Monday, October 29, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 29, 2012

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrive to brief the media in the Pentagon press briefing room, Oct. 25, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett

Lack Of Strike Force Impeded Benghazi Response -- Washington Times

As U.S. Africa Command waited for any order to rescue Americans on Sept. 11 at the besieged consulate and CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya, it was missing a key unit that the Pentagon gives every regional four-star commander — an emergency strike force.

The new command’s lack of such a unit is another piece in the unfolding Benghazi timeline that shows an overriding theme: As radical Islamic extremism swelled in the chaotic coastal city, U.S. security assets in Libya diminished.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Secret Report Criticizes NATO’s Command in Libya
-- Defense News

US Military Chief in Israel to Oversee Joint Drill -- ABC News/AP

Taiwan arrests suspected military spies for China -- BBC

Political Uncertainty Roils the Chinese Military -- Melinda Liu, Daily Beast

Report: Iran has drone pictures of Israeli military bases -- Commercial Appeal

Philip Hammond warns Alex Salmond over 'playing irresponsible games' with Trident -- The Telegraph

Tories snub Lib Dems over Trident future
-- The Guardian

Nuke test that says: Don’t mess with the UK -- The Sun

S. Korea moves to upgrade Patriot defense system -- Yonhap

DND reviewing South Korea's offer to supply fighter jets -- Philstar.com

Report: U.S. should allow Japan to use military air base for commercial use -- Washington Post

Calculating the Army’s Pacific future
-- DoD Buzz

USAF Issues Request for Combat Rescue Helo -- Defense News

Micro-Drones Combined With DNA Hacking Could Create A Very Scary Future
-- Business Insider

Most U.S. Drones Openly Broadcast Secret Video Feeds -- Danger Room

NRO Readies Open Source Cloud For Launch -- Aol Government

Navy’s Seabees embrace new roles while navigating budget cutbacks -- Stars and Stripes

New Kind of Commander to Combat Sandy Destruction -- US News and World Report

Marines going green during WTI course -- Stars and Stripes/Yuma Sun

Pentagon Reopens Program Allowing Immigrants With Special Skills to Enlist -- New York Times

Military spending boosts gross domestic product number -- Stars and Stripes/Washington Post

Army Corps of Engineers can’t produce $1 billion of fuel receipts in Iraq -- Stars and Stripes/Foreign Policy

Pentagon Issues Buying Rules For Zombie Apocalypse (Hint: Parody) -- Aol Defense

Hackers who attack US in line for lucrative payoffs
-- Stars and Stripes/The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

What Mali’s Crisis Means for the Future of Western Military Intervention
-- Vivienne Walt, Time

Should 'The Generals' Get Fired More Often? -- NPR

Slain SEAL’s father to Obama: ‘Better to die the death of a hero than it is to live the life of a coward’ -- Daily Caller

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