Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 15, 2014

President Barack Obama meets with U.S. military leaders and representatives from 21 foreign nations to discuss strategy employed against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists during a conference at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct 14, 2014. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen

Anti-ISIS Military Operation Now Has A Name — Inherent Resolve -- The Hill

The U.S.-led military mission against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) now has a name, the Pentagon announced Wednesday: Operation Inherent Resolve.

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey announced the name on CNN, ending months of uncertainty over what to call the operation, which began in June.

There were questions as to whether the administration was reluctant to name the military action and acknowledge a new war in Iraq, but defense officials said the campaign had simply grown to an extent where a name was feasible.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 15, 2014

Obama: Fight Against ISIL ‘Long-term Campaign’ -- US Department of Defense

Military chiefs: ISIL has tactical momentum -- Politico

Military officials from 22 countries meet to plot war strategy against Islamic State -- Washington Times

Obama faces growing pressure to escalate in Iraq and Syria -- David Ignatius, Washington Post

Kuwaiti Official: Gulf States Plan Joint Naval Force -- Defense News/AFP

North and South Korea Hold High-Level Military Talks -- New York Times

Koreas' Military Talks End Without Agreement -- AP

Russia to Put Kaliningrad Missile Defense Radar on Full Combat Duty in December -- RIA Novosti

Russia to Base MiG-31 Interceptors at Arctic Airfield: Air Force Commander -- RIA Novosti

Russian Defense Ministry starts training instructors for future Arctic force -- ITAR-TASS

NATO sees no major progress in pullback of Russian troops from Ukrainian border -- ITAR-TASS

Could Putin's Russia push neutral Finland into NATO's arms? -- Gordon F. Sander, CSM

US Warship Arrives in Georgia as Tensions Rise Over Ukraine -- Defense News/AFP

MRAP sale to Emirates may enable regional military force -- Stars and Stripes/USA Today

Army Sees Rising Global Demand for Helicopters, Missiles -- DoD Buzz

Philippine police accuse US Marine in transgender murder case -- Stars and Stripes/AP

US asks Spain to use its military bases in Ebola mission -- RT

U.S. military faces new kind of threat with Ebola -- Reuters

U.S. military will need until December to complete Ebola treatment units in Liberia -- Washington Post

Top WMD Expert Leaves the Pentagon to Fight Ebola Full Time -- Foreign Policy

Military leaders say deeper cuts could cripple mission -- Stars and Stripes/The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. (MCT)

Odierno: 'Military risk is accumulating exponentially' -- Stars and Stripes

At conference, Odierno describes an Army busier and more far-flung -- Army Times

Pentagon, Pratt Cut Deal for F-35 Engines, Modifications -- Defense News

Special Operations unit on verge of fielding most advanced Chinook helicopter ever -- Washington Post

This new suit for soldiers recharges batteries with no wires -- Washington Post

Washington concealed US troops exposure to chemical weapons in Iraq – intel docs -- RT

Chemical weapon exposure sickens U.S. military members: report -- New York Daily News

Bowe Bergdahl 'deserter' investigation is complete - but verdict will not be determined until after November's election -- Daily Mail

Semper Lie: Marine Corps Commandant James Amos padded resume -- Washington Times

The military v. Marlboro -- Rich Lowry, New York Post

We Got Our Hands on NATO’s New Plan for Afghanistan -- Joseph Trevithick, War Is Boring