Thursday, January 24, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 24, 2013

Photo: General Allen

Obama Proceeds With Allen Nomination As NATO Commander In Europe -- Reuters

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama will proceed with General John Allen's nomination as NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe after the Pentagon cleared him of professional misconduct over emails to a Florida socialite, the White House said on Wednesday.

Allen, the outgoing commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, was ensnared in the scandal that prompted retired General David Petraeus to resign as CIA director last year after his affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell, was exposed.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

The Top 5 Navies of the Indo-Pacific -- The Diplomat

China buys Russian bombers: China is to purchase Russian Tu-22M3 bombers. -- UPI

Taiwan Drill Simulates Chinese Attack on Airport
-- Defense News

China’s Intelligence Reforms? -- Peter Mattis, The Diplomat

China to Train Cambodia Military -- Radio Free Asia

What next for Russia’s military air transport force? -- Voice of Russia

Russian Navy to Get Dugon Landing Ships This Year -- RIA Novosti

'Gay tattoo' check for Russian military recruits in Kremlin's latest clampdown on homosexuality -- Daily Mail

Sweden Looking To Build Nordic Defense Pact
-- Defense News

British Army 'has dropped fitness standards to allow more women to join' -- The Telegraph

U.S. Military Seeks Its Role In Troubled North Africa -- NPR

Grounded Navy Ship Taking on Water on Philippines
-- Military.com/AP

U.S. Navy: Charts Used By Grounded Minesweeper Are Safe -- Defense News

U.S. Navy: Random alcohol tests for sailors in US -- FOX News/AP

Navy can't scrap ships, but can't fix them either
-- Stars and Stripes/Virginia Pilot

Pratt Shifts to Sustainment as Last F119 Delivered
-- Military.com/Aviation Week

Army delays GCV program -- DoD Buzz

Air Force Space Command to bolster cyber force -- Defence Talk

Sequestration Talks Closer To Separation From Debt Ceiling Fight
-- Defense News

Debt Limits, General Dynamics, & Beyond: Defense Industry Braces For Sequester -- Aol Defense

General Dynamics announces $2.1B loss -- DoD Buzz

Report: New veterans showing Gulf War illness symptoms -- Stars and Stripes/USA Today

Military has to decide which combat jobs for women -- AP

Women in combat: Will they have to register for the draft? -- Christian Science Monitor

Unplanned pregnancies may be on rise in military
-- CNN

The most satisfied military employees? Black women. Least satisfied? White men.
-- Washington Post

Veterans on Chuck Hagel: Address Benefits, Waste and Reasons for Combat -- Yahoo News

WWII hero James 'Jake' McNiece dies (Was the inspiration for the movie "The Dirty Dozen") -- UPI

'Insurgents' Hoped To Change Military From Within -- NPR Staff

A new kind of military: Who’s going to lead the transition? -- Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post

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