Lance Cpl. Cody Kelley, machine gunner, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrols with an M240B medium machine gun during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2014. (Photo by Joseph Scanlan/U.S. Marine Corps)
The Hill: US commander in Afghanistan finishing troop plan this week
The new top U.S. commander in Afghanistan will finish his 90-day review of the situation in the war-torn nation this week.
Army Lt. Gen. John Nicholson's report will play a central role in determining U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan.
"He is literally finishing it this week as we speak, and he is presenting it to his military chain of command," Army Brig. Gen. Charles Cleveland, deputy chief of staff for communication for the Resolute Support Mission, said Wednesday.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 2, 2016
US Likely to Maintain Troop Levels in Afghanistan to Counter Taliban -- Military.com
As Obama’s tenure nears end, he’s open to ‘modifications’ to his Afghanistan plan -- Dan Lamonthe, Washington Post
Under U.S. Air Cover, Afghan Commandos Chase The Elusive Taliban -- NPR
China's Coast Guard arms up with a new warship -- Popular Science
A Glimpse into South Korea’s New Naval Base on Jeju Island -- National Interest
Warplanes: New Israeli UAV Gets First Combat Experience in Caucasus -- Strategy Page
Iraqi air power strikes ISIL with Chinese-made UAV -- Alert 5
US to send 3 B-52 strategic bombers to Baltic military drills -- The Hill
Analysis: Larger NATO Baltic Sea Exercise Sends Important Message to Russia -- Magnus Nordenman, USNI News
NATO wrestles with internal divisions ahead of Warsaw summit -- DW
India Set to Sell Super Sonic Anti-Ship Cruise Missile to Vietnam -- USNI News
France hands over first Mistral helicopter carrier to Egypt -- TASS
Canada Targets Shipbuilding Costs -- Defense News
F-35 Not Much Noisier Than F-16, Say Dutch -- Defense News
Carrier Eisenhower Deploys for Europe, Middle East Tomorrow -- USNI News
Polaris Debuts New All Terrain Vehicle for Expeditionary Forces -- DoD Buzz
L-3 Communications Wins $1.9Bln Logistics Contract for US Air Force Tankers -- Sputnik
Air Force Chief: US Must be Ready to Fight in Space -- Defense Tech
US Missile Defense Agency tests upgraded Standard Missile-3 Block IB -- Naval-Technology
Pentagon Looks for a Next Generation Firearm, Blasted by General for Idiocy -- Sputnik
The Evolution Of Jet Fighters Takes A Giant Leap With 'Fifth Generation' Planes -- Loren Thompson, Forbes
SOCOM Wants Next-Generation Exoskeleton Prototype by 2018 -- Defense Tech
New DARPA Tech Gives Soldiers Futuristic Edge In Urban Combat -- Task & Purpose
Robots could eliminate explosives, rebuild airfield after attack -- Air Force Times
When it comes to budgets, the Air Force keeps losing -- Mackenzie Eaglen and Rick Berger, Washington Examiner
Too Fat to Fight: Is the Obesity Crisis a National Security Risk? -- Andrea King Collier, NBC News
New Army policy will force out senior NCOs, improve mid-grade promotions -- Army Times
Pentagon pushes back on criticism of handling of sexual assault cases -- The Hill
The Changing Security Structure in the Middle East -- Anthony H. Cordesman, CSIS
From Tinkering to Operational Advantage -- Robert Kozloski, US Naval Institute
Do not give up on stealth technologies - Robert Spalding & Adam Lowther, War On The Rocks
What America's Big New Defense Plan Gets Wrong -- Jeffrey P. Bialos & Stuart L. Koehl, National Interest
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