Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 12, 2020

Retired Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps John Estrada and retired Navy Adm. Michelle Howard are serving in President-elect Joe Biden’s Defense Department transition teams. The teams are responsible for gathering information about federal agencies ahead of presidential transitions. (Defense Department photos) 

Military.com: Biden’s Military Brain Trust Includes Former Navy, Marine Corps Top Leaders 

A former sergeant major of the Marine Corps and the Navy's first-ever female four-star admiral are two of the military veterans on President-elect Joe Biden's government transition teams. 

Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced this week who will serve on the teams that will help them take over from the Trump administration in January. 

That's despite President Donald Trump's refusal to concede the election, and his administration blocking the Biden teams' access to governmental departments. 

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 Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 12, 2020 

Biden landing team for Pentagon announced -- Defense News 

More Republicans urge Trump to allow Biden intelligence briefings -- France 24 

Biden suspects toxic exposure in Iraq killed Beau. He has a plan for ill veterans -- McClatchy News

After firings and turnover, national security community wonders: what’s next? -- Defense News

Military wary that shakeup could upend its apolitical nature -- AP 

Top US general stands firm amid Pentagon turmoil -- CNN 

What Does High-Ranking Shake-Up At The Pentagon Mean For National Security? -- NPR 

Defying Trump, 37 Senate Dems urge mandate to rename bases honoring Confederate generals stay in defense bill -- Defense News 

White House Presses Army, Air Force To Help Pay For Larger Navy -- Breaking Defense 

Senate appropriators add F-35s to defense budget, but there are strings attached -- Defense News 

Many military Covid-19 cases show no symptoms, new reports find -- CNN 

US military sticks to two-week coronavirus quarantine as Germany cuts back to 10 days -- Stars and Stripes 

Navy ships idle for less time thanks to efforts to reduce repair delays -- Virginia-Pilot 

Here's what makes the Navy's 'SEAL Taxi Service' so lethal -- Business Insider 

Congress clashes with Army over purchasing cargo helicopters -- Defense News 

New Army weapons program ground-fires Navy Tomahawk, SM-6 -- FOX News 

Pentagon Expanding 5G Efforts, DOD Official Says -- NextGov 

U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Drones Stationed In Poland Spotted With New SIGINT Wing-Mounted Pod -- The Aviationist 

Could the Air Force X-37B become a laser and missile-firing space drone? -- FOX News/Warrior Maven 

A short history of US fighter aircraft — from biplanes to stealth jets -- Business Insider 

US bars investments in 'Chinese military companies' -- BBC 

US Army kicks off live-fire Patriot drills in Greece with three NATO allies -- Stars and Stripes 

The Clock is Ticking On F-35, Drone Sale to UAE -- Defense One 

How the Pentagon is trolling Russian, Chinese hackers with cartoons -- Cyberscoop

Putin Unveils New Command Post for Russia’s Strategic Nukes as New START’s Fate Hangs in Balance -- Sputnik 

KGB Spy Gadgets From The Cold War Era Go On Auction -- Interesting Engineering 

New Evidence Suggests North Korea has a Naval Marine Mammal Program -- USNI News 

Photos: China May Have New Anti-Radar Missile for Suppressing Enemy Air Defenses -- Sputnik

Britain moves to protect its defense industry from foreign influence -- Defense News 

Sinai peacekeepers killed in helicopter crash -- BBC 

Australian SAS soldiers are investigated for war crimes following rumours of murdered prisoners, children being killed and bodies mutilated in Afghanistan -- Daily Mail 

Azerbaijan’s drones owned the battlefield in Nagorno-Karabakh — and showed future of warfare -- Washington Post