Saturday, September 22, 2012

Military And Intellitgence News Briefs -- September 22, 2012



Former Navy SEALs Died After Coming To The Aid Of Others -- CNN

(CNN) -- Two former Navy SEALs who were among four Americans killed last week in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, died after rushing to the aid of their colleagues, according to sources familiar with the incident. Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods were in Benghazi as part of a security contractor force. On September 11, they were ensconced in the safety of an annex location in another part of the city when they got word that the main consulate building was under fire and the diplomats there -- with an armed force of only nine people -- were overwhelmed by the deteriorating situation.

Read more ....

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Kyrgyz Air Base May Soon Host Russian Strategic Bombers -- RIA Novosti

Reorganizing The Soviet Defense Industry -- Strategy Page

Moscow Finishes Arming Sector of Missile Force -- Global Security Newswire

N. Korea threatens military action amid maritime tension -- Korea Times

Threat of Terrorist IED’s Growing, Expanding, General Says -- US Department of Defense

UAV proliferation worries security experts -- Space Daily/UPI

Massive minesweeping exercise begins off Bahrain -- CNN

Iran's Optimized S-200 Air Defense System Goes on Display in Military Parades -- Fars News Agency

India must get serious about China's military modernization -- New York Daily News

Russia says India aircraft carrier delivery delayed 5 months -- Daily Times

Panetta is first Pentagon chief in 30 years to visit New Zealand, hopes to boost relations -- Washington Post

US Lifts Ban on Visits by New Zealand Warships -- Voice of America

XM25 'Punisher' Finds Home in Infantry Squads -- Military.com

Project Gives Computers a More Powerful Way to Detect Threats -- Space Daily

US Army, Navy Demonstrate JLENS' Ability to Defeat Anti-ship Cruise Missile -- Sacramento Bee/Raytheon Company

Hold lifted on Army acquisition chief’s nomination -- DoD Buzz

Retired Marines return to teach recruits history of the Corps -- North County Times

VA Wrongly Sent Sequestration Cut Letters -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes

Air Force slow to handle appeals for convicted airmen, officers -- McClatchy News

Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Suspect, Appeals Beard Shaving Order -- Huffington Post

Will CIA Employees Be Extradited for Abu Omar Kidnapping? -- Daily Beast

Soldier Who Taught ‘Total War’ Against Islam Threatens to Sue Top Military Officer -- Danger Room

There's Another Navy SEAL Book Out That's Going To Make People Furious -- Business Insider

A Strong Argument Against the F-35B -- Bring the heat. Bring the Stupid

Pentagon Ceremony Remembers Sacrifices of POWs, MIA Families -- US Department of Defense

No comments: