Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 9, 2011

JOB WELL DONE - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, left, and Navy Adm. William H. McRaven, right, applaud Navy Adm. Eric T. Olson during the U.S. Special Operations Command change of command ceremony held at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 8, 2011. Olson relinquished command to Adm. William H. McRaven during the ceremony. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

U.S. Special Ops Command Change -- UPI

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta presided over a closed ceremony in Florida Monday giving Adm. William McRaven control of the U.S. Special Operations Command.

McRaven, by reputation one of the most experienced terrorist hunters in the United States military, took over from Adm. Eric T. Olson. Both admirals have extensive battle experience and are highly-decorated Navy SEALs.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

SOCom gets new commander -- Tampba.com

Days after SEALs tragedy, McRaven takes command of Socom -- TBO.com

Panetta Discusses Security Challenges in Stratcom Visit -- US Department of Defense

S. Korea, US to practise destroying N. Korea weapons -- Space Daily

India to build its own stealth fighter jet -- IBNLive

IDF deploys drones to protect gas fields from Hezbollah -- Jerusalem Post

Israel: Chinese military chief to visit -- AP

Partnered again—Russia and NORAD conduct Exercise Vigilant Eagle 2011 -- Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

Moscow to NATO: Do not extend missile shield -- Defense News

AF nuke boss: We’re improving, but can’t ‘declare victory’ -- DoD Buzz

Why The USAF Is In Trouble -- Ares/Aviation Week

Raptor Drivers Can’t Stay Current with Sims Alone -- Defense Tech

DoD Might Cut Jets from 5th F-35 Batch -- Defense News

Pentagon: Cutting F-35 Would Be Complicated, Costly -- National Journal

Pentagon to reconsider landing Chinooks in battle zones -- McClatchy

Laser Weapons Might Protect U.S. Copters From Next Attack -- Danger Room

Sikorsky delivers first S-701 Black Hawk helicopters -- UPI

LCS Fixes Discussed in the Press -- Information Dissemination

The Pentagon Budget Battle's Ratcheting Rhetoric -- Time

How The Budget Agreement Will Hit Defense Contractors -- Forbes

Pentagon Actually Gained $50 Billion from Spending Cuts Deal -- AllGov

Barney Frank: US credit down because of military spending -- Boston Herald

Army approves atheism-themed concert at Fort Bragg -- AP

Major security changes coming to Fort Hood -- KXXV

Female Veterans Breaking Silence, Beating Trauma -- NPR

VA Docs Brush Up on Treating Female Vets -- Military.com

Great Australian WWII heroine dies at 98 in London -- Yahoo News/AFP