Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 11, 2021

U.S. Army soldiers from the New Jersey Army National Guard load their backpacks on to a bus at the National Guard Armory at Blackwood, N.J., Jan. 9, 2021. The soldiers are part of nearly 500 New Jersey Citizen-Soldiers and airmen deploying to Washington, D.C. (New Jersey National Guard/Mark C. Olsen) 

Military.com: Pentagon Authorizes as Many as 15,000 Guardsmen to Support Inauguration 

The head of the National Guard Bureau said Monday that there could be as many as 15,000 Guard troops in Washington, D.C., for Inauguration Day, more than doubling the number of personnel rushed to the city in the wake of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach. 

"We have received support requests from the Secret Service, Capitol Police and Park Police, and have been authorized to provide up to 15,000 Guard members to meet current and future support needs," Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, told reporters during a call-in roundtable. 

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 Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 11, 2021 

Trump approves D.C. emergency declaration ahead of Biden inauguration -- The Hill 

National Guard Troops Deploying to DC Will Come With Lethal Weapons -- Military.com 

Security in D.C., state Capitols tightened amid inauguration threats -- UPI 

Duckworth demands Pentagon investigate whether troops participated in Capitol riots -- The Hill 

Army Investigates Fort Bragg Soldier for Attending Rally That Ended in US Capitol Breach -- Military.com

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Is Unlikely to Face Court-Martial in Capitol Riot, Experts Say -- Military.com 

Lockheed Martin delivers HELIOS laser weapon to U.S. Navy -- UPI 

U.S. Navy Amphibious Warship To Deploy With Anti-Ship Missiles Next Year -- Warzone/The Drive 

U.S. Navy releases 10-year plan to compete with China, Russia -- UPI 

If the Navy Gets the Next Decade Wrong, It Might Not Recover This Century: CNO -- Military.com 

Here’s the US Navy’s plan to stop its string of shipbuilding failures -- Defense News 

Defense, Commerce departments join to find 5G solutions -- UPI 

Space Force joins U.S. Intelligence Community -- UPI 

Pentagon pursues information 'kill web' at massive speeds -- FOX News  

Is The U.S. Military Losing An Edge In Irregular Warfare? -- Military Times 

Sex with subordinate, inappropriate relationships cost fired warfare center commander two stars -- Air Force Times 

Biden Pentagon pick could make up to $1.7M from leaving Raytheon -- The Hill 

Tarnished by Trump: National security officials struggle to find new jobs -- Politico 

'We're carrying on dad's legacy but it's the end of an era': Family of Tuskegee Airman Theodore Lumpkin Jr, 100, reveals he's died of COVID-19 -- Daily Mail

Change at Pentagon is sign of shift for US military special operations -- Business Insider 

AFAFRICA commander reaffirms US military commitment to North Africa -- US Air Force

Russian General Staff head, US Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman discuss global stability -- TASS 

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter First Flew 10 Years Ago Today. A Two-Seater Could Be Next. -- Warzone/The Drive 

British military looks to the ‘Eurotank’ as it weighs its hardware options -- Defense News 

NATO secretary general: Our alliance must remain strong militarily and politically across the globe -- Defense News 

‘No Risks So Far’: Turkey Ready to Buy Another Batch of Russia’s S-400s, Defence Official Says -- Sputnik 

North Korea's Kim threatens to build more nukes and bring U.S. to its 'knees' as Trump's term ends -- NBC 

North Korea: Kim Jong Un announces military expansion -- DW 

Pakistan military: Fence bordering Afghanistan nearly done -- AP

India Considers Lease Options to Upgrade Army as Military Budget Set to be Cut in 2021 -- Sputnik 

Japan’s defense minister: Transform the defense industry to meet future threats -- Defense News