Battle Group Lion’s four-week Warfighter exercise has culminated with an impressive display of live-fire action at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, 1 June to 3 July 2019. Led by the 1st Armoured Regiment, the Warfighter involved more than 900 personnel from across Australia including, cavalry, infantry, engineers, artillery, advanced medical and…
By Richard Weitz The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treatyhas officially died, as both the Russian Federation and the United States have executed their previously announced withdrawals. The two immediate causes for the treaty’s demise were Moscow’s cheating on the accord and Beijing’s growing land-based intermediate-range (500-5500km) missile arsenal. The United…
The Norwegian government recently underscored the anniversary of the Russian seizure of part of the independent nation of Georgia. According to a Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs article published on August 7, 2019: ‘The conflict over Georgia’s occupied regions must not be forgotten. Eleven years on, Russian troops remain on…
The Australian Minister for Defence Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, and the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Marise Payne hosted the United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the 2019 Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) in Sydney on Sunday,…
Recently, the Secretary General of NATO visited Australia. The visit followed one by the US Secretaries of Defense and of State. Australia has expanded its reach with its new air and maritime capabilities and has been involved significantly in participating in alliance activities dealing with global threats. They are also…
Pilots from the 303d Fighter Squadron fly in a four-ship formation over Kansas City, Missouri, August 25, 2018. KANSAS CITY, MO, UNITED STATES 08.25.2018 Video by Tech. Sgt. Robert Jennings 442d Fighter Wing/Public Affairs
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 walk us through the basics of how a permanent runway is built. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Mark A. Lowe II 07.08.2019 Video by Cpl. Mark Lowe Marine Corps Air Station Miramar / 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
By George Galorisi While logistics isn’t a topic that typically evokes deep passion, it should be. Almost four decades ago, General Robert Barrow, USMC, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, coined a phrase that is still a staple of U.S. War College curricula, "Amateurs talk about tactics, but professionals…
