08/15/2014: Parachute riggers with 1st Air Delivery Platoon, Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment-15, conduct 1,500 foot static-line jumps out of CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 11. The training gave the Marines the ability to perfect their maneuver capability under the canopy and…
08/15/2014: In flight footage from the cockpit of an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the Fighting Black Lions of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77). Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 embarked aboard USS Bush are serving U.S. Central…
08/14/2014:U.S. Navy Sailors aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) build GBU-54 bombs. Bush is operating in the Arabian Gulf on a scheduled deployment to U.S. 5th Fleet. The president has authorized U.S. Central Command to conduct military operations in support of humanitarian aid deliveries and targeted airstrikes in Iraq…
2014-08-13 by Guy Martin The first Paramount Group Advanced High-performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft (AHRLAC) prototype has performed its maiden flight and has embarked on a rigorous flight testing programme. The Experimental Demonstrator (XDM) prototype’s first flight to the public took place this morning at Wonderboom airport outside Pretoria, although the…
2014-08-13 The French have expressed concern about the deteriorating situation facing the Christians in Iraq and that of the Kurds in various ways. In early August, French Bishops visited Iraqi Christians to demonstrate their support. According to the Vatican in a piece released on August 5, 2014: Last week, Cardinal Barbarin…
2014-08-13 When the Obama Administration sought to shape a status of forces agreement with the Baghdad government it failed to do so. This meant as well that the Administration left without a plan ever to return to the aide of Iraq. As Secretary Gates described the situation during his last…
2014-08-13 According to a tweet by a Dutch reporter, an Osprey has been spotted in Kurdistan. Remco Andersen is the Middle East Correspondent for Dutch daily De Volkskrant and others. He is based in Beirut. Our partner Richard Bray from Frontline Defence brought this to our attention.
2014-08-08 By Ed Timperlake The Honorable Mike Wynne 21st USAF Secretary expressed what is now known as The Wynne Doctrine—“If you are in a fair fight someone failed in planning.” Many successful battlefield commanders in history practiced the Wynne Doctrine. Israel certainly needs too because they can never afford to…
