Remembering Bomber Command: Its 78th Anniversary in 2020

06/08/2020
In a small ceremony held at the Air Force Memorial in South Australia on 30 May 20, Royal Australian Air Force No. 462 Squadron (462SQN) marked the 78th Anniversary of Bomber Command - an enduring strategic bombing campaign against Germany during World War 2. Senior Australian Defence Force Officer -…

The USMC and Mobile Basing: The Contributions of Forward Arming and Refueling Points (FARPs)

06/08/2020
When considering contributions which the USMC can make to the joint or coalition force in Pacific operations, an ability to put an air arming and refueling point on virtually any spot on the kill web chessboard is clearly a key contribution. These are referred to as FARPs or Forward Arming…

Expeditionary Basing Contingency Response Group Style

06/08/2020
We have visited the USAF's Contingency Response Group at Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakenhurst, New Jersey and have discussed CRG operations in the Pacific with the CRG wing which operates from Anderson Air Base. The CRG concept is designed to operate combat air capabilities from austere basing, or disrupted basing in…

UK Adds Cyber Regiment to Its Military Toolbox

06/07/2020
According to a June 4, 2020 article published by the UK Ministry of Defence, a new Cyber Regiment has been launched to protect frontline operations from digital attack. The Ministry of Defence has launched 13th Signal Regiment, a dedicated Cyber Regiment, which will protect vital defence networks at home and on…

Remembering D-Day 2020

06/06/2020
Every year, U.S. European Command Components and historic-lineage military units from the U.S. participate in D-Day commemoration ceremonies in the Normandy region of France. Due to COVID-19, most D-Day 76 events/ceremonies are cancelled this year. While coronavirus has interrupted life around the world to an unprecedented degree, the D-Day tradition…

Harvest the Best and Leave the Rest: The Land Wars and the Emergence of the Kill Web

06/05/2020
The strategic shift from the land wars to full spectrum crisis management is a very significant change. Operating against adversary forces who have full spectrum capability requires building and training a force which can prevail in a wide variety of contested environments. We have argued that shaping interactive kill webs…