Fleet Week San Francisco Air Show
10/24/2014
10/24/2014: Navy pilots demonstrating their capabilities during an air show at Fleet Week San Francisco, Oct. 12, 2014. Credit:1st Marine Division:10/13/14
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Relieves USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Arabian Gulf
10/24/2014
10/24/2014: ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 18, 2014) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) relieves USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Arabian Gulf. George H.W. Bush will soon depart the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility for its homeport at Norfolk, Va., and Carl Vinson will take over…
Looking Back and Looking Forward for the Future of Airpower: A Discussion with Chuck DeBellevue About the Air War in Vietnam
10/23/2014
2014-10-18 By Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird In considering the future of airpower, the inevitable return of air to air combat faces US and allied pilots. The uncontested skies of Afghanistan are not the definer of the future, but dealing with the dangers and threats from enemy defenses whether launched…
The US, Taiwan and Its Defense: The Missing Arms Exports
10/23/2014
2014-10-23 By Julien Canin With the protests in Hong Kong reminding the world how democracy challenges the leadership of the PRC, Taiwan remains a clear reminder that it is possible to be both Chinese and democratic. But for it to remain democratic, it needs to remain free.And that requires the successful…
Meeting the Pacific Threats: Japan and the US Rework Their Defense Relationship
10/23/2014
2014-10-15 By Richard Weitz Last week, the Japanese and U.S. governments released an interim report on their progress in revising the guidelines for their militaries’ roles and missions in the joint defense of Japan. 20141003_INTERIM_REPORT The interim report does not identify specific threats or discuss detailed scenarios for joint military…
A Step Forward in German Defense: The Coming of the A400M
10/22/2014
2014-10-14 By Robbin Laird It is clear that Germany is under stress from the Euro crisis, the Ukrainian crisis and the crisis in the Middle East. It is also clear that Germany needs to rebuild its defense capabilities in the face of global developments and the return of both direct…
21st Century Conflicts: The Role of Insertion Forces
10/20/2014
2014-10-13 For the United States, the land wars of the past decade led to a significant redirection of its military forces and highlighting key role for the US Army and the USMC playing its ground operations role and to the support of those forces by the US Air Force and…
MAG-16 Conducts Long-range Raid During LSE-14
10/20/2014
10/20/2014: Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 16, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, conduct a long range raid to Yuma, Az., from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., during Large Scale Exercise 2014, Aug. 11, 2014. LSE-14 is a bilateral training exercise being conducted by 1st MEB to build…