Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 13, 2011



Obama Awards Medal Of Honor To Army Ranger -- U.S. Department of Defense

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2011 – President Barack Obama today awarded the country’s highest military honor to Sgt. 1st Class Leroy A. Petry, an Army Ranger who was shot in both legs and had his hand blown off while saving his fellow soldiers during a firefight in Afghanistan.

Petry became only the second living veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to receive the Medal of Honor, which Obama presented during a White House ceremony attended by Petry, his wife and four children, and more than a hundred of his family members, mostly from his native New Mexico.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Pakistan's ISI chief heads to U.S. as ties flounder -- Reuters

China's first carrier to be for training purposes - report -- Reuters

Taiwan: Anti-aircraft carrier tactics in military drills: MND -- Focus Taiwan

Jailed Chinese tycoon bids for HMS Ark Royal -- AFP

China deploys communications UAV in naval exercise
-- Flight Global

Germany's controversial Saudi tank deal -- UPI

Russia: Defeated, Defiant, Dejected And Looking For Respect -- Strategy Page

2 U.S. Senators Unhappy With Missile Defense Plan -- Defense News

Experimental Energy in Afghanistan -- Ares/Aviation Week

Boeing May Lose $400 Million More on Tanker, Air Force Says
-- Bloomberg

Drone Copter Flops Half Its Missions; Navy Still Wants More -- Danger Room

Sooner State May Get UAV Air Corridor -- Defense Tech

New U.S. House Panel Will Oversee DoD Finances -- DoD Buzz

A new ‘danger’ for the defense industry -- DoD Buzz

Military divorce rates no longer on the rise
-- CBS

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,472 Tuesday, according to Associated Press count -- Washington Post

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