Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 20, 2018

The Hill: Pompeo backed continued US support in Yemen war over objections from staff: report

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recent certification allowing continued U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen came despite objections from much of his staff, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Citing a classified memo and sources familiar with the matter, the Journal reported that Pompeo overruled concerns by most of State Department’s military and area specialists, who were worried about the rising civilian deaths in Yemen's civil war.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 20, 2018

Germany approves arms sale to Saudi after Yemen war ban promise -- Reuters

Beijing Wants You! China Seeks Young Fighter Pilots For Growing Carrier Fleet -- Sputnik

Why Japan’s First Submarine Visit to Vietnam Matters -- P. Parameswaran, The Diplomat

The Japanese military is facing a serious recruitment crisis, and it's a huge problem as the country takes on new threats from China, North Korea -- Reuters

Israeli Delegation to Travel to Moscow to Share Information on Il-20 Plane Crash -- Sputnik

Putin Says Russia Perfected Weapons Based on Syria Campaign -- AP

Forget the S-500 or Su-57 PAK-FA. Russia's Military Has Big Plans for the Future. -- National Interest

Analysis 45 Years After Yom Kippur War, Debate on Israeli Army's War-readiness Is Swept Under Rug -- Haaretz

German military rocket tests cause two-week moorland fire -- DW

Germany approves Saudi arms sale despite Yemen war ban promise -- DW

Eight NATO Air Forces to Fly to Ukraine for Massive Drill -- Sputnik

U.S. Pacific Fleet conducts Valiant Shield exercise -- UPI

US proposes October talks on recovering war remains from North Korea -- The Hill

The Mangled Myths Dogging the Joint Strike Fighter -- Brendan Nicholson, The Strategist

US Air Force's Dramatic Expansion Plan Breaks With Tradition -- And Maybe Reality -- Mark Cancian, Forbes

MQ-9 Gets First Air-to-Air Kill in Training Exercise, Air Force Official Says -- Military.com

The next war might include mind-controlled drones -- Military Times

Air Force Uses AI to Accelerate Pilot Training -- National Defense

Chief Wright: Air Force needs ‘hybrid airmen’ to prepare for possibly devastating war -- Air Force Times

Lockheed Martin receives contract modification for sub imaging system -- UPI

Navy Sub Returns to Port After Leak Found in Nuclear Plant -- AP

Why the Navy faces the most worrying challenges of any US military branch -- Business Insider/Task & Purpose

Pentagon Wants Army, Marine Corps to Select Higher-Caliber Grunts -- Military.com

A new push to recruit and retain the best candidates for the infantry -- Military Times

Why Does The U.S. Army Need Ten Years To Begin Fielding A New Recon Helicopter? -- Loren Thompson, Forbes

Pentagon official: 'Space Force' proposal to be sent to Congress in February -- The Hill

Trump Leaning Against Extending Arms Treaty -- Washington Free Beacon

Trump Welcomes Poland's Request for Permanent U.S. Military Base -- RCD

Fort Trump: Is a new US military base in Poland a realistic option? -- Jon Shelton, DW

‘Fort Trump’ would be the second US site in Poland -- Military Times