Monday, April 25, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 25, 2011

Photo from Mangrums.net

Female Soldiers Say They’re Up For Battle -- Army Times/AP

COMBAT OUTPOST RAHMAN KHEYL, Afghanistan — Pfc. Tasha Conger and Pfc. Tanya Redinbaugh hope their service will seem typical someday. For now, they’re part of a tiny minority of female soldiers living at front-line combat positions.

That could change if a national commission gets its way. The commission told Congress last month that if a woman can show she’s qualified, she ought to be allowed to take any military job.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Defying gravity in the Air Force: The military isn't just for men -- Syracuse.com

Iran mounts missiles on hovercrafts -- Press TV

Report: Aussies eyeing U.S. GCV -- DoD Buzz

SAS at risk of recruitment crisis as Army is stretched http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifto the limit -- The Telegraph

MoD accused of misleading MPs over safety of submarine reactors -- Herald Scotland

Russian Helicopters Are Back -- Strategy Page

New Chinese shipborne navy jet fighter makes waves among analysts -- Global Times

Karzai says no to US Permanent military bases -- The Nation

Stability And Security In Space
-- Space Daily

U.S. Air Force Changes Mind -- Again -- on Funds to Study ICBM Options -- Global Security Newswire

Apache to field ground fire-detection system -- U.S. Army

Defense CIO wants to speed adoption of cloud, mobile technologies -- Computer World

Japan quake briefly cut US military computer links -- AP

U.S. troops restore a train station, one dirt pile at a time -- Stars And Stripes

Female U.S. soldiers "encouraged" to wear hijabs while in public in Afghanistan -- Mangums.net

The new U.S. Army chief’s challenges -- Army Times

Holly Petraeus: An Army Wife Takes Command -- NPR

Supreme Court May Review Law that Prevents Military Personnel from Suing for Medical Malpractice -- AllGov

Obama's Machete Hacks Up Pentagon Budget -- Jed Babbin, American Spectator (commentary)

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