Poland, Article III and Missile Defense: Shaping a Way Ahead in Alliance Capabilities

12/18/2017
2017-12-18 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake We have a fundamental respect for the Poles and their history. No people have learned more about the threats to national survival generated by European insecurities and the Russians than the Poles. We each have a reach into Poland and its heritage but by…

Changing the Business Rules: Moving Beyond Slo Mo War Preparation

12/18/2017
2017-12-18 By Brian Morra The Department of Defense’s acquisition system is a major cause of the erosion of the defense capabilities of the United States. This erosion is visible in high profile, fatal accidents like those the US Navy has experienced in the Western Pacific over the past two years.…

1st MEB and ESG 3 Amphibious Operations

12/15/2017
12/15/2017: U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines with 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Expeditionary Strike Group 3, conduct amphibious operations off the coast of San Clemente Island during Exercise Dawn Blitz, Oct. 25, 2017. Dawn Blitz participating units are 1st MEB and ESG 3, USS Essex (LHD 2), USS Rushmore (LSD 47)…

Exercise Active Shield: US and Japanese Forces Train to Protect Iwakuni  

12/12/2017
12/12/2017: Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers jumped into action to keep the air station safe during exercise Active Shield. Marine Cpl. Emily Kirk trailed the group to see how they keep the air station safe. IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN 10.25.2017 Video by Cpl. Emily Kirk American Forces Network Iwakuni, Japan

Marine Corps Sunsetting the Prowler

12/10/2017
12/10/2017: U.S. Marine Corps Col. David A. Suggs, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., was invited to fly in one of two EA-6B Prowler aircraft attached to Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VMAQ) 2, Oct. 16, 2017. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, AZ, UNITED STATES 10.16.2017 Video…

HMH-463 Prepares for a Contested Environment

12/07/2017
12/07/2017: U.S. Marines 1st Lt. Bradley Hood, CH-53E Pilot, and Capt. Aaron Cauble, CH-53E Pilot, with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, discuss the importance of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) training aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 18, 2017. The training was conducted to enhance the Marine's capability to fly helicopters…

HIMARS Sea-Based Expeditionary Fires

12/05/2017
12/05/17: U.S. Marines with Battery R, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division launch a rocket from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) off the USS Anchorage (LPD-23) during Exercise Dawn Blitz, Oct. 22, 2017. Dawn Blitz 17 allows the amphibious force to integrate the F-35B Lightning II…