Sunday, June 24, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 24, 2012



Panetta Calls On All Military Commanders To Stop Suicides -- USA Today

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday that preventing suicides is a foremost leadership responsibility shouldered by all military commanders, but especially by junior leader, non-commissioned officers and petty officers with direct oversight over troops.

Calling suicide "the most frustrating challenge" of his position, Panetta said the Defense Department can create programs, conduct research and lead innovation in neuroscience, but leaders must tackle the issue "head on" because prevention falls to them.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Panetta Outlines Suicide Prevention Strategy -- US Department of Defense

Newly-supplied Russian Pantsyr-1 anti-air missile used to down Turkish warplane -- Debka

Japan Passes Law Permitting Military Space Development -- Defense News

Delhi, Mumbai to get missile defence shield -- NDTV

Pakistan: Lack of staff grounds UAVs -- Hurriyet Daily News

Russia's new military units for Arctic no threat to Canada: DND
-- Vancouver Sun/Postmedia news

Senior Commander: Iran Can Hit All Mobile Targets with Ballistic Missiles
-- Fars News Agency

Intelligence: Chinese Spies In Russia -- Strategy Page

Iran battles Israel, U.S. on cyberwar front -- Space Daily

Threats from cyber to terror supplant Cold War's clearer dangers -- Stars and Stripes

Stuxnet cyberweapon set to stop operating -- Christian Science Monitor

Defense Department computer upgrades $7B over budget -- Stars and Stripes

DoD to Japan: Don’t worry, the Osprey is safe
-- DoD Buzz

Hawaii bracing for largest-ever RIMPAC exercise -- Stars and Stripes

AFSOC Osprey Pilot's Crash Was His Second In CV-22s; Was Copilot First Time -- Aol Defense

6,000 Tomahawks Later -- Strategy Page

US plans more drone flights over Caribbean -- Stars and Stripes

Pentagon Fears Small, Innovative Firms May Vanish As Budgets Shrink -- Aol Defense

Looming January Defense Cuts May Cost The US 1 Million Jobs -- Business Insider

Pentagon Tests New Way Of Estimating Program Costs
-- Defense News

Republican lawmakers charge Air Force hostile to religious freedom -- Stars and Stripes

Report outlines ‘culture of hazing’ aboard sub -- Navy Times

Report: Peralta's Medal of Honor nomination reaches Panetta's desk -- Stars and Stripes

Navajo Code Talker Frank Chee Willeto dies -- KOB.com

Why Is Access To Syria's Port At Tartus So Important To Moscow?
-- Ron Synovitz, Cutting edge

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