Business Insider: Tens of thousands of troops, families, and recruits are evacuating military bases along the East Coast as Hurricane Florence approaches
* US military bases along the East Coast are currently evacuating as Hurricane Florence, which is now approximately 500 miles wide, approaches.
* The US Navy has already pulled nearly three dozen ships out of Norfolk Naval Base in preparation.
Tens of thousands of troops, their families and recruits are evacuating at least five military bases Tuesday as millions have been told to get out of Hurricane Florence's path, which could cause widespread devastation.
Florence is expected to make landfall Thursday night, and government leaders from the Carolinas up to Maryland have already declared states of emergency. While the storm has weakened slightly, the National Hurricane Center is warning that it could still pick up speed, making it one of the strongest hurricanes facing North and South Carolina in decades.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 12, 2018
The Pentagon is Scrambling to Get Out of Hurricane Florence’s Way -- Foxtrot Alpha
Israel Keeps Eyes On F-35Bs; Lockheed-Boeing Battle It Out For Fighters, Choppers -- Breaking Defense
Could This New Chinese Destroyer 'Sink' the U.S. Navy? -- National Interest
Everything You Need to Know About China's New Aircraft Carrier -- National Interest
China breaks the Arctic ice with launch of new research vessel -- SCMP
China’s military learns the art of the counter-attack at Russian war games as US tensions rise -- SCMP
Putin says Russia's defense ties with China based on trust -- Reuters
This New Russian Plane Could Cause Some Serious Problems for NATO -- National Interest
French joint chief calls for coordinated European force -- Defense News
The UK’s Newest Aircraft Carrier, Complete With Its Own Pub, Has Landed in America -- Foxtrot Alpha
Russia starts biggest war games since Soviet fall near China -- Reuters
NATO members concerned about Russia “military posturing” -- Seattle Times/AP
Mattis: Afghans boost troop vetting after insider attacks -- AP
Mattis to visit Macedonia as it considers NATO invite -- The Hill
U.S. Military Looks Toward Greece Amid Strains With Turkey -- The Wall Street Journal
Nuclear weapons budget gets boost in US spending bill -- Defense News
Another aging US Air Force T-38 trainer aircraft crashed in Texas — for the second time in a month -- Business Insider
US Army resumes accepting Apache helicopters from Boeing -- Defense News
How B-52 Bombers Will Fly Until the 2050s -- Popular Mechanics
Meet the US Air Force Reserve's first female F-35A Lightning II pilot -- Business Insider
This Is The Army's New Electronic Warfare Vehicle, The First Of Its Kind In Years -- Warzone/The Drive
Navy Pursues New Stealthy Heavyweight Attack Torpedo -- Warrior Maven
Navy Seeks To Retain Senior Submarine Officers with New Bonus Program -- USNI News
The U.S. Navy Is Teaching An Old Missile Some New (And Deadly) Tricks -- National Interest
The Army is studying Ranger hopefuls to learn more about heat stroke -- Army Times
'Courage and strength answered amid the fire' — Pentagon marks 17 years since the 9/11 attacks -- CNBC
Touring the Pentagon and its 9/11 chapel -- Washington Post
Google Cloud's new AI chief is on a task force for AI military uses and believes we could monitor 'pretty much the whole world' with drones -- Business Insider
A retrospective on the so-called Revolution in Military Affairs, 2000-2020 -- Michael E. O’Hanlon, Brookings
Steel column recovered from Ground Zero finds new home at CIA memorial -- FOX News