Peoples the chinese Peoples vol and the United nations command signed the armistice according to the state department web neither the nor South Korea is a signatory to the armistice per although both adhere to it through the no comprehensive peace agreement has replaced the 1953 armistice since the end of the the which was originally the poorer part of the has experienced an economic revolution mirroring that in North Korea remains an isolationist communist state with an annual per capita income of just Over according to the state firms bid okd for Spain bases Deal is for services at Zaragoza by Scott Schonauer stars and stripes Germany the air Force has awarded a joint contract to a pair of companies for management of Vari Ous services at bases in Moron and agility defense government based in announced its joint Ven Ture with Dallas based first support services in a news Paul chief of air forces in Europe said the agreement is like other base operations and support the air Force has similar contracts at bases in the two companies have formed Spain agility first or Spain to handle such things As postal occupational health and ambulance and civil the which has a potential value of about includes food Long fitness Center equipment maintenance and swimming Pool the air Force usually awards such contracts for a five year period but has gone to a Shorter two year time Frame As part of a new approach to base maintenance con Horst told Moron air base has about 100 airmen and is an Airlift Hub in Southern near Zaragoza is an emergency Landing site for the space shuttle during the air Force periodically does training at the Zaragoza air Force bases in Spain have had base maintenance contracts with private companies for this award demonstrates our wide Range of operational capabilities and overseas experience and said retired Dan president of agility defense government services in the in the email Scott Schonauer at  limited time 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