2013-08-22 by Michael W. Wynne, 21st Secretary, USAF Recently, Deputy Secretary Ashton Carter on the News Hour on PBS was very convincing that as the US military looks to the future, it must turn from the current engagements in the Middle East and look instead to the greater world threats. He remained…
2013-08-22 by Richard Weitz Most Russians are probably as happy as everyone else to see Iranian President Ahmadinejad leave office. His policies placed additional strains on the Russian-Iranian relationship. For example, Ahmadinejad’s unpopularity forced Moscow to distance itself from his regime, weakening Russian leverage as a potential mediator. Yet, Ahmadinejad’s…
2013-08-21 New USMC aviation assets are not just aviation upgrades. They interact with the force to shape new capabilities. In this piece, we have an opportunity to discuss the Huey and Cobra upgrades and their impact of fleet operation with Major Nathan Hill, Executive Officer, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269…
2013-08-21 A former force commander of the joint African Union/United Nations mission in Darfur has warned that a rethink is needed on peacekeeping in Africa if it is to remain a workable objective. Nigerian General Martin Luther Agwai told a Washington workshop on enhancing peacekeeping operations in Africa the complex…
2013-08-21 by Kenneth Maxwell The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, was in Brasilia last week. He did not want to meet the press. But Itamaraty (the Brazilian Foreign Ministry) insisted that he hold a press conference with Antonio Patriota, the Brazilian chancellor (Foreign Minister). Patriota had been Brazil's ambassador in Washington. Secretary Kerry…
2013-08-09 A key asset being added to the 21st century amphibious fleet is a new version of the CH-53. We earlier did an interview with a Marine involved in the program, who highlighted the potential contributions of the new helicopter to USMC-USN operations. https://sldinfo.com/adding-a-core-usmc-capability-the-ch-53k-as-a-logistical-force-multiplier/ During this year’s visit to New…
2013-08-07 During a visit to New River Air Station in July 2013, we had a chance to talk with Lt. Col. Schoofield, the newly appointed ACE commander of the 22nd MEU. His MEU is replacing the MEU currently deployed to the Mediterranean and where Lt. Col. “Spinner” Boniface is the…
2013-08-06 By Jimmy Bhatia and Shweta Sehgal Was it Nature’s fury against the plundering of the mountains by the growing population and their careless treatment of the environment? Whatever caused the ‘Himalayan Tsunami’, it was one of the biggest disasters in India caused by floods, landslide, rains and cloud bursts,…
