Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 14, 2018

Task & Purpose: President Trump Saluted A North Korean General And The Media Lost Their Minds

It’s time we faced an honest, perhaps unpleasant truth: All presidents look silly when they salute.

All. Presidents.

So let’s not judge President Donald Trump too harshly for doing what apparently came naturally when a uniformed, covered North Korean officer saluted the U.S. president, as shown in the communist state-run media’s video at the top of this post, 55 seconds in: He saluted back.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 14, 2018

Pentagon denies involvement in Yemen's Hudaida military offensive -- Al Jazeera

What would deeper involvement in Yemen mean for US troops? -- Todd South, Military Times

The 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade has been in Afghanistan almost 100 days. This is what they’ve been up to. -- Army Times

Despite some opposition, US on course to deliver F-35s to Turkey on June 21 -- Defense News

Alarm-drill: 36 Russian warships sail out to Barents Sea -- The Barents Observer

Russian Navy Put on High Alert off Ukraine Coast: Sources -- US News and World Report/Reuters

Russia calls new NATO combat readiness plan blow to Europe's security: Ifax -- Reuters

Russia Says New NATO War Plan a Threat to Europe's Stability and Moscow's Military Is Prepared to Respond -- Newsweek

NATO Forces Show Russia They Can Resist Invasion As War Games Come to an End -- Newsweek

NATO Needs More Big Exercises, Too -- Elisabeth Braw, Defense One/The Atlantic

EU legislature says European Army should be ‘complementary’ to NATO -- Defense News

Trump Nears the Rubicon With Allies at NATO Summit in Four Weeks -- Bloomberg

Introducing the Army's Secret Weapon to Fight Russia: Super 'Cannons' -- National Interest

Air Force A-10 Warthogs are back in the Baltics, practicing for rough landings close to the Russian border -- Business Insider

What Is the Navy’s Secret 'Sea Dragon' Weapon? -- Popular Mechanics

Navy Brings Back Warrant Officer-1 Rank for Cyber Sailors -- USNI News

The Army’s New Plastic Helmet Weighs Less Than 3 Pounds -- Popular Mechanics

This new camouflage netting could protect soldiers better than armor -- Army Times

The Army Has Over 100,000 'New' M4A1 Rifles. This Is What They Can Do. -- National Interest

5 Executives Sentenced in 'Made in USA' Boots Scheme -- Military.com/AP

The Military Bought Thousands Of Boots Labeled ‘Made In The USA.’ They Were From China -- Task & Purpose/Charlotte Observer

The CIA ‘Can Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ It Has Documents on Satoshi Nakamoto -- Motherboard

The NSA knew about cellphone surveillance around the White House 6 years ago -- The Week

No more Army adviser brigades or amphib ships? This proposed report could radically change how the services fight -- Military Times

Congress: Here’s Why You Should Pass The Military Justice Improvement Act -- M. E. Johnson, Task & Purpose

This former Miss America just joined the US Air Force -- Business Insider

U.S. Army's 243rd birthday 2018: Military facts, figures, history and more -- Al.com