Photo: Soldiers with Company D, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, ate Thanksgiving dinner at Combat Outpost Cherkatah in Khowst province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith/Army
US Troops Mark Last Thanksgiving In Iraq With Turkey, Stuffing And Rocket Fire Alarm -- Washington Post/AP
COS ECHO, Iraq — American troops marked their last Thanksgiving in Iraq Thursday with turkey, stuffing and a rocket fire alarm.
Fewer than 20,000 American troops remain in Iraq at eight bases across the country. All of the forces must be out of Iraq by the end of this year, and American soldiers have been busily packing up their equipment and heading south.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Iran CIA agent arrests linked to missile testing -- Jerusalem Post
UK halts Russian military agreement -- Press Association
Russia downplays NATO move on key arms treaty -- RIA Novosti
Russia to Waive Lada Class Submarines? -- Naval Today
Video: Russia’s Third Stealth Jet Flies -- Defense Tech
Warplanes: Cheap Competition For The F-16 -- Strategy Page
Norway Navy out of ships -- The Foreigner
Pakistan, China complete military exercise -- UPI
Austria To Sell, Scrap Two-Thirds of Its Tanks -- Defense News/AFP
Egyptian M-1 Fleet Expands -- Strategy Page
UK's first stealth jumpjet rolls off line – but we don't want it -- The Register
No civil servant cuts at cash-strapped MoD -- The Telegraph
GCHQ to sell off spy expertise -- The Telegraph
Argus One UAV Completes Flight Testing With New Pod Bay and Propulsion System -- Space Daily
NASA’s Frankenstein F-18 Flight-Test Workhorse -- Autopia
Budget Troubles Threaten U.S. Nuke Efforts: StratCom Chief -- Global Security Newswire
Virginia-class sub program likely to survive -- The Day
Navy to Lay Off 3,000 Sailors -- NBC San Diego
Panetta: Future rests on partnerships, modernization -- Defence Talk
Austria To Sell, Scrap Two-Thirds of Its Tanks -- Defense News/AFP
Egyptian M-1 Fleet Expands -- Strategy Page
UK's first stealth jumpjet rolls off line – but we don't want it -- The Register
No civil servant cuts at cash-strapped MoD -- The Telegraph
GCHQ to sell off spy expertise -- The Telegraph
Argus One UAV Completes Flight Testing With New Pod Bay and Propulsion System -- Space Daily
NASA’s Frankenstein F-18 Flight-Test Workhorse -- Autopia
Budget Troubles Threaten U.S. Nuke Efforts: StratCom Chief -- Global Security Newswire
Virginia-class sub program likely to survive -- The Day
Navy to Lay Off 3,000 Sailors -- NBC San Diego
Panetta: Future rests on partnerships, modernization -- Defence Talk
As Fewer Americans Serve, Growing Gap Is Found Between Civilians and Military -- New York Times
Some Vets Turn to Farming to Overcome War Trauma -- Military.com/Xinhuanet
CIA Marks Spy's Death with Rare Request -- Military.com/AP
Defense Analyst: “We’re in a technological race with ourselves” -- Blackfive
Egyptian M-1 Fleet Expands -- Strategy Page
UK's first stealth jumpjet rolls off line – but we don't want it -- The Register
No civil servant cuts at cash-strapped MoD -- The Telegraph
GCHQ to sell off spy expertise -- The Telegraph
Argus One UAV Completes Flight Testing With New Pod Bay and Propulsion System -- Space Daily
NASA’s Frankenstein F-18 Flight-Test Workhorse -- Autopia
Budget Troubles Threaten U.S. Nuke Efforts: StratCom Chief -- Global Security Newswire
Virginia-class sub program likely to survive -- The Day
Navy to Lay Off 3,000 Sailors -- NBC San Diego
Panetta: Future rests on partnerships, modernization -- Defence Talk
As Fewer Americans Serve, Growing Gap Is Found Between Civilians and Military -- New York Times
Some Vets Turn to Farming to Overcome War Trauma -- Military.com/Xinhuanet
CIA Marks Spy's Death with Rare Request -- Military.com/AP
Defense Analyst: “We’re in a technological race with ourselves” -- Blackfive