Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 31, 2012

Flooded areas: Highlighted areas show flooding in New York. An unprecedented 13-foot surge of seawater - 3 feet above the previous record - gushed into Gotham. Daily Mail

After Sandy, Intelligence Agencies Scramble To Feed Maps, Data To Rescuers -- Aol Defense

WASHINGTON: As FEMA, firemen, police and the National Guard wade into the devastation visited upon us by Hurricane Sandy, many of them are using maps and other information made available to them by intelligence agencies.

While intelligence analysts and their technical specialists usually spend their time targeting bad guys and helping troops plan to get them, some of them have gotten the rare and welcome chance to help their countrymen at home several times since Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Hurricane Sandy’s Impact to the U.S. Military Operations and Bases in the East Coast -- USNavySEALS.com

NY National Guard Changes Mind, Decides Hurricane Relief Trumps Mock Disaster Drill -- Danger Room

Bases along East Coast scramble to return to normal after Sandy -- Stars and Stripes

US Navy sends in carriers to help NY, NJ after Sandy -- NBC

Iran warships leave Sudan after four-day stay -- Reuters

Russian Navy HQ Moves to St. Petersburg -- RIA Novosti

Su-24 Crashes, Pilots Survive -- RIA Novosti

Russia’s Kalashnikov Asks Putin To Save Famed Factory -- Defense News

Military relations between China and US marching to a better tune -- Asia One

Military intelligence course builds bonds between U.S. and African service member -- Dvids

As Marines leave Afghanistan, more go to sea -- Navy Times

U.S. Military Intel Spending Dips $2.5B -- Defense News

Heavier, tracked, more tanklike Stryker vehicle is unveiled -- Stars and Stripes/The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)

U.S. Air Force Cargo Missions Fall; Average Tonnage Rises -- Defense News

Navy Tests Unmanned Surface Weapon -- Defense Tech

Key HASC Members Face Election Night Losses -- Defense News

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,015
-- Mercury News/AP

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