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“Fly Before Buy”

11/15/2010
The Air Force Tanker Decision: A ‘Fairer’ Way Forward By Michael W. Wynne,  21st Secretary of the Air Force Credit: KC-135, http://www.aviationexplorer.com 11/17/2010 - The Air Force is confronting a conundrum that in 1998, the Government Accounting Office (GAO) called a mandatory replacement program for the aging tanker fleet.  There…

F-35: “Fighting And Sustaining As A Team”

11/06/2010
Shaping a Fleet Sustainment Strategy For The Next Generation Fighter Pilots An Interview With General Art Cameron (Ret.), Director, F-35 Global Sustainment Customer Alignment, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company SLD, September 2010 11/06/2010 - During a visit to the Lockheed Martin F-35 facility in September 2010, SLD sat down with (Retired)…

JASDF

11/05/2010
US Marines and JASDF Personnel Conduct Bilateral Exercise 11/05/2010 - U.S. Marines and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force personnel are taking part in an Aviation Training Relocation exercise with the goal of increasing combat readiness and interoperability between U.S. and JASDF personnel. [slidepress gallery='us-marines-and-jasdf-personnel-conduct-bilateral-exercise'] Credit photos and text: Naval Air Facility…

Super Stallions At Work

11/05/2010
Super Stallions Transport Supplies in Sindh Province 11/05/2010 - These photos show USMC forces involved in Pakistan Flood relief. Since Aug. 5, U.S. military helicopters have transported more than 12 million pounds of supplies. The U.S. Marine Corps’ 15th and 26th Marine Expeditionary Units have been operating CH-46 Sea Knight…

African Partnership Solution

11/05/2010
From Global War on Terrorism to Grass-Roots Maritime Security By Sebastian Bruns, Assistant Analyst, Risk Intelligence Sebastian Bruns is an Assistant Analyst for Risk Intelligence and works on naval strategy and maritime geopolitics. He holds a Masters in North American Studies and is a PhD candidate at the University of…

Explaining Afghan-Pakistan Border Tensions

11/05/2010
By Dr. Richard Weitz (Credit: http://www.dawn.com) 11/05 /2010 - The Obama administration has decided to pursue a more “proactive” air campaign against the Taliban insurgents and Islamist terrorists operating out of the autonomous tribal regions of northwest Pakistan. Afghan border outposts come under constant attack by Taliban and Haqqani-affiliated insurgents…