2013-06-27 In a series of articles, we have looked the career of "Turbo" Tomassetti and his sense of the evolution of the future of USMC aviation. "Turbo" has been on the builders of the F-35 in the USMC in every sense of the word. From being an X plane test pilot…
2013-06-27 The Japanese are reworking their defense capabilities to deal with the dynamics of change in the Pacific. Better perimeter defense is crucial to deal with the various challenges in the Pacific. The new “dynamic defense” approach fits in very well with the USMC role in the Pivot to the…
[slidepress gallery='tomassetti'] 6/26/13 During a visit to the 33rd Fighter Wing, an exit interview with Col. “Turbo” Tomassetti provided a unique opportunity to look back on the career of “Turbo” and the way ahead for the F-35B within USMC aviation. A key part of the interview was provided by an…
by Richard Weitz Despite their differences over Yugoslavia, the shock of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which vividly reminded Russian and Western officials of their shared security interests, led to a revival and restructuring of the NATO-Russian relationship. At the May 2002 NATO summit in Rome, the allies issued a joint…
2013-06-26 by Richard Weitz At the 28th Annual Conference of the Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies combined with the International Council on Korean Studies in Seoul this week—which marks the 63rd anniversary of the start of the Korean War—a senior U.S. administration official laid out the Obama administration’s assessment of…
2013-06-25 by David A. Deptula, Lt Gen USAF (Ret) Several No-Fly Zones are already in place. Not in Syria where advocated by some in Congress—but in places like Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) Nevada over the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) premier combat training ranges; over Naval Air Stations Oceana, Virginia…
[slidepress gallery='the-f-35c-arrives-at-eglin-afb'] 2013-06-22 Today, the USN received its first F-35c for its training squadron at Eglin AFB. According to a press release issued by the 33rd Fighter Wing: The U.S. Navy’s Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-101 is preparing to receive the Navy’s first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft from Lockheed…
by Richard Weitz In March 1999 NATO bombed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. NATO claimed that the Yugoslav Security Forces were responsible for crimes against humanity and human rights abuse and cited these as their reasons for intervention. The bombing shocked Russia since it devalued Russia’s veto right as NATO…
