Friday, November 25, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 25, 2011

Photo: Soldiers with Company D, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, ate Thanksgiving dinner at Combat Outpost Cherkatah in Khowst province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith/Army

US Troops Mark Last Thanksgiving In Iraq With Turkey, Stuffing And Rocket Fire Alarm -- Washington Post/AP

COS ECHO, Iraq — American troops marked their last Thanksgiving in Iraq Thursday with turkey, stuffing and a rocket fire alarm.

Fewer than 20,000 American troops remain in Iraq at eight bases across the country. All of the forces must be out of Iraq by the end of this year, and American soldiers have been busily packing up their equipment and heading south.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Iran CIA agent arrests linked to missile testing -- Jerusalem Post

UK halts Russian military agreement -- Press Association

Russia downplays NATO move on key arms treaty
-- RIA Novosti

Russia to Waive Lada Class Submarines? -- Naval Today

Video: Russia’s Third Stealth Jet Flies -- Defense Tech

Warplanes: Cheap Competition For The F-16 -- Strategy Page

Norway Navy out of ships
-- The Foreigner

Pakistan, China complete military exercise -- UPI

Austria To Sell, Scrap Two-Thirds of Its Tanks -- Defense News/AFP

Egyptian M-1 Fleet Expands
-- Strategy Page

UK's first stealth jumpjet rolls off line – but we don't want it -- The Register

No civil servant cuts at cash-strapped MoD
-- The Telegraph

GCHQ to sell off spy expertise -- The Telegraph

Argus One UAV Completes Flight Testing With New Pod Bay and Propulsion System
-- Space Daily

NASA’s Frankenstein F-18 Flight-Test Workhorse
-- Autopia

Budget Troubles Threaten U.S. Nuke Efforts: StratCom Chief -- Global Security Newswire

Virginia-class sub program likely to survive -- The Day

Navy to Lay Off 3,000 Sailors -- NBC San Diego

Panetta: Future rests on partnerships, modernization
-- Defence Talk

As Fewer Americans Serve, Growing Gap Is Found Between Civilians and Military -- New York Times

Some Vets Turn to Farming to Overcome War Trauma -- Military.com/Xinhuanet

CIA Marks Spy's Death with Rare Request
-- Military.com/AP

Defense Analyst: “We’re in a technological race with ourselves” -- Blackfive

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