Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 23, 2014

U.S. Troops Set Stunning Record In Evading Capture By Taliban -- Washington Times

On June 30, 2009, the day ArmySgt. Bowe Bergdahl walked into captivity, American forces in Afghanistan had not allowed a single service member to fall into enemy hands.

Since July 1, 2009, the U.S. has not had a second prisoner of war in that country — a remarkable record, given it is America’s longest war against foes who seek hostages.

The war has lasted more than 12 years, replete with hundreds of close-in firefights, Taliban ambushes, surprise raids on isolated outposts and a smattering of helicopter crashes. Nearly 850,000 U.S. service members have deployed to the land of the Taliban and al Qaeda, a mountainous forbidden place where the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were conceived and planned.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 23, 2014

U.S. readies advisory mission in Iraq. But what will it look like? -- Washington Post

Special Forces Face Tough Test Fixing Iraqi Army -- Military.com

Iraq Eyes Czech Mi 24 helos To Combat ISIL Militants -- Defense News

Japanese Defense Ministry to study new missile defense systems -- Japan Times

Submarines to choppers: A sneak peek into Modi’s Indian defence agenda -- First Post

Indian officials trash U.S. think-tank report -- The Hindu

South Korean military captures soldier suspected of killing 5 -- CNN

Russian Navy to be supplied with more than 50 vessels before end of 2014 -- Voice of Russia

Russia to bring first unmanned combat aircraft into service by 2020 -- Russia Beyond The Headlines

Drone markets open in Russia, China and rogue states as America's wars wane -- The Guardian

NATO partners mull ending Patriot mission in Turkey -- World Bulletin

Report: Germany Halts Army Rifle Orders Over Accuracy Fears -- Defense News/AFP

US unlocks military aid to Egypt, backing President Sisi -- BBC

Egypt: U.S. Releases $575 Million of Suspended Funds to Egypt -- AllAfrica.com

Kerry 'Confident' Egypt To Get Apache Gunships Soon -- Defense News/AFP

U.S. prepares for awkward military engagement with China in Hawaii -- Washington Post

New leaks show Germany's collusion with NSA -- Deutsche Welle

House votes to curb NSA ‘backdoor’ U.S. data searches -- Washington Post

US successfully hits simulated enemy missile over the Pacific ocean in missile defense test aimed at hitting an incoming warhead or long-range ballistic missile -- Daily Mail

U.S. missile defense test a success: ‘This is a very important step’ -- Washington Times

More than 400 U.S. drones have fallen out of the sky, crashed since 2001 -- New York Daily News

US Military Wants Walls That Can Pop Out of Cans for Use on the Field -- The Escapist

The Military Now Has X-Ray Guns -- Defense One

Special Forces conducts Naval training as Army emphasizes amphibious -- Marine Times

Army moves Apache helicopters to Hawaii for new initiative -- Stars and Stripes

Military investigating 23-year-old soldier's death during training exercises at California base -- Daily Mail

Bowe Bergdahl discharged from US military hospital -- The Guardian

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is moved to outpatient care at Texas military base -- AP

Here’s how disgraced Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair’s affair will hit him in the wallet -- Washington Post

Kevlar inventor Stephanie Kwolek dies -- BBC

A nostalgic paean to the A-10 Warthog: ugly, brutal, and reprieved -- Tom Chivers, The Telegraph

Column: Washington's Iraq Policy Comes Full Circle -- Paul Mcleary, Defense News