Monday, July 9, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 9, 2012

Marines with 3rd Platoon, Golf Company, return from a successful operation in Zamindawar, Afghanistan, on June 9, 2012. Timothy Lenzo/U.S. Marine Corps

Americans Have More Confidence In Military Than Any Other Institution -- Stars and Stripes/The Orange County (Calif.) Register

Americans have the highest confidence in the U.S. military and practically none in Congress, according to a new Gallup poll.

The military, small businesses and local police generally enjoy the confidence of a majority of Americans but the rest can't even hit the 50 percent mark on the latest Gallup poll. And even those institutions have seen their ratings decline a bit for last year.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Olympics missile plan 'put residents at risk of terrorism' -- The Telegraph

Secret Olympics deal gives minister power to shoot down aircraft over London
-- The Guardian

Syria army conducts large-scale exercise simulating defense against West.
-- Haaretz

Israeli navy wants better missiles on new vessels -- Jerusalem Post

Israeli prime minister promises military draft reform after protest -- CNN

Russian Military Exports Grow As Rosoboronexport Seeks To Expand Client Base -- AIN Online

Italy Delays Vehicle, Helicopter Buys -- Defense News

Secret Taiwan Naval Maps Go Missing: Report -- Defense News/AFP

U.S. General Apologizes for Dispute in Seoul -- New York Times

Safety top priority for Osprey operation in Japan: Clinton -- Japan Times

Lockheed Martin Answers Critics Of F-35 Program
-- AIN Online

B-1 bomber mission shifts from Afghanistan to China, Pacific -- USA Today

Contract to watch: Army opening $7.2B intelligence program -- Washington Post

Allegations: American generals delayed Kabul hospital abuse probe -- CNN

Pilot of the future: U.S. Army gets wearable tech for the battlefield -- CNet

Troops driving Humvees for 20 more years, maker says -- Stars and Stripes

Raytheon Makes Case For Marine C2 System -- Aol Defense

Original Stealth Ship Sold for Scrap
-- Marine Link

Camp Lejeune Has The Most Sexual Assaults Of Any Marine Installation In The World -- Business Insider

Navy ramps up crackdown on drug use -- UT San Diego

Warrior Transition Unit’s role changes with times -- Stars and Stripes

US military to bury airmen killed in 1965 crash -- FOX News/AP

Mystery of three U.S. Army commandos in Mali remains
-- Star Telegraph

US, Euro Defense Industry Must Look Abroad For Profits: PwC Study -- Aol Defense

U.S. defense firms drawn into Congress budget politics -- CNN

U.S. Military Cuts Loom as Late Campaign Issue
-- Wall Street Journal

5 Ways to Stop National Security Leaks (But Do You Really Want To? -- Spencer Ackerman, Danger Room

Does Torture Work? Ask the CIA. -- Trace Dominguez, Discovery News

Goodbye, Commander McHale
-- USNI

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