2015-11-19 By Amatzia Baram “IS” cannot be defeated as long as it controls territory that can produce large revenue and serve as base for operations. “IS” has the Iraqi-Syrian desert that is providing them with some $1.5m per day worth of oil, in addition to ransom, an endless supply of…
11/17/2015: Marine Air Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve conduct longest flight, 6,165 miles, in the history of the MV 22-Osprey, traveling from Miramar, Ca. to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 14, 2015. This movement is in support of UNITAS Amphibious Operations 2015. Credit: Marine Forces Reserve:11/14/15
2015-11-16 By Ed Timperlake In a fight against ISIS, a non-state force with the resources of a state, air strikes and insertion of forces can not only lead to the destruction of forces in being but infrastructure supporting those forces. What you do not want to have are forces which…
2015-11-17 President Hollande has responded decisively against ISIS. "France is at war." “The acts committed Friday night in Paris at the Stade de France are acts of war. "We must respond with cold determination to the attack that our country was a target of." [caption id="attachment_82235" align="alignnone" width="300"] VERSAILLES, FRANCE…
2015-11-12 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake On November 5, 2015, Lt. General (Retired) Deptula testified in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee. The key topic was the challenge of revisiting the roles and missions of the Armed Forces. This is especially crucial because of the more than decade long…
2015-11-13 By Robbin Laird The first flight of Italian F-35 pilots occurred on November 5, 2015. The two pilots flew a USAF and a RAAF jet. The flight aboard the Australian jet highlighted the role of the partners in the F-35 program, and a harbinger of things to come. As…
2015-11-14 The first two Norwegian F-35 aircraft are seen arriving at Luke AFB, AZ and the first Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35 student pilot’s initial flight as well in the video below. Norway is one of the F-35 partner nations currently training pilots at Luke AFB. The two Norwegian F-35 jets…
2015-11-11 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake Counter-insurgency warfare has been the dominant template dominating U.S military engagements for more than a decade. Joint warfare has been largely defined in terms of the air and naval services supporting the ground forces doing COIN. COIN has become so dominate, that the…
