US and Dutch F-35s at Red Flag 24-2
06/12/2024
U.S. and Netherlands F-35 Lightning II aircraft conduct flight operations at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during Exercise Red Flag 24-2. 03.12.2024 Video by Travis Minyon F-35 Joint Program Office
Making a Good Aircraft Even Better: Osprey Modernization
06/10/2024
By Jo Ann Y. Williams, Ed.D. Attending SOF Week 2024 in Tampa recently made me reflect on the V-22 Osprey program’s past triumphs and challenges, as well as its future. Over a decade ago, I was part of a team that helped train Osprey pilots. Many of today’s Osprey squadron commanders are…
Exercise Nordic Response 24: Marines Engaged
06/10/2024
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), refuel F-35B Lightning II jets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, 2nd MAW, using aviation-delivered ground refueling during Exercise Nordic Response 24 in Lulea, Sweden, March 13, 2024. VMFA-542 and VMGR-252 demonstrated aviation-delivered ground…
10th AAMDC Honors D-Day 80 in Normandy
06/09/2024
U.S. Army Col. Lisa Bartel, Deputy Commanding Officer of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, delivers remarks at a D-Day 80 observance on June 3 in Houesville, France. This observance marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France. Bartel honored the four U.S. soldiers who were killed…
First Army Hosts WWII Wreath Ceremony in Normandy on 80th Anniversary
06/08/2024
First Army hosted a wreath laying ceremony at Point Du Hoc, France in honor of the over 60 veterans who made the trip for the the 80th D-Day Commemoration, June 4, 2024. First Army Division East Command Sgt. Maj. Command Sgt. Major Even Lewandowski, Acting Commander Maj. Gen. William Ryan…
A Remembrance on D-Day: The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion
06/06/2024
By Pierre Tran Paris - The 80th anniversary of D-Day June 6 1944, marks significance for the family of the late Waverly Woodson, a black army corporal and medic who landed on Omaha beach, Linda Hervieux, journalist and writer, told the Anglo-American Press Association, a press club. Hervieux is author…
Australian Defence and Deterrence: A 2024 Update
06/04/2024
We have published our latest book on Australian defence. This book is the second in the series on Australian Defence and Deterrence the first having been published in 2023. The book begins with a contribution by John Blackburn and Anne Borzycki who look at the broad impact of Australian politics…
The Coming European Elections and European Defence
06/03/2024
By Pierre Tran Paris - France and Europe could boost their autonomy by increasing cooperation in the defense technology and industrial base rather than rely on the U.S. military umbrella, with the latter seen as increasingly uncertain, a French parliamentary report said. The authors, parliamentarians Jean-Charles Larsonneur and Jean-Louis Thiériot,…