Saturday, May 4, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 4, 2013

Photo: The Pentagon. Tia Dufour/USMC

Lawmakers Seek Details Of Possible Sequester Cuts To Defense Budget Next Year -- Washington Post

The Pentagon is likely to face steep, across-the-board budget cuts beyond the end of this fiscal year, the two top lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee warned on Friday, as they asked the secretary of defense to lay out in detail the consequences of slashing $52 billion from its budget next year.

In a letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, the chairman and ranking member of the committee said that a compromise on deficit reduction between the White House and members of Congress remains elusive, making it increasingly likely that the drastic budget-slashing process known as sequestration will remain in place.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Pentagon asked to submit 2014 budget that accounts for sequester
-- Stars and Stripes

Benghazi investigations included CIA activities; personnel had secret base in Libyan city -- Washington Times

Obama doesn't foresee US ground troops in Syria -- Stars and Stripes/AP

An-140 Enters Service with Russian Military -- AIN Online

Russian SSBN Fleet: Modernizing But Not Sailing Much
-- Strategic Security Blog

Australian military to boost air power to focus on Indo-Pacific -- Reuters

Britain's Philip Hammond Unsure About F-35 Order -- SKY News

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: simply a phenomenal flying machine -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph

Canada Evaluates Participating in US Missile Shield --Defense News

Unclassified Net Assessment of China, US And Japan Released By Carnegie -- Aol Defense

Sec Navy Mabus: LCS Freedom Ready To Keep Peace In The Pacific -- AOl Defense

Pentagon Cuts Feared Tripping Up Pivot to Asia
-- Wall Street Journal

Two bodies found at U.S. plane crash site in Kyrgyzstan -- Reuters

USAF Total Force Panel To Report in Summer
-- Defense News

The Navy’s Hull Game -- Battleland/Time

Army to Test Battlefield Network -- Defense Tech

Marines Look to Return to Maritime Roots -- DoD Buzz

Maine windfall? Navy plans to buy up to 10 destroyers -- Portland Press Herald

NRA lobbyist, arms dealer played key role in growth of civilian market for military-style guns -- Washington Post

In Two Weeks, Your iPad Can Be Used on Military Networks -- Danger Room

The Best Military Bribes Can Buy -- Strategy Page

Sailors missing after '67 Vietnam crash buried at Arlington -- Stars and Stripes

Film about vet’s search for MIA stirs controversy -- Stars and Stripes

Ghost army: A secret of World War II (Video) -- CBS

After bin Laden documentary premiere, CIA heroine remains elusive -- Passport/Foreign Policy

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