Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 3, 2009

U.S. Army Sgt. Nathaniel Adams gives instructions to Pfc. Joshua Manley during a recent combined reconnaissance patrol in the industrial sector of the town of Taza, with counterparts of the Iraqi police, May 16, 2009, in Kirkuk, Iraq. The two are cavalry scouts assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gustavo Olgiati

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Ground Forces Best: General Mattis -- DoD Buzz

The Russian Military-Industrial Complex -- Strategy Page

Gates Gets Up-close Look at U.S. Missile Defense -- U.S. Department of Defense

Obama to Name N.Y. Congressman the Army Secretary -- New York Times

Global Hawk Forced Into Emergency Landing -- Ares/Aviation Week

Georgia hails ’successful’ NATO war games -- Defense Talk

U.K. Spy-jet cuts put troops lives at risk -- Times Online

Cost estimates rise for first LCS ships -- Navy Times

The Fighter Gap -- Neptunus Lex

Questioning the Navy’s Right to Exist Pt 1 -- New Wars

Questioning the Navy’s Right to Exist Pt 2 -- New Wars

The Semantics of “Persistent Conflict” -- War Is Boring

Celebrating Two Years of Information Dissemination -- Information Dissemination