NPR: The U.S. Looks To Support The Afghan Military From 'Over The Horizon'
President Biden and his Pentagon chiefs say the U.S. will assist Afghanistan's military from afar after American troops pull out. They haven't announced the details, but they do have a common refrain: "over the horizon."
"We will maintain an over-the-horizon capacity," Biden said in his recent address to a joint session of Congress.
"We will continue to support (the Afghans) with over-the-horizon logistics," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at a recent new conference.
"We have to sort out doing it over the horizon," added the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Army Gen. Mark Milley.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 19, 2021
Afghanistan Withdrawal Pace Increases With Five Bases Handed Over -- Air Force Magazine
No major Taliban attacks so far amid Afghanistan withdrawal, but force protection measures will continue, Pentagon says -- Stars and Stripes
Taliban ramped up attacks against Afghans as peace talks faltered, Pentagon watchdog says -- NBC
U.S. military continues Afghanistan withdrawal undeterred by Israel-Gaza violence -- CNBC
Top US general in the Mideast to recommend post-withdrawal plan for Afghanistan -- AP
End of an Era: Base Stores in Afghanistan to Stop Accepting 'Pogs' -- Stars and Stripes
Lawmakers frustrated over White House's ‘total lack’ of urgency in helping Afghan interpreters -- Politico
Navy to seek eight ships in next budget, cutting a destroyer -- Bloomberg
SOFIC NEWS: Special Operators Deploying to U.S. Tech Hubs -- National Defense
SOFIC NEWS: Spending on Special Ops Radios, Computers Takes Big Dip -- National Defense
US Army tackles enduring system to counter both drone and cruise missile threats -- Defense News
Key Republicans Reject Proposal for Permanent National Guard Force on Capitol Hill -- Military.com
Pentagon pushes back on report of anti-extremism social media surveillance program -- Politico
Senators introducing bill to penalize Pentagon for failed audits -- The Hill
Boosting the Space Force -- The Hill
TRANSCOM head gives thumbs up for US Air Force to begin divesting KC-135s -- Defense News
$14 Billion Contract Marks Start of New Push to Build US F-16 Fighters for Partner Nations -- Military.com
Air Force Tells Congress It Needs Major Funding for Military Construction Backlog -- Military.com
The debate on the ICBM fleet just got a whole lot easier -- Patty-Jane Geller, Defense News
Competition, not war, with China is the future, top Marine says -- Marine Times
US and Greece Working on Deal to Expand Military Cooperation in the Mediterranean -- Stars and Stripes
A few good women: Canada taps female generals amid military misconduct cases -- Reuters
Rheinmetall delivers combat robots to Britain, tank defenses to Hungary -- Defense News
Russian lawmakers vote to follow US out of overflight treaty -- AP
China protests latest passage of US Navy ship through Taiwan Strait -- AP
North Korea expected to test new weapons soon, analysts say -- UPI
Women in Military Becomes Gender Battleground in South Korea -- Bloomberg
How Myanmar's military moved in on the telecoms sector to spy on citizens -- Reuters
Belarusian military jet crashes, killing 2 -- AP
Iron Dome intercepts drone during combat for first time, says Israeli military -- Defense News
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