Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 22, 2015

CNN: State Department: U.S. pulls remaining forces out of Yemen

Sanaa, Yemen (CNN)The U.S. military has pulled its remaining personnel out of Yemen due to the deteriorating security situation, the U.S. State Department said.

The evacuation involved about 100 Special Operations forces members from the Al Anad airbase, sources in the region familiar with the situation told CNN. The State Department called it a temporary relocation.

Those evacuated, which include Navy SEALs and members of the Army's Delta Force, were the last American forces stationed in the Arab nation, which is home to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the terrorist group also known as AQAP.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 22, 2015

US Withdraws All Personnel from Yemen -- VOA

U.S. special operations forces evacuate air base in Yemen -- Washington Times

Russia developing aircraft fleet that will deploy army, tanks anywhere on earth 'within hours' -- AIN News

Ukraine Army Sees Dramatic Increase in Non-Battle Losses -- Sputnik

US Training of Ukrainian Forces in April to Focus on Territorial Defense -- Sputnik

US military convoy parades through Eastern Europe -- RT

NATO General: West Should Consider Arming Ukraine -- VOA

NATO commander: West must fight Russia in information 'war' -- AP

U.S. Army Joins Polish Military Defense Exercises Near Warsaw -- Moscow Times/Reuters

Entering NATO Would Pose Security Risks for Finland – Finance Minister -- Sputnik

E. Europe Eyes Conscription Amid Russia Threat -- Defense News

UK mothballs quarter of Apache fleet with end of Afghan ops -- IHS Jane's 360

The UK is going to send billions in arms exports to countries on the human rights blacklist -- Business Insider/VICE News

Germany To Boost Defense 6.2% Over 5 Years -- Defense News

US Officials Believe North Korea Has SLBMs, Miniaturized Nuclear Devices -- The Diplomat

China price coming for fighter planes, submarines, destroyers and other weapons -- Next Big Future

THAAD usable against China's DF-31 missile: Global Times -- Want China Times

Naval Air: China and Japan Prep For A Death Race -- Strategy Page

US Senate Demands Formal US Strategy to Stop China in South China Sea -- Sputnik

CIA director: Iran general 'destabilizing' efforts in Iraq -- AP

New proposal would change the way the Pentagon buys weapons -- Washington Post

Pentagon’s Rocket Plan Runs Into Challenges -- WSJ

Pentagon wraps up new acquisition rules to protect weapons from cyberattacks -- Reuters

Marines Shelve Humvee Upgrades Due to Budget Cuts -- DoD Buzz

As Gerald R. Ford nears delivery, two big hurdles remain -- Navy Times

Odierno: Chiefs, Not Civilians, Should Play Bigger Role in Weapon Buys -- DoD Buzz

Now the US Air Force Wants to Replace A-10s With F-16s -- War is Boring

US Lawmakers Press Top Officers for Arctic Plans -- Defense News

US spies feel 'comfortable' in Switzerland, afraid of nothing - Snowden -- RT

Gen. Dempsey: Iraq experience has ‘déjà vu’ feeling -- Washington Times

Marines Urge Vigilance After IS Posts Threat -- VOA

Islamic State Could Strike U.S. Military Personnel in America, McCaul Says -- Bloomberg

Navy Fires Commander of Strategic Air Wing After Secret Investigation -- Sputnik

US soldier admits killing unarmed Afghans for sport -- The Guardian

As anger still simmers, Navy to christen the USS John P. Murtha -- Washington Post

How the U.S. Military Thinks About Complexity -- Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations

Heed Petraeus’s Critique of Obama -- Max Boot, Commentary

How Obama’s Cuba Deal Is Strengthening Its Military -- James Bruno, Politico