Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 28, 2019

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley meets service members in front of the USS Sirocco in Manama, Bahrain, Nov. 25, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Idrees Ali / File.

RUDAW: US top military official in Baghdad to ‘reassure’ Iraq of strategic partnership

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region —The Iraqi Defense Ministry received top US military officials on Wednesday to reinforce Iraqi-US security agreements.

Mark A. Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited the Iraqi defense ministry on Wednesday to conduct two official meetings with the Iraqi Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari and the Army’s Chief of Staff.

Milley was accompanied by the US ambassador and the Commander of the US-led Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, which fights the Islamic State (ISIS).

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 28, 2019

Top US general in Iraq amid protests, questions over Iran’s influence -- Middle East Monitor

With a boosted US military presence, Iran will think twice about attacking Saudi Arabia -- Gulf News

Milley Says Middle Eastern Nations Want U.S. Involved in Region -- US Department of Defense

America's top general 'optimistic' U.S.-Taliban talks will resume -- Euronews/NBC

Deadlier machine guns, rifles, pistols and more: How the Army is revolutionizing squad firepower -- Army Times

Report on Navy Laser, Railgun and Gun-Launched Guided Projectiles -- USNI News

Pentagon finding F-35 fleet sustainment difficult as build-out less than quarter complete -- Federal News Network

The Pentagon Auditing Process Is Expensive, Inefficient, and in Arrears -- Daily Signal

Pentagon, Microsoft get cracking on JEDI cloud work despite lawsuits -- Politico

Pentagon pursues AI for space war to stop anti-satellite weapons -- FOX News

US Military Warns of “Augmented Human Beings” -- Futurism

State Department looking into reports US weapons ended up in wrong hands in Yemen -- The Hill

US to pay less in NATO aid under new agreement -- The Hill

Bosnian Presidency Chairman Visits Pentagon Amid NATO Membership Signals -- RFE

US Military Base in Turkey Has Uncertain Future -- VOA

Turkey not backing down in NATO defense plans dispute: source -- Reuters

Turkey Calls on NATO to Support its Security Concerns -- VOA

U.S. Officials Welcome Norway’s New F-35 Capabilities -- C. Dennis, Stars and Stripes

Macron defends 'brain dead Nato' remarks as summit approaches -- The Guardian

France to reconsider conditions of military role in Africa -- AP

Macron Tells Army: 'All Options Open' in Sahel After Mali Deaths -- US News and World Report

German military apologizes after 'retro' Nazi-era uniform posted on Instagram -- CNN

$900M military sexual misconduct settlement in Canada 'huge relief' for plaintiff -- CBC

Senior military leaders 'call for "embarrassing" Duke of York to be stripped of his naval roles' in wake of his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein -- Daily Mail

Xi stresses cultivating new type of military personnel -- Xinhuanet

China's Growing High-End Military Drone Force -- The Diplomat

India to carry out four military exercises, including with Russia, China, next month -- Economic Times

India pays Russia $1.2 billion in technology transfer fees for T-90S tanks -- Defense News

Pakistan's top court strikes down three-year extension for army chief -- National Post/Reuters

Jordanian Army Conducts Maneuvers Simulating Military Battle With Israel -- Memri

The Costs of War Are Too High -- Brandon J. Weichert, RCD