By Robbin Laird During my most recent visit to Australia in October 2019, I have had the chance to visit the Chief of Navy’s Seapower Conference and to attend the latest Williams Foundation seminar. And along the way have held roundtables at the Australian National University, the RAAF’s Airpower Development…
Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander performs aerial maneuvers during the Oregon International Airshow Sept. 22, 2019 in McMinnville, Oregon. The F-35 Demo Team co-headlined the show for the Royal Air Force Red Arrows. MCMINNVILLE, OR, UNITED STATES 09.24.2019 F-35A Demo Team Public Affairs
As the Army looks towards the future, leaders are increasingly focused on the state of installation infrastructure, and the critical role it plays in sustaining Soldier readiness, force protection, and force projection. Installations will need be smarter, more resilient, and able to harness the power of technology to streamline operations,…
By Robbin Laird Recently, I had a chance to visit Naval Air Station Patuxent River and to meet with Col Matthew Kelly, who is in charge of the V-22 Joint Program Office (PMA-275). I first met “Squirt” when he was an F-35B test pilot and indeed was selected as test…
By Richard Weitz With the death of terrorist leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi at the hands of U.S. Special Forces, the so-called Islamic State has lost critical finances, territory, and now leadership. These blows have removed several sources of the Islamic State’s attractiveness, both regionally and globally. Al-Baghdadi had uniquely sinister…
The Aegis ashore site in Poland is expected to be fully operational sometime in late 2020. The Aegis Ashore shite will expand NATO defensive capabilities against ballistic missiles from outside the Euro-Atlantic region. Video by Lt, Amy Forshythe Naval Support Facility Redzikowo
By Pierre Tran LORIENT, France - The Greek navy chief of staff was foreign guest of honor at the Oct. 24 ceremony of first cutting of steel for the frigate for defense and intervention (FDI), signaling Naval Group’s aim to help close a sale of the new French warship. Admiral…
A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, flew in formation with a B-2 from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Missouri, Sept. 16, 2019. F-15s from the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England, and Royal Air Force F-35s from RAF Marham, England joined the formation.…
