Friday, September 9, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 9, 2011


Kuwait May Host US Iraq Backup Force -- Yahoo News/AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is considering staging American troops in Kuwait next year as a backup or rotational training force for Iraq, after the Pentagon completes the scheduled withdrawal of its current 45,000-strong force from Iraq in December, U.S. officials said.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Export deals eyed at London arms fair -- Yahoo News/Reuters

North Korea upgrades its military jamming devices -- Deutsche Welle

A 2010-11 Saudi Shopping Spree -- Defense Industry Daily

Baha Mousa inquiry: 'Serious discipline breach' by British army -- BBC

Iraqi Army receives last shipment of Abrams tanks -- Defpro

US Continues Troop Drawdown in Iraq Despite Dilemma -- Voice of America

U.S. Army Chief Warns Against Large Force in Iraq -- Defense News

B-2s And The Curse
-- Strategy Page

Navy Hopes to Crank Out New Subs Ahead Of Schedule -- Aol Defense

Bleed-Air Problem Caused F-22 Crash: Sources -- Defense News

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Air Crews to Receive Elbit Color Helmet Mounted Displays -- Defpro

Calif. solar company looks to military -- UPI

Navy Tops 2010 with 18th CO Firing
-- Military.com

Swift takes reins of Navy's 7th Fleet -- Stars and Stripes

Infantry: We Want Our Smart Phones And We Want Them Now -- Strategy Page

Vets Worry About Future of New GI Bill -- Military.com

Proposed changes in military benefits worry troops -- USA Today

The Death Star: A Pentagon Purchasing Nightmare
-- Danger Room

U.S. Army to Industry: Help Us Save Money, Time -- Defense News

Defense cuts spat clouds deficit panel debate -- Yahoo News/Reuters

Kyl threatens to quit supercommittee over further defense cuts -- The Hill

A missed decade at Pentagon
-- John T. Bennett, The Hill

Chaplains push for uniform religious badges -- Washington Post

Terrorism, Budget Among Panetta's Challenges -- NPR

Feds’ best jobs bet: The US military does it right -- Amity Shlaes, New York Post

9/11 triggered revolutionary changes in America's military -- Sara A. Carter, Washington Examiner

9/11 changed war-fighting
-- Rowan Scarborough, The Washington Times

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