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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
2014-10-20 by Richard Weitz From September 20 to September 24, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) conducted its first port visit to Iran and its first entry into the territorial waters of Iran and the Persian Gulf. Two vessels belonging to the PLAN East Sea Fleet, the Changchun and the…
10/18/2014: USNS William McClean T-AKE13 pulls alongside amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) to conduct replenishment at sea. Iwo Jima at the time was underway executing a PHIBRON/MEU integration exercise. [maxgallery id="68543"] Credit:USS Iwo Jima:8/11/13 In the second photo, Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Devon J. Seitz (left) and…
