Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 14, 2014

James Knight of US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases helps a soldier fit a protective suit

US Troops Prepare To Go To War With Ebola: 101st Airborne Receives Safety Training Before Being Deployed To Liberia -- Daily Mail

* Soldiers from 101st Airborne Division took part in a course at Fort Campbell
* Families are desperate to know how military can keep their loved ones safe
* Ebola is a different threat to what troops are used to in Afghanistan and Iraq
* There are already more than 350 US troops on the ground in West Africa
* Number is set to grow and could even top current projection of nearly 4,000

At a military base in Kentucky, soldiers are seen donning protective suits, learning how to correctly fit masks and carefully passing through decontamination stations.

The troops are just some of the 150 soldiers receiving intense safety training at Fort Campbell ahead of their deployment to Liberia, as part of the global fight against the spread of Ebola.

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division took part in a course with instructors from the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 14, 2014

Islamic State may have used mustard gas, Israeli experts say -- Washington Times

Obama to huddle with allies over ISIS battle -- The Hill

Army chief 'somewhat' confident Iraq can defend Baghdad -- The Hill

Cold Turkey: Ankara denies US bombing missions in Iraq and Syria from its territory -- RT

UK official: Airstrikes not enough to defeat Islamic State -- AP

Islamic State terrorists using U.S. tents in jihad training camp -- Washington Times

Delivery Schedule for Mistral Warship Unchanged: Russian Minister -- RIA Novosti

Ukraine President Poroshenko Tasks Poltorak With Building New System of Defense -- RIA Novsoti

This Incredible Special Forces Battalion Is One Of South Korea's Top Lines Of Defense -- Business Insider

US Defense Firm to Produce Iron Dome Missiles -- Breaking Israeli News

Army Steps Up Pacific Sea-Based Exercises -- DoD Buzz

4-star: Army expects more Pacific-region missions -- Army Times

Polaris DAGOR Could Meet Army’s Ultra-Light Vehicle Need -- Defense Tech

U.S. Army eyes big cost cut in 5-year Apache deal with Boeing -- Reuters

Increased Demands Not Altering U.S. Army’s Aviation Proposal -- Aviation Week

US Army details combat experience with AH-64E -- Flight Global

Army Configures Apaches for Sea Duty -- DoD Buzz

NSA agents may have infiltrated the global communications industry -- Boing Boing

These Are the Emails Snowden Sent to First Introduce His Epic NSA Leaks -- Threat Level/Wired

Ex-NSA head says no need to punish reporter who revealed agency’s secret surveillance -- New York Daily News/AP

Can you weld clothes together? The Navy thinks so -- CBS/AP

Mysterious Air Force space plane to land soon -- CNN

U.S. Air Force Targets 2016 for Launch of Final DMSP Satellite -- Space News

Army tries to boost number of minority officers -- USA Today

Army: Lack of Black Combat Arms Officers a Long-Term Problem -- Military.com

U.S. Marine in custody after killing of transgender Filipina he met at disco: report -- New York Daily News

Clandestine Navy directorate's officers go on trial over secret weapons program -- RT

Cold War spy plane isn’t ready to retire -- Tim Starks, CQ Roll Call (MCT)

U.S. Army unveils new plan to 'win in a complex world' -- Army Times

Islamic State fight is a war, not a video game -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post

Air Force captain proposes to Cardinals cheerleader -- AZ Central