U.S. Department of Defense
Task & Purpose: Pentagon Masses Troops, Equipment, And Ships For Hurricane Florence Response
The U.S. military has “quite literally surrounded” the East Coast states that Hurricane Florence is expected to hit with personnel and equipment, which are poised to swoop in to help people in need, said Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, head of U.S. Northern Command.
A total of 7,000 U.S. troops have tasked with taking part in relief efforts, of which about 3,000 are active-duty service members, O’Shaughnessy told reporters on Thursday. Thousands of other troops from all military branches have been ordered to prepare to deploy if needed.
Florence is expected to bring heavy rains to North and South Carolina as well as Georgia. The storm could especially drench certain areas if it stalls for several hours, according to the National Weather Service.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 14, 2018
U.S. military prepares for post-Florence response -- UPI
The military versus Hurricane Florence: Why some troops are looking this storm right in the eye -- Military Times
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Pentagon questions presence of Russian warships off Syrian coast -- CNN
The US is ready to send in F-35s into combat if tensions with Russia and Syria boil over -- Business Insider
What Russia's Wargames Propaganda Tells Us About Its Military -- Popular Mechanics
Taiwan courts security ties with bigger friends as Beijing snatches allies -- Reuters
India’s navy: between carriers and patrol boats -- Prakash Gopal, The Interpreter
French Naval Group and Germany’s ThyssenKrupp square off in Egyptian warship deal -- Defense News
Divided German leaders to meet next week over spymaster's future -- Reuters
Reporter’s notebook: Flying with the US military as it keeps tabs on China over the South China Sea -- ABC News
U.S. approves possible military sales worth $2.6 billion to South Korea -- Reuters
Washington approves plane, missile sale to S.Korea -- AFP
U.S. Refuses To Allow New Russian Planes To Fly Open Skies Flights Over Its Territory -- The Drive/Warzone
Boeing to provide P-8 training systems for U.S. Navy, Australia -- UPI
The KC-46 Is on the Cusp of Transforming U.S. Air Mobility -- RCD
Air Force, Navy Failed to Meet Aircraft Availability Goals, Watchdog Finds -- National Defense
Air Force chief lays out future fight against peer-level adversaries -- Air Force Times
KC-46 Tanker Hits Major Milestones But Deficiencies Still Unmitigated As Delivery Looms -- Warzone/The Drive
Navy MQ-4C Triton Drone Made Emergency Belly Landing At Naval Base Ventura County -- The Drive/Warzone
Northrop Grumman tests new air defense network program -- UPI
Army Wants 120mm Mortar Systems That Can Fire Out to 12 Miles -- Kit Up!
Pentagon set to win first on-time budget since 2008 -- Defense News
Will The Army’s 1,000-Mile Missiles Kill Reagan’s INF Treaty? -- Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Breaking Defense
Admiral who blasted Trump steps down from Pentagon body -- AFP
Trailblazing female who became infantry Marine is getting kicked out for fraternization -- Marine Times
Europe Wants a Global Ban on Military Killer Robots, but Not Everyone Agrees -- Futurism
Trump OK’s Huge Industrial Base Study: Rollout May Be Delayed -- Breaking Defense
Forecasting change in military technology, 2020-2040 -- Michael E. O’Hanlon, Brookings
