WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is bringing home more American service members in the coming weeks, following President Donald Trump’s order to remove about 2,000 troops from Afghanistan and 500 troops from Iraq before next year’s U.S. presidential inauguration.
“By January 15, our force size in Afghanistan will be 2,500 troops. Our force size in Iraq will also be 2,500 by that same date,” Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller told reporters at the Pentagon on Tuesday.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 17, 2020
Top Democrat calls Trump's Afghan drawdown 'the right policy decision' as others warn of 'mistake' -- The Hill
Eye On Arctic, Congress Pushes More C-130Js; Including Ski Planes -- Breaking Defense
US Army’s heavy ground robot reaches full-rate production -- Defense News
The Pentagon failed its audit again, but sees progress -- Defense News
China's future fighter trainer could feature AI to boost pilot's combat capability: top designer -- Global Times
Photos Emerge of China’s J-15 Fighter Sporting Gear for New Carrier’s Catapult Launch System -- Sputnik
China's Y-20 tanker variant spotted conducting aerial refueling for J-20 fighter jet: report -- Global Times
Military-civilian mobilization exercise shows China can quick switch industrial output -- Global Times
UK Commandos Reportedly Use ‘Throwbot’ Drones That Help Soldiers in Dangerous Battle Spaces -- Sputnik
Greek and Egyptian special forces conduct joint military exercises (PHOTOS) -- Greek City Times
Lessons on Leading Through Chaos from U.S. Special Operations -- Boris Groysberg and John Masko, Harvard Business Review
