Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 6, 2019

ABC News: Aircraft carrier sent to Middle East after indications Iran planned attack on US forces

The United States is deploying an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East on short notice in response to "clear indications" Iran and Iranian proxies were planning an attack on U.S. forces in the region, a U.S. official said.

Late Sunday night, the White House made a surprise announcement that the USS Abraham Lincoln and a bomber task force were being deployed in response to unspecified "troubling and escalatory indications and warnings."

A statement from National Security Adviser John Bolton said the deployments were intended "to send a clear and unmistakable message to the Iranian regime that any attack on United States interests or on those of our allies will be met with unrelenting force."

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 6, 2019

USS Lincoln strike group deployed to send Iran 'clear and unmistakable' message, Bolton says -- FOX News

White House: USS Abraham Lincoln on its way to Middle East in show of force against Iran -- Virginia Pilot

US still pondering military options in Venezuela -- AP

US mulls options in Venezuela — but military action would likely be limited -- Foreign Policy

Improperly assembled engine led to T-6 crash last year -- Air Force Times

Inside the Air Force's Plan to Revolutionize Pilot Training -- Military.com

Pentagon Review Pits Boeing Vs. Lockheed for Marine Helicopters -- Bloomberg

Rocket Lab launches three U.S. military satellites -- Space News

New documents provide details on NSA relationship with Cyber Command -- Fifth Domain

All Survive as Plane Carrying US Military Crashes into River -- Military.com/Canadian Press

Pompeo to label Arctic 'an arena of global power and competition': report -- The Hill

Pentagon Vacancies: Bad For Policy But Okay For Investors -- Mark Cancian, Forbes

Chinese Laser Attack on U.S. Aircraft Left Out of Pentagon Report -- Washington Free Beacon

New DOD report on Chinese military details nation’s power projection, espionage -- Stars and Stripes

What’s killing the US Navy’s air wing? -- David B. Larter, Defense News

How to Win America's Next War -- Foreign Policy

Russia and China Would Try and Blind the U.S. Military In a War -- National Interest/Stratfor

U.S., South Korea concluded air force drills, Seoul says -- UPI

Marine Corps plan to relocate from Okinawa to Guam needs a review, commandant says -- Marine Times

More US troops bound for Poland, defense minister says -- Stars and Stripes

Britain Is Back! (Well, Its Military Will Have New Aircraft Carriers and F-35s) -- National Interest

Germany Needs a Global Role to Suit Its Size -- Bloomberg

US lawmakers offer bill to block F-35 for Turkey -- Defense News

Erdogan Expects NATO Support for Turkey's Rights in Eastern Mediterranean -- Sputnik

Russian cutting-edge corvette enters shipbuilders’ trials in Gulf of Finland -- TASS

Russian border guards may resume joint exercises with US in Pacific -- TASS

China dismisses suggestion it will join US, Russia in nuclear arms talks -- The Hill

China fires up drills near Taiwan Strait in test of combat strength -- SCMP

Beijing’s blurred lines between military and non-military shipping in South China Sea could raise risk of flashpoint -- SCMP

China completing more ballistic missile subs, with plans for a new version -- Defense News

UAE says it released a Qatari military boat held since end April -- Reuters

Bahrain approved by State Department for Patriot, F-16 weapons, support -- UPI

Venezuelan FM: Russian military presence could be expanded -- FOX News/AP