2016-12-02 According to a story written by Sang-Yun Kim and published on the South Korean Ministry of Defence website, the 10th Fighter Wing participated in a recent exercise for rapid response in a crisis. 10th Air Force Fighter Wing (hereinafter referred to as 10th FW) had a Practice Generation for…
2016-11-28 By Albert Santoli, President, Asia America Initiative The Philippine archipelago of 7,000 islands and water passages of trade, defense and communications form a strategic crossroad vital to the security to the entire Pacific Region and the West Coast of the United States. The strategic relationship between the United States and the…
2016-11-28 By Robbin Laird We are in the midst of significant global change. The strategic dislocation of the Middle East, the Putin Russian revival, the Brexit dynamic, the Euro crisis, the German migrant opening at the middle of Europe, the Chinese power grab, the Chinese economic malaise, the Japanese power…
2016-12-01 By defenceWeb That South Africa has a particularly porous land border is well-known and almost as well-known are the efforts of mainly SA Army regulars and reserves to ensure some integrity with the oft repeated “shortage of funds” pointed out as the biggest contributor to the thousands of illegal…
2016-12-01 By Michael W. Wynne, 21st Secretary of the Air Force Summary It is time to wake up the liability lawyers and truly drive change in the Cyber Security Field. Corporations that are paying weekly or monthly protection money, are really stuck in a belief system that is naive. Its…
2016-11-29 By Todd Miller The US Marine Corps (USMC) F-35 program is accelerating rapidly, and deployment is underway. Second Line of Defense had the opportunity to see the progress in action during a “Proof of Concept” demonstration on the USS America off the coast of Southern California November 18-20, 2016.…
2016-11-27 By Danny Lam During President Obama’s meeting with President Elect Donald Trump, a “big problem for the country” was discussed. North Korea and its nuclear ballistic missile program was identified in September as the first problem for the Trump Administration. President Elect Trump will be briefed by the priesthood…
2016-11-28 By Murielle Delaporte Yesterday, against all odds (at least the odds defined by the general media buzz for months), François Fillon, the French initial outsider for the Republican Primaries won by close to 70% of the votes against the initial favorite Alain Juppé. This was in the second and…
