Monday, February 24, 2020

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 24, 2020

Four soldiers from the army confirmed to have coronavirus. | Source: Shutterstock

CCN: Gripped in Coronavirus Panic, S.Korea Confirms Army Soldier Infections

The South Korean govt raised its alert for the coronavirus and almost immediately, the military found 4 soldiers to have COVID-19.

* South Korea reports new cases of coronavirus as four army soldiers are affected.
* 6,400 soldiers are being diagnosed as a precautionary measure.
* The government raised alert level to the maximum, but reluctant towards imposing additional travel restrictions.

Hours after the government of South Korea raised the alert level for coronavirus to the maximum, the Department of Defense reported the first case of soldiers in the core army being infected within the country.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 24, 2020

13 South Korean soldiers confirmed as coronavirus patients, 7,500 in quarantine -- Yonhap News Agency

S. Korean military to delay conscription reviews because of coronavirus outbreak -- Hankyoreh

US military dependent in South Korea tests positive for coronavirus -- The Hill

US Forces Korea, DoDEA says schools to remain closed this week as South Korea takes ‘unprecedented’ steps to fight virus -- Military Times

US soldiers fighting to keep virus from base at ground zero of South Korean crisis -- Stars and Stripes

US forces in Afghanistan, CENTCOM monitoring coronavirus amid reports of infections in the region -- Stars and Stripes

US military takes coronavirus precautions ahead of large-scale Cobra Gold drills in Thailand -- Stars and Stripes

Pentagon officials keeping an eye on morale at nuclear bases -- Military Times

Lockheed Martin receives $12.3 million to develop underwater drone -- UPI

Marine One Gets $471M 'Go' Order for Sikorsky -- Military.com/The Hour, Norwalk, Conn.

Defiant, Raider and SARA fly together in first public demo -- Defense News

The military's 'war for talent' is affecting what the Navy's future ships will look like -- Business Insider

Pearl Harbor Dry Dock Might Be Replaced and Upgraded -- Military.com/The Honolulu Star-Advertiser

The largest cyber exercise you’ve never heard of -- Fifth Domain

Additional US service member diagnosed with brain injury from Iran attack -- The Hill

Navy and Marine Corps to Ban Personal Firearms for Foreign Troops -- Military.com

US Congress set for clash over surveillance reforms -- The Hill

US can’t continue tolerating Russian ‘noncompliance’ on Open Skies, says Esper -- Defense News

New US Army training team heads to Africa -- Toronto Star/AP

In West Africa, U.S. Military Struggles for Scarce Resources as Terrorism Threat Grows -- Foreign Policy

Trump Announces Military Deal With India, Expresses Optimism For Trade Pact -- VOA

Libya Asks U.S. to Set Up Military Base to Counter Russia -- Bloomberg

UK Military’s Trident Nuclear Deterrent Replacement Plan Leaked by Pentagon -- Sputnik

Germany’s to-do list: A spring of (in)decisions is brewing in Berlin -- Defense News

Is China’s Military Doing Enough to Fight the Coronavirus? -- National Interest

China’s arms industry back in business despite disruption by coronavirus -- SCMP

Taiwan advises military personnel against visiting 29 countries -- Taiwan News

Thai Air Force releases wish list for the next decade -- Defense News

Prototype of Hypersonic Missile Designed for Su-57 Fighter Jet Ready for Testing – Reports -- Sputnik

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps wrestles with new reality after killing of its chief military strategist -- The Washington Post

Iran sustains military spending in face of US sanctions -- Financial Times

The presentation of new weapons, purpotedly created by the Houthi forces -- Sputnik

Israel hosts third international military doctrine conference -- Jerusalem Post

Canadian military won’t block Chinese surveillance cameras banned by U.S. -- The Logic

3 comments:

Anonymous said...


"The Red-Green Axis consisting of social justice warriors, hereditary band chiefs, renewable energy cronies, cultural Marxists, and their political and media enablers have effectively shut down the country. The economy is at a standstill, legislatures and City Halls have been barricaded, blockades dot the landscape, roads and bridges have been sabotaged, trains have been derailed (three crude-by-rail spillages in the last two months), goods are rotting in warehouses, heating supplies remain undelivered, violent protests and demonstrations continue to wreak havoc—and the hapless Prime Minister, who spent a week swanning around Africa as the crisis unfolded, is clearly out of his depth and has no idea how to control the mayhem. No surprise here. A wock pupper politico in thrall to the Marxist project and corporate financial interests, Justin Trudeau is generally baffed ..."

Who was the idiot saying divided government is good?

Bob Huntley?


Maybe on top of fuel shortages and food rotting, we can be blessed with electrical outages.

If the Marxists and First Nations Chiefs go full communist, they will imitate the Shining Path and blow up power pylons.

Bob Huntley said...

Anon 2:28 (his IQ perhaps) lives in a very narrowly focused world.

Anonymous said...

I'll just point out, if they are willing to derail trains, they are willing to blow up power pylons.

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