PANETTA TESTIMONY
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta testifies on the Defense Department’s response to the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., Feb. 7, 2013. Testimony also included the findings of the department's internal review following the attack. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
Panetta Sounds Dire Warning On Defense Cuts During Libya Hearing -- FOX News
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta used a hearing Thursday on Benghazi to sound a dire warning about looming military cuts, saying the cuts now three weeks away represent "one of the greatest security risks we are now facing."
The outgoing Defense secretary made his latest high-profile effort to plead with Congress to avert the cuts during what may be his final testimony on Capitol Hill. Panetta was testifying on the Libya terror attack before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
At the end of his opening statement, he directly appealed to lawmakers to do "whatever you can" to avoid another threat to the nation's security -- the budget squeeze.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Pentagon warns of huge cuts -- USA Today
Panetta, Dempsey List Consequences of Sequestration -- US Department of Defense
Panetta: BRAC back on the table in 2014 Pentagon budget -- Stars and Stripes
U.S. Joint Chiefs To Assess Looming Sequester -- Defense News
Army Offers More Budget Crunch Guidance -- Defense News
Here's Why The Sequester — 'The Bomb That No One Wanted To Drop' — Is Now On The Verge Of Happening -- Business Insider
Budget Cut Woes Leave Military, Families Uncertain -- AP
South Korean military sharpens reflexes on divided peninsula -- Reuters
China rejects Japan radar-lock allegation -- BBC
Information warfare: China Denies, Defies And Keeps On Attacking -- Strategy Page
Bigger than the army: South Africa's private security forces -- CNN
Air Chief: India Will Not Buy Iron Dome -- Defense News
MOD Adopts Glock; Takes Stand on Side Arms -- DoD Buzz
U.S. and Allies Conduct Drills in Persian Gulf, a Signal to Iran -- At War/New York Times
Troops, vets commemorate last Korean War bayonet charge -- Stars and Stripes
Military is advised against lower standards for women -- Washington Times
Military weighs placing of quick reaction forces after deadly attack on US mission in Libya -- Washington Post/AP
IN FOCUS: Lockheed claims F-35 kinematics ‘better than or equal to’ Typhoon or Super Hornet -- Flight Global
Javelin Demonstrates Extended Range Capability in Recent Tests -- Space Daily
Army bringing 2 giant blimps to Aberdeen Proving Ground for surveillance, testing -- Washington Post/AP
White House: No more information about drone killings will be released to public -- Daily Caller
Pentagon gearing up to fight the PR war -- Washington Post
US spy chief warns cuts will hurt morale -- Space Daily/AFP
Senate chairman: Hagel nomination on track -- AP
Why CIA nominee Brennan came off better than Hagel in Senate hearing -- Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor
Senate pounds Brennan on CIA ‘trust deficit’ -- Politico
Headshot! How Video Games Influence the Military -- Defense News
Slain Sniper Chris Kyle: Killer, Healer, Victim -- Mark Thompson, Time
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