Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 17, 2013



Navy Yard Area Reopens As Investigators Search For Clues To Massacre -- Washington Post

Essential personnel were allowed to return to the Washington Navy Yard on Tuesday, and most streets in the area were reopened to traffic, as investigators searched for clues as to why a former Navy reservist entered the base with a shotgun on Monday and killed a dozen people before dying in a gun battle with police.

The FBI identified the shooter as Aaron Alexis, 34, of Fort Worth, who had been hired by a private contractor to do a project at the Navy Yard, and had a security clearance and a valid military identification card, known as a common access card, which allows unfettered access into most facilities.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

'One of the worst things we've seen' - a timeline of Navy Yard shooting -- CNN

Exclusive: Navy Yard Dropped Its Guard, Pentagon Inspector General Says -- Time

Navy Yard: storied past, home today to high-ranking personnel -- CNN

Navy Yard shooting horrifies Fort Hood victims -- AP

A Look at Shootings at Other Military Posts -- ABC News/AP

Navy Yard rampage likely to renew debate over security at U.S. military installations -- Washington Post

Navy Yard shooting: What to do about attacks on US military at home? -- Anna Mulrine, Christian Science Monitor

Russia’s Troubled Bulava Missiles Returned to Maker – Official -- RIA Novosti

Russian Army to Receive New Kalashnikov Assault Rifles in 2014 -- RIA Novosti

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Pushes to Extend Military's Role -- Wall Street Journal

Putin: Russia to reopen Soviet-era Arctic military base -- Reuters

India Missile Test Not Seen Changing Asian Security Dynamics -- Global Security Newswire

India Hedges its Bets by Looking for Homegrown Surface-to-air Missiles -- Defense News

Singapore to acquire European surface-to-air missile system -- AFP

Swiss to vote on scrapping social "glue" of military draft -- Reuters

Yemen receives first US reconnaissance aircraft -- AP

Haiti Moves Toward Rebuilding Army -- Voice of America

New Australian Leadership Pledges to Boost Defense Spending -- Defense News

Dutch to Purchase 37 F-35 Fighter Planes-Sources -- Reuters

Chemical weapons and eradication efforts worldwide -- Stars and Stripes/AP

US offers to co-develop new Javelin missile with India -- Business Standard

Afghan president says no rush for US security deal -- AP

White House waives arms export rules for Syrian rebels -- The Hill

Modern software testing & quality assurance on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter -- Avionics

Commandant calls for new, smaller Marine Corps with 174,000 Marines -- Marine Times

U.S. Air Force Ready to Launch Third Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite Built by Lockheed Martin -- Lockheed Martin

Northrop CEO: Invest More in R&D -- DoD Buzz

Northrop CEO: Low DoD R&D Spending Puts US Tech Superiority at Risk -- Defense News

ABLE earplugs could protect against bomb blasts -- Stars and Stripes/Baltimore Sun

Acting Air Force Secretary Keeps Low Profile -- DoD Buzz

Snowden Uproar Demoralizes Cyber Warriors: Ex-CIA Chief Hayden -- Breaking Defense

Intelligence Agency Director Discusses Roadmap for Future -- US Department of Defense

The Intelligence Sequestration Blues: Rogers, Clapper & Flynn -- Colin Clark, Breaking Defense

CIA Employee Who Refused to Sign Non-Disclosure on Benghazi Suspended -- Washington Free Beacon

Military families pinched by furloughs, sequester -- UT San Diego

Roberts Gates pens tell-all book -- The Hill

President Obama to Award Medal of Honor -- White House

U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan -- New York Times

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