Military and Intelligence News Briefs -- June 19, 2014

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee on the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2015 budget request in Washington, D.C., June 18, 2014. DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp

Joint Chiefs Chairman: Iraq Has Asked For U.S. Air Power To Counter Militants -- CNN

Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- While Iraq's military claimed Wednesday to have driven back militants battling for control of the country, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told Congress that the United States has received a request from the Iraqi government to use its air power in the conflict.

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the senior ranking member of the U.S. armed forces, spoke before the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington, saying that the United States' "national security interest (is) to counter (ISIS) where we find them."

ISIS is the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

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Military and Intelligence News Briefs -- June 19, 2014

U.S. military leaders warn of difficulty of conducting airstrikes in Iraq -- Washington Post

Weighing military options in Iraq, US faces legal, tactical challenges -- Al Jazeera

Iraqi Forces Can Hold Baghdad, Pentagon Says -- Stephanie Gaskell, National Interest/Defense One

Iraq Could Split, Says Former CIA Head -- National Journal

Former U.S. commander: Iraqi government undermined its military -- Navy Times

Pentagon Leaders Blast Maliki Government -- Defense News

David Petraeus issues warning about U.S. military involvement in Iraq -- Washington Post

Back to Iraq: F-18 Super Hornets patrol desert to track ISIS forces -- RT

ISIS propaganda videos show their weapons, skills in Iraq -- Washington Post

Russian Army Ready for Any Developments in Ukraine, World -- RIA Novosti

Russia to Test New Mobile Communications System during Vostok-2014 Exercise -- RIA Novosti

Russian maneuvers don’t alter NATO plans for Baltics war games -- Stars and Stripes

Naval Air: China Reveals CVN 18 -- Strategy Page

Space race turning out to be security threat to China: Report -- Economic Times

France To Train Own Cadre of Cyber Defense Experts -- Defense News

European court to rule on allegations Facebook passes personal data to NSA -- The Guardian

How Secret Partners Expand NSA’s Surveillance Dragnet -- The Intercept

Air Force Develops Threat Data Base for F-35 -- Defense Tech

Warplanes: USAF Confirms Existence of Big And Stealthy UAV -- Strategy Page

Air Force General appeals for new bomber for aging fleet -- Washington Times

A-10 faces critical House vote today -- Stars and Stripes/A-10 faces critical House vote today

Nuclear Weapons are not Going Away…3,970 Still Deployed -- AllGov

Pentagon cyber unit wants to ‘get inside the bad guy’s head’ -- Washington Post

The Pentagon Is Practically Begging Congress To Stop Funding Wasteful Weapons Programs -- Business Insider/Reuters

Will the Pentagon's next war be 3-D printed? -- Jonathan Kealing, PRI

‘I had to fight my little inner demon’: The scramble to save wounded Marine hero Kyle Carpenter -- Washington Post

Watch Mississippian Cpl. Kyle Carpenter receive Medal of Honor LIVE at 1:15 p.m. CT -- Sun Herald