2014-05-16 Second Line of Defense has visited the first operational KC-30A squadron in Australia and has reported on the progress of the squadron. Its progress has been an important factor in Singapore’s decision to acquire the new Airbus tanker as well. Second Line of Defense will soon visit the first…
05/15/2014: U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262(VMM-262) Marine Aircraft Group 36 (MAG 36) 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW) III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF), conducts a land survey of landing zones the first day of exercise Cobra Gold 2014, Feb. 10, 2014. Cobra Gold is a multinational…
2014-05-14 By Robbin Laird Since the reunification of Germany and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the defense of Europe has been largely a politically managed affair. The business at hand was shoring up the European Union and NATO arrangements to deal with the new situation, and to expand East as…
2014-05-14 By Robbin Laird The coming of the USMC for a 6-month rotation in the training areas of Northern Australia is a concrete manifestation of the US-Australian deepening their working relationship in shaping 21st century Pacific Defense capabilities. The Aussies are engaged in significant defense modernization projects, such as the KC-30A…
05/12/2014: Marines and Aussies Work Air Ground Assault Training with CH-53s and Tigers in assault exercise. Air Assault from SldInfo.com on Vimeo. Credit:MRF-D:5/8/14 MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, Northern Territory, Australia – Marines with MRF–D participate in an air-ground bilateral exercise involving both the Marines and Australian Defence Force, here. The…
2014-05-12 by Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake One of the reasons the USMC is in a key position to shape the future of military aviation is simply because of the growing interactivity between ground and air operations. The Rover revolution and the revolution in air precision dropping are but two…
05/12/2014: CV-22 Images: Almost Like Paintings [slidepress gallery='cv-22-images'] The credit for the first photo goes to Air Force Public Affairs Agency and is dated 5/3/14. The credit for the remaining photos goes to 3rd Combat Camera Squadron and is dated 3/8/12. In the first photo, Airmen perform maintenance checks on…
2014-05-12 By defenceWeb The United States has secured a ten-year lease extension on Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, an important base in the region, but may extend the lease for twenty additional years. The new agreement was announced on May 5, 2014 by President Barack Obama and Djiboutian President Ismail Omar…
