2014-02-04 The CNO attended the christening of the second Mobile Landing Platform in San Diego held on February 1, 2014. During his visit, Jeanette Steele from U-T San Diego had a chance to talk with the CNO and published a very helpful interview with him. The interview highlighted a number…
2014-02-03 Second Line of Defense’s Murielle Delaporte had the opportunity to visit the Special Purpose Crisis Response MAGTF at their temporary operating facility in Spain in mid December. Shortly after she observed their training efforts, the force went on its second mission, this one to South Sudan. In fact, she…
2014-02-01 Interviews Conducted by Murielle Delaporte Second Line of Defense’s Murielle Delaporte had the opportunity to visit the Special Purpose Crisis Response MAGTF at their temporary operating facility in Spain in mid December. Shortly after she observed their training efforts, the force went on its second mission, this one to South…
01/30/2014: Various Land Sea, and Air exercises as part of NATO multi-national training exercise in early 2014. For NRF 2014 rotation NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) gives his specific guidance to JFC Brunssum to train, prepare and certify the Immediate Response Force (IRF) and the elements designated in the Response…
2014-01-29 by Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird The US Army was mobilized for the land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This mobilization phase is now ending. The US Army now seeks to become more agile and effective in getting to crisis situations earlier rather than later. A piece in National…
2014-01-28 By Ed Timperlake No one doubts that landpower remains a key element of the strategic calculus. The question is what type of landpower makes sense for the United States in dealing with 21st century challenges? Is it the USMC approach to a three-dimensional enabled ground warrior or is it a…
2014-01-25 By Ed Timperlake With North Korea now a nuclear power with evolving strike missile capabilities, the past is not prologue to the defense of South Korea. The US Army is not simply a barrier force to the invasion from North Korea; it needs to be shaped as part of the…
2014-01-25 By Robbin Laird While many TV commentators seemed to have spent their time covering the Philippine relief situation doing little but to criticize the performance of the Philippine government (Anderson Cooper certainly comes to mind), key contingents of the USMC and USAF were working rapidly to establish the infrastructure for…
