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Australia as a Logistics Hub: Meeeting the Challenge of Allied Pacific Defense

09/26/2024
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…

Peleliu Newly Recertified Airstrip

09/20/2024
Marine Corps Engineer Detachment Palau 24.1 Marines and Sailors from 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group successfully recertified the Peleliu airstrip on June 22, 2024. A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with 1st Marine Air Wing landed on the newly designated airstrip on the island of…

MV-22B Ospreys fly to Nackeroo Airfield

09/18/2024
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, fly MV-22B Ospreys from Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin to Nackeroo Airfield, NT, Australia, June 27, 2024. MRF-D 24.3 is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence…

Looking Back and Looking Forward with the Osprey: The Perspective of LtGen (Retired) Heckl

09/16/2024
By Robbin Laird Recently, LtGen Heckl retired from the USMC after 37 years of service.  He has held several command positions and has a wealth of combat experience. In a series of interviews with him, we will be discussing both his experience and his judgement with regard to the way…

Exercise Diamond Storm 24

09/13/2024
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, fly MV-22B Ospreys during Exercise Diamond Storm 24 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, June 24, 2024. Exercise Diamond Storm is a Royal Australian Air Force-led exercise conducted in northern Australia focused…