Marines with 3rd Platoon, Golf Company, return from a successful operation in Zamindawar, Afghanistan, on June 9, 2012. Timothy Lenzo/U.S. Marine Corps
Americans Have More Confidence In Military Than Any Other Institution -- Stars and Stripes/The Orange County (Calif.) Register
Americans have the highest confidence in the U.S. military and practically none in Congress, according to a new Gallup poll.
The military, small businesses and local police generally enjoy the confidence of a majority of Americans but the rest can't even hit the 50 percent mark on the latest Gallup poll. And even those institutions have seen their ratings decline a bit for last year.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Olympics missile plan 'put residents at risk of terrorism' -- The Telegraph
Secret Olympics deal gives minister power to shoot down aircraft over London -- The Guardian
Syria army conducts large-scale exercise simulating defense against West. -- Haaretz
Israeli navy wants better missiles on new vessels -- Jerusalem Post
Israeli prime minister promises military draft reform after protest -- CNN
Russian Military Exports Grow As Rosoboronexport Seeks To Expand Client Base -- AIN Online
Italy Delays Vehicle, Helicopter Buys -- Defense News
Secret Taiwan Naval Maps Go Missing: Report -- Defense News/AFP
U.S. General Apologizes for Dispute in Seoul -- New York Times
Safety top priority for Osprey operation in Japan: Clinton -- Japan Times
Lockheed Martin Answers Critics Of F-35 Program -- AIN Online
B-1 bomber mission shifts from Afghanistan to China, Pacific -- USA Today
Contract to watch: Army opening $7.2B intelligence program -- Washington Post
Allegations: American generals delayed Kabul hospital abuse probe -- CNN
Pilot of the future: U.S. Army gets wearable tech for the battlefield -- CNet
Troops driving Humvees for 20 more years, maker says -- Stars and Stripes
Raytheon Makes Case For Marine C2 System -- Aol Defense
Original Stealth Ship Sold for Scrap -- Marine Link
Camp Lejeune Has The Most Sexual Assaults Of Any Marine Installation In The World -- Business Insider
Navy ramps up crackdown on drug use -- UT San Diego
Warrior Transition Unit’s role changes with times -- Stars and Stripes
US military to bury airmen killed in 1965 crash -- FOX News/AP
Mystery of three U.S. Army commandos in Mali remains -- Star Telegraph
Lockheed Martin Answers Critics Of F-35 Program -- AIN Online
B-1 bomber mission shifts from Afghanistan to China, Pacific -- USA Today
Contract to watch: Army opening $7.2B intelligence program -- Washington Post
Allegations: American generals delayed Kabul hospital abuse probe -- CNN
Pilot of the future: U.S. Army gets wearable tech for the battlefield -- CNet
Troops driving Humvees for 20 more years, maker says -- Stars and Stripes
Raytheon Makes Case For Marine C2 System -- Aol Defense
Original Stealth Ship Sold for Scrap -- Marine Link
Camp Lejeune Has The Most Sexual Assaults Of Any Marine Installation In The World -- Business Insider
Navy ramps up crackdown on drug use -- UT San Diego
Warrior Transition Unit’s role changes with times -- Stars and Stripes
US military to bury airmen killed in 1965 crash -- FOX News/AP
Mystery of three U.S. Army commandos in Mali remains -- Star Telegraph
US, Euro Defense Industry Must Look Abroad For Profits: PwC Study -- Aol Defense
U.S. defense firms drawn into Congress budget politics -- CNN
U.S. Military Cuts Loom as Late Campaign Issue -- Wall Street Journal
5 Ways to Stop National Security Leaks (But Do You Really Want To? -- Spencer Ackerman, Danger Room
Does Torture Work? Ask the CIA. -- Trace Dominguez, Discovery News
Goodbye, Commander McHale -- USNI
B-1 bomber mission shifts from Afghanistan to China, Pacific -- USA Today
Contract to watch: Army opening $7.2B intelligence program -- Washington Post
Allegations: American generals delayed Kabul hospital abuse probe -- CNN
Pilot of the future: U.S. Army gets wearable tech for the battlefield -- CNet
Troops driving Humvees for 20 more years, maker says -- Stars and Stripes
Raytheon Makes Case For Marine C2 System -- Aol Defense
Original Stealth Ship Sold for Scrap -- Marine Link
Camp Lejeune Has The Most Sexual Assaults Of Any Marine Installation In The World -- Business Insider
Navy ramps up crackdown on drug use -- UT San Diego
Warrior Transition Unit’s role changes with times -- Stars and Stripes
US military to bury airmen killed in 1965 crash -- FOX News/AP
Mystery of three U.S. Army commandos in Mali remains -- Star Telegraph
US, Euro Defense Industry Must Look Abroad For Profits: PwC Study -- Aol Defense
U.S. defense firms drawn into Congress budget politics -- CNN
U.S. Military Cuts Loom as Late Campaign Issue -- Wall Street Journal
5 Ways to Stop National Security Leaks (But Do You Really Want To? -- Spencer Ackerman, Danger Room
Does Torture Work? Ask the CIA. -- Trace Dominguez, Discovery News
Goodbye, Commander McHale -- USNI