Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 2, 2014

Gen. Allen: Could Take Years To Train Syrian Rebels -- The Hill

Retired Marine Gen. John Allen said Wednesday that it could take years to train moderate Syrian rebel forces to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a linchpin of the president's strategy against the terrorist group.

"It is going to take a while. It could take years, actually," said Allen on CNN, in his first interview since being appointed by the president to build an international coalition in the fight against ISIS.

"And so the -- we have to manage our expectations," he said.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 2, 2014

Allen: 'Important moment' for anti-ISIS coalition -- CNN

Obama sends ex-general to Iraq to lobby Sunni tribes to join fight against Islamic State -- Washington Times

Turkey to approve a bigger military role in Iraq and Syria — but not on American terms -- Washington Post

Fight against Islamic State raises Air Force’s profile during funding crunch -- Washington Post

US to sell Saudi Arabia $1.75bn worth of Patriot air defenses -- RT

Brimstone: British missile envied by the US for war on Isil -- The Telegraph

Forces: The Incredible Shrinking Russian Army -- Strategy Page

North Korea shows signs of launching another rocket in 2014 -- Washington Times

Naval Air: The Japanese Answer To The P-8A -- Strategy Page

US tanks arrive in Baltics, Poland requests greater US military presence -- RT

Joint Strike Fighters: Australia's first F-35 jet takes inaugural flight in United States -- ABC.net.au (Australia)

Canada F-35 decision--Extend CF-18 Hornets out to 2025 -- Eric Palmer Blog

China And The US Are In A Race To Develop The World's First Aircraft Carrier-Borne Stealth Jets -- Business Insider

Murphy's Law: America Renounces Landmines, Sort Of -- Strategy Page

US Homeland Security Secretary to Form Panel on White House Protection -- RIA Novosti

Secret Service chief's undoing was quick as support vanished -- AP

Navy chief: US needs to keep 11 aircraft carriers -- The Hill

Navy Test-Fires Upgraded Tomahawk -- Defense Tech

Audit: Air Force Didn’t Justify Reaper Fleet Size -- DoD Buzz

Pentagon Says It’s Ready for Audit After Years of Delays -- Bloomberg

DoD Steps Forward To Credible Audits -- Colin Clark, Breaking Defense

Pentagon Dispatches 101st Airborne to Africa to Tackle Ebola -- Time

Deadlines Loom for Female Applicants to US Army Ranger School -- Military.com

Hagel: Military Medical System 'Average' -- AP

U.S. Military Hospitals Are Ordered to Improve Care, Access and Safety -- NYT

The F-35′s X-Ray Vision Is The Future Of Naval (And All Other) Warfare -- Jalopnik

Could a pill make soldiers' MINDS stronger? Drug may boost resilience on the battlefield - and prevent post-traumatic stress disorder -- Daily Mail

US Has Lost ‘Dominance In Electromagnetic Spectrum’: Shaffer -- Breaking Defense

Cyber Spy High: Meet the NSA's Hacker Recruiter -- NBC

Hackers charged with stealing over $100m in US army and Xbox technology -- The Guardian

Report: Compromise of classified documents reveals Army’s generation gap -- Washington Times

Search continues for Marine who bailed into sea during Osprey mishap -- Washington Times

Army drops charges against paratrooper over 2007 killing of Iraqi boys -- Washington Times

Army general, accused of sexual assault by senior adviser, retired quietly with demotion -- Washington Post

Mother of jailed Marine pleads for Obama’s help -- The Hill

To trash or transport: The Pentagon's quandary of what to do with military vehicles in Afghanistan -- Washington Business Journal

Can The Army Get Its Bureaucratic Act Together? -- Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Breaking Defense

Who Will Profit From the Wars in Iraq and Syria? -- William Hartung & Stephen Miles, Huffington Post