Thursday, October 4, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 4, 2012

Nation's Heroes Gather To Remember Fallen Comrades -- Stars and Stripes

HONOLULU — Fifty-two of America’s Medal of Honor recipients gathered at the National Cemetery of the Pacific to memorialize their fallen comrades Wednesday in what organizers believed was the largest assembly of men who have earned the highest U.S. military honor.

The Medal of Honor recipients — along with other veterans and spectators — dedicated a stone memorial to 30 missing-in-action honorees and 32 recipients interred at the ancient Hawaiian burial site known as the Punchbowl.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Defense Industry Continues to Shrink in First Half of 2012 -- Defpro

Ex-defense chief says hit on Iran would be disastrous -- Stars and Stripes/Virginia Pilot

Experts: Iranian military stuck in the past -- YNet News

Argentine coast guard, military police hold rare strike -- Reuters

Germany's WWII Duds Get Deadlier -- Spiegel Online

Iran building new naval vessels: admiral -- Tehran Times

Ghana holds Argentine frigate over debt: Buenos Aires -- Business Recorder

Eight held in US over 'Russian hi-tech smuggling plot' -- BBC

Russia Denies Involvement in Alleged U.S. Smuggling Network -- New York Times/Reuters

US Expands Military Operations in Africa -- Voice of America

Navy's Newest, LHA-6, A Dead End For Amphibious Ships? -- Aol Defense

Navy leaders say replacing Ohio-class submarines is critical -- The Day

The F/A-18 Is Still Defining America's Air Superiority -- Business Insider

Study: Two-Thirds of Defense Companies Don’t Share Enough About How They Fight Corruption -- Defense News

Growing Chinese Telecoms Threaten US Security
-- Military.com

Intelligence effort named US citizens, not terrorists
-- AP

Submarine force makes public case for new sub -- Stars and Stripes/The Day

Army seeks commonality in fixed wing fleet -- DoD Buzz

Top military officer tells troops to ban together to endure changes -- Stars and Stripes/Kitsap Sun

General: ‘My Career Was Done’ When I Criticized Flawed Warplane -- Danger Room

U.S. military: Higher breast cancer risk -- UPI

Military absentee ballot requests plummet from 2008 -- Washington Times

Debate over military voting heats up -- Stars and Stripes/Daily Press

Why camouflage uniforms aren’t uniform
-- Walter Pincus, Washington Post

Isn't it time to stop drone wars? -- Space Daily/Voice of Russia

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