U.S. Army 3-82 General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division conducted an aerial gunnery table in conjunction with a forward-arming refuel point exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Nov. 15, 2024. MCOLF Atlantic is an active outlying landing field operated by Marine Corps…
By Robbin Laird The Marines like the other services in the U.S. military have been focusing on how to distribute their forces for both their core missions and in support of joint and coalition operations. Force distribution has been necessitated by the growth of precision strike available to both peer…
The capabilities of the 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute's 1st and 2nd Battalions melded during a unique artillery live-fire training exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Nov. 15, 2024. During the exercise, several models of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS), more commonly known as drones, were used to acquire…
By Murielle Delaporte President Macron's address to the French on March 5, 2025[1] echoes the speeches of his predecessors, who tirelessly fought for an autonomous and sovereign defense, or at least the most sovereign defense possible in view of global economic constraints and realities. General de Gaulle's vision of a…
Our latest book in our airpower and maritime force modernization series has just been published. The book highlights Italy's significant role in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. The book details Italy's contributions to F-35 manufacturing and maintenance at the Cameri facility, highlighting its status as a key production and…
Exercise Global Eagle 2024 took place at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, and Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, Nov. 4-21, 2024. Global Eagle is an annual base defense exercise conducted between international partners with this year’s iteration including the U.S. Air Force, Royal Air Force, and Royal Norwegian Air…
The Department of the Air Force faces a crisis. Decades’ worth of insufficient budgets has slowed essential modernization, necessary capacity and key personnel investments. Air Force and Space Force leaders have warned of these risks for years. However, resource decisions were largely out of their control. As a result, the…
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct an offload of aircraft and personnel from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 22, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are currently embarked aboard Boxer and are…
