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The Last Tornado Student

Posted on March 28, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
03/28/2017
In this article by the last RAF Tornado student pilot, Flight Lt. Nathan Shawyer looks back on the Tornado and its impact on him and its important impact on the RAF.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

The F-35 Pacific Forum: Shaping A Coalition Approach Towards 21st Century Defense

Posted on March 22, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
03/22/2017
The first F-35 symposium of operators has been held in Hawaii.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Getting on With Building a 21st Century U.S. Power Projection Force: No Time to Lose

Posted on March 22, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
03/22/2017
American airpower faces a challenging environment and we need with building appropriate capabilities,
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Triton and Shaping the 21st Century Fleet Approach to Distributed Lethality

Posted on March 20, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
03/20/2017
Triton is the latest and cutting edge US Navy platform associated with advanced ISR or maritime domain awareness for the fleet.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Winter Training in Norway

Posted on March 20, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
03/20/2017
A UK Royal Marines and a US Marine comment on winter training in Norway.
Posted in Con Ops, Slideshow, What's New | Tagged Excercise Joint Viking, Mark Edgar, Michael Owen, Norway, Norwegian Ministry of Defence, UK Royal Marines, US Marine Corps, Winter Training

Building a 21st Century Integrated High End Force: The Aussies Work a Way Ahead

Posted on March 18, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
03/18/2017
The Williams Foundation is hosting a conference on April 11, 2017 on force integration.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

15th MEU Readies for Deployment with the USS America ARG (Part One)

Posted on March 17, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
03/17/2017
Distributed assault in contested space is a game changer for the MEU/ARG.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Exercising an Insertion Force

Posted on March 15, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
03/15/2017
The Marines are evolving ways to augment and enhance the capability of the insertion force.
Posted in Con Ops, HOME, Video | Tagged 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 15th MEU, Marines, maritime raid force, Realistic Urban Terrain training, Twentynine Palms
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