President Trump walks with Attorney General William Barr, left, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, center, and Gen. Mark Milley, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
Forbes: Report: Esper Reverses Decision To Remove Troops From D.C. Area After Meeting At White House
Defense Secretary Mark Esper reversed an earlier decision to send home active-duty troops standing by in the Washington, D.C. area after a meeting at the White House, the Associated Press reported Wednesday, a reversal that comes after two straight days of more peaceful protests in the nation’s capital.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 3, 2020
Army: Esper reverses plan to send active-duty troops home -- AP
Esper, Milley in talks to testify before House Armed Services Committee -- Axios
Senior military leaders being called to testify to Congress about George Floyd protest response -- Military Times
58% Of Voters Support Using Military To Help Police Control Protests, Poll Finds -- Forbes
Revealed: Trump considered using military 'tanks' and ordered helicopters to blast protesters with their downdraft as hundreds of soldiers armed with BAYONETS are deployed to Washington -- Daily Mail
National Guard investigating helicopter use on D.C. protesters -- Politico
Racial Tension in America Requires Intrusive Military Leadership -- Commander Marcus A. Canady, U.S. Coast Guard, US Naval Institute
US Navy upgrades more ships for the F-35 as the future of carriers remains in flux -- Defense News
Five Reasons The Air Force’s B-52 Bomber Will Be The First Jet Ever To Stay In Service For 100 Years -- Forbes
Space Force Nat’l Guard Likely To Cost $100M/Year: CBO -- Breaking Defense
Historic nomination of first black service chief to move forward after lawmaker lifts secret hold -- Defense News
Army goes deep on autonomous systems -- Defense Systems
The Air Force's new helicopter and the Army's Apache flew together for the first time -- Business Insider
US Army buys $3.4bn worth of Hydra-70 rockets -- Flight Global
Pentagon unveils new policy for 12-month, unaccompanied tours to Iraq, Arabian Peninsula -- Military Times
B-52s train with Norwegian fighters on long-range flight to Arctic -- Air Force Times
US commander suggests sending military trainers to Tunisia after Russia sends aircraft to Libya -- Al-Monitor
Pentagon, South Korea reach deal on Koreans working at military base -- The Hill
Philippines Reinstates Pact with US Military -- VOA
Philippines says it won't end US military access agreement amid South China Sea tensions -- CNN
Germany Wants to Kick Extremists Out of Military Faster -- Military.com
Germany to sack extremist soldiers — and faster -- DW
Airbus A400M cleared to drop more paratroopers through its side doors -- Defense News
PLA holds high altitude exercise as China-India border tensions continue -- SCMP
Pakistan’s naval chief talks regional security and tech wish list -- Defense News
Sudan appoints new defense chief amid tensions with Ethiopia -- Defense News/AP
