Todays U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) News and History Following a recent increase in military flights around European airspace, Moscow said it will send long-range bombers on patrols as far as the Gulf of Mexico, while NATO alleged fresh convoys of Russian troops and tanks are crossing into Ukraine. On Syria, CNN reported that President Obama has ordered a review of U.S. policy after determining that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may have to be removed in order to defeat ISIL. Also of note, a New York Times Page One story detailed the Army’s reduction of its officer corps – focusing particularly on enlisted soldiers – in the face of mandated budget cuts. NEWS HEADLINES AT 0500 FROM CBS, FOX, NPR, CNN • Blasts rock Egypt, UAE embassies in Libya • Obama meets Myanmar leader amid fears of backslide • India doctor arrested, denies role in women deaths • Mali battles Ebola outbreak as African toll passes 5,000 • Bono’s plane loses hatch before landing in Berlin • U.S. drones now patrol half of Mexico border • Kershaw, Kluber win Cy Young awards OVERSEAS HEADLINES OF NOTE • Arutz Sheva: Pentagon downplays Iran’s display of copied drone • Hurriyet: Decision on missile deal likely in early 2015 • ITAR-TASS: Russia to get Mistral ship though exact date is unknown – French defense minister THIS DAY IN MILITARY HISTORY • 1982 – Near the end of a weeklong national salute to Americans who served in the Vietnam War, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington after a march to its site by thousands of veterans of the conflict
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 13:48:32 +0000
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