Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 25, 2019

Daily Mail: Navy Secretary Richard Spencer accuses Donald Trump of jeopardizing 'order and discipline' after he is FIRED for defying the president by trying to kick SEAL Eddie Gallagher out of the elite unit

* Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer has been fired after alleged private proposal
* In a stinging rebuke to Trump, Spencer said that he 'cannot in good conscience' obey an order he believes 'violates the sacred oath' he took
* However, Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper said that he had asked Spencer to step down because he had gone behind his back
* Esper said that Spencer had promised White House officials that Gallagher would retire with his SEAL trident if they did not interfere with his review board
* Gallagher, who was accused of war crimes in Iraq, is due to face a disciplinary board that has the power to kick him out of the elite unit

Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer has been fired after he defied President Donald Trump by refusing to halt a disciplinary process against SEAL Eddie Gallagher.

In a stinging rebuke to the president, Spencer said in statement tonight that he 'cannot in good conscience' obey an order he believes 'violates the sacred oath' he took.

He said that he disagrees with Trump on the 'key principle of good order and discipline'.

However, Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper tonight said that he had asked Spencer to step down because he had gone behind his back.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 25, 2019

Pentagon chief says Trump ordered him to allow accused Navy SEAL to keep elite status -- The Hill

Esper says Trump ordered him to allow SEAL to keep status -- AP

Top US general says Navy SEAL case is now 'closed' -- The Hill

Trump taps Ambassador to Norway Kenneth Braithwaite to replace ousted Navy chief -- The Hill

A SEAL, his commander, their CNO and the boss -- Capt. Lawrence Brennan (retired), Navy Times

Report Warns Chinese Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles Outclass US Navy Radars -- Sputnik

Ford-class carrier John F. Kennedy christening announced for next month -- UPI

Report calls out US Navy for surveillance and targeting shortfalls -- Defense News

Two years later, still no answers about what caused a fatal mishap -- Navy Times

Former 4-Star Fleet Commanders: Don’t give up on carriers -- Adms. (Ret.) Robert J. Natter and Samuel J. Locklear, Defense News

United Technologies awarded $762.5M for Air Force, Marine Corps F-35 engines -- UPI

Trump Awards Conan the Hero Special Forces Dog a Medal at the White House -- Military.com

Amazon files lawsuit against Pentagon's decision to award $10B contract to Microsoft -- The Hill

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Milley meets with Israeli, Jordanian leaders -- UPI

Trump’s Top Security Official Won’t Confirm 2020 Ukraine Aid -- US News and World Report

No US plan to exit South Korea, says Indo-Pacom chief -- Defense News

‘Tired of Picking Up Pieces’: Merkel Berated Macron Over His ‘Brain Dead’ NATO Jab - Report -- Sputnik

British prime minister’s party practically ignores defense issues as it preps for elections -- Defense News

Boris Johnson vows to maintain the size of UK's military after claims that defence chiefs will slash the Army to its smallest size in a century and lend aircraft carriers to the US -- Daily Mail

America-Japan security alliance ‘a problem’ in talks over Kurils, says Russian foreign minister -- Military times/AP

Russia, Nepal seek to deepen ties with new military pact -- UPI

Commander of Russian Ground Forces Presents New Military Robot -- Sputnik

Russia to start mass deliveries of T-90M main battle tanks to troops -- TASS

Drills involving Russian, Chinese and South African ships kick off in Cape Town -- TASS

Chinese ships and radar boost navies of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka -- SCMP

North Korean artillery drills violated inter-Korean military agreement, MND says -- NK News

Kim Jong Un visits frontline units, orders military to step-up “war-like” drills -- NK News

Japan Is Modernizing Its Military, but Can It Do More? -- National Interest/Stratfor