Thursday, September 5, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 5, 2013



More Than 10 Ships Near Syria As USS Nimitz Carrier Group Moves Into The Red Sea -- Business Insider/Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and four other ships in its strike group moved into the Red Sea early on Monday, U.S. defense officials said, describing the move as "prudent planning" in case the ships are needed for military action against Syria.

The officials said the Nimitz entered the Red Sea around 6 a.m. EDT (1000 GMT), but the strike group had not received any orders to move into the Mediterranean, where five U.S. destroyers and an amphibious ship, the USS San Antonio, remain poised for possible cruise missile strikes against Syria.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Dempsey outlines possible targets for strike on Syria -- Washington Times

Costs, Constitutionality, Loose WMD Among House Members' Syria Concerns -- Defense News

US building coalition for Syria strikes, Kerry says -- AFP

Military would get a challenging mission in Syria -- Boston Globe

Navy chief: Cost of Syria strike rises as deliberations continue -- Washington Times

Reviewing potential Syria targets -- Washington Post

Syria strike: Is loss of strategic surprise costing the US? -- Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor

Pentagon may take charge of arming Syrian rebels: US officials -- AFP

Russian ships ready to react to escalation in Syria -- News24

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates backs Obama’s push for Syria strikes -- Washington Times

Ex-CIA chief Michael Hayden ‘reluctantly’ supports military strikes in Syria -- Washington Times

Vladimir Putin: Edward Snowden is ‘a strange guy’ -- Washington Times

Obama Defends NSA Surveillance Programs Anew -- AP

REVEALED Brussels plan to control our Army - MEPs call for new EU military HQ -- Express.co.uk

North Korea agrees to reopen military hotline to South -- Defense News

U.S. Army to deploy 30 OH-58D helicopters back to S. Korea -- Yonhap News Agency

Second runway for strategic US base in South Korea to be finished next year -- Stars and Stripes

General: 'Conditions are set' to win Afghan war -- AP

Pentagon Looks To Spare Certain Aviation Efforts From Cuts -- Aviation Week

Navy's F-35 planes remain highest priority despite budget cuts: Pentagon -- Reuters

Official Warns of Continued Spending Cuts in Next Fiscal Year -- US Department of Defense

DoD Developing Mobile Units to Neutralize Chemical Weapons Materials -- Defense News

Marines Pushing Navy to Scrap One of Its Most Important Planes -- War Is Boring

House Chairman McKeon says pro-defense Republicans will seek to reverse sequester in Syria resolution -- Washington Free Beacon

Roar of fighter jets from Key West base pits residents against Navy -- Stars and Stripes/Miami Herald

Navy: More training in Atlantic, Gulf won't affect wildlife -- Stars and Stripes/Florida Keys Keynoter

VA crackdown on fraud among applicants for business contracts squeezing out some vets -- Washington Post

Maj. Nidal Hasan finally forcibly shaved at Fort Leavenworth -- Washington Times

Manning seeks presidential pardon in WikiLeaks case -- Reuters

Omens of a Hollow Military -- James Jay Carafano, National Interest|

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