Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Britain's Secretary of State for Defense Michael Fallon attended a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels this month. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)
Washington Post: U.S. military ties with Britain are sheltered from Brexit storm, officials say
Defense leaders from both sides of the Atlantic scrambled this week to downplay the impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, saying the United States’ closest military relationship would be sheltered from the upheaval that may lie ahead.
A British official said the United Kingdom remains committed to its membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and will continue to partner with the United States against the Islamic State and other shared threats.
“There clearly has been a significant impact over the last few days, and things will play out in the markets and elsewhere as they will,” said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to frankly discuss his government’s position. “But from where I sit . . . we still intend to be the strongest nation in NATO that we possibly can be. The nature of our relationship with the U.S. has not changed one iota.”
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 29, 2016
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NATO, EU leaders pledge strong alliance to counter Brexit fallout -- Reuters
NATO Doesn't Need Montenegro's Teeny-Tiny Military -- Zachary Yost, National Interest
Russian Anxiety Over Montenegro's NATO Accession -- RFE
NATO Continues Expanding Military Presence on Russian Frontier -- Sputnik
Russia to open new naval base in Black Sea to counter NATO -- UPI
U.S. Official: Russian Frigate Tried to ‘Interfere’ with Carrier Harry S. Truman -- USNI News
Berlin puts spies on tighter leash after NSA scandal -- The Local
Iran’s Supreme Leader Shakes Up Military Command -- New York Times
Fact: Iran's Air Force Flies American-Made F-14 Tomcats -- National Interest
Iraq secures $2.7 billion U.S. loan from for military equipment -- Reuters
Carrier Ike joins ISIS fight from the Mediterranean -- Defense News
US Sees No Place for Saudi Ground Troops in ISIS Fight -- Defense News
North Korea Arming Boats with US Gatling Guns: Report -- Defense Tech
Kabul to Investigate Child Sex Slavery Fueling Insider Attacks -- Military.com
U.S. and China warships to participate in massive Pacific war games -- Defense News
America Opposes Aggressive Chinese Actions in Asia (But Trains with China's Military?) -- Bill Gertz, National Interest
US, S Korea, Japan Conclude Ballistic Missile Defense Drills in Pacific -- Sputnik
Marine Corps Will Get Its Second F-35B Squadron This Week -- DoD Buzz
DARPA revives turbine-ramjet concept for hypersonics -- Flight Global
Hydrogen Fuel Cells Could Power the navy’s Future Robotic Submarine -- Defense Update
CIA taps huge potential of digital technology -- BBC
Weapons: Buy American Even If It Hurts -- Strategy Page
James Woolsey, former CIA director, says Obama administration not ‘calling it straight’ on terrorism -- Washington Times
Attorneys for Air Force officer accused of rape say military adultery ban unfair to heterosexuals -- FOX News
Guns out: Why the Army moved to allow rolled sleeves for soldiers -- Washington Post
The Marines just took ‘man’ out of 19 job titles, and people are losing their minds -- Washington Post
Drop the Tuba, Pick Up a Gun: Military Bands Under Fire From Congress -- Ciro Scotti, The Fiscal Times
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