By Robbin Laird I have visited Belarus in the past and have very clear memories of my time there. And with my recent visit to Poland, was reminded again of how Belarus is a border country in many respects, but one dominated by Russia. The use of migrants by the…
By Robbin Laird I had the chance to work with Lt. General (Retired) Robling both when he was Deputy Commandant of Aviation from 2011-2012 and when he was the MARFORPAC commander from 2012 to 2014. We started by looking back at his time as the MARFORPAC Commander, and the beginning…
According to a story published by the UK Ministry of Defence on October 5, 2021, the UK Carrier Strike Group looks forward to a busy autumn in the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East. Having passed the midway point of its first operational deployment, the UK Carrier Strike Group is preparing…
By MC1 Tyler Fraser, USS Carl Vinson PHILIPPINE SEA – Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducted a fueling-at-sea (FAS) with Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), Sept. 17, delivering more than 150,000 gallons of fuel and setting a milestone of more than 1 million gallons…
By Pierre Tran Paris – Britain and France, once close friends and military allies, are at each other’s throat. The cultural approach of the British is pragmatism, while the archetypal French character is the intellectual. A sample of both those qualities may be what is needed to defuse the tension,…
By the Australian Defence Business Review The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has hosted seven air forces at its biennial Exercise Blue Flag at Ovda Airbase near Eilat in southern Israel. Blue Flag is described as an international training exercise hosting air forces from around the world to strengthen cooperation between…
According to a UK Ministry of Defence article published on October 20, 2021, HMS Prince of Wales hosted the Pacific Future Forum. The Royal Navy’s next generation aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales is hosting the international defence, security, trade and technology summit, the Pacific Future Forum (PFF). PFF provides…
By Robbin Laird With the return of the high-end fight, and the challenge of delivering tailored military capabilities to ensure escalation dominance in the maritime domain, a broadened focus on maneuver warfare in the maritime space has emerged. Distributed operations within a wider capability to integrate the force is a…
