2015-08-30 By Robbin Laird The Plan Jericho approach which the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has put in motion to shape a con-ops driven transformation process is built around the acquisition of new platforms, but then crafting ways for these platforms to operate and together in a joint manner to…
08/25/2015: On 13 August 2015 two KC-30 aircraft from RAAF Amberley conducted a Air to Air refueling training sortie. The Australian Air Force KC-30 aircraft is carrying out an air to air refueling operation using the Airbus Defence and Space Aerial Refueling Boom System (ARBS). Having an air refuelable tanker,…
2015-08-29 F-22s are flying in the Middle East. They are being joined by European based F-22s as well in Europe to work with the NATO allies. The F-22s have flown for many years in Red Flag with allies. Typhoon pilots have addressed their experience in flying with F-22 in Red…
2015-08-23 By Robbin Laird My last assignment when working at the Institute for Defense Analyses was supporting the staff for the 1995 Roles and Missions Commission. This Commission was headed by John White, who later was Deputy Secretary of Defense, and was formed to address a number of issues mandated…
2015-08-25 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Seabees and Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalions (PHIBCB) 1 and 2 along with other Naval Beach Group (NBG) 2 commands are constructing the Elevated Causeway System-Modular (ELCAS-M) on Anzio Beach at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek/Fort Story through September 2015. The ELCAS system is…
08/25/2015: 2015- U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander, Admiral Scott Swift serves as its 35th commander since the Fleet was established since February 1941 and is headquartered at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Credit:DoD News:8/20/15 For our series on MARFORPAC and PACFLEET, see the following: https://sldinfo.com/shaping-an-operational-strategy-in-the-pacific-an-interview-with-rear-admiral-john-aquilino/ https://sldinfo.com/shaping-an-amphibious-coalition-an-interview-with-brigadier-general-mahoney-deputy-marforpac/ https://sldinfo.com/shaping-deterrence-in-depth-strategy-the-key-role-of-focused-partnerships-and-multilateralism/ https://sldinfo.com/combat-transformation-and-the-amphibious-force-a-pacfleet-marine-corps-perspective/ https://sldinfo.com/the-key-role-of-military-sealift-command-in-the-pacific-an-update-from-hawaii/ https://sldinfo.com/shaping-a-21st-century-pacific-force-perspectives-from-pacfleet/ Also, see, http://www.sldforum.com/2015/08/shaping-a-way-ahead-for-the-usn-in-the-pacific-rear-admiral-aquilino-and-pacfleet-work-the-challenges/
08/25/2015: 8/11/2015 - EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska 15-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, Joint National Training Capability accredited exercise officially started here Aug. 6. Originally called COPE THUNDER, the exercise moved to Eielson in 1992 from Clark Air Base, Philippines, after the eruption of Mount Pinatubo on June 15, 1991. COPE THUNDER was…
2015-08-25 In this video shot on August 24, 2015, a key member of the ECLAS-M Seabee team describes the basic capabilities of the Elevated Causeway System-Modular (ELCAS-M) and answers questions about how it might be used. Explaining the ELCAS and Its Uses from SldInfo.com on Vimeo. According to a press release…