Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 3, 2020

President Trump walks with Attorney General William Barr, left, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, center, and Gen. Mark Milley, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Forbes: Report: Esper Reverses Decision To Remove Troops From D.C. Area After Meeting At White House

Defense Secretary Mark Esper reversed an earlier decision to send home active-duty troops standing by in the Washington, D.C. area after a meeting at the White House, the Associated Press reported Wednesday, a reversal that comes after two straight days of more peaceful protests in the nation’s capital.

Read more ....

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 3, 2020

Army: Esper reverses plan to send active-duty troops home -- AP

Esper, Milley in talks to testify before House Armed Services Committee -- Axios

Senior military leaders being called to testify to Congress about George Floyd protest response -- Military Times

58% Of Voters Support Using Military To Help Police Control Protests, Poll Finds -- Forbes

Revealed: Trump considered using military 'tanks' and ordered helicopters to blast protesters with their downdraft as hundreds of soldiers armed with BAYONETS are deployed to Washington -- Daily Mail

National Guard investigating helicopter use on D.C. protesters -- Politico

Racial Tension in America Requires Intrusive Military Leadership -- Commander Marcus A. Canady, U.S. Coast Guard, US Naval Institute

US Navy upgrades more ships for the F-35 as the future of carriers remains in flux -- Defense News

Five Reasons The Air Force’s B-52 Bomber Will Be The First Jet Ever To Stay In Service For 100 Years -- Forbes

Space Force Nat’l Guard Likely To Cost $100M/Year: CBO -- Breaking Defense

Historic nomination of first black service chief to move forward after lawmaker lifts secret hold -- Defense News

Army goes deep on autonomous systems -- Defense Systems

The Air Force's new helicopter and the Army's Apache flew together for the first time -- Business Insider

US Army buys $3.4bn worth of Hydra-70 rockets -- Flight Global

Pentagon unveils new policy for 12-month, unaccompanied tours to Iraq, Arabian Peninsula -- Military Times

B-52s train with Norwegian fighters on long-range flight to Arctic -- Air Force Times

US commander suggests sending military trainers to Tunisia after Russia sends aircraft to Libya -- Al-Monitor

Pentagon, South Korea reach deal on Koreans working at military base -- The Hill

Philippines Reinstates Pact with US Military -- VOA

Philippines says it won't end US military access agreement amid South China Sea tensions -- CNN

Germany Wants to Kick Extremists Out of Military Faster -- Military.com

Germany to sack extremist soldiers — and faster -- DW

Airbus A400M cleared to drop more paratroopers through its side doors -- Defense News

PLA holds high altitude exercise as China-India border tensions continue -- SCMP

Pakistan’s naval chief talks regional security and tech wish list -- Defense News

Sudan appoints new defense chief amid tensions with Ethiopia -- Defense News/AP