U.S. Airmen from the New York, Washington, and Maryland Air National Guard monitor aircraft during the Global Information Dominance Experiment 3 in conjunction with the Architecture Demonstration and Evaluation 5 event at the 601st Air Operation Center on Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla, July 14, 2021. North American Aerospace Defense…
By Pierre Tran Paris - Europeans have dusted off the concept of a European rapid reaction force in response to a lack of U.S. cooperation with allies in the chaotic withdrawal from Kabul. The European Union’s pursuit of the concept of strategic autonomy may have won greater political support, but…
U.S. Airmen from the New York, Washington, and Maryland Air National Guard monitor aircraft during the Global Information Dominance Experiment 3 in conjunction with the Architecture Demonstration and Evaluation 5 event at the 601st Air Operation Center on Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla, July 14, 2021. North American Aerospace Defense…
By India Strategic New Delhi. In the first contact with the Taliban after the U.S. ended its two-decade occupation of Afghanistan, India on August 31 raised its “concern” that the country should not be used for anti-India activities and terrorism “in manner” and also discussed the early return of Indian…
By Petty Office Lee-anne Cooper M777A2 Howitzers were brought into action ready to fire. Tiger helicopters established battle positions ready to engage targets. But the Shadow 200 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and their targeting lasers were the stars of the show on exercise Dragon Sprint. The exercise was held at…
By Robbin Laird During my visit to Honolulu in early August 2021, I visited MARFORPAC for several days. I had been last there in 2014-2015, so had a chance to look at changes underway since then. One of those changes has been the focus on naval integration and how the…
According to the Australian Department of Defence: "Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 (TS21) is the largest bilateral training activity between Australia and the United States, commencing on July 14 2021. "Held every two years, TS21 aims to test Australian interoperability with the United States and other participating forces in complex warfighting…
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division fire GMLRS rockets from a High Mobility Rocket System during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 on Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 19, 2021. SHOALWATER BAY, QLD, AUSTRALIA 07.19.2021 Video by Cpl. Levi Guerra 3rd Marine Division