According to an article written by 1st Lt Richard Caesar of the 57th Wing and published on July 20, 2002, "the future fight is here." The familiar roar of America’s airpower filled the skies over Las Vegas and the Nevada Test and Training Range, which signaled the start of another…
In an article published by the Australian Department of Defense on August 5, 2022, the engagement of the ADF in RIMPAC 2022 was summarized. The Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) participation in the world’s largest international maritime exercise has come to an end. The biennial Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) was…
Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, over the Pacific Ocean, while conducting Agile Combat…
Airman from the 41st Rescue Squadron traveled to Lancaster Texas to train in the first HH-60W Air Combat Maneuver training with an Mi-24 Hind helicopter. MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, GA, 06.30.2022 Video by Airman 1st Class Courtney Sebastianelli 23rd Wing Public Affairs
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey lands on a recently repaired runway during Operation Turning Point on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 16, 2022. The Osprey quickly touched down, loaded personnel, and took off in order to test the runway for viability following repairs to it. VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE…
Since 2014 with Russia seizing the Crimea, it is clear that President Putin has an agenda to expand Russia. The current Ukrainian-Russian war is in the next step. How can Europe and NATO best meet this challenge? BG (Retired) Preziosa ended our conversation by discussing the nature of the challenges…
By Thomas Wilkins On 8 July, the world was stunned by the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe during a campaigning speech in the city of Nara two days before elections were to take place. While domestic debates about improved security for politicians continue in Japan, it’s also…
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing conduct Agile Combat Employment training at Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, July 11, 2022. ACE is a key operating concept for how Pacific Air Forces will fight in a modern, contested environment. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN 07.11.2022…
