Thursday, April 19, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 19, 2012

Sgt. First Class Thomas Payne (left) and Master Sgt. Kevin Foutz (right). Army Media Player

These Two Soldiers Are Officially The Toughest Rangers In The Entire US Military -- Business Insider

Every year the most hard-core and skilled soldiers from across the U.S. Army — and even hopeful troops from other branches — fight to be named the military's Best Ranger.

It was that time of year last weekend.

Read more ....

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

South Korea Says New Missile Can Hit Any Target in North -- Voice of America

Migrants Left to Die on the High Seas Continue to Haunt NATO -- Time

NATO, Russia mull closer cooperation in Afghan war
-- AP

Russia Cuts 2012 Defense Spend by Almost $1 Bln -- RIA Novosti

Russia slams NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan -- Seattle PI/AP

Germans Prepare To Pursue Pirates Ashore
-- Ares/Aviation Week

Australia: Long wait for new submarines
-- Canberra Times

Russia to Deliver More Air Defense Systems to Belarus -- RIA Novosti

UAV-equipped vehicle to debut -- Space War

Chinese Espionage Campaign Targets U.S. Space Technology -- Bloomberg

Taiwan stages military exercises aimed at China -- FOX News/AP

Israeli F-35s to carry indigenous missiles -- Flight Global

Libya Wants To Hang Russian Mercenaries -- Strategy Page

7 NATO Countries To Join U.S. in Schriever Wargame -- Defense News

DoD, State Want Easier Satellite Exports; PRC Still Banned From Launching US Birds -- Aol Defense

DoD Report: Ease Restrictions on Commercial Satellite Sales
-- Defense News

CIA seeks new authority to expand Yemen drone campaign
-- Washington Post

US DoD to Spend $13.7 Billion on Training and Simulation in 2012 -- Defpro

Video: The Apache’s Chain Gun Goes Naval -- Defense Tech

The 'Special Collective Service' Is The US Spy Agency Nobody Has Ever Heard Of -- Business Insider

Marine Corps to open officer infantry school to women -- Stars and Stripes

Military investigator to probe Colombia scandal -- Marine Times

Military may have committed crimes in prostitution flap -- Politico

Photos of U.S. troops with dead Afghans roil Pentagon -- USA Today

New Afghanistan war photos part of a long, controversial tradition -- McClatchy News

Trillion-Dollar Jet’s Awesomely Bad Propaganda Videos -- The Danger Room

Budget Request Aligns Science With Strategy, Official Says -- US Department of Defense

North Carolina’s last ‘honor flight’ salutes World War II generation -- McClatchy News

Coast Guard stops 30th drug sub
-- McClathcy News

Veterans’ remains go unclaimed, unburied, sometimes for years -- McClatchy News

“Reassuring, But Not Overbearing”: Inside London’s Olympics Security Plans, from Biometric IDs to Military Tacticians -- Vanity Fair

GENERAL MCCHRYSTAL: Here's What Does And Doesn't Work In An Organization -- Business Insider

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