Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 2, 2108

Air Force Cyber Protection Team exercise

Breaking Defense: U.S. Military Cyber Teams On Standby For Elections

“We haven’t deployed anyone, just to be clear,” Edwin Wilson said. “We’ll have a traditional prepare-to-deploy order, (and) the members and teams are on recall ready to go within hours.”

WASHINGTON: The Homeland Security and Defense Departments don’t expect a significant cyber attack on next week’s elections. But both agencies are eager to avoid a repeat of 2016, so just in case, military Cyber Protection Teams are on standby and able to respond “within hours,” a senior Pentagon official told reporters.

“Back in the spring, we were challenged with, are we doing enough, and should we be doing more?” said the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, retired Maj. Gen. Edwin Wilson, referring to high-profile hearings and media coverage questioning the Trump Administration’s lack of preparations. “That’s why we’ve stepped in to partner with DHS. So we asked them where they had gaps.”

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 2, 2108

Pentagon official: Cyber Command and NSA may split infrastructure -- Fifth Domain

Here is how the new White House and Pentagon cyber strategies change US operations -- Justin Lynch, Fifth Domain

Why recruiting cyberwarriors in the military is harder than retaining forces -- Fifth Domain

Inhofe Wants 355 Ship Navy, But Headwinds Remain -- Breaking Defense

CNO: U.S. Still Committed to Littoral Combat Ship Deployments in Southeast Asia -- USNI News

Navy exercises contract option for Zumwalt-class logistics, engineering -- UPI

Army Issues Lighter Armor For Bigger Wars -- Breaking Defense

Boeing to deliver 4 new MH-47G choppers to Special Ops -- UPI

Could the Air Force restart the C-17 production line? -- Defense News

Special Report: U.S. Marine families battle mice, mold and landlords -- Reuters

Air Force Fires 3 Commanders at Texas Base Amid Reports of 'Dangerous Behavior' -- Military.com

Here’s the list of military units headed to the border -- Military Times

Mattis Moves to Protect Defense Supply Chain -- Bloomberg

Navy Expects Major Role in New Space Force -- National Defense

Space Force discussions increasingly blur the line between military and civilian space -- Space News

Bolton: National debt ‘threat to the society,’ forcing DoD spending to ‘flatten out’ -- Defense News

Russia Detected 17 Foreign Spy Jets Near Border Over Past Week -- Sputnik

Naval and air drills will be held in Mediterranean on permanent basis, says Russian defense chief -- TASS

South Korea could soon take control of its own wartime operations from the US -- Defense News

Images emerge of new Chinese submarine -- Jane's 360

Watchdog: Afghan government control of districts at lowest point since 2015 -- The Hill

After 17 years of war, top US commander in Afghanistan admits Taliban cannot be defeated -- RT

Australia, Papua New Guinea to Share Naval Base to 'Enhance Interoperability' -- Sputnik

Australia-PNG naval base 'bulldozed through' without local input, former Manus MP says -- ABC News Online

Cuban defense minister to visit Russia in November -- TASS

NATO general: Europe not moving fast enough on military mobility -- Defense News

UK Defence and the 2018 Budget -- Rusi.org

German covettes to receive OTO 76/62 Super Rapid naval gun system -- UPI

Italy spends $5.7 billion on military procurement in 2018 -- Defense News