Philippine Army soldiers rehearse infantry Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures against a simulated opposition force during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Exportable (JPMRC-X) exercise on Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, June 6, 2024. This iteration of JPMRC-X marks the first deployment to the Philippines, which will enable and assist the Philippine Army and…
By Robbin Laird When you are a medium-sized force and not adding a lot of manned platforms in the next five years, how to you enhance combat mass? Or put another way how does the ADF as a ready force create mass effects with what they must fight with tonight…
By Robbin Laird If one is focused on how the force in being can be a more ready force, one will generally look in vain in the political class for a keen focus on this challenge. And this is true for all of the AUKUS partners. It is not difficult…
General Kevin Schneider, Commander of U.S. Pacific Air Forces and AVM Mark Flewin, Air Officer Commanding 1 Group Royal Air Force both spoke at the September 26, 2024 Sir Richard Williams Foundation Seminar. The first presentation was by a video recording and the second was an in person presentation after…
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, rehearse a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training event at Mount Bundy Training Area, NT, Australia, June 25, 2024. Marines and Sailors rehearsed TRAP to increase their proficiency in the recovery of aircraft, personnel and equipment in…
By Robbin Laird Currently, I am in Australia for the latest Williams Foundation Seminar. The key theme for the September 26, 2024 seminar is upon how to enhance the force in being's operational capabilities. And when you extend that to the broader question of how to do so for Australia…
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 rehearse loading and offloading from an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), MRF-D 24.3, during an Exercise Predator’s Run warm start at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, July 3, 2024. Marines participated in a warm start planning exercise…
Third Marine Aircraft Wing holds a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 2, 2024. The change of command ceremony signifies the transition to new leadership and a continuation of the unit’s constant preparedness to fight and win. The mission of 3rd MAW is to…
