Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 12, 2018

Business Insider: Tens of thousands of troops, families, and recruits are evacuating military bases along the East Coast as Hurricane Florence approaches

* US military bases along the East Coast are currently evacuating as Hurricane Florence, which is now approximately 500 miles wide, approaches.
* The US Navy has already pulled nearly three dozen ships out of Norfolk Naval Base in preparation.

Tens of thousands of troops, their families and recruits are evacuating at least five military bases Tuesday as millions have been told to get out of Hurricane Florence's path, which could cause widespread devastation.

Florence is expected to make landfall Thursday night, and government leaders from the Carolinas up to Maryland have already declared states of emergency. While the storm has weakened slightly, the National Hurricane Center is warning that it could still pick up speed, making it one of the strongest hurricanes facing North and South Carolina in decades.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 12, 2018

The Pentagon is Scrambling to Get Out of Hurricane Florence’s Way -- Foxtrot Alpha

Israel Keeps Eyes On F-35Bs; Lockheed-Boeing Battle It Out For Fighters, Choppers -- Breaking Defense

Could This New Chinese Destroyer 'Sink' the U.S. Navy? -- National Interest

Everything You Need to Know About China's New Aircraft Carrier -- National Interest

China breaks the Arctic ice with launch of new research vessel -- SCMP

China’s military learns the art of the counter-attack at Russian war games as US tensions rise -- SCMP

Putin says Russia's defense ties with China based on trust -- Reuters

This New Russian Plane Could Cause Some Serious Problems for NATO -- National Interest

French joint chief calls for coordinated European force -- Defense News

The UK’s Newest Aircraft Carrier, Complete With Its Own Pub, Has Landed in America -- Foxtrot Alpha

Russia starts biggest war games since Soviet fall near China -- Reuters

NATO members concerned about Russia “military posturing” -- Seattle Times/AP

Mattis: Afghans boost troop vetting after insider attacks -- AP

Mattis to visit Macedonia as it considers NATO invite -- The Hill

U.S. Military Looks Toward Greece Amid Strains With Turkey -- The Wall Street Journal

Nuclear weapons budget gets boost in US spending bill -- Defense News

Another aging US Air Force T-38 trainer aircraft crashed in Texas — for the second time in a month -- Business Insider

US Army resumes accepting Apache helicopters from Boeing -- Defense News

How B-52 Bombers Will Fly Until the 2050s -- Popular Mechanics

Meet the US Air Force Reserve's first female F-35A Lightning II pilot -- Business Insider

This Is The Army's New Electronic Warfare Vehicle, The First Of Its Kind In Years -- Warzone/The Drive

Navy Pursues New Stealthy Heavyweight Attack Torpedo -- Warrior Maven

Navy Seeks To Retain Senior Submarine Officers with New Bonus Program -- USNI News

The U.S. Navy Is Teaching An Old Missile Some New (And Deadly) Tricks -- National Interest

The Army is studying Ranger hopefuls to learn more about heat stroke -- Army Times

'Courage and strength answered amid the fire' — Pentagon marks 17 years since the 9/11 attacks -- CNBC

Touring the Pentagon and its 9/11 chapel -- Washington Post

Google Cloud's new AI chief is on a task force for AI military uses and believes we could monitor 'pretty much the whole world' with drones -- Business Insider

A retrospective on the so-called Revolution in Military Affairs, 2000-2020 -- Michael E. O’Hanlon, Brookings

Steel column recovered from Ground Zero finds new home at CIA memorial -- FOX News