AFSOC at 35
06/27/2025
Video made to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Air Force Special Operations Command on May 22, 2025. HILL AFB, UTAH 05.19.2025 Video by Staff Sgt. Tristan Biese and Airman 1st Class Jamie Echols 2D Audiovisual Squadron
The Paris Air Show 2025 and Tales of FCAS
06/25/2025
By Pierre Tran Le Bourget, France - A long-simmering dispute between Airbus and Dassault Aviation on the share of high-value work on a planned European fighter jet boiled over at the 2025 Paris air show, which opened June 16 with a summer heatwave warming the tarmac. The June 21 U.S.…
The King Stallion and Helicopter Support Team Training
06/25/2025
U.S. Marines with Logistics Operations School conduct helicopter support team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 18, 2025. The HST training is designed to prepare Marines to manage activities at landing zones and to facilitate the pickup, movement, and landing of helicopter-borne troops, equipment, and supplies. CAMP JOHNSON, NORTH…
Blockchain in Missile Defense Technology
06/23/2025
By Debalina Ghoshal Modern warfare operates in an increasingly contested environment where adversaries possess not only advanced weapon systems but also sophisticated cyber capabilities that can disrupt critical defense technologies. The complexity of contemporary missile defense systems requires seamless integration between multiple subsystems and the main weapon platform. As demonstrated…
HMH-461 Air Assault Training
06/23/2025
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fly in a CH-53K King Stallion during the air assault portion of Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Maneuver Exercise 1-25 at Marine Corps Air-Ground…
The Taiwan-Phillipines-Japan Strategic Triangle
06/22/2025
While Taiwan tensions are often viewed through a U.S.-China lens, the gravest strategic consequences would fall on Japan and the Philippines. Chinese control of Taiwan would fundamentally alter the regional balance, potentially isolating both nations and forcing them into accommodation with Chinese regional dominance regardless of U.S. positions. Taiwan's location…
Europe’s Critical Infrastructure Under Siege: From Russian Threats to Chinese Investments
06/21/2025
By Robbin Laird In late 2020, Murielle Delaporte and I published our book entitled: The Return of Direct Defense in Europe: Meeting the Challenge of XXIst Century Authoritarian Powers. A major emphasis in that book was that the broad challenge was inclusive of European infrastructure and the clear need for…
VMM-364 Operating in the Philippines
06/20/2025
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, extract U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division from Calayan, Babuyan Islands, Philippines, during KAMANDAG 9, June 1, 2025. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and…