Long-promised plan seeks to give the U.S. military the lead and increase transparency
WASHINGTON—A long promised plan by President Barack Obama to shift control of U.S. drone campaigns around the world gives the U.S. military an expanded role, but retains a Central Intelligence Agency role in the targeted-killing program for the foreseeable future, according to officials briefed on the secret arrangement.
Mr. Obama’s plan settles a three-year turf battle between the CIA, the Pentagon and a divided Congress over whether the time has come to scale back the CIA’s quasi-military role 15 years after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
The U.S. military’s Joint Special Operations Command, or JSOC, sought to gain full control of the drone programs, but the CIA and its allies pushed back. Mr. Obama settled for a compromise which gives JSOC control of most areas but let’s the CIA operate its own armed drones in at least two of them.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 16, 2016
Navies Begin Gathering for RIMPAC -- Defense News
China shadows U.S. warships amid rising tensions in Asia -- Defense News
Iron Dome Sees Israel Ramp up, Raytheon Partnership for US Market -- Defense Industry Daily
Israeli Fighter Pilots Head to US for F-35 Training -- Defense News
UAE Announces End of Yemen Military Operations -- Defense News
Russia and Myanmar sign agreement on military cooperation -- TASS
Russia’s Armata-based combat hardware cheapest among European, US analogs — manufacturer -- TASS
NATO's Stoltenberg warns of Russian expansionism outside its borders -- DW
How Pakistan's military uses media for image making -- DW
The Taliban now hold more ground in Afghanistan than at any point since 2001 -- AP
US commander in Afghanistan submits his 3-month take on war -- AP
Ashton Carter: US Forces Granted Added Flexibility to Support Afghan Military -- Executive Gov
US To Increase Military Support For Afghan Forces -- Eurasia Review
NATO approves keeping expanded Afghan basing, in nod to long fight -- Reuters
NATO to stay in Afghanistan for four more years at cost of $5 billion per country -- UPI
Lockheed Goes on the Offensive in Canada’s F-35 Debate -- Defense News
The Canadian Army Is Worried Russia Will Spy on Us With Drones In the Arctic -- MotherBoard
NATO AWACS likely for CENTCOM -- Breaking Defense
Revealed: Only 1/3 of U.S. Army Brigades are Ready for War -- National Interest
Air Force Wants New Plane to Replace A-10, Fight ISIS -- Defense One
USAF Has Big Plans, But Little Money, For 'Warthog' Replacement -- Defense News
Air Force recovers crashed database -- The Hill
CIA Director Urges Washington to Ramp Up Work on 'Digital Challenges' -- Sputnik
DARPA picks Lockheed, Raytheon for swarming UAS tests -- Flight Global
House GOP Puts Defense Appropriations Bill on Glide Path -- Defense News
House Republicans seek to block certain immigrants from joining the military -- Dallas Morning Post
House won't vote on Navy ship-naming restrictions -- The Hill
Congress' national security brain drain -- Politico
In Defense Bill, Senate Approves Plan For Women To Register For Draft -- NPR
Like it or not, gender equality may soon come to the US military draft -- VOX
First Female Combatant Commander Touts Options for Women in Military -- Military.com
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