EFES 24 features the highest participation in its history, involving 49 allied countries and nearly 11,000 military personnel at a military training site south of Izmir, Türkiye, May 30, 2024. EFES is a multinational military exercise conducted biennial by Türkiye and is one of the largest and most comprehensive joint…
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312 and Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231 conduct flight operations at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, June 3, 2024. VMFA-312 and VMA-231 supported Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise 24, which is designed to distribute command and control of aviation forces across echelons…
By Robbin Laird On July 9, 2024, I had the opportunity to visit MWCS-28 which in English is Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28. The squadron provides expeditionary communications for the aviation combat element of the II Marine Expeditionary Force. They are based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and…
Active Duty fuels Airmen work together with the Army Reserves and Air National Guard preparing for a joint logistics exercise at the Lincoln Airport and Nebraska National Guard Airfield, June 5, 2024, in Lincoln, Nebraska. This joint exercise provides a unique training opportunity for the Total Force to enhance readiness,…
By Chloe Ladd In the European parliamentary elections this June, far-right parties surged. In France, the right-wing Rassemblement National (RN) demolished President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissanceparty. Macron the loss to heart and consequently announced the dissolution of the French National Assembly. Never before had a French president made such a drastic decision in the aftermath of the European elections.…
On November 29, 2023 an Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22 impacted the water one-half mile off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan killing all eight of the Air Force personnel aboard. The crash caused the Naval Air Systems Command better known as NAVAIR, that has ultimate authority over the…
By Robbin Laird You have heard of the USMC Force Design 2030 as an adaptation to the threat environment. But with an emergent multi-polar authoritarian world, an even larger strategic redesign of U.S. forces is warranted. The Osprey is important for the first; but is crucial for the second. The…
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct flight operations as part of their deployment for training (DFT) at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona, May 3 to 23, 2024. The DFT provides VMGR-153 pilots and aircrew unit level…
