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Italy Provides Humanitarian Aid to Nepal via KC-767

Posted on May 2, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
05/02/2015
The Italian Air Force airlifted humanitarian aid to Nepal via their Boeing 767 transport.
Posted in HOME, Logs & Sustainment

Another Coalition Airpower Dynamic: Training for Next Generation Aircraft

Posted on May 1, 2015 | by SysAdmin
05/01/2015
Air Commodore Dre Kraak, from the Royal Netherlands Air Force, discussed the way ahead with regard to training for the Dutch Air Force as the introduce their F-35s.
Posted in Strategy, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

The F-35 and the Fifth Generation Warfare Ecosystem

Posted on May 1, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
05/01/2015
The warfighting centers (MAWTS-1, Nellis and Fallon) were interactively working together and with allies to shape the way ahead.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Visiting the First A400M Squadron at Bricy: Shaping a Way Ahead

Posted on April 30, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
04/30/2015
The impact of the A400M fleet will be strategic for France, whereby interventions can occur directly from France without having to preposition forces in the area of interest. Lt. Col. Paillard clearly felt that the interoperability provided by a common aircraft was something to be reinforced by training and operations…
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

General Mercier Visits the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

Posted on April 30, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
04/30/2015
General Mercier comes to Allied Command Transformation at an interesting time.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Enhancing NATO Coalition Airpower: The JAPCC and Thinking Through Ways Ahead

Posted on April 30, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
04/30/2015
The Joint Air Power Competency Centre (JPAC) provides NATO with expertise in thinking through the evolution of coalition airpower.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Airpower in Transition: Meeting 21st Century Strategic Challenges

Posted on April 30, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
04/30/2015
Reworking what political leadership and accountability with the emergence of fifth-generation enabled warfare is a key challenge facing the democracies.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

The Fifth Generation Experience: Getting on With Combat Transformation

Posted on April 29, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
04/29/2015
Lt. Col. Berke argues that the F-35 represents a significant trigger for change in the air combat revolution.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New
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