Saturday, November 10, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 10, 2012

Destruction: U.S. troops took a total of 14 hours to respond to news of the murderous assault

Military Timeline On Libya Shows It Took Nearly A Day For Special Ops Team To Arrive At Italy Staging Base -- FOX News

The Pentagon on Friday acknowledged that it took almost 22 hours from the start of the Libya consulate attack for the closest American Special Operations response team to arrive at a staging base in southern Italy.

While officials insisted that the military did not have armed aircraft that could have responded in time to rescue Americans fighting off the terrorist attackers, the revelation raises questions about whether the team of at least 30 special operators could have been there, or off the coast of Libya, at an earlier hour.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Pentagon releases Benghazi timeline, defends response -- Reuters

Did the Israeli military defy PM Netanyahu? -- CNN

Putin Extends Defense Shake-Up -- Wall Street Journal

Russia Warns of Persistent Chemical Arms Threat
-- Global Security Newswire

Turkey mulls missile defense shield -- UPI

17 Turkish soldiers killed as military helicopter crashes in Turkey -- RT

Algerian military plane crashes in south France -- Reuters

Argentines wielded guns to stop moving of ship in Ghana: report -- Reuters

Sweden Needs 60 To 80 Gripen Fighters To Meet Its Defence Needs, Says The Country’s Top Officer -- Ottawa Citizen

Canada needs to maintain aging fleet hurting Navy’s flexibility -- Edmonton Journal/Post Media News

New Chinese stealth fighter heightens dilemma for Indian Navy -- Business Insider

French To Begin Watchkeeper UAV Evaluation -- Defense news

Elbit Sues Israeli Gov’t Over Turkish Contract Default
-- Defense News

Iraq cancels $4.2bn Russian arms deal over 'corruption' -- BBC

Iraqi minister says arms deal 'not cancelled' -- Al Jazeera

Pentagon Announces Possible $6.7 Billion Saudi Aircraft Deal -- Defense News

Pentagon clears possible sale of Lockheed planes to Saudi Arabia -- Reuters

Qatar, UAE request $7.6 bn in missile defense: US
-- Defence Talk

U.S. stations first permanent military unit in Poland -- Reuters

Obama Committed to Sending Missile Defenses to Poland: Ambassador -- Global Security Newswire

USAF Releases UAV Strike Stats -- Defense News

Quadruple the Marine Corps amphibious forces? Yes, say commanders -- The E-Ring/Foreign Policy

No More Copper Wires: Army CIO To Tell Odierno We Gotta Go to Cloud -- Aol Defense

US military looks to social nets for intelligence strategy -- Tech Hive

Cybersecurity Involves Federal, Industry Partners, Allies
-- US Department of Defense

Paper: Cyber Security and Mobility Highest Priorities for Government -- Defence Talk

U.S. Army brings back PT test for career advancement course entrance -- Stars and Stripes

Climate Change Report Outlines Perils for U.S. Military -- New York Times

Is Sequestration Deal DOA After Boehner Comments? Obama Invites Hill Leaders To White House -- Aol Defense

Lockheed CEO-in-Waiting Forced Out Over ‘Relationship’ -- Defense News

TSA uniform perks more expensive than Marine Corps -- Washington Examiner

In France, a Mission to Return the Military's Carrier Pigeons to Active Duty
-- Wall Street Journal

Soldiers smuggled spice through Korean, US military postal systems -- Stars and Stripes

Fort Bragg hearing focuses on general's travel, relationships -- Stars and Stripes

US admiral cleared of misconduct in Pentagon probe -- AP

Navy tells its leaders to act after alleged Okinawa rape -- AP

Marines egged while collecting toy donations -- USA Today

James L. Stone, Medal of Honor Recipient for Korea Heroism, Dies at 89 -- Bring the heat. Bring the Stupid

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