Super Hornet “Strike”
07/29/2024
F/A-18E Super Hornet "Strike" Number 120 NAS Fallon, NAWDC May 22nd, 2024 05.22.2024 Video by Timothy Klanderud Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC)
Dealing with a Multi-Polar Authoritarian World: The Case of the War on Ukraine
07/27/2024
By Robbin Laird This is our 15th year of publishing. Next year, we are publishing a book highlighting our analyses of that 15-year period. We have seen a dramatic change from the 1990s where the United States was in a pole position to re-shape the world and craft a way…
An Update on Dassault in the Context of French Political Uncertainty: July 2024
07/26/2024
By Pierre Tran Paris - The background to sales of the Rafale fighter and Falcon business jets was “uncertainty” due to general elections in Europe and France, and president Joe Biden standing down in the U.S. election campaign, Dassault Aviation executive chairman Eric Trappier said July 23. There was “concern”…
JPRMC-X Phillipines
07/26/2024
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 the Armed Forces of the Philippines in building combat training center locations within the Philippines. The…
Finnish and Swedish Armoured Units Cross into Norway for Exercise Nordic Response 2024
07/24/2024
Days after Sweden became NATO’s 32nd Ally, Finnish and Swedish armoured units crossed into Norway as part of exercise Nordic Response 24. 09.03.2024 Natochanne
Distributed Aviation Operations in Finland During Exercise Nordic Response 24
07/22/2024
U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) conduct distributed aviation operations (DAO) during Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Oulu, Finland, March 10, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response 24 is an opportunity for the 2nd MAW to refine the DAO warfighting concept, which focuses on generating aviation combat power through the…
The Reactivation of HMLA-269
07/21/2024
According to 2nd Marine Wing, the attack helo squadron HMLA-269 after being sunsetted two years ago has now returned. That is why we might call them the "Phoenix Squadron." In this story by 2nd MAW published on July 1, 2024 we learn about its rebirth: Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron…
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Participates in Exercise Nordic Response 24
07/19/2024
U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) participated in Exercise Nordic Response 24 across Norway, Sweden, and Finland from January to March 2024. Exercise Nordic Response 24 is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting scenarios under challenging arctic conditions while providing U.S. Marines unique…