Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 30, 2019

The US military is rumoured to be sending hundreds of troops to Syria's oilfields [Yunus Keles/Anadolu]

Al Jazeera: US military envisions broad defence of Syrian oilfields

US mission includes denying any Russian or Syrian government forces access to Syria's oilfields, Pentagon chief says.

The United States will repel any attempt to take Syria's oilfields away with "overwhelming force" whether the challenger is Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) or forces backed by Russia or Syria, the Pentagon has warned.

The US military announced last week it was reinforcing its position in Syria with additional assets, including mechanised forces, to prevent oilfields from being taken over by ISIL remnants or other armed groups.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 30, 2019

US deploying more troops around Syria oil fields after killing of Isis leader -- The Guardian

Iran, Russia take aim at U.S. military presence near Syrian oilfields -- Reuters

B-1 Bombers Return from Saudi Arabia as B-2s, B-52s Head to Europe -- Military.com

The Helicopters That Made the U.S. Army's ISIS Raid Possible -- Popular Mechanics

Drone Delivers Parts, Medicine to Navy Submarine off Oahu -- Military.com/The Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Forget Aircraft Carriers and Stealth Destroyers: The Navy Must Not Neglect Its Bases -- National Interest

Marine Corps tests ‘the most lethal, aviation-capable amphibious assault ship’ -- Marine times

The U.S. Army Is Bringing Its Entire Inventory of M4 Rifles Into the Future -- National Interest

Directed Energy Weapons Move Closer to Prime Time -- Air Force Magazine

Lasers To Kill Cruise Missiles Sought By Navy, Air Force, Army -- Breaking Defense

Four commanding officers of California Navy base die in unusual string of cancers -- McClatchy Washington Bureau

Top Navy officer upholds punishment of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher -- San Diego Union-Tribune

Another report of special operators behaving badly, this time in Oki -- Navy Times

Bill introduced to give special immigrant visas to Kurds who helped US in Syria -- The Hill

US Army Says Thirsty Soldiers Are Drinking Too Much Bottled Water -- Futurism

Soldiers’ bottled water consumption is unsustainable in the next war, Army report says -- Army Times

US Army Set to Kick Off New Ad Campaign -- Military.com/The Albany Herald

Why the Pentagon wants to be more like McDonald’s -- Aaron Mehta, Defense News

What’s in the emergency defense policy bill? -- Defense News

Army Special Forces soldiers teamed up with European troops to practice fighting behind enemy lines -- Business Insider

NATO just got together in Portugal to test its drones at sea, underwater, and in the air -- Business Insider

Russian subs honing stealth skills in major North Atlantic drill, says Norwegian intel -- Barents Observer

New Russian Submarine May Face Final Test This Week -- Forbes

Russia Unveils 'Unique' Weaponized Icebreaker as It Eyes Arctic Oil and Gas -- Newsweek

Russia's Newest Nuclear Submarine Successfully Tests-fires Missile as It Flexes Military Might in the Arctic -- Newsweek

Russia Deploys Podsolnukh Radar Systems to Far East, Baltic and Caspian Seas – Manufacturer -- Sputnik

Japanese Fighter Jets Made 135 Emergency Sorties Since April Due to Russian Warplanes -- Sputnik

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