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Con Ops

The Commissioning of the USS America, October 11, 2014

Posted on October 13, 2014 | by Caroline Teames
10/13/2014
Slideshow:The Commissioning of the USS America, October 11, 2014
Posted in Con Ops, Slideshow, What's New | Tagged 1 Marine Expeditionary Force, big-deck amphibious assault ship, Bryan Cable, commissioning, David H. Berger, F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, Lynne Pace, MV-22 Osprey, next generation, Ray Mabus, Robert A. Hall Jr, San Francisco Fleet Week, USS America

What Do the Australian KC-30A and Rafale Have in Common? The Operation Against ISIL

Posted on October 10, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
10/10/2014
Australian KC-30As have been integral to the self-deployment of the RAAF to Iraq but also in support of coalition aircraft.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

The USS America: Redefining Amphibious Assault

Posted on October 8, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
10/08/2014
The USS America is a key part of the evolving amphibious strike task force.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Conclusion of Valiant Shield 2014

Posted on September 25, 2014 | by Caroline Teames
09/25/2014
Valiant Shield 2014 exercise concludes and tests capabilities of US forces in the Pacific.
Posted in Con Ops, Slideshow, What's New | Tagged Guam, Guam National Guardsmen, Russell Allen, Tinian Island, U.S. infantry Marines, USS Fresno, Valiant Shield 2014

The First US Soldiers to Participate in Valiant Shield 2014: The 94th AAMDC Plays Its Part

Posted on September 22, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
09/22/2014
The Soldiers of the 94th AAMDC, C/1-1 ADA and Task Force Talon are the first U.S. Soldiers to participate in Valiant Shield.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Prevailing in 21st Century Conflicts: Leveraging Insertion Forces

Posted on September 21, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
09/21/2014
This article looks at ways to engage effectively in dealing with 21st century conflicts.
Posted in Con Ops, Policy Dynamics, What's New

USS America Arrives in San Diego: Enabling the Tiltrotar Assault Force

Posted on September 16, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
09/16/2014
The USS America has arrived at its home port in San Diego. The ship is designed to enable the USMC as the only tiltrotar enabled assault force in the world. And preparing the ground for the introduction of the F-35B as the integrated C2, ISR, strike asset and enabler.
Posted in Con Ops, Logs & Sustainment, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video, What's New

US and Allied Missile Defense RMA Thinking Leaders and Their Technological and Con-Ops Counterpunch

Posted on September 8, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
09/08/2014
The evolution of adversary missile forces is a major challenge for US and Allied forces. It is hardly surprising that the US and its allies are not standing idly by and letting their adversaries conducted a one-sided RMA.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New
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