U.S. Department of Defense: Dunford Faces Senators Considering His Nomination as Chairman
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2015 – Russia, China, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, North Korea are just a few of the situations that the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will have to deal with, and the president’s choice -– Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. -– discussed these and more during his confirmation hearing today.
Dunford, currently the commandant of the Marine Corps, spent almost three hours before the Senate Armed Services Committee. If confirmed by the Senate, Dunford would succeed Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey on Oct. 1.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 10, 2015
Joint Chiefs Nominee Warns of Threat of Russian Aggression -- NYT
Joint Chiefs Nominee: Russia, China Biggest Threats to US -- VOA
Joint Chiefs Nominee Calls Russia #1 Threat, Proposes Arming Ukraine -- Sputnik
Joint Chiefs nominee: Arming Ukraine is 'reasonable' - News - Stripes -- Stars and Stripes
Incoming U.S. military chief says N. Korea is one of greatest threats to U.S. -- Yonhap news Agency
Joint Chiefs nominee Joseph Dunford grilled on Obama Islamic State strategy -- Washington Times
Iran Would Exploit U.S. Pullback From Mideast, Says Nominee to Head Joint Chiefs -- Bloomberg
US to Develop Arctic Military Strategy - Chiefs of Staff Chairman Nominee -- Sputnik
Pentagon Reconsidering Total F-35 Buy, Dunford Says -- Defense One
Russia Developing Multipurpose Missile Launchers For New Warships, Air Defense To Get Self-Homing Warheads -- IBTimes
Russian antisubmarine ships go on combat duty in Pacific -- ITAR-TASS
China military to prosecute another senior officer for graft -- Military
Chinese combat women pilots date Flying Leopard -- One India
US predicts 42,000 unmanned Chinese military planes by 2023 -- News.com.au
India, Pakistan to join expanding security organization led by Russia and China -- FOX News/AP
Why is a Big Cambodia Military Delegation in China? -- The Diplomat
North Korean Pesticide Plant Capable Of Producing 'Military-Sized Batches Of Biological Weapons' -- IBTimes
US Senators want Obama to crack down on North Korea -- The Hill
Australia Refuses to Buy F-35B for Its Military -- Sputnik
Poland’s Patriot Deal Includes Interim U.S. Deployment -- AIN Online
Japan 'interested' in joining NATO missile building consortium – report -- RT
Exclusive: Japan interested in joining NATO missile consortium -- Reuters
US, Russia to Discuss Nuclear Disarmament in Paris - State Department -- Sputnik
U.S. approves a $1.9B arms sale to Israel; analysts say it’s probably meant to offset objections to Iran nuke deal -- National post/Bloomberg
Air Force Buys First 144 Small Diameter Bombs -- Defense tech
Air Force Hints at Delay in Long Range Strike Bomber Contract -- Dod Buzz
Bomber decision due in August or September: U.S. Air Force -- Reuters
Why the new Army pistol will use deadlier hollow-point ammunition -- Washington Post
Northrop Grumman’s Naval Combat Drones Get Lifeline (UPDATED) -- National Defense
Army details how it will cut to its smallest size since before World War II -- Washington Post
Impact of Army reductions will be widespread, general says -- Washington Times
Budget Cuts to Have ‘Catastrophic Consequences’ on US Military -- Sputnik
Jade Helm 15 media blackout: Press not given access to controversial military exercises -- Washington Times
Bill would ban Confederate flag from VA cemeteries -- The Hill
A tale of military training going to the dogs -- Stars and Stripes
America's secret weapon against cyber attacks? Try a new military for cyber crimes -- Andrew Rubin, Fortune
FBI chief: Terrorist group turning to encrypted communications -- Washington Post
Five Reasons America's Rivals Are Catching Up In Military Technology -- Loren Thompson, Forbes
How do Army troop cuts affect our military effectiveness? -- PBS
U.S. Military Strategy Focuses on Russia, China, ISIS Threats -- DoD Buzz
Five Takeaways From America’s New Military Strategy -- Janine Davidson, Newsweek
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