Saturday, June 30, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 30, 2012

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brief reporters at the Pentagon, June 29, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sun L. Vega

Panetta & Dempsey Slam Sequester, Defend Afghanistan Strategy -- Aol Defense

PENTAGON: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey took the stage together at the Pentagon this afternoon, 12 months after Panetta took office, to urge Congressional action against sequestration and to defend the administration's strategy in Afghanistan.

The normally calm Panetta became audibly emotional as he discussed the sacrifices of the wounded troops he's visited.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Pentagon, CEOs Team Up to Fight Sequestration Cuts -- Defense News

DoD Reprograms $8B, Pakistan Closure Costs $2.1B -- Defense News

Russia approves plans for NATO base -- UPI

China to lead talks on nuclear definitions -- Reuters

Iran expects to equip Gulf ships with missiles soon -- Reuters

Doubts Cast on Turkey's Story of Jet -- Wall Street Journal

Israeli Coalition Divided on Military Conscription for Ultra-Orthodox Jews and Arabs -- New York Times

U.S., Israeli military drill set for October-November -- Reuters

U.K. battalions with foreign bias face axe in Army cuts -- The Telegraph

Finnish defense minister rejects Russia rhetoric -- Chicago Tribune/Reuters

Russia Grounds SU-27 Fleet After Thursday Crash -- Defense Tech

Qatar keen on $2.5bn US helicopters deal -- Arabian Business

China Caught the U.S. in Manufacturing, High-Tech Weapons Might Be Next
-- Defense Tech

Foreign spying of US companies on the rise, FBI says -- Stars and Stripes/L.A. Times

All 8 Air Force firefighting planes activated -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Wasp To Get Combat System Upgrade, Return to Deployment Schedule -- Defense News

V-22s Cleared For Okinawa And Heads To UK Air Shows -- Aol Defense

Military Radios Join The Internet
-- Strategy Page

US hosts world's largest naval exercises in Hawaii -- Seattle Times/AP

Lockheed workers okay labor contract, end strike -- Reuters

Military looks for ways to save more lives on battlefield -- USA Today

Naval Academy greets record number of female plebes for Class of 2016 -- Stars and Stripes/Baltimore Sun

Bill offers benefits to gay military couples
-- Army Times

Hood shooting suspect again barred from court -- Army Times

Trial dates set for 2 more MTIs at Lackland -- Military Times

In Military Justice System, an All-Powerful Arbiter -- New York Times

Showdown looms in House on measure to end military’s NASCAR sponsorships
-- The Hill

Breaking the cycle of sexual assault in the military
-- Garry Trudeau and Loree Sutton, Washington Post

The Supreme Court defends the right to lie -- Washington Post editorial

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