08/12/2017: Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division work closely with their French and Canadian counterparts to build pallets for exercise Mobility Guardian. Mobility Guardian is AMC's premiere exercise, providing an opportunity for the mobility Air Forces to train with joint and international partners in airlift, air refueling, aeromedical evacuation and…
2017-08-08 By Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird The USAF is looking to add a light attack aircraft to its inventory to deal with air support operations at the low intensity warfare end of the equation. And they are conducting an experiment to determine a way ahead throughout the month of August…
08/12/2017: Staff Sergeant Christina May assigned to the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Pope Army Airfield speaks about the exercise Mobility Guardian. Mobility Guardian is AMC's premiere exercise, providing an opportunity for the mobility Air Forces to train with joint and international partners in airlift, air refueling, aeromedical evacuation and…
2017-07-30 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The new Dunkirk movie is one of the best war movies in years. It does what film does best; put one into the shoes of the persons involved rather than providing a platform for lecturing the audience on the moral values of the…
08/10/2017: Canadian air forces arrive at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, for Mobility Guardian. More than 3,000 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and international partners will converge on the state of Washington in support of Mobility Guardian. The exercise is intended to test the abilities of the Mobility Air Forces to execute rapid…
2017-07-29: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 "Wake Island Avengers," 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in Red Flag 17-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 10 to 28. Red Flag 17-3 is a realistic combat training exercise involving the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps and this iteration…
In this Special Report, we look at a number of areas in which core allies have created new capabilities, which compliment and can supplement US capabilities. And as the US looks to develop new capabilities, in many ways, a key way to accelerate modernization is embracing foreign capabilities The shift…
2017-07-29 By Robbin Laird During visits to the UK and Norway earlier this year and to Denmark in the recent past, the concern and commitment to reworking defense capabilities in the North Atlantic was evident. The concern is rooted in the return of Russian power projection efforts and capabilities in…
