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Harvest Hawk Live Fire Exercise: 2013

07/24/2014
07/22/2014: U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) and VMGR-252, MAG 14, 2nd MAW conduct a live fire training exercise in a KC-130J Harvest Hawk aircraft near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Calif. March 20, 2013. The…

Black Sea “Breeze”

07/24/2014
07/24/2014: A fleet of NATO ships –assigned to Standing NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group 2 (SNMCMG2 ) – converges on the Bulgarian port of Burgas in the Black Sea. The ships’ mission is to enhance maritime security and boost NATO’s presence in the region. They will also take part in an…

The Norwegian Defense Minister Explains Why Norway Went to RIMPAC 2014

07/24/2014
2014-07-24 Earlier we published a piece addressed Norwegian participation in RIMPAC 2014. http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/norway-comes-to-rimpac-2014-for-the-first-time-a-symbol-of-21st-century-dynamics/ Norway was joined by China and India as first time RIMPAC participants. What follows below is the official Norwegian government explanation for its participation in the Pacific exercise by the Norwegian Defense Minister. Speech at RIMPAC 2014…

Expeditionary Logistics: Putting the F-35 Effort Into a Global Context

07/23/2014
2014-07-23 It is clear from much of the policy discussion surrounding the F-35 that it is difficult for folks to wrap their minds around what a global support structure might look like. What also makes the discussion difficult is to understand what a F-35 fleet deployed on national territories, on…

Red Flag 14-13 Update

07/23/2014
07/23/2014: Video highlights aircraft taking off during Red Flag 14-13.  An F-15E from the 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, N. C., comes in for landing during Red Flag 14-3 July 17 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag is conducted on the vast…