Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 23, 2015

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Military.com: The Top 10 U.S. Military Stories of 2015

The world is changing, and so are the challenges and issues facing the U.S. military. The year 2015 saw major news in just about every corner of the globe involving the military, from the South China Seas to the ongoing threat of ISIS in the Middle East, as well as issues closer to home, including debates over women in combat and congressional arguments about downsizing the military. The following are the Military.com editorial team's picks for the most important military news stories of the year.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 23, 2015

Behind the Iraqi Military's Fight to Retake Ramadi (Video) -- WSJ

The Pentagon Is Preparing to Go to War With ISIS…on Twitter -- Mother Jones

Revealed: The mercenaries commanding UAE forces in Yemen -- Middle East Eye

UN Says the US-backed Saudi Campaign in Yemen Has Disproportionately Targeted Civilians -- VICE News

Saudi-Led War in Yemen Frays Ties With the U.S. -- NYT

Israel, Russia Develop Coordination Mechanism to Prevent Air Incidents -- Sputnik

Russia Actively Rearming Kyrgyz Army Against Daesh Threats -- Sputnik

Russia, Armenia unite air defenses, create regional system in the Caucasus -- RT

Russia completes transfer of S-300 air defense systems to Kazakhstan — defense minister -- TASS

Chinese Military Using Blinding Laser Weapons -- Washington Free Beacon

Japan to spend record $41bn defense budget on spying on China & US base relocation -- RT

Japan Launches Huge Military Project Along 200 East China Sea Islands -- Sputnik

Asian Militaries Embrace Submarines Amid South China Sea Competition -- VOA

France Sees Possible Libya Military Action in 2016, Figaro Says -- Bloomberg

France In Talks With Allies To Form Military Action Plan For Libya In 2016: Report -- IBTimes

Montenegro Officially Invited to Join NATO - Gov't Statement -- Sputnik

US Military Community in Europe Advised to be Vigilant during Holidays -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes

Pentagon Sticks to Idea of Expanded ‘Pre-positioning’ of Gear -- Sputnik

Lockheed meets goal of delivering 45 F-35 jets in 2015 -Pentagon -- Reuters

F-35 Rising: The Pentagon's Biggest Weapon Program Made Major Progress In 2015 -- Loren Thompson, Forbes

USS Nimitz to Remain in Bremerton Until 2019 to Avoid Homeport Changes Between Maintenance Periods -- USNI News

After Afghanistan, Marines Seek Lighter, More Agile Artillery -- Military.com

Pentagon eyes proposal for M&A changes in 'weeks' -- Reuters

Pentagon furious with Raytheon’s GPS -- Tech Eye

GOP brushes off personal emails at Pentagon -- The Hill

U.S. Military’s First Openly Gay Woman Killed in Combat -- Daily Beast

Is the Pentagon Out of Step with the White House on China? -- Amitai Etzioni, The Diplomat

Are the Planets Aligned for a Revamp of the Pentagon’s Top Brass? -- Martin Matishak, Fiscal Times

The Pentagon's Law of War for Cyberspace -- Greg Austin, The Diplomat

15 years ago the CIA tried to predict the world in 2015. Here´s what they got wrong -- Laurence Dodds, The Telegraph