Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 12, 2020

Retired Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps John Estrada and retired Navy Adm. Michelle Howard are serving in President-elect Joe Biden’s Defense Department transition teams. The teams are responsible for gathering information about federal agencies ahead of presidential transitions. (Defense Department photos)

Military.com: Biden’s Military Brain Trust Includes Former Navy, Marine Corps Top Leaders

A former sergeant major of the Marine Corps and the Navy's first-ever female four-star admiral are two of the military veterans on President-elect Joe Biden's government transition teams.

Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced this week who will serve on the teams that will help them take over from the Trump administration in January.

That's despite President Donald Trump's refusal to concede the election, and his administration blocking the Biden teams' access to governmental departments.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 12, 2020

Biden landing team for Pentagon announced -- Defense News

More Republicans urge Trump to allow Biden intelligence briefings -- France 24

Biden suspects toxic exposure in Iraq killed Beau. He has a plan for ill veterans -- McClatchy News

After firings and turnover, national security community wonders: what’s next? -- Defense News

Military wary that shakeup could upend its apolitical nature -- AP

Top US general stands firm amid Pentagon turmoil -- CNN

What Does High-Ranking Shake-Up At The Pentagon Mean For National Security? -- NPR

Defying Trump, 37 Senate Dems urge mandate to rename bases honoring Confederate generals stay in defense bill -- Defense News

White House Presses Army, Air Force To Help Pay For Larger Navy -- Breaking Defense

Senate appropriators add F-35s to defense budget, but there are strings attached -- Defense News

Many military Covid-19 cases show no symptoms, new reports find -- CNN

US military sticks to two-week coronavirus quarantine as Germany cuts back to 10 days -- Stars and Stripes

Navy ships idle for less time thanks to efforts to reduce repair delays -- Virginia-Pilot

Here's what makes the Navy's 'SEAL Taxi Service' so lethal -- Business Insider

Congress clashes with Army over purchasing cargo helicopters -- Defense News

New Army weapons program ground-fires Navy Tomahawk, SM-6 -- FOX News

Pentagon Expanding 5G Efforts, DOD Official Says -- NextGov

U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Drones Stationed In Poland Spotted With New SIGINT Wing-Mounted Pod -- The Aviationist

Could the Air Force X-37B become a laser and missile-firing space drone? -- FOX News/Warrior Maven

A short history of US fighter aircraft — from biplanes to stealth jets -- Business Insider

US bars investments in 'Chinese military companies' -- BBC

US Army kicks off live-fire Patriot drills in Greece with three NATO allies -- Stars and Stripes

The Clock is Ticking On F-35, Drone Sale to UAE -- Defense One

How the Pentagon is trolling Russian, Chinese hackers with cartoons -- Cyberscoop

Putin Unveils New Command Post for Russia’s Strategic Nukes as New START’s Fate Hangs in Balance -- Sputnik

KGB Spy Gadgets From The Cold War Era Go On Auction -- Interesting Engineering

New Evidence Suggests North Korea has a Naval Marine Mammal Program -- USNI News

Photos: China May Have New Anti-Radar Missile for Suppressing Enemy Air Defenses -- Sputnik

Britain moves to protect its defense industry from foreign influence -- Defense News

Sinai peacekeepers killed in helicopter crash -- BBC

Australian SAS soldiers are investigated for war crimes following rumours of murdered prisoners, children being killed and bodies mutilated in Afghanistan -- Daily Mail

Azerbaijan’s drones owned the battlefield in Nagorno-Karabakh — and showed future of warfare -- Washington Post