View of the Olympic Park in Sochi. © RIA Novosti. Mikhail Mokrushin
US Offers Russia Security Support for Sochi Olympics -- RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, January 21 (RIA Novosti) – American military assets have been offered to bolster security for the upcoming Sochi Olympic Games scheduled to open in less than three weeks, the Pentagon said Monday.
“Air and naval assets, to include two Navy ships in the Black Sea, will be available if requested,” press secretary Rear Admiral John F. Kirby said in a statement.
US commanders in the region are preparing for that eventuality, he added.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS -- January 21, 2014
US warships available for security backup for Sochi Olympics, Navy says -- Stars and Stripes
US Military Makes Contingency Plans for Sochi Olympics -- ABC News
U.S. military says readying plans for Olympic security assistance -- Reuters
SAS to guard British athletes at Winter Olympic Games -- Express
Russia can't deliver on Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft: IAF -- Business Standard
In first, Iranian warships en route to Atlantic -- Times of Israel
Russian Military Research Agency to Get $100M in 2014 -- RIA Novosti
Belarus Begins Snap Inspection of Armed Forces -- RIA Novosti
China needs three aircraft carriers, writes naval researcher -- South China Morning Post
PLA Navy group begins long-distance exercise -- ecns.cn
Taiwan to slash armed forces by up to 20 percent -- Channel News Asia
Taiwan military to be cut to under 200,000 personnel -- Want China Times
Greece Makes Progress on Arms Deal Corruption -- Spiegel Online
Morocco said to buy Israeli-designed drones from France -- World Tribune
Israel-Khazakhstan Ink Cooperation Accord -- Defense News
For a different African piracy problem, US Navy seeks solutions on shore -- Stars and Stripes
Tokyo Pushing Ahead With U.S. Base Relocation Plan Despite Election Loss -- New York Times/Reuters
Shared Precision: NATO Nears Standard on Cross-platform PGM Use -- Defense News
Global Hawk, U-2 Duel Resumes in ’15 Budget Fight -- Aviation Week
No U.S. aircraft carrier to join military drills with S.Korea -- Xinhuanet
US Guard Bureau Grows by 17%, but Cuts Coming -- Defense News
Pilot error caused Okinawa helicopter crash that killed airman, Air Force says -- Stars and Stripes
Investigation: No one at fault in SEAL jump death -- Stars and Stripes/Virginia-Pilot
Navy Buys New Landing Craft Air Cushion for Amphibs -- DoD Buzz
Navy Helps Fund 3D Printing of Buildings -- Defense Tech
Some Obama spy changes hampered by complications -- AP
Human Rights Watch says Obama not gone far enough on NSA reforms -- Reuters
Congress needs to get serious about cybersecurity -- Washington Post editorial
What Obama Didn’t Say in His Speech on NSA Spying -- Zoë Carpenter, The Nation
Obama’s restrictions on NSA surveillance rely on narrow definition of ‘spying’ -- Barton Gellman, Washington Post
Army studying replacing thousands of grunts with robots -- Military Times
An Army of robots: U.S. general says that wave is on the way -- Washington Times
Marine Corps apologizes for offensive MLK tweet -- RT
The Army National Guard Is About to Lose a LOT of Helicopters -- David Axe, War Is Boring
Pentagon has no defense against lawmakers when it comes to appropriations -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post
The U.S. Air Force For Dummies -- Adam Lowther, National Interest
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