RENDERING HONORS
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center left, renders honors as part of a team carrying the transfer case containing the remains of Army Pfc. Cody J. Patterson, who died in Afghanistan, during a dignified transfer on Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., Oct. 9, 2013. Army Secretary John M. McHugh, center right, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, far right, participated in the ceremony. DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler
'I'm Embarrassed': Defense Secretary Admits His Shame As He Sees Fallen Soldiers Brought Home While Benefits For Their Families Are HALTED Over Shutdown -- Daily Mail
* Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel attended a repatriation ceremony on Wednesday for four soldiers killed in Afghanistan over the weekend
* Said he was 'embarrassed' that the government shutdown had caused their 'death benefits' to be suspended
* House of Represenatives voted 425-0 to restore the benefit
* Military-focused charity called Fisher House Foundation volunteered to pay the families on Tuesday before the vote was approved on Wednesday
* President Obama was 'disturbed' to find out about the delay
Defense Secretarey Chuck Hagel admitted he was 'embarrassed' that the current government shutdown had caused death benefits for the families of fallen military to be suspended - as one of the fathers of the dead soldiers said that he was couldn't believe that members of Congress are still getting paid during the shutdown.
Attending a ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware on Wednesday marking the return of the bodies of four U.S. soldiers killed by insurgents in Afghanistan on Sunday, Hagel stood in silence as the impasse between the White House and Congress shamed leaders on both sides.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Pentagon chief attending arrival of 4 war dead -- AP
Obama signs bill to pay military death benefits -- CBS/AP
Western powers talk nuclear disarmament, upgrade what's left -- Reuters
Russia plans increases in spending on defense, nuclear weapons -- UPI
Next test launch of RS-26 ICBM set for end of 2013 - source -- Russia Beyond The Headlines
Ukraine’s Flagship Joins NATO Antipiracy Operations -- RIA Novosti
China's J-10 fighter not yet approved for export -- People's Daily
Snowden leaks 'worst ever loss to British intelligence' -- BBC
Israeli planes practice long-range missions -- AFP
Last major Helmand handover like no other -- David Loyn, BBC
Warthog heads for UK UAV support role -- Janes
U.N. extends NATO force in Afghanistan for last time -- Army Times
In Afghanistan, U.S. losing patience as deadline for long-term deal nears -- Washington Post
Afghans take delivery of US transport planes -- AP
Marines again moved to Italy as Libya falters -- Stars and Stripes
Airbus Begins A400M Deliveries, Hopes for Exports -- Defense News
Cracks Found in F-35B Test Model -- Defense News
DARPA Testing New Ship-Killing Missile -- Defense News
Pentagon Pushes for Zombie Satellites by 2016 -- Killer Apps/Foreign Policy
Innovation advances F-22 as strategic force in Pacific -- Air Force Reserve Command
Space, Intel Hit As Aerospace Corp. Announces 2,000 Workers Lose Work -- Breaking Defense
Pentagon: Shutdown still hurting Defense Department, in spite of military pay law -- CBS
C.I.A. Warning on Snowden in ’09 Said to Slip Through the Cracks -- New York Times
McCain Hammers Navy Nominee On LCS, Audits -- Breaking Defense
Pentagon's No. 2 official stepping down -- The Hill
Ash Carter Tells Pentagon Boss, 'It’s Time For Me To Go' -- Foreign Policy
Arlington's sweep of gravesite mementos distresses families of fallen -- Army Times
Are America’s Stealth Bombers Ready for Action? -- Brian Slattery, Heritage Foundation
Could the US Navy Lead the Way on Energy Efficiency? -- Conway Irwin, Breaking Defense
Black Hawk Down’s Long Shadow -- Daniel Klaidman, Daily Beast
We Need an Invasive NSA -- Jack Goldsmith, New Republic
Editorial: DoD: Brace for More Cuts -- Defense News
Army, Navy football ready to play Saturday despite shutdown -- Army Times
Pentagon Proposes New Antarctica Command -- The Duffel Blog
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