Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 2, 2014

Gen. Allen: Could Take Years To Train Syrian Rebels -- The Hill

Retired Marine Gen. John Allen said Wednesday that it could take years to train moderate Syrian rebel forces to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a linchpin of the president's strategy against the terrorist group.



"It is going to take a while. It could take years, actually," said Allen on CNN, in his first interview since being appointed by the president to build an international coalition in the fight against ISIS.



"And so the -- we have to manage our expectations," he said.



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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 2, 2014

Allen: 'Important moment' for anti-ISIS coalition -- CNN



Obama sends ex-general to Iraq to lobby Sunni tribes to join fight against Islamic State -- Washington Times



Turkey to approve a bigger military role in Iraq and Syria — but not on American terms -- Washington Post



Fight against Islamic State raises Air Force’s profile during funding crunch -- Washington Post



US to sell Saudi Arabia $1.75bn worth of Patriot air defenses -- RT



Brimstone: British missile envied by the US for war on Isil -- The Telegraph



Forces: The Incredible Shrinking Russian Army -- Strategy Page



North Korea shows signs of launching another rocket in 2014 -- Washington Times



Naval Air: The Japanese Answer To The P-8A -- Strategy Page



US tanks arrive in Baltics, Poland requests greater US military presence -- RT



Joint Strike Fighters: Australia's first F-35 jet takes inaugural flight in United States -- ABC.net.au (Australia)



Canada F-35 decision--Extend CF-18 Hornets out to 2025 -- Eric Palmer Blog



China And The US Are In A Race To Develop The World's First Aircraft Carrier-Borne Stealth Jets -- Business Insider



Murphy's Law: America Renounces Landmines, Sort Of -- Strategy Page



US Homeland Security Secretary to Form Panel on White House Protection -- RIA Novosti



Secret Service chief's undoing was quick as support vanished -- AP



Navy chief: US needs to keep 11 aircraft carriers -- The Hill



Navy Test-Fires Upgraded Tomahawk -- Defense Tech



Audit: Air Force Didn’t Justify Reaper Fleet Size -- DoD Buzz



Pentagon Says It’s Ready for Audit After Years of Delays -- Bloomberg



DoD Steps Forward To Credible Audits -- Colin Clark, Breaking Defense



Pentagon Dispatches 101st Airborne to Africa to Tackle Ebola -- Time



Deadlines Loom for Female Applicants to US Army Ranger School -- Military.com



Hagel: Military Medical System 'Average' -- AP



U.S. Military Hospitals Are Ordered to Improve Care, Access and Safety -- NYT



The F-35′s X-Ray Vision Is The Future Of Naval (And All Other) Warfare -- Jalopnik



Could a pill make soldiers' MINDS stronger? Drug may boost resilience on the battlefield - and prevent post-traumatic stress disorder -- Daily Mail



US Has Lost ‘Dominance In Electromagnetic Spectrum’: Shaffer -- Breaking Defense



Cyber Spy High: Meet the NSA's Hacker Recruiter -- NBC



Hackers charged with stealing over $100m in US army and Xbox technology -- The Guardian



Report: Compromise of classified documents reveals Army’s generation gap -- Washington Times



Search continues for Marine who bailed into sea during Osprey mishap -- Washington Times



Army drops charges against paratrooper over 2007 killing of Iraqi boys -- Washington Times



Army general, accused of sexual assault by senior adviser, retired quietly with demotion -- Washington Post



Mother of jailed Marine pleads for Obama’s help -- The Hill



To trash or transport: The Pentagon's quandary of what to do with military vehicles in Afghanistan -- Washington Business Journal



Can The Army Get Its Bureaucratic Act Together? -- Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Breaking Defense



Who Will Profit From the Wars in Iraq and Syria? -- William Hartung & Stephen Miles, Huffington Post