Africa, Defense and Development: Why A Relevant Defense Capability is Important

04/24/2014
2014-04-24 By staff writer from defenceWeb A pertinent illustration of why South Africa needs a capable and well-equipped defense force comes from a discussion by the chairman and three members of the Defence Review committee. Taking the example of South African losses suffered in the Battle for Bangui last year, Roelf…

Special Purpose MAGTF-CR: The Juba Operation

04/22/2014
2014-04-22 By Murielle Delaporte In a recent article published in Leatherneck, Murielle Delaporte provided an overview of the Crisis Response unit with a focus on the effort in South Sudan.  Interviews conducted in December 2013 at the Morón de la Frontera Air Force Base in Spain, where the SPMAGTF–CR temporarily…

Lt. General Robling, MARFORPAC Commander, in Darwin: Honors Australian Vietnam War Hero

04/22/2014
2014-04-22 by Robbin Laird Lieutenant Gen. Terry Robling, commanding general of US Marine Corps Forces Pacific, speaks in front of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin about the relationship between the Australian Defence Force and the United States Marine Corps and the honor Brig. Michael Harris displayed on behalf of both…

Exercising a “Cloud-Enabled” Ground Force: Ospreys, F-35s and the Future of Ground Insertion Operations

04/20/2014
2014-04-20 Marines with the Infantry Officer's Course conducted a long-range raid on San Clemente Island, Calif., March 24. The Marines were lifted approximately 70 miles off the coast of southern California by Third Marine Aircraft Wing and East Coast aircraft. The Marines also used new technology to plan before boots…