Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 21, 2018

A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off from Bagram airfield. Thomson Reuters

FOX News: As ISIS targets disappear in Iraq and Syria, US military shifts focus back to Afghanistan

As the war against the Islamic State terror group winds down in Iraq and Syria, the U.S. military is increasingly turning its attention to Afghanistan.

In April 2017, American and allied jets dropped over 3,000 bombs on ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

But a year later, aircrafts dropped just 254 bombs, a sign of how much the war against ISIS has changed, according to a new strike report released on April 30 from the U.S. Air Force.

Throughout April, the U.S. military dropped the second-highest amount of bombs in Afghanistan in six-and-a-half years, the Air Force report said. The 562 bombs dropped in Afghanistan last month were more than the combined March and April totals in Iraq and Syria.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 21, 2018

Taliban Warns Kabul Residents Of More Attacks -- RFE

Taliban overruns second district in Ghazni -- Long War Journal

Israel vs. Iran: Who holds the advantage in an increasingly looming war? -- Washington Times

China lands nuclear bombers on South China Sea island -- UPI

US criticizes China’s militarization of disputed South China Sea -- Military Times/AP

New U.S. Admiral In The Pacific, And He’s Got His Eye On China --Breaking Defense

Air Force secretary: China, Russia could shoot down new JSTARS on day one of a war -- Air Force Times

India Successfully Tests BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile - Defense Ministry -- Sputnik

South Korea changes mission for its newly launched assault ship -- Defense News

Israel lawmakers hope Trump could ease made-in-USA rules for military aid -- Reuters

Sikorsky’s pitch for Canada: Our new helos are cheaper than upgrading yours -- Defense News

Sweden distributes 'be prepared for war' leaflet to all 4.8m homes -- The Guardian

Convoy of Death: Nuclear Weapon Transport Accidents Hit Record Highs in the UK -- Sputnik

A Brief History of Prince Harry's Military Career -- Esquire

One of the last Arleigh Burke-class destroyers is now under construction -- Defense News

This Stinger Missile Is Back -- National Interest

Rifle-Mounted Sensor Can Hear and Locate the Source of Enemy Gunfire -- Popular Mechanics

Warthog replacement anyone? Former Air Force officers say to think beyond light attack aircraft -- Defense News

Defense bill moves forward with lawmakers thinking about McCain -- The Hill

US Lawmakers seek to limit US involvement in Yemen's civil war -- The Hill

Navy Ships Sent Elsewhere for Repairs Leads to Salvo from Politicians -- Military.com/The Florida Times-Union

Military orders inventory probe at eight Air Force bases after grenades disappear -- The Hill

New Army Basic Training Promises More Ammo, Range Time for Trainees -- Military.com

Seasoned Female Officer Will Command Newest Littoral Combat Ship -- Military.com/Portsmouth Herald

Mattis receives honorary doctorate from international affairs school -- The Hill

15 Years Ago, the Military Tried to Record Whole Human Lives. It Ended Badly -- Motherboard

What Is The US Military’s Oldest Piece Of Gear? -- Tom Ricks, Task And Purpose

Mattis expected to tighten cellphone restrictions within Pentagon building -- CNN

Critical U.S. Military Sites Can't Cope With A Prolonged Power Outage -- Forbes

Supreme Court Case Continues Years of Appeal by Killer Ronald Gray -- Military.com/The Fayetteville Observer

More reasons to be worried about cancer-causing chemicals on military bases -- Military Times

9 photos of the CH-53K King Stallion, the US military's most powerful and expensive helicopter -- Business Insider

Should the United States Reinstate the Draft? -- Sean Mclain Brown, Military.com