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USA Today: Air Force burning through bomb stockpiles striking ISIL
WASHINGTON — The Air Force has fired more than 20,000 missiles and bombs in the air war against the Islamic State, depleting its stocks of munitions and prompting the service to scour depots around the world for more weapons and to find money to buy them, according to records obtained by USA TODAY.
The Air Force efforts come as the Pentagon has stepped up airstrikes on Islamic State, or ISIL, targets in Iraq and Syria. That bombing campaign began in August 2014 in Iraq, spread to Syria a month later and has continued to target ISIL fighters and equipment.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 3, 2015
U.S.-led coalition forces target Islamic State oil facilities in eastern Syria -- Chicago Tribune
No Islamic State Defeat Without Ground Force, Kerry Says -- Bloomberg
In battle with IS, Marines bolster Jordanian military -- Military Times
Turkey Allows France To Use Its Airspace To Attack IS -- Defense News
UK Ministers say it could take two years to destroy Isis -- The Guardian
Pressure Mounting On Dutch To Join Syria Airstrikes -- Defense News
German parliament approves anti-IS Bundeswehr mission in Syria -- DW
Germany rejects own spy agency's criticism of Saudi Arabia -- Ahram
Officials: Moscow Using Turco-Russian Tensions To Bolster Military Presence -- Defense News
Russia successfully tests new cruise missile launch system for strategic bombers -- TASS
Russia, India to Hold Naval Drills in Bay of Bengal December 7-12 -- Sputnik
Japan’s Military Is Recruiting More Women for Its Growing Global Role -- Defense One/Quartz
India to Build 6 Nuclear-Powered Submarines - Navy Chief -- Sputnik
Italy Takes Delivery of First F-35 -- Defense News
Civilian Deaths Raise Questions About C.I.A.-Trained Forces in Afghanistan -- NYT
US Marines Recover Crashed Predator Drone During Deployment to Iraq -- Military.com
U.S. Marines test new M1122 practice round -- UPI
US Army grounds aircraft to review safety after crashes -- AP
Instability Questions About Zumwalt Destroyer Are Nothing New -- Defense News
The U.S. Navy Is Slowly Realizing It May Have to Sink Ships Again in the Future -- Popular Mechanics
US Navy to Release 30-Year Combat Power Plan; Focus On Offensive Lethality, Force-Level Integration -- USNI News
Marines Want To Take Simulated Training Where They Fight -- Defense News
$309 Million Released For Construction of Guam Marine Base -- AP
Pentagon acquisition chief pushing for more money -- IHS Janes 360
Congress offers praise, wariness on women in combat -- Military Times
Pentagon OKs plan allowing women to join Navy SEALs -- Navy Times
Combat jobs: The MOSs now opening to women in the Army -- Army Times
Air Force leaders welcome decision to open combat jobs to women -- Air Force Times
Female Marines on women in combat: 'We're ready' -- Marine Times
Women in Combat: Why the Pentagon Chief Overruled the Marines -- Time
Army launches review of soldier misconduct discharges -- Military Times
FBI gets new cyber chief -- Federal Times
The ISIS Fight Is Reshaping US Arms Exports to Its Partners -- Defense One
Manning/Snowden leaks: The threat from within emerges -- Federal Times
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Former SecDef Perry: US on 'Brink' of New Nuclear Arms Race -- Defense News
If true this means that the US is an air war paper tiger. Running short of bombs and missiles fighting against ISIS, resulting in a hunt for usable munitions around the world, is a strong signal to Russia, China and Iran to ignore all but nuclear threats from the US.
ReplyDeleteWhat an embarrassment for the Pentagon.