Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 22, 2015

CNN: State Department: U.S. pulls remaining forces out of Yemen



Sanaa, Yemen (CNN)The U.S. military has pulled its remaining personnel out of Yemen due to the deteriorating security situation, the U.S. State Department said.


The evacuation involved about 100 Special Operations forces members from the Al Anad airbase, sources in the region familiar with the situation told CNN. The State Department called it a temporary relocation.


Those evacuated, which include Navy SEALs and members of the Army's Delta Force, were the last American forces stationed in the Arab nation, which is home to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the terrorist group also known as AQAP.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 22, 2015

US Withdraws All Personnel from Yemen -- VOA



U.S. special operations forces evacuate air base in Yemen -- Washington Times



Russia developing aircraft fleet that will deploy army, tanks anywhere on earth 'within hours' -- AIN News



Ukraine Army Sees Dramatic Increase in Non-Battle Losses -- Sputnik



US Training of Ukrainian Forces in April to Focus on Territorial Defense -- Sputnik



US military convoy parades through Eastern Europe -- RT



NATO General: West Should Consider Arming Ukraine -- VOA



NATO commander: West must fight Russia in information 'war' -- AP



U.S. Army Joins Polish Military Defense Exercises Near Warsaw -- Moscow Times/Reuters



Entering NATO Would Pose Security Risks for Finland – Finance Minister -- Sputnik



E. Europe Eyes Conscription Amid Russia Threat -- Defense News



UK mothballs quarter of Apache fleet with end of Afghan ops -- IHS Jane's 360



The UK is going to send billions in arms exports to countries on the human rights blacklist -- Business Insider/VICE News



Germany To Boost Defense 6.2% Over 5 Years -- Defense News



US Officials Believe North Korea Has SLBMs, Miniaturized Nuclear Devices -- The Diplomat



China price coming for fighter planes, submarines, destroyers and other weapons -- Next Big Future



THAAD usable against China's DF-31 missile: Global Times -- Want China Times



Naval Air: China and Japan Prep For A Death Race -- Strategy Page



US Senate Demands Formal US Strategy to Stop China in South China Sea -- Sputnik



CIA director: Iran general 'destabilizing' efforts in Iraq -- AP



New proposal would change the way the Pentagon buys weapons -- Washington Post



Pentagon’s Rocket Plan Runs Into Challenges -- WSJ



Pentagon wraps up new acquisition rules to protect weapons from cyberattacks -- Reuters



Marines Shelve Humvee Upgrades Due to Budget Cuts -- DoD Buzz



As Gerald R. Ford nears delivery, two big hurdles remain -- Navy Times



Odierno: Chiefs, Not Civilians, Should Play Bigger Role in Weapon Buys -- DoD Buzz



Now the US Air Force Wants to Replace A-10s With F-16s -- War is Boring



US Lawmakers Press Top Officers for Arctic Plans -- Defense News



US spies feel 'comfortable' in Switzerland, afraid of nothing - Snowden -- RT



Gen. Dempsey: Iraq experience has ‘déjà vu’ feeling -- Washington Times



Marines Urge Vigilance After IS Posts Threat -- VOA



Islamic State Could Strike U.S. Military Personnel in America, McCaul Says -- Bloomberg



Navy Fires Commander of Strategic Air Wing After Secret Investigation -- Sputnik



US soldier admits killing unarmed Afghans for sport -- The Guardian



As anger still simmers, Navy to christen the USS John P. Murtha -- Washington Post



How the U.S. Military Thinks About Complexity -- Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations



Heed Petraeus’s Critique of Obama -- Max Boot, Commentary



How Obama’s Cuba Deal Is Strengthening Its Military -- James Bruno, Politico