08/27/2015: HMAS Perth docked at the Australian Marine Complex Common User Facility at Henderson in Western Australia on 11 August 2015 to commence Intermediate Maintenance Availability (IMAV) 06. The docking is required to conduct maintenance on the ship's underwater fittings and fixtures. Whilst in the dock, over 500 individual maintenance…
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…
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 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Seabees and Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalions (PHIBCB) 1 and 2 along with other Naval Beach Group (NBG) 2 commands are constructing the Elevated Causeway System-Modular (ELCAS-M) on Anzio Beach at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek/Fort Story through September 2015. The ELCAS system is…
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 Robbin Laird In my last piece based on my time with MARFORPAC and PACFLEET, I want to highlight some perspectives gained from talking with four members of the PACFLEET staff. I had a chance to talk with an learn for four senior members of the PACFLEET staff in…
2015-08-22 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina Two F-35B joint strike fighter jets conduct aerial maneuvers during aerial refueling training over the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 13, 2015. The mission of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 is to conduct effective training and operations in the F-35B in coordination with…
