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Operation Reforge 2019

08/10/2019
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators assess, secure, open and secure airspace for a forward arming and refueling point mission from an MC-130J Commando II to two F-35A Lightening IIs and two F-15E Strike Eagles during Operation Rapid Forge at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, July 25, 2019. Special Tactics is…

Battle Group Lion

08/10/2019
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…

Integrating New Military Technologies with New Arms Control Arrangements

08/10/2019
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 11th Anniversary of the Russian Invasion of Georgia

08/10/2019
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…

Australian-US Ministerial Meetings

08/10/2019
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,…