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USS Boxer Takes on Food and Supplies During a Replenishment-at-Sea

04/18/2016
04/18/2016: PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2016) Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) takes on food and supplies during a replenishment-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187). Credit: Navy Public Affairs Support Element West:2/21/16    

The Australian Army Modernizes for the 21st Century Battlespace: An Interview with Brigadier General Chris Mills, Australian Army

04/16/2016
2016-04-16 By Robbin Laird The current Chief of Staff of the Army, Lt. General Angus Campbell and Brigadier General Chris Mills, Director General, Army Modernization provided the Australian Army perspective on the evolving framework for air-land integration under the impact of evolving technologies at the Williams Foundation seminar. The Chief…

An Update on Plan Jericho From the Perspective of Jericho Dawn: A Discussion with Group Captains Campbell and Mitchell

04/15/2016
2016-04-15  By Robbin Laird During the Airpower Conference hosted by the Chief of Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force, the co-leaders of the Plan Jericho project, Group Captains Andrew “Jake” Campbell and Peter Mitchell, provided an update on the Plan Jericho effort. And the approach permeated the discussion at…

USS Boxer Tanked by MSC at Sea

04/15/2016
04/15/2016:  PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2016) Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) during an underway replenishment. Credit: Navy Public Affairs Support Element West:2/21/16    

Political Disorder 2016: Distrust of Government and Political Parties

04/14/2016
2016-04-14  By Harald Malmgren 2016 is a year of political disorder in many nations. Long established political parties are suffering fragmentation and leadership disputes. In some nations new parties are forming and gaining momentum. In others fringe parties are gaining traction and emerging as mainstream challengers. Voter frustration and discontent…

Recrafting the Surveillance Response Group for the Extended Battlespace: An Interview with Air Commodore Heap, Commander of the SRG

04/13/2016
2016-04-13 By Robbin Laird Last August, I had to chance to visit the SRG and discuss its mission, platforms and evolution with Air Commodore Westwood, and members of his team. Air Commodore Westwood characterized SRG as a “pre-Jericho” force in the sense that the various ISR and C2 assets within…