Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 7, 2020

Photo: Donald Trump's CIA intelligence briefer, Beth Sanner (pictured), made rare public comments on Monday as she spoke about the challenges she faces while delivering intelligence to the president

Daily Mail: Donald Trump's CIA intelligence briefer makes rare public comments and suggests she didn't tell the president about Russian bounties because he was losing interest in what she was saying

* Beth Sanner, is a senior official at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence who also serves as Trump's intelligence briefer
* During a virtual event on Monday, she explained the challenges of her position
* She urged her viewers to 'watch your audience and pivot—when they’re done, you’re done. Ultimately, it’s about listening to be heard'
* Sanner's mention of being able to 'pivot' during such briefings could explain why the president wasn't verbally told about the Russian bounty claims
* On Wednesday, Trump said that many in intelligence community didn't believe the Russian government was paying a bounty on American troops in Afghanistan

Donald Trump's CIA intelligence briefer made rare public comments on Monday as she spoke about the challenges she faces while delivering intelligence to the president.

According to Politico, Beth Sanner, who is a senior official at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, spoke during an event hosted by the Intelligence & National Security Alliance.

During the briefing, she never referred to the president by name, but gave advice on dealing with a 'customer'.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 7, 2020

U.S. Navy carriers conduct South China Sea drills as Chinese ships watch -- Reuters

US Navy says it's 'not intimidated' by China's missiles as Beijing bristles over US aircraft carriers in South China Sea -- Business Insider

Beijing ‘is ready to counter US’ as both navies hold drills in South China Sea -- SCMP

Could 'Baby' Aircraft Carriers Be the Next U.S. Navy Super Weapon? -- Michael Peck, National Interest

Navy SEALs to Launch New Submersible from Bigger Sub off Hawaii -- Military.com/The Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Fifty Years Young: The Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet Can Still Rain Death From the Sky -- National Interest

U.S. Army to bring Artificial Intelligence to its combat vehicles -- Defence-Blog

IBCS: Army Launches Massive Army Missile Defense Test -- Breaking Defense

About Half of US States Bid to Host SPACECOM -- Air Force Magazine

Trump nominates 4 Air Force generals for new commands including NORTHCOM, Air Force Academy -- Air Force Times

Remains of missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen identified, family's lawyer says -- ABC News

U.S. soldier dies in vehicle rollover accident in Afghanistan -- UPI

U.S. soldier dies in non-combat-related incident in Kosovo -- UPI

Top military chief says soldiers were issued bayonets for DC unrest, documents show some were not trained in riot response -- CNBC

Pentagon drafting ban on displaying Confederate flag at bases -- CNN

Grassley: Senate would 'probably' override Trump veto of defense bill amid base renaming fight -- The Hill

US spending bill would block funding for nuclear testing -- The Hill

Marine Units Deactivate in Aggressive Plan to Reshape the Corps -- Military.com

The Military We Have Vs. The Military We Need -- Gregory D. Foster, Defense One

US approves $7.5 billion in foreign weapons sales in one day -- Defense News

State Dept. approves $2B sale of 8 MV-22 Osprey aircraft to Indonesia -- UPI

Pentagon Approves Possible $2 Billion Sale of Hawkeye Surveillance Aircraft to France -- Sputnik

Army ‘to be slashed by 20,000 troops to make way for cyber warfare’ -- Metro

Leave our troops alone! Fury at plans to 'cut British Army by 20,000' -- Express

European tanker fleet arrival plugs critical capability gap for NATO -- Flight Global

Germany spent over $1B to cover costs linked to US troops -- Military Times/AP

Should Germany bring back compulsory military service? -- Ben Knight, DW

India accelerates weapons purchases in wake of border clash with China -- Defense News

India Deploys AN-32 Aircraft and Mi17 Helicopters to Airstrips Near the Chinese Border- Videos -- Sputnik

Chinese army releases footage of Hong Kong garrison’s drills -- SCMP

Taiwan's defense minister addresses training concerns after military mishap -- Taiwan News

Turkish defence minister and military chief visit war-torn Libya -- Al Jazeera

Colombian army fires 31 members for alleged sex abuse against minors -- Reuters

Iran's IRGC touts underground 'missile cities' along Gulf Coast -- UPI

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