DefenceTalkThe US military will deploy 800 additional troops from an armored unit to South Korea to bolster its forces in case of a crisis with North Korea, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The US Army soldiers, armored vehicles and tanks from the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment will be stationed at camps Hovey and Stanley near […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-bolsters-forces-in-south-korea-with-armored-unit-50049/

DefenceTalkAfter months of hard training and expectation, the rubber finally hit the road in Turkey for the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command. With a formal transfer of authority in the southeastern Turkey city of Gaziantep, Dec. 13, the formidable responsibilities of safeguarding civilians from airborne threats […]https://www.defencetalk.com/5-7-air-defense-artillery-soldiers-assume-responsibilities-in-turkey-49985/

DefenceTalkFour days after their official transfer of authority ceremony, U.S. Army Soldiers with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s East Africa Response Force deployed for the first time since being established earlier this year. The Soldiers loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules Dec. 14, and deployed to South Sudan, supporting the U.S. Embassy’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/east-africa-response-force-deploys-for-1st-time-49982/

DefenceTalkNominations for active-duty line officers interested in the financial management leadership program, or FMLP, are due to the Air Force Personnel Center by Feb. 15, 2014, AFPC officials said Dec. 18. The FMLP is a four-year program that provides non-finance officers the opportunity to gain leadership experience as comptroller squadron commanders, said Capt. Thomas Cook, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/financial-management-leadership-program-open-to-eligible-officers-49964/

DefenceTalkBeginning Dec. 20, Soldiers will be eligible for expedited pre-flight screening at airports, meaning they’ll be able to get into the express line where they don’t need to remove their shoes and belts or take laptops out of their baggage. All service members, including those in the Reserve, National Guard and Coast Guard, will be […]https://www.defencetalk.com/soldiers-to-get-expedited-airport-security-screenings-49943/

DefenceTalkEighth Army participated in exercise Warpath III, here, Dec. 7-15, to hone its ability to command combat operations. The annual command post exercise keeps Eighth Army and its main ground maneuver formation, 2nd Infantry Division, ready to deter aggression on the Korean Peninsula and maintain stability in the Asia Pacific region. Defensive in nature, Warpath […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eighth-army-participates-in-exercise-in-south-korea-49934/

DefenceTalkA Lebanese soldier and four attackers were killed in two separate assaults late Sunday on army checkpoints in the southern city of Sidon, the military said in a statement. “At 9:15 p.m. (1915 GMT) today (Sunday) an armed man approached an army checkpoint in the north of Sidon, and launched a hand grenade towards it, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lebanese-soldier-4-attackers-killed-in-assaults-on-army-49941/

DefenceTalkThe Army used a vehicle-mounted high-energy laser for the first time to successfully engage more than 90 mortar rounds and several unmanned aerial vehicles in flight. The Army High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator, or HEL MD, underwent multiple test events between Nov. 18 and Dec. 10, at White Sands Missile Range. This was the first […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-tests-vehicle-mounted-laser-against-multiple-targets-49920/

DefenceTalkBrigade and battalion command posts, the heart of battlefield operations, are more mobile and agile than ever before, and through ongoing improvements in network capability, the Army is increasing their ability to move forward in the fight while retaining commanders’ critical situational awareness. Current technologies such as Warfighter Information Network Tactical, known as WIN-T, Increment […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-network-stays-connected-even-when-jumping-the-toc-49915/

DefenceTalkRussia’s military will have 500,000 soldiers serving on professional contracts within a decade, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday. Half of the armed forces will be made up of professional service personnel by 2022 under plans to shift away from conscripts and more than double the number of contract soldiers from the present 220,000. But […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-military-to-recruit-500000-professional-soldiers-by-2022-49907/