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Enhancing NATO Coalition Airpower: The JAPCC and Thinking Through Ways Ahead

Posted on April 30, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
04/30/2015
The Joint Air Power Competency Centre (JPAC) provides NATO with expertise in thinking through the evolution of coalition airpower.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

The Fifth Generation Experience: Getting on With Combat Transformation

Posted on April 29, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
04/29/2015
Lt. Col. Berke argues that the F-35 represents a significant trigger for change in the air combat revolution.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Coalition Operations Are in the Danish DNA: Finding the Gold in Coalitions

Posted on April 26, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
04/26/2015
Col. Rex set a goal for allied and partner Air Forces ways to shape higher levels of coalitionability.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 First Osprey Flight: The Phrog Retires

Posted on April 26, 2015 | by Caroline Teames
04/26/2015
Video:Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 First Osprey Flight
Posted in Con Ops, Video, What's New | Tagged California, Camp Pendleton, CH-46E Sea Knight, First Osprey Flight, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364, MV-22 Osprey, Paul Kopacz, VMM-364

The USMC and the RAAF Focus on the Next Generation of Warfare

Posted on April 25, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
04/25/2015
John Blackburn and Lt. Col. Berke from the RAAF and the USMC discuss the dynamics of change in air combat power.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Tectonic Junction: The Evolution of French Forward-Based Forces in Djibouti

Posted on April 25, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
04/25/2015
Djibouti is uniquely located near a tectonic triple junction, where three tectonic plates meet: African, Arabian and Somalian.
Posted in Con Ops, Strategy, What's New

Visiting the A400M in Seville and in Orleans

Posted on April 20, 2015 | by Caroline Teames
04/20/2015
There are six A400ms already at the Bricy base flying on average two flights to Africa and two to Djibouti and the UAE per month,
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged A400M, Benoit Paillard, Bricy Air Base, Final Assembly Line, Orléans, Robbin Laird, Seville, Turkish A400M

2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade: Shaping the Scalable Modular Forces for 21st Century Operations

Posted on April 19, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
04/19/2015
2d MEB is part of the USMC reshaping what the Command Element of a 21st century assault force really is all about.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New
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