2014-10-17 By Robbin Laird It has been a year since I first sat down with Lt. General Preziosa at his office in Rome to discuss the evolution of Italian and coalition airpower. I had a chance to both discuss with the COS of the Italian Air Force at a meeting…
2014-10-28 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake Training is crucial to combat success. As Admiral Nimitz confronted the last century’s challenges he concluded a core lesson for this century’s Pacific warriors: “Having confronted the Imperial Japanese Navy’s skill, energy, persistence, and courage, Nimitz identified the key to victory: ‘training, TRAINING…
10/24/2014: Part of the Second Line of Defense team visited Fallon Naval Air Station in Nevada in October 2014. We had a chance to talk with the commanding Admiral and several of his key staff to gain an understanding of what this important training facility provides for the fleet and…
10/24/2014: Part of the Second Line of Defense team visited Fallon Naval Air Station in Nevada in October 2014. We had a chance to talk with the commanding Admiral and several of his key staff to gain an understanding of what this important training facility provides for the fleet and…
10/24/2014: ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 18, 2014) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) relieves USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Arabian Gulf. George H.W. Bush will soon depart the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility for its homeport at Norfolk, Va., and Carl Vinson will take over…
2014-10-18 By Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird In considering the future of airpower, the inevitable return of air to air combat faces US and allied pilots. The uncontested skies of Afghanistan are not the definer of the future, but dealing with the dangers and threats from enemy defenses whether launched…
2014-10-23 By Julien Canin With the protests in Hong Kong reminding the world how democracy challenges the leadership of the PRC, Taiwan remains a clear reminder that it is possible to be both Chinese and democratic. But for it to remain democratic, it needs to remain free.And that requires the successful…
2014-10-15 By Richard Weitz Last week, the Japanese and U.S. governments released an interim report on their progress in revising the guidelines for their militaries’ roles and missions in the joint defense of Japan. 20141003_INTERIM_REPORT The interim report does not identify specific threats or discuss detailed scenarios for joint military…
