C5-M Explained
12/23/2017
12/23/2017: A quick guide to the differences between the classic A/B model C-5 and the new modernized M Super Galaxy. 10.31.2017 Video by Master Sgt. W.C. Pope 439th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs
Tactical Decision Kit System
12/22/2017
12/22/2017: U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), use the Tactical Decision Kit (TDK) System at Camp Lejeune, N.C. The TDK allows Marines to use live Indirect Fire (IDF) assets and real-life Close Air Support (CAS) while maneuvering computer generated troops,…
Hot Refuel Pit Test on KC-130J
12/21/2017
12/21/2017: Maintaining air superiority is accomplished if our aircraft are constantly maintained, trained on, and refueled. Marine Corporal Calvin Hilt went to the hot refueling pits to see how Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni maintains a high standard of readiness. IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN 10.20.2017 Video by Cpl. Calvin Hilt
Poland, Article III and Missile Defense: Shaping a Way Ahead in Alliance Capabilities
12/18/2017
2017-12-18 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake We have a fundamental respect for the Poles and their history. No people have learned more about the threats to national survival generated by European insecurities and the Russians than the Poles. We each have a reach into Poland and its heritage but by…
Changing the Business Rules: Moving Beyond Slo Mo War Preparation
12/18/2017
2017-12-18 By Brian Morra The Department of Defense’s acquisition system is a major cause of the erosion of the defense capabilities of the United States. This erosion is visible in high profile, fatal accidents like those the US Navy has experienced in the Western Pacific over the past two years.…
Reflections on the Australian Foreign Policy White Paper: Facing the Challenge of Global Engagement, Conflict and Realignment
12/18/2017
2017-12-05 By Robbin Laird During my last visit to Australia, I spent time with colleagues in the Australian government discussing various aspects of the strategic environment in flux and what the impact of such an environment has on Australian interests. The newly released Foreign Policy White Paper provides a public…
Secretary Tillerson Goes to Canada: Trudeau’s Canada in Strategic Transition
12/18/2017
2017-12-16 By Danny Lam The United States seized on an opportunity co-host with Canada a meeting of the United Nations Command Sending States plus the Republic of Korea and Japan after the last DPRK missile test. The stated purpose of the meeting for the US was to “discuss how the…
Osprey Hoist
12/17/2017
12/17/2017: CV-22 hoist performed at Cannon Air Force Base. CLOVIS, NM, UNITED STATES 01.01.2016 Video by Airman Marcel Williams 27th Special Operations Wing Public Affair