Friday, May 18, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 18, 2012

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks about the shaping of Joint Force 2020 during the 2012 Joint Warfighting Conference held in Virginia Beach, Va., May 16, 2012. DOD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.

Dempsey Describes Future Force at Warfighting Conference -- US Department of Defense

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., May 16, 2012 – The U.S. military must leverage emerging technologies and capabilities to create Joint Force 2020, the fighting force of the future, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today.

“Today, we meet at another pivotal time in our joint force,” Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said at the 2012 Joint Warfighting Conference. “We're transitioning from a decade of war, a complex and uncertain security environment looms, and as we look toward the future each service in our total joint force faces fundamental questions about their identities, their roles and their capabilities.”

Read more ....

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

U.N. panel probes possible North Korea arms trade with Syria, Myanmar -- Reuters

RAF rescue helicopter makes unexpected beach landing - so pilot can buy ice cream -- The Telegraph

Pentagon Sees Chinese Military Expanding Its Reach -- ABC News/AP

China Sustaining Investments in Advanced Missiles, Pentagon Says -- Bloomberg

Israel’s military chief of staff to visit China in sign of warming security ties -- Washington Post/AP

Experts puzzled by mysterious UAVs on Chinese frigate -- Taipei Times

Spy satellite launched from Russia on Soyuz booster -- Space Flight

US nuclear sub docks in Philippines -- China Daily

American, Russian soldiers train in Colo.; believed to be 1st Russian soldiers to train in US -- Washington Post/AP

Crews Assess Damage on Navy Ships That Collided -- Military.com/AP

Submarines: Women Join The Crews Of U.S. Boats -- Strategy Page

B-1 aircrews make history by employing laser JDAMS -- US Air Force

F-22 backup oxygen system upgrade not complete until mid-2014 -- HRMilitary

White House Names New Cybersecurity Chief -- Aol Government

Army Seeks New Recruiting, Training Strategies -- Defense News

U.S. House Votes Against Terminating F-35B, V-22 -- Defense News

Defense contractors eye cuts to jobs, plants
-- Washington Times

4 Out Of 5 Non-Combat Medical Conditions Are Mental Ailments -- Business Insider

Robotic Arm Holds Promise For Paralyzed Soldiers
-- Information Week

Humans, Not Hardware, Will Get Military Through Tough Times: Dempsey -- Aol Defense

Panel advances military pay raise
-- Government Executive

House committee vote squashes military NASCAR sponsorships -- USA Today

When war reporting becomes crime reporting -- Stars and Stripes

The rise and fall of Air-Sea Battle
-- DoD Buzz

No comments: