06/10/2015: U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua C. Price, a gunner with Alpha battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (2D LAAD) Battalion, fires a Stinger Weapon System during a live-fire exercise at Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 19, 2014. 2D LAAD conducted the exercise to familiarize Marines with the…
06/10/2015: A quad copter is used to capture aerial footage in the village of Belleau, France and around the Belleau Wood Cemetery May 29 to June 1, 2015. Credit: U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa:5/31/15 For those who are not Marines, the meaning and importance of at Belleau…
2015-06-09 By Robbin Laird On May 26, 2015, when journalists visited the USS Wasp to engage with the ship’s crew and personnel involved in operational testing, a panel was held at the end of the visit with several Marine Corps and Navy participants in OT-1. The material presented provided a…
2015-06-08 By Dr. Les Nunn In his article entitled “Re-Norming the Asymmetric Advantage in Air Dominance: ‘Going to War With the Air Force You Have,’” former Secretary of the Air Force, the Honorable Michael W. Wynne, concluded his paper with “This march towards the future must begin in our imagination…
2015-06-09 By Richard Weitz In its just released report on foreign governments’ Adherence to and Compliance With Arms Control, Non-proliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments, the U.S. State Department highlighted that the Russians are violating the INF treaty. "The United States determined the cruise missile developed by the Russian Federation…
2015-06-09 Our partner Rivista Italiana Difesa has published an article that looks at the evolution of ISIL’s military approach and Western responses. The article starts by noting that the military forces involved in ISIL are the "most dynamic military amalgam since the time of the French Revolution." Interesting enough but…
06/08/2015: U.S. Navy Sailors, civilian employees and contractors observed a "dead-load" test of the new electromagnetic aircraft launching system (EMALS) aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). The weighted sled was launched into the James River where it was recovered for additional test launches. Credit:U.S. Navy video/Released:6/4/15 For a…
06/08/2015:B-2 Spirits land June 7, 2015 at Royal Air Force Fairford, England, with both active duty and Air National Guard Airmen from the 509th and 131st Bomb Wings participating in hot-pit refueling and an engine-running crew change. These skills tests validate the vital importance RAF Fairford plays in projecting the…
