Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 22, 2012



SEALs Hope Film Blitz Draws Recruits -- Stars and Stripes/AP

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Navy SEALs never expected the film "Act of Valor," starring real, active-duty Navy SEALs, to be this big.

Five years ago, commanders allowed a small, independent film company into their elite ranks to turn real-life training exercises into a feature-length movie in hopes of drumming up recruits fast.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Act of Valor’s Directors Talk About Getting Close to the SEALs -- Military.com

Controversial Israeli sub surfaces in Kiel -- The Local

Israel’s top court scraps the draft exemption for ultra-Orthodox Jews
-- Reuters

Millions of pounds of taxpayers' money goes to MoD consultants -- The Telegraph

More child soldiers in Somalia fighting
-- CNN

Syria's Assad is hitting Homs with the heaviest mortars in the world (video) -- Christian Science Monitor

Maybe 10,000 missing MANPADs. Yow! -- Best Defense/Foreign Policy

Russia to deliver 120 T-90 main battle tanks to Algeria
-- Defence Web

Belarus to Deploy More Russian Missile Defense Systems -- RIA Novosti

Official Suggests Nukes Were on Russian Submarine During Fire -- Global Security Newswire

Putin pledges 400 ICBMs for Russia in 10 years -- Space Daily

Northern Shipyard to Build 13 Warships for Russian Navy
-- RIA Novosti

Russia to Field First Arctic Brigade in 2015 -- RIA Novosti

Brazil sees growth in regional arms sales -- Space War

Odierno Fleshes Out Pacific Strategy, Afghan Advisory Mission -- US Department of Defense

Pentagon Acquisitions Board Meets to Discuss F-35 -- Defense News

The Army’s Abrams gamble -- DoD Buzz

RIP, Raygun: Pentagon’s Laser Plane Laid to Rest -- Danger Room

U-2 pilot reaches 2,000-hour milestone -- US Air Forces Central

Full Details of Avian Flu Research Set for Release -- Global Security Newswire

Fight over Defense budget has familiar ring
-- The Hill

Forbes Slams 'Green' Navy; Political Argument Falls Flat On Hill -- Aol Defense

Asian American soldier’s suicide called a ‘wake-up call’ for the military -- Washington Post

Army Wants to Change to Keep Soldiers ‘Excited’ About Service
-- US Department of Defense

Planned VA facility pits neighbors against veterans in San Diego -- Stars and Stripes

51 year old woman graduates from Army boot camp -- Washington Examiner

US veterans deported after they served -- Stars and Stripes

One woman's persistence to honor military heroes -- CNN

Dover panel suggests more training, reviews at mortuary
-- Stars and Stripes

Army avoiding PTSD claims? Madigan chief suspended amid inquiry -- L.A. Times

Wounded vets regain a bit of military camaraderie learning to cook at culinary institute -- Washington Post/AP

US Haditha Marine Frank Wuterich discharged -- BBC

Chiarelli: A True Model for Future Military Leaders -- Time

Lying about valor: Justices to debate free speech case -- CNN

Can 'I Won The Medal Of Honor' Get You Jailed? -- Nina Totenberg, NPR

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,771 -- Boston.com/AP

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