SLD Special Reports

Enhancing and Accelerating the Integrated Force: An Operational Perspective

10/07/2024 On September 26, 2024, the most recent seminar of The Sir Richard Williams Foundation was held. It was entitled: “Enhancing and Accelerating the Integrated Force: An Operational Perspective.” This seminar focused on how the force in being or the ready force was focused on improving its capability, its survivability and lethality for the fight tonight.… Download PDF Now »
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The Chief of the Australian Army Explains How They are Dealing with the Simultaneous Challenges of the Three R’s

10/03/2024 In the September 26, 2024 Sir Richard Williams seminar, we focused on how the force in being can evolve effectively in the near to mid-term as investments are being made… Read more »

Building Combat Mass: An Air Force Perspective

10/02/2024 By Robbin Laird The panel on combat mass was chaired by the former Air Commander Australia, AIRMSHL (Retd) Darren Goldie who provided an overview to the discussion. AIRMSHL (Retd) Darren… Read more »

The Force in Being to Protect the Nation: Its More than the ADF’s Role

10/01/2024 By Robbin Laird We focused in the September 26, 2024 Sir Richard Williams seminar on ways for the force in being to be augmented in the short to midterm. But… Read more »

Building Combat Mass: A Navy Perspective

09/30/2024 By Robbin Laird When you are a medium-sized force and not adding a lot of manned platforms in the next five years, how to you enhance combat mass? Or put… Read more »

The Challenge for Defence Readiness: The Impact of Politics

09/29/2024 By Robbin Laird If one is focused on how the force in being can be a more ready force, one will generally look in vain in the political class for… Read more »

The Perspective of Australia’s AUKUS Partners on Shaping the Way Ahead for Airpower

09/28/2024 General Kevin Schneider, Commander of U.S. Pacific Air Forces and AVM Mark Flewin, Air Officer Commanding 1 Group Royal Air Force both spoke at the September 26, 2024 Sir Richard… Read more »
In Briefs

1st LAR Battalion in Australia

10/14/2024 U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and Royal Australian Air Force members with 24th Squadron unload personnel… Read more »

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing 83rd Birthday

10/11/2024 On July 10, 2024, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) celebrated its 83rd birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo) (Music licensed from DeWolfe Music) 07.10.2024 Video by… Read more »

Air Delivery from MV-22B Osprey

10/09/2024 U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, drop cargo from an MV-22B Osprey at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, July 9,… Read more »

MALS-12 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam

10/07/2024 U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 12 build guided bombs for an F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. 05.29.2024 Video by Travis Minyon F-35… Read more »

VMFA-121 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam

10/04/2024 F-35B Lightning II aircraft, assigned to the VMFA-121, conduct flight operations at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The F-35 Joint Program Office is the Department of Defense’s focal point for… Read more »

CLB-8 Works with Swedish Marines and Sailors

10/02/2024 U.S. Navy Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and Swedish Marines perform casualty care for a casualty evacuation exercise event on Gålö… Read more »

JPRMC-X

09/30/2024 Philippine Army soldiers rehearse infantry Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures against a simulated opposition force during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Exportable (JPMRC-X) exercise on Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, June 6, 2024.… Read more »
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Pacific Marines Aid the Republic of the Philippines After Typhoon Hits

10/15/2024 Pacific Marines work alongside members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to stage and transport relief supplies in the Northern Philippines, Oct. 6 to 8, 2024. The U.S. Department… Read more »
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