Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 8, 2019

CNN: US pulls troops from Libya amid a surge in violence

The United States military pulled a contingent of its troops from Libya on Sunday amid a surge in violence in the capital city of Tripoli, America's top commander for Africa said.

"The security realities on the ground in Libya are growing increasingly complex and unpredictable," Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, head of US Africa Command, said Sunday in a statement. "Even with an adjustment of the force, we will continue to remain agile in support of existing US strategy."

The American forces, who provide military support for diplomatic missions, counterterrorism activities and improving regional security, have been relocated temporarily in response to "increased unrest."

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 8, 2019

US withdraws troops from Libya amid rival militias fighting near capital -- AP

Marine Corps General Says US Forces to Relocate Outside Libya -- Military.com/AP

The backstory to Hifter's march on Tripoli -- Al-Monitor

Here’s how F-35 technology would be compromised if Turkey also had the S-400 anti-aircraft system -- Defense News

F-35 on track to hit 80% mission capability rate by September 2019 -- Flight Global

The F-35 "Killed All the Targets": Why the Marines Think This Fighter Is a "Velociraptor" -- National Interest

Is the Air Force "Accelerating" B-21? - to Bring NextGen Stealth to War Faster -- Warrior Maven

Scaled Composites' Stealthy Mystery Jet Is Now At The Navy's Top Flight Test Base -- Warzone/The Drive

Marines Say CH-53K Deficiencies Are All ‘Fixable’ -- USNI News

The 'Unflappable' Warrior-Scholar: Meet Your Next Marine Corps Commandant -- Military.com

Investigators probe why barge capsized at secret base -- Navy Times

Here’s who is going to be the next Missile Defense Agency chief -- Defense News

Senators Lobby to Make Colorado Home to US Space Command -- Military.com

USSTRATCOM declares new nuclear command center at operational capability -- UPI

Secrecy behind Saudi nuclear talks infuriates U.S. Congress -- The Hill

Help Wanted! SecDefs Apply Here -- RCD

Donald Trump suggests China and Russia should join US for arms control talks -- SCMP

Trump Administration to Snub China Navy 70th Anniversary Commemorations -- Sputnik

US military intervention on the table for Venezuela -- Washington Examiner

Number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq by Iran revised up to 603 -- UPI

Poland hopeful of speeding F-35 acquisition -- Flight Global

As NATO banks on Poland, is the country becoming the new face of a nervous Europe? -- Sebastian Sprenger and Matthew Bodner, Defence News

Germany muddles through another NATO shindig -- Defense News

What does Britain have in the works for its upcoming space strategy? -- Defense News

US and partners work to strengthen sea policing in the Mediterranean -- Stars and Stripes

“Slander” the Chinese Military Online and You’ll Go to Jail -- National Interest

China is reinforcing underground military facilities near Tibet-Arunachal border -- The Print

Taiwan’s plan to buy 66 F-16 Viper fighter jets from US still on track, defence ministry says -- SCMP

South Korean parliament ratifies cost-sharing accord with US -- Stars and Stripes

Israel Air Force in Greece as part of Iniohos 2019 -- Jerusalem Post

Why Israel's Military Could Crush Anyone: Think Nuclear Weapons -- National Interest

Morocco’s Growing Base of Jet Fighter Planes Unsettle Spanish Military -- Morocco World News