Navy Adm. William H. McRaven, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command
Special Operations Forces Look for Right Mix of Hard and Soft Power -- Sandra I. Erwin
The U.S. Special Operations Command is hosting its annual gathering of top brass, civilian leaders and private-industry suppliers this week near its headquarters in Tampa, Fla., amid debate over the proper role of commando forces as instruments of national security.
SOCOM Commander Navy Adm. William McRaven has been leading a messaging campaign to try to convince Washington policy makers that special operations forces in the post-Afghanistan era should spend more time advising and training foreign allies, rather than engaged in combat directly.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Timeline: America and Russia’s Long History of Espionage -- RIA Novosti
A look at how Russia, US still spy on each other -- AP
Russia calls 'spy' case provocation, but Boston fallout could be factor -- CNN
Report: Syria Already Has Advanced Russian Missiles -- Arutz Sheva
Russia to Showcase T-90S Tank at Arms Show in Peru -- RIA Novosti
Russian Navy to receive new invisible ships -- Pravda
Russian Perspectives on Spacepower -- ISN
Australian military, industry meet over problem projects -- UPI
Germany will not buy Euro Hawk drones - govt source -- Reuters
French Minister of Defence confirms 11 FREMM Frigates and 6 Barracuda Submarines will be built -- Navy Recognition
Togo, Senegal and Libya order French patrol boats -- Defense Web
India, China to order 100 naval ships each by 2032 -- IBN Live
Afghan Air Force graduates first female pilot in 30 years -- Washington Times
Efforts to Build East Asia Antimissile Framework Stymied by Distrust -- Global Security Newswire
Iranian ship pulls up for a closer look at U.S.-led exercise in Gulf -- Washington Times
USAF Missileers: Ready, Willing and Able -- Battleland/Time
Navy launches unmanned aircraft from carrier -- AP
USS Stennis undergoing 14 months of maintenance -- Kitsap Sun
U.S. Army “fences off” military diplomacy from sequester -- The E-Ring/Foreign Policy
Report: U.S. military too reliant on foreign suppliers -- Stars and Stripes/Dayton Daily News
Lawmakers force Pentagon to buy tanks, keep ships and planes it doesn’t need -- Washington Times/Washington Guardian
Portsmouth shipyard workers spared from furlough, but 2,000 Maine workers still face unpaid leave -- Bangor Daily News
Defense Employees Lose 20 Percent of Pay to Sequestration -- US Department of Defense
Military scales back July 4th celebrations -- Stars and Stripes
Lockheed Names New F-16/F-22 Program Head -- Defense News
Hagel orders retraining of sex-assault prevention officers; Army sergeant investigated -- Washington Post
Military sexual assault: Another prevention coordinator faces charges -- MSNBC
Soldier in sexual assault office accused of abuse -- AP
Rape culture in the US military -- Belen Fernandez, Al Jazeera
Heads of Benghazi review board say they'll testify -- AP
Ambassador Stevens twice said no to military offers of more security, U.S. officials say -- McClatchy News
Denying American soldiers the faith of their fathers -- Rob Maness, Washington Times
US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,085 -- AP
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