08/25/2015: On 13 August 2015 two KC-30 aircraft from RAAF Amberley conducted a Air to Air refueling training sortie. The Australian Air Force KC-30 aircraft is carrying out an air to air refueling operation using the Airbus Defence and Space Aerial Refueling Boom System (ARBS). Having an air refuelable tanker,…
08/26/2015 By Harald Malmgren Editor's Note: In the Spring of 2012, Harald Malmgren wrote a report which largely anticipated what is now happening in China and assessed what he thought might be the consquences. We are reissuing the report which can found below which provided his assessment at that time.…
2015-08-23 By Robbin Laird My last assignment when working at the Institute for Defense Analyses was supporting the staff for the 1995 Roles and Missions Commission. This Commission was headed by John White, who later was Deputy Secretary of Defense, and was formed to address a number of issues mandated…
2015-08-14 By Robbin Laird The Pacific area is certainly not Europe or the Middle East from the standpoint of shaping a deterrence strategy. It is about the US providing a core set of capabilities to protect its national interests and working with core allies and a wide range of partners…
08/25/2015: 2015- U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander, Admiral Scott Swift serves as its 35th commander since the Fleet was established since February 1941 and is headquartered at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Credit:DoD News:8/20/15 For our series on MARFORPAC and PACFLEET, see the following: https://sldinfo.com/shaping-an-operational-strategy-in-the-pacific-an-interview-with-rear-admiral-john-aquilino/ https://sldinfo.com/shaping-an-amphibious-coalition-an-interview-with-brigadier-general-mahoney-deputy-marforpac/ https://sldinfo.com/shaping-deterrence-in-depth-strategy-the-key-role-of-focused-partnerships-and-multilateralism/ https://sldinfo.com/combat-transformation-and-the-amphibious-force-a-pacfleet-marine-corps-perspective/ https://sldinfo.com/the-key-role-of-military-sealift-command-in-the-pacific-an-update-from-hawaii/ https://sldinfo.com/shaping-a-21st-century-pacific-force-perspectives-from-pacfleet/ Also, see, http://www.sldforum.com/2015/08/shaping-a-way-ahead-for-the-usn-in-the-pacific-rear-admiral-aquilino-and-pacfleet-work-the-challenges/
08/25/2015: 8/11/2015 - EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- RED FLAG-Alaska 15-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, Joint National Training Capability accredited exercise officially started here Aug. 6. Originally called COPE THUNDER, the exercise moved to Eielson in 1992 from Clark Air Base, Philippines, after the eruption of Mount Pinatubo on June 15, 1991. COPE THUNDER was…
2015-08-19 By Ed Timperlake It is the goal of Second Line of Defense with the publication of this article to begin a series on the problems with the Veterans Administration. It is hoped that visibility into VA problems by highlighting key challenges – including specific instances of corruption and malfeasance…
2015-08-25 In this video shot on August 24, 2015, a key member of the ECLAS-M Seabee team describes the basic capabilities of the Elevated Causeway System-Modular (ELCAS-M) and answers questions about how it might be used. Explaining the ELCAS and Its Uses from SldInfo.com on Vimeo. According to a press release…
