Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 5, 2021

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin delivers remarks during the change of command ceremony for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command on April 30, 2021. DoD Photo  

Politico: Austin rolls back Trump-era policy on special ops  

A change in November elevated the Pentagon civilian overseeing special operations matters. 

 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is partially reversing his predecessor’s last-minute decision to elevate the top civilian Pentagon official overseeing special operations matters, according to two defense officials and a memo obtained by POLITICO. 

The policy shift is a mostly bureaucratic move within the department but continues the Biden administration’s broader push to undo Trump-era policies at the Pentagon. 

Most recently, President Joe Biden canceled all construction projects for former President Donald Trump’s southern border wall, which were paid for with money originally intended for military projects.  

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 5, 2021  

Defense secretary partially reverses Trump-era order on special operations chief -- UPI  

Pentagon Partially Reverses Trump Move to Elevate Head of Special Operations -- Military.com  

Top U.S. general warns of 'potential international instability' -- Reuters  

Milley to Howard graduates: Your generation will make military 'truly inclusive of all' -- The Hill  

What's In Biden’s First Budget? And How Late Will It Be? -- Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One  

House Appropriators Fear Army Cuts, Continuing Resolution -- Breaking Defense  

Putting warheads on foreheads — This is the gear Air Force combat controllers carry into battle -- Task & Purpose  

The F-35 Question - Value vs. Price Tag -- Stew Magnuson, National Defense  

The B-21 Raider: A Marvel Of Digital Development -- Breaking Defense  

Guard Chief Pushes Back on Proposed Cut to C-130 Fleet -- Air Force Magazine  

USS Gerald R. Ford carrier completes post-delivery tests -- UPI  

Oshkosh’s Latest Bid To Grow Its Military Vehicle Footprint Could Change The Industry -- Forbes  

How the Army Software Factory Preps Soldiers for Future Battlefields -- NextGov  

Some US Military Bases Begin to Loosen Mask Rules -- Defense One  

Pentagon watchdog investigating military handling of UFO sightings -- The Hill  

Pentagon Has No Plans to Shoot Down Freefalling Chinese Rocket -- Defense One  

Pentagon chief orders review of deadly 2020 attack in Kenya -- AP 

US Reportedly Set to Join EU Defence Plan for Fast Redeployment of Troops in Europe -- Sputnik  

Army fires are at the center of a major NATO exercise — as Russia watches -- Army Times  

Biden Officials Say Russian Troops at Ukraine Border Bears a Message -- New York Times  

British Aircraft Carrier Departs on Landmark Deployment with Marine Corps F-35s Aboard -- Military.com 

Royal Navy’s First Type 26 Frigate HMS Glasgow Takes Shape -- Naval News 

 Russian Navy Conducts First Black Sea Supersonic Cruise Missile Test -- Moscow Times 

 Russia launches supersonic missile test with 'aircraft carrier-killer' in Black Sea -- Daily Star  

New approach to combat at sea: Russia eyes unleashing swarm of unmanned marine vehicles -- RT  

Russia holds airborne rehearsal of Victory Day Parade over Moscow -- TASS  

Does China's Carrier Strike Group Have a Stalker? -- National Interest  

Beijing Promises Aircraft Carriers to Drill ‘Regularly’ as Shandong Returns From South China Sea Ops -- Sputnik  

Militants threaten Iraqi F-16 program, Inspector General report says -- UPI  

Turkey’s Air Force Is Obsolete, Warns New Study -- Forbes 

 Greece, Saudi Arabia Forge Closer Ties In Shadow of Iran & Turkey -- Breaking Defense  

Soldiers leaving Myanmar's air force by the dozens, report says -- UPI  

North Korea: Keeping Its Powder Dry -- 38 North

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