2013-12-03 by Robbin Laird The challenge of reshaping Pacific defense to deal with the various strategic challenges of the 21st century – the Arctic opening, SLOC and maritime trade conveyer belt security, North Korea and the dynamics of the second nuclear age, and the reaching out into the Pacific by…
2013-11-27 The USMC was very visible with its Ospreys. The USN became evident with the arrival of the USS Washington. And for the USAF the arrival of the C-17s along with international partners like Canada flying airlift was a clearly visible actor in the relief effort. What can be lost…
2013-11-26 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake We had a chance to sit down with General Hawk Carlisle, Commander, Pacific Air Forces, at the Air Force Association Pacific Forum, recently held in Los Angeles, California. Earlier in the day, the General addressed the Forum and we were able to build upon…
11/25/2013: PACAF Commander Focuses on the Pacific at the AFA Forum by Airman 1st Class Alexander W. Riedel The commander of the Pacific Air Forces discussed the current state in the Pacific and the efforts of Airmen who contribute to securing U.S. and allied interests in the area during the…
2013-11-22 by Robbin Laird The devastation from the Typhoon which directly struck the Philippines left in its wake a patch quilt of infrastructure from which to start a relief effort. The Marines on Okinawa, Japan because of their integrated force structure and forward location were able to go early and to…
2013-11-22 With the Ospreys as a key player in the Philippine's relief, another story highlights the flexibility of the aircraft. According to a USMC story by Captain Sharon Hyland: [caption id="attachment_59966" align="alignnone" width="300"] The Senegalese Minister of the Armed Forces, Augustin Tine, and Col. Scott Benedict, commanding officer of Special-Purpose…
2013-11-22 by Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake Dateline Los Angeles: The AFA Pacific Forum A key challenge in any major relief effort is putting together an effective infrastructure from which to support a relief effort. A massive disaster like Katrina or Typhoon Haiyan by definition destroys everything in its path…
2013-11-22 by Scott C. Truver Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer, the “father” of the Aegis Weapon System, often exclaimed, “There is nothing more complex than the design, engineering and construction of a warship!” That complexity is at its most extreme in the case of America’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs). And…
