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The Osprey at 10: 400,000 Flight Hours and Onward

Posted on December 5, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
12/05/2017
The Osprey has passed the 10 year point in its combat history with more than 400,000 flight hours.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

The Prowler’s Last Engagement at a Weapons Tactics and Training Course

Posted on December 5, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
12/05/2017
After a long career in the USMC, the Prowler is being retired as the Marines shape a distributed EW force.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Estonia and Defense: The Challenge of Dealing with the Russians

Posted on December 4, 2017 | by SysAdmin
12/04/2017
2017-11-24 The Baltic republics are the flash point for European defense. If there is a wider war in Europe, it is very likely that the Baltic republics are the flash point. This perception has certainly driven changes in Nordic and North Atlantic defense. In a recent interview, Rear Admiral Nils…
Posted in HOME, Policy Dynamics, What's New

An Update on C-130J

Posted on December 4, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
12/04/2017
The first French Air Force C-130J has rolled out this past October.
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, What's New

F-35B Lightning II Onboard the USS Essex

Posted on December 3, 2017 | by SysAdmin
12/03/2017
Video:F-35B Lightning II Onboard the USS Essex
Posted in HOME, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video | Tagged 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, F-35B Lightning II, Marine Aircraft Group 13, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Roderick Jacquote, U.S. Marine Corps, USS Essex

F-35B Lightning II Carrier Qualifications

Posted on December 1, 2017 | by SysAdmin
12/01/2017
Video:F-35B Lightning II Carrier Qualifications
Posted in HOME, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video | Tagged 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Exercise Dawn Blitz, Expeditionary Strike Group-3, F-35B Lightning II, Marine Aircraft Group 13, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Navy-Marine Corps team, Roderick Jacquote, U.S. Marine Corps, USS Essex

The Danes, The Russians and Shaping a Deterrent Strategy

Posted on November 28, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
11/28/2017
Denmark is reworking its defense efforts in common with core allies.
Posted in Con Ops, Strategy, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

The Coming of the UK Carrier: A Driver of Integration and Interoperability

Posted on November 28, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
11/28/2017
The new UK carrier is at the vortex of a turn in British history, and a key element of shaping 21st century force integration and interoperability.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New
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