Two F-22 Raptors fly over the Pacific Ocean after a refueling mission, March 9, 2009. The Raptors are deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, to the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald
Air Force Cuts Mean Service Is 'Slowly Going Out Of Business' -- Aol Defense
A year has passed since Congress passed and President Obama signed into law the Budget Control Act-the legislation mandating sequestration. Funding cuts that once seemed politically remote now loom large for leaders increasingly anxious about the impact $1.2 trillion in automatic budget reductions will have upon their respective districts and states. An estimated two million jobs at risk is a possibility no lawmaker can ignore.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Saudis seeks military aircraft support -- UPI
Yemen's President Hadi restructures military -- BBC
Egypt's president fires intelligence chief -- Seattle PI/AP
Russia and Canada Gear Up for Arctic Non-War -- Danger Room
India readies nuclear sub for sea trials -- Defense Tech
Time To Talk Lasers -- Information Dissemination
White House to seek $7B in green energy contracts for military -- The Hill
Marine Corps extends K-MAX Afghanistan deployment to 2013 -- Defense Tech
Navy tests ocean drones in RI's Narragansett Bay -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Video: Army’s Giant Spy Blimp Soars Over Jersey Shore in First Flight -- The Danger Room
Less Money, More Bureaucracy: Military Robotics After Afghanistan - Aol Defense
Panetta says Pentagon will drop base closure plans for fiscal year 2013 -- The Hill
Hopes dead for a 2013 BRAC round, Panetta concedes -- Stars and Stripes
Military Psychiatrists at War: True Life and Death Decisions -- Time
Blackwater to pay $7.5 million after admitting arms sales violations -- The Telegraph
Military bonds draw veterans to mental health jobs -- CNN
Does the U.S. military face ‘goofy meat axe’ cuts? -- CNN
CIA chief Petraeus denies interest in elected office -- Reuters
AirSea Battle: The Military-Industrial Complex’s Self-Serving Fantasy -- Thomas P. M. Barnett, Time
Stanley McChrystal Thinks The US Should Bring Back The Draft And It's A Terrible Idea -- Business Insider
At least 1,941 US military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001 -- AP
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