2017-06-13 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The great historian Max Hastings in his seminal book Inferno about all the fighting forces of World War II said that after some very nasty setbacks early in the war, the US and Royal Navies emerged as the most effective fighting forces in the…
06/19/2017: According to an article published on the Australian Department of Defence website on June 13, 2017, Indian warships have arrived for a bilateral maritime exercise. Three Indian warships sailed into Fremantle to participate in a week-long naval exercise off the Western Australian coast. Exercise Australia India (AUSINDEX) is a regular…
06/19/2017: According an article published on the Australian Department of Defence website, Australian and Indian forces recently shared their experiences operating the Globemaster. A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17A Globemaster III and crew have conducted a one week visit to their Indian Air Force counterparts. Held from 12 to 16…
2017-06-18 According to a piece on the UK Ministry of Defence website published on June 14, 2017, currently there are 1,500 UK military personnel involved in NATO exercises underway in five countries in Europe. The Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has today visited some of the 1,500 British personnel currently…
2017-06-02 By Robbin Laird In Colin Clark’s recent coverage of the visit of RAAF Air Chief, Air Marshal Leo Davies,, to the United States, he highlighted the “institutional interoperability which the RAAF was shaping with its closest allies, and notably with the USAF and the USN. On a regional level,…
06/08/2017: Japan hosts for the first time the 5th annual U.S-Japan amphibious and mine warfare staff talk about evolving amphibious operational capabilities. Sgt. Cheyenne Newman went to Kure to find out more about how Japan and the U-S use their relationship to build a stronger amphibious force. KURE, HIROSHIMA, JAPAN 05.24.2017…
2017-06-08 By Danny Lam The successful test of an interceptor by the Missile Defense Agency May 30 caused Vice Adm. James Syring to claim that CONUS is “safe” until 2020, or at least 3 years ahead of DPRK ICBMs. Let’s begin by taking this claim at face value. VAM Syring’s…
2017-05-26 By Robbin Laird The USMC is changing significantly as it shifts from the land wars to its evolving role as the nation’s key full spectrum insertion force. An entire generation of Marines has fought ashore and become a flexible land force; with the drawdown in the land wars in…
