Thursday, July 24, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 24, 2014

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Administration Official: ISIL 'No Longer A Terrorist Group,' Now A 'Full-Blown Army' -- Defense News

WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials made clear Wednesday the White House remains reluctant about launching a new military intervention in Iraq.

The US State Department’s Brett McGurk told a House panel that only a political solution featuring a new government that includes Shia, Sunnis and Kurds will allow Iraq to defeat a violent Sunni group that controls much of its north.

“Our combined focus must be on isolating [the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)] from the broader population and empowering tribes and other local actors to effectively combat it,” McGurk told the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 24, 2014

ISIS now ‘full-blown army,’ officials warn -- The Hill

The march of ISIS in Iraq: Can Pentagon advisers help stop it? -- Anna Mulrine, CSM

Anatomy of a deadly personnel carrier strike in Gaza -- Washington Post

Pentagon Supports Emergency $225M for Israel's Iron Dome -- Defense News

Gaza Shows Worth in Laser Missile Defense Systems -- DoD Buzz

Answering a different call: Americans who fight for Israel -- Dan Simon, CNN

Australia To Build F-35 Air Combat Facilities For $1.5 Billion -- Defense World

China Conducts Successful Ballistic Missile Defense Test -- RIA Novosti

The military isn’t giving up China’s airspace, no matter how many flight delays it causes -- Quartz

PLA plans unmanned battle tanks, vehicles -- Asian Age

NATO Poland base may be prepared for blitz against Russia -- RIA Novosti

Ukraine Asks US and NATO for Elecronic Warfare Equipment - Reports -- RIA Novosti

Russia Is Using Crimea To Expand And Modernize Its Black Sea Fleet -- AFP

US: Transfer of French Warships to Russia 'Inappropriate' -- Defense News/AFP

Shelton: Russia's Doubt Over US Satellite Capabilities Shows 'Desperation' -- Defense News

Time for U.S. Forces to Leave South Korea -- Christopher Lee, War On The Rocks

What NATO Needs to Do in the Wake of the Ukraine Crisis -- John Deni, Defense One

Enlisted women to serve on U.S. attack submarines after 2020 -- Military Times

Army Hates To Take Guard Apaches, But It ‘Must Happen’: Under Secretary Carson -- Breaking Defense

Boeing: We can fix Air Force tanker problems without new technology -- Business Journal

Air Force refocuses on training as wars wind down -- USA Today

Bringing up the rear: The 5 worst bases in the Air Force -- Air force Times

Military Dogs' Advocates Say The Canines Aren't Pets — They're Vets (Audio) -- NPR

Congress wants military K9s to retire on U.S. soil with handlers -- Seattle Times/McClatchy News

Childhood Traumas More Common in Military Members -- AP

Stolen valor? Video shows two Marines confronting suspected imposter in military uniform -- FOX News

Plagiarism Raises Ethical Alarm at Military School -- New York Times

New Military Gear Doesn’t Have to Cost a Fortune -- Dan Ward, War Is Boring

The Shadow Wars of the 21st Century -- David Barno, War On the Rocks

Times Change—Warriors Should, Too: Arguments for and against a new warrior code -- David Axe

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