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NPR: A Remote Syrian Airstrip Hints At A Growing American Military Role
Blink, and you'd miss the little airstrip surrounded by farmland and tiny, mud-built villages in northeastern Syria.
There are no checkpoints outside it. Nothing to stop people driving past — just two Syrian Kurdish guards out front, smoking cigarettes. The strip itself is just visible behind berms that earth movers are bolstering.
The Pentagon denies it has "taken over" this airstrip. But local people and officials say aircraft regularly fly in and out of it, and a U.S. spokesman concedes that a small number of U.S. military advisers inside Syria do need resupply from time to time.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 25, 2016
Administration sends anti-ISIS strategy to US Congress -- The Hill
Air Force F-16s fly the most sorties against ISIS, B-1s drop most bombs -- Air Force Times
The Islamic State Is Training Fighters Faster Than We Are -- Foreign Policy
Russia offering new missile system to international market -- UPI
Russia to Boost Military Infrastructure in Arctic, Kurils in 2016-2020 -- Sputnik
Russian Navy may create Pacific Fleet base in Kuril Islands — defense minister -- TASS
Russian Military Plans Buildup From West to Pacific -- AP
Russia's Military Modernization Is Working, But the Money's Running Out -- Torie Rose DeGhett, VICE News
Defense minister: Russia has to respond to NATO’s growing potential in Europe -- TASS
German Defense Spending Hike Reflects Regional Trend -- Defense News
Japan Seeks Sixth Generation Fighter Jet to Dominate Beijing’s J-20 -- Sputnik
France To Station Counterterrorism Force in Burkina Faso -- Defense News
Nigeria Needs Satellite for Military Operations - Air Vice Marshal -- AllAfrica/Daily Trust
Intel officials: North Korea 'probably' has miniaturized nuke -- CNN
North Korean military drill reportedly features attack on South's Blue House -- FOX news
US Navy Begins Annual Military Exercise With South Korean Naval Forces -- Sputnik
US Mulls Disinviting China to Joint Naval Exercise in the Pacific -- Military.com
Not Ready: F-35 Needs Upgrades to Meet Full Warfighting Strength -- National Interest
F-35 Will Fly Until 2070 — Six Years Longer Than Planned -- Defense News
Pentagon tries to rebrand the beleaguered $400 billion F-35 with a 14-stop tour -- Washington Post
F-35s to get more pricey as Air Force seeks to extend plane life -- Market Watch
“Even though we will lose CAS capacity, we are retiring the A-10 anyway” U.S. Air Force says -- Aviationist
Cost of Raytheon satellite control system rose 16 pct -Pentagon -- Reuters
The Navy keeps sidelining its best surface ships. Here's why -- Defense News/Navy Times
Trump stands by his criticism of 'obsolete' NATO -- The Hill
Pentagon opens probe into allegations against McCain, Musk -- Space Daily/Sputnik
Pentagon Institutes Civilian Hiring Freeze -- Defense News
FBI director says fight with Apple about terrorism, not setting precedent -- Ars Technica
Run Silent, Think Deep: Commander Bud Cole Speaks -- Peter Navarro, RCD
Why the Military Can’t Go After Iran for Hacking Your Dam -- Patrick Tucker, Defense One
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