Friday, April 1, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 1, 2011



US Ending Its Air Combat Role in Libya -- ABC News

Gates says US ending its air combat role in Libya, leaving the heavy lifting to allies

The Pentagon is about to pull its attack planes out of the international air campaign in Libya, hoping NATO partners can take up the slack.

The announcement Thursday drew incredulous reactions from some in Congress who wondered aloud why the Obama administration would bow out of a key element of the strategy for protecting Libyan civilians and crippling Moammar Gadhafi's army.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

U.S. Gunships Will Be ‘on Standby’ in NATO’s Libya War -- The Danger Room

Libyan Ops Costing USAF $4M Each Day -- Defense News

Airmen return home from Libyan airstrike -- Rapid City Journal (h/t: Alert 5)

NATO Now in Full Control of Libya Mission
-- Defense News

Rebels: Gaddafi using Israeli weapons -- Ynet News

China’s National Defense in 2010 -- Chinese Ministry Of Defense

China's nuclear facilities 'safe,' military says in defense review -- CNN

Hezbollah refuses to comment on Israeli maps allegedly detailing its military sites -- Daily Star

Russia employs Arctic brigade to defend oil and gas reserves -- RIA Novosti

NATO to Deploy Mobile Counter-IED Labs by Late 2011 -- Defense News

Indian Govt okays sacking of 'honeytrapped' Navy officer -- Times Of India

British military unveils lavish royal wedding plans, including flypast after couple tie knot -- AP

Japanese, US military search for tsunami victims -- Yahoo News/AP

U.S. Military Commander Prepared for the Day After -- Wall Street Journal

Hardship pay authorized for some civilians, but not military, in Japan -- Stars And Stripes

Cost, Risk Scuttled Planned Raptor Data Upgrade -- Defense News

F-22s Won’t Get F-35 Datalinks,Yet -- DoD Buzz

Military bases in AFRICOM
-- Armchair Generalist

Air Force officials present budget to appropriations committees -- U.S. Air Force

Q: Why So Long For a New Bomber? A: Money, Honey -- DoD Buzz

DNI Drags Heels on GAO Access to Intelligence -- Secrecy News

All-female team launches historic mission over Afghanistan
-- Bagram Airfield

Navy now says 11 hurt in Hornet engine fire
-- Military Times

US Army to Test, Evaluate SoldierEyes, FASTCOM Systems -- Defense Talk

Army suicide prevention efforts raising privacy concerns -- USA Today

2010 Military Spouse of the Year lauded for website creation
-- Cannon Connections

Alaska May Let Troops Drink at 18
-- Newser

Military Deaths Nearly Every Day in March; Almost a Third are Californians -- Salem-News

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