Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 3, 2014

U.S. sailors handle F/A-18E Super Hornets on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Persian Gulf, Oct. 1, 2014. The George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, are supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Everett Allen

Pentagon "Slush Fund" Pays For ISIS Airstrikes, Irking Some In Congress -- CBS

Fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS, also known as ISIL) is costing up to $10 million a day, the Pentagon has said. According to one estimate released this week, the fight could cost as much as $8.6 billion a year.

So far, that effort has been funded through a war budget that's not subject to the same budget caps as the Defense Department's base budget. It's likely to continue to be funded this way, even though both Democrats and Republicans have referred to this fund as a "slush fund" for the Pentagon.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 3, 2014

Pentagon: Targeting ISIS becoming ‘more difficult’ -- The Hill

Obama's Trying to Train Syrians and Iraqis to Fight ISIS. Easier Said Than Done. -- Kate Brannen, The Complex/Foreign Policy

Poll: 70% of U.S. troops say no boots on ground in Iraq -- USA Today

Turkish parliament authorizes potential military action in Syria and Iraq -- Washington Post

Turkey's military actions in Syria will be on its own terms -- Al Monitor

Can the Iraqi Army regroup in time to repel the Islamic State? -- Scott Peterson, CSM

U.S.-Led Coalition in Iraq and Syria Plagued By Division -- Value Walk

The Pentagon Doesn’t Know What to Call Its Operation Against ISIS -- Time

Operation Name-That-Mission: The Hunt for Military Monikers -- WSJ

Russia to launch new missile attack warning satellites next year -- ITAR-TASS

Mistral helicopter carrier for Russia ends planned stage of sea trials -- ITAR-TASS

Poland ‘Satisfied’ With US Decision to Sell 40 Missiles to Warsaw: Defense Minister -- RIA Novosti

MI6 appoints new secret service chief -- RT

Germany’s army: Chinks in the armour -- The Economist

US Eases Ban on Lethal Military Hardware Sales to Vietnam -- VOA

U.S. Military Bases on Alert as Typhoon Phanfone Heads for Japan -- NBC

Americans Hand Over Base Keys to Afghan Military -- WSJ

Afghan Army Death Rate Spikes 30 Percent -- AP

Morale boost comes after election, but Afghan forces face rise in casualties -- Stars and Stripes

Afghanistan's army: Being led from behind -- The Economist

U.S. general: Afghan army can prevail -- Columbus Dispatch/Reuters

Russian Mi-17 Helicopter ‘Game Changer’ for Afghan Forces: US General -- RIA Novosti

Navy Upgrades Maverick Air-to-Ground Missile -- DoD Buzz

Sikorsky Unveils S-97 Raider Light-Attack Helo -- Defense Tech

U.S. Air Force seeks to apply satellite savings lessons to other programs -- Reuters

CIA sued over Senate spying -- The Hill

CIA Doesn't Think It's Keeping Too Many Secrets -- Matt Sledge, Huffington Post

Fmr CIA Director: Obama Forced Out Intel Chief Who Warned About Weak Iraqi Army -- Breitbart

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

Did the Air Force waste $8.8 billion on drones? -- Christian Davenport, Washington Post

3D printer for creating untraceable AR-15 rifles hits market -- RT

Striking a balance with US military intervention -- Mark Pomerleau, The Hill

Defense Dept. won't define military's Ebola mission -- F. Michael Maloof, WND

With Warrior Games, military brings wounded troops together -- Washington Post

Springsteen, Eminem, Rihanna and more to perform at free Veterans Day concert in D.C. -- Washington Post

Air Force to resume flyovers at sporting events -- USA Today