A U.S. fighter jet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Gulf in this file photo. (REUTERS)
Matthew Gault, National Journal: This Is How America’s Special Forces Could Destroy ISIS
Washington is deploying more soldiers to fight Islamic State. On December 1, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced the Pentagon would send a “specialized expeditionary targeting force” of two-hundred U.S. commandos to Iraq.
According to Carter, the soldiers will “conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture ISIL leaders” and “conduct unilateral operations into Syria.”
American elite troops have long operated in Iraq and Syria and the arrival of more isn’t a surprise. But what, specifically, will these soldiers do? Can two-hundred commandos change the tide of the war? According to Malcolm Nance, a retired U.S. Navy intelligence officer and counter-terrorism expert, those soldiers could make all the difference.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 7, 2015
NATO says won't send ground troops to fight IS: report -- Reuters
Here's Russia's S-400 Missile System In Action, And How The U.S. Would Deal With It -- Foxtrot Alpha
Record Islamic State Bombing Tallied by U.S. Air Force -- Bloomberg
UK Plans to Pair Typhoons, Tornados to 'Avoid Clashes' With Russia -- Sputnik
Russian Mystery Submarine Likely Deployment Vehicle for New Nuclear Torpedo -- USNI News
Russia's GLONASS system undergoing final tests in Defense Ministry — Aerospace Forces -- Sputnik
Khrizantema-S: Why Russia's Ultimate Tank Killer Cannot Be Defeated -- Sputnik
Putin aide foresees major growth in Russia-Iran weapons contracts -- RT
Russian military rocket launch a partial failure -- Spaceflight Insider
Russia, India Begin Large-Scale Ground Stage of Indra Navy-2015 Drills -- Sputnik
Poland Asking for Nuclear Weapons? -- AP
Defense News TV: China's Long-Term Strategy -- Defense News
China’s Puzzling Defense Agreement With Australia -- National Interest
Italy accepts first F-35 -- IHS Jane's 360
Israeli air force details F-35 transition plan -- Flight Global
Washington asked by South Korea to transfer F-35 technologies -- Korea Times
S.Korean Government Under Pressure To Restart KF-X Fighter Program From Scratch -- Defense World
South Korea To Develop Stealth Drones To Counter North’s Long Range Artillery -- Defense World
Turkish, Ukraine Defense Firms in Talks for Tank Upgrades -- Defense News
Pentagon Defends Quality of Equipment Sent to Ukraine -- VOA
US Air Force Wants to Ease Technology Transfers to Allies, James Says -- Military.com
Northrop Grumman to develop GPS backup for subs -- C4isrnet
Augmented Reality Could Help Solve Ford-Class Carrier Cost Woes -- National Defense
Budget '17: Pentagon Planning Cuts in Production, R&D -- Defense News
Northrop Grumman Invents a Laser Tank -- Motley Fool
Special Ops Survey Showed 85% Opposed Serving With Women -- Defense One
Sources: Few women choose to stay in submarine force -- Navy Times
Citing terror threats, Army calls for vigilance during holidays -- Military Times
U.S. must adapt to an ever-changing world, former CIA director says -- Air Force Times
5 Outrageously Expensive and Useless Defense Projects That You and I Are Paying for -- Alertnet
Parade, ceremonies, live webcast to mark Pearl Harbor Day on Monday -- USA Today
Pearl Harbor Memorial Service in Hawaii to Move to New Site -- AP
No comments:
Post a Comment