By Robbin Laird Recently, the IDF selected the CH-53K to replace its legacy CH-53s. In my last article on this subject, I highlighted one key factor in the decision, namely, the importance of having a new aircraft which reduced pilot training and operational load for reserve pilots. As I concluded:…
By Lieutenant Commander Christopher Thornton Families of the crew of HMAS Adelaide were treated to a day on board to thank them for their support during a busy year for the ship’s company. A highlight of the April 9 family day on Sydney Harbour was when the landing helicopter dock – one of…
The build out of the re-established Second Fleet and the standup of Allied Joint Forces Command combined with the key efforts of the Nordic allies is a reshaping North Atlantic defense. In our book on The Return of Direct Defense in Europe, we focused upon the key role which key…
Air National Guard Capt Travis Carlson, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, details that day's support to the combat air force large force employment exercise during Exercise Cope North 21, February 18, 2021. The goal of Cope North 21…
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) virtual tour series The House of Wolverine, Season 2, Episode 4. 02.20.2021 Video by Seaman Apprentice Zachary Guth USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
By Pierre Tran Paris - In the bad old days it was talk of perfidious Albion and Britain as a nation of shopkeepers, while in these times there are those in France who see the UK as strategic ally, a prize military partner despite London playing the Brexit card. The…
The Italians have been key players in the F-35 program. They build the aircraft in Italy and their Air Force is buying both the A and B models. In an interview conducted during a visit to Rome in 2013, the then head of the Italian Air Force, Lt General Preziosa,…
Amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), with embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), transit the Strait of Hormuz, Feb. 5. Somerset, part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, and the 15th MEU are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations…
