Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 24, 2011

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta addresses U.S. and Japanese troops stationed on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 24, 2011. Panetta thanked the troops for their service and individually presented them with coins after his remarks. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

U.S. To Sustain Military Power In The Pacific, Panetta Says -- New York Times

BALI, Indonesia — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said on Sunday that despite hundreds of billions of dollars in expected cuts to the Pentagon budget, the United States would remain a Pacific power even as China expanded its military presence in the region.

Mr. Panetta, who is on his first trip to Asia as defense secretary, made the comments at a meeting of Southeast Asian nations on this Indonesian resort island. He sought to reassure Pacific nations that are concerned about China’s assertiveness that the United States, as he put it, would be “a force for peace and prosperity” here.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

SecDef: We’ll stay committed to the Pacific -- DoD Buzz

ISI maintains ties with, supports Haqqani network: US senator -- Express Tribune

Foreign hackers 'putting UK firms out of business' -- The Telegraph

Japan cyber attackers may have military info -- Defense News

Iron Dome in Action: A Preliminary Evaluation -- Defense Update

Syria using American software to censor Internet, experts say -- Washington Post

Iranian Experts Develop Electromagnetic Gun (Railgun) -- Fars News Agency

Iraq can deal with Iran-backed militants: Panetta. -- Yahoo News

US defense chief calls North Korea ‘reckless,’ criticizes China military secretiveness. -- Washington Post

After setbacks, U.S. military tries to rebuild ties with Pakistani military -- Washington Post

Canada's first F-35s won't have built-in ability to communicate in Arctic -- Winnipeg Free Press

F-22s Grounded Again, F-35s Can’t Talk in the Arctic -- Defense Tech

JBER pauses F-22 flights over oxygen supply concern -- Anchorage Daily News

LCS PEO Updates -- Information Dissemination

U.S. Military Sees JLTV Development Gain Speed -- Defense News

Flight Control Software to Help Pilots Stick Landings Aboard Carrier Decks -- ONR

Last Nuclear ‘Monster Weapon’ Gets Dismantled -- Danger Room

Mobile military means 'anywhere, any time, any device' -- Federal News Radio

Panetta’s Pentagon, Without the Blank Check -- New York Times

Aiming for a leaner, meaner military -- Politico

U.S. military boosts clean energy, with startup help. -- NPR

ROTC programs return to Ivy League universities -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Deployment Nightmares of the US Navy -- Mellow Jihadi

Gaddafi dead: our Armed Forces did us proud in Libya -- Gen Sir David Richards, The Telegraph

McCain says U.S. should consider use of military action against Syria’s regime -- The Hill

Why Obama Sent Troops to Africa -- Mia Farrow and John Pendergast, Wall Street Journal

Iraq war costs may mark shift in U.S. approach -- CBS/AP