Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 9, 2015

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey listens to a question during the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 13, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing

Reuters: U.S. forces 'building pressure' on Islamic State: military chief

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 9, 2015

US military back in Iraq to train troops, but this time it's different -- Stars and Stripes/Washington Post

Bzzt! Marine Corps Jets Are Jamming Islamic State -- War Is Boring

Dempsey: US eyeing ways to increase aid to Iraqi forces -- AP

Congress waits for Obama’s rules for war against Islamic State -- Washington Times

Boehner: U.S. Congress waiting for Obama on ISIS authorization -- The Hill

Philippines to buy two C130 transport planes from U.S. Navy -- Reuters

China's DDGs Set To Outnumber Neighbors' -- Defense News

North Korea asked Russia for Su-35 fighter jet supplies - reports -- ITAR-TASS

Pyongyang asked for Russian fighter jets: official -- Joongang Daily

North Korea’s SINPO-class Sub: New Evidence of Possible Vertical Missile Launch Tubes -- 38 North

Russia's Northern Fleet Receives S-400 Air Defense Systems: Spokesperson -- Sputnik

Ukraine may apply for NATO membership, but only after referendum - Yatsenyuk -- ITAR-TASS

The Hunt for Red October: Ministry of Defence forced to ask US for help in search for Russian submarine thought to be lurking off North Atlantic coast -- Daily Mail

MoD forced to ask US for help in tracking mystery 'Russian submarine' -- The Telegraph

First woman to command RAF jet squadron -- The Telegraph

Andrew Parker, MI5 chief: Al Qaeda plotting ‘mass casualty attacks against the West’ -- Washington Times

Closure of US Bases in Europe Not to Affect Military Capabilities: Official -- Sputnik

Lakenheath to Host First U.S. F-35 Squadrons in Europe -- Defense Tech

Navy Deploys a Frigate for the Last Time -- DoD Buzz

Navy’s Fixes Won’t Much Help Littoral Ship, U.S. Tester Says -- Bloomberg

Pentagon to request 20 percent less for war funding, officials say -- Bloomberg

Pentagon to seek 20% cut for war budget: source -- Washington Times

Report: Pentagon to ask for $51B in war funding -- The Hill

Another BRAC round may be in the offing -- The Hill

In Wake of Paris Attack, Boehner Says DHS Funding Not 'At Risk' -- Defense News

Air Force considering bonus pay for drone pilots -- Stars and Stripes

The U.S. Air Force‘s Drone Problems Have Been a Long Time Coming -- War Is Boring

NSA Head Calls for Varied US Response to Cyberattacks: Reports -- Sputnik

Snowden: Cyber war more damaging to US than any other nation -- RT

Preventing a ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ -- Michael McCaul, Washington Times

Navy submariners in video recording scandal face 'significant' penalties -- AP