2014-07-22 By defenceWeb The Libyan Air Force has lost an Il-76 transport aircraft to fighting by rival militias at Tripoli’s international airport, while dozens of other aircraft have been damaged or destroyed. On July 16 a Libyan Air Force Il-76T parked on the apron was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade…
07/21/2014: Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 has been supporting operations in the pacific theater as they make a permanent move from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. Credit:American Forces Network, Iwakuni JAPAN:7/16/14 By Lance Cpl. D. A. Walters | Marine Corps Air…
2014-07-14 By Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird When Americans hear Iraq, they think of a difficult country, far away, with a lot of recent history and little desire to revisit either the history or the country. When one adds to this a President who ran against his predecessor in part…
2014-07-19 Recently, Secretary Hagel visited the 33rd Fighter Wing to reinforce his commitment to the way ahead and highlight the progress with the F-35 program. Because you might have missed the extensive mainstream press's coverage of the event, we thought you would like to hear what the Secretary himself chose…
2014-07-19 Norway, India and China are all first time participants in RIMPAC 2014. According to the basic statement on the Commander of the Pacific’s website: Held every two years by Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), RIMPAC 2014 is a multinational maritime exercise that takes place in and around the Hawaiian…
2014-07-19 By Stig Jarle Hansen, Associate Senior Analyst, Risk Intelligence Overview Since the French intervention early in 2013, the Mali conflict has been a defining one for regional security. The intervention itself was successful in the short run. Territorial integrity was more or less restored by the end of 2013,…
2014-07-16 By Kenneth Maxwell With the World Cup behind them President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, President Xi Jinping of China, and President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, met in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil, this week for the sixth BRICS summit . BRICS is an acronym conceived…
2014-07-16 By Lieutenant General Ted F. Bowlds USAF (ret) To those who believe innovation inside the government, within the walls of the Pentagon bureaucracy is impossible, I am here to tell you it can happen. It requires only two ingredients. The first key ingredient is the entrepreneur, the innovator, and…
