Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 10, 2021

U.S. troops participate in a site assessment alongside French forces in Gao, Mali, on March 3, 2021. A new survey suggests public confidence in the U.S. military has dropped in recent years. (Senior Airman Victoria Hadden/Air Force)

Military.com: Americans' Trust and Confidence in the Military Is Decreasing, New Survey Finds

The coronavirus, domestic divisions and fears that political violence might erupt topped the list of Americans' greatest concerns facing the nation, according to the latest survey from the Ronald Reagan Institute.

The Reagan National Defense Survey, conducted last month, found a decline in Americans' overall attitudes almost across the board -- including declining trust and confidence in the military.

But it said such results were unsurprising.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 10, 2021

Trust in the military is dropping significantly, new survey suggests -- Military Times

Public trust in military and police falls, but numbers for Congress and media are worse, says survey -- NBC

US military conducted fewer FONOPs in FY 2020 -- Navy Times

Pentagon report notes freedom of navigation violations, highlights China -- UPI

New SecDef Puts Climate Crisis, Rebuilding Alliances on Military To-Do List -- Military.com

Intel Still Needs Humans In Age Of AI: Lt. Gen. Potter -- Breaking Defense

Second B-52 regenerated for service to arrive at Minot AFB -- Minot Daily News

B-1B Bomber Makes Arctic Pit Stop For The First Time -- Warzone/The Drive

KC-46s Could Be Available for Limited Ops As Early as June -- Air Force Magazine

This Could Be the B-21 Raider's First Outdoor Hangar -- Military.com

Air Force exercises push data integration from across military domains -- UPI

Sailors say this submarine has been ravaged by bed bugs -- Military Times

Bath Iron Works Delivers Future USS Daniel Inouye To U.S. Navy -- Naval News

Navy's Whole T-45 Trainer Fleet to Get New Oxygen Systems After Hypoxia-Like Events -- Military.com

Biden Taps Two Admirals To Face China Challenge -- Breaking Defense

CIA Sees Diversity as Weapon Against Changing Threats from China, Russia -- Newsweek

Splitting NSA, CyberCom Now Could Reduce Military Access to Intelligence, Milley Says -- Defense One

Belgium’s Hard-Worked F-16 Fighter Jet Fleet Has Just Been Grounded -- Warzone/The Drive

Star wars: France conducts first military drills in space -- The Next Web

NATO Fleet Reportedly Enters Ukrainian Port of Odessa for First Time in 2021 -- Sputnik

Denmark latest NATO nation to fly F-35 following first flight this week -- UPI

PLA to strengthen combat readiness as US calls China strategic threat -- Global Times

Xi Calls on China’s Military to Prepare for ‘Unstable’ Security Concerns with Other Countries -- Sputnik

Japan’s New Aegis Ships Will Need To Counter Hypersonic Weapons -- Naval News

Could Ukrainian Firm Solve China’s Jet-Engine Problem? -- Breaking Defense

Israeli F-15s Were Armed With Old Missiles During B-52 Escort -- Warzone/The Drive

Indian Navy Inducts Superior Stealth Submarine Amid Power Battle in Indian Ocean -- Sputnik

Saab Gripen Fighter Jets To Undergo Supersonic Test-Flight With The Brazilian Air Force -- EurAsian Times

Whispers From Wargames About the Gray Zone -- Robert C. Rubel, War on the Rocks

Maneuver Warfare: “Reports Of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated” -- Paul Barnes, Modern War Institute