Flooded areas: Highlighted areas show flooding in New York. An unprecedented 13-foot surge of seawater - 3 feet above the previous record - gushed into Gotham. Daily Mail
After Sandy, Intelligence Agencies Scramble To Feed Maps, Data To Rescuers -- Aol Defense
WASHINGTON: As FEMA, firemen, police and the National Guard wade into the devastation visited upon us by Hurricane Sandy, many of them are using maps and other information made available to them by intelligence agencies.
While intelligence analysts and their technical specialists usually spend their time targeting bad guys and helping troops plan to get them, some of them have gotten the rare and welcome chance to help their countrymen at home several times since Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Hurricane Sandy’s Impact to the U.S. Military Operations and Bases in the East Coast -- USNavySEALS.com
NY National Guard Changes Mind, Decides Hurricane Relief Trumps Mock Disaster Drill -- Danger Room
Bases along East Coast scramble to return to normal after Sandy -- Stars and Stripes
US Navy sends in carriers to help NY, NJ after Sandy -- NBC
Iran warships leave Sudan after four-day stay -- Reuters
Russian Navy HQ Moves to St. Petersburg -- RIA Novosti
Su-24 Crashes, Pilots Survive -- RIA Novosti
Russia’s Kalashnikov Asks Putin To Save Famed Factory -- Defense News
Military relations between China and US marching to a better tune -- Asia One
Military intelligence course builds bonds between U.S. and African service member -- Dvids
As Marines leave Afghanistan, more go to sea -- Navy Times
U.S. Military Intel Spending Dips $2.5B -- Defense News
Heavier, tracked, more tanklike Stryker vehicle is unveiled -- Stars and Stripes/The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
U.S. Air Force Cargo Missions Fall; Average Tonnage Rises -- Defense News
Navy Tests Unmanned Surface Weapon -- Defense Tech
Key HASC Members Face Election Night Losses -- Defense News
US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,015 -- Mercury News/AP