2014-04-09 This video provides some shots of various aircraft flying in Red Flag 2014. At the beginning of the video, one can see a F-15C assigned to the 123rd Fighter Squadron, Portland ANG, Ore., taxiing to the runway for takeoff during Red Flag 14-2 Mar 10, 2014 at Nellis AFB,…
04/09/2014: Marines with MRF-D received an orientation brief about wildlife and potential hazards in Australia April 4. Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia was the location of getting the chance to be introduced to local crocodiles and snakes as part of a hands-on learning portion of the brief. Credit:Marine Rotational Force Darwin:4/4/14
The USMC and the Distributed Laydown from Second Line of Defense 2014-04-08 By Robbin Laird I had a chance to talk with the US Marine Corps, Pacific (MARFORPAC) in late February 2014 about their major project of reshaping and repositioning their forces in the Pacific over the next decade. It is…
2014-04-08 The impact of the speed and range of the Osprey is driving an opportunity to add speed and effectiveness for situational decision makers in the ground combat element flying aboard the Osprey as well. As Col. Mike Orr, the CO of VMX-22, explained in an earlier interview: It is not…
04/07/2014: Service members at JRTC 14-03 are educated in combat patient care and aeromedical evacuation in a simulated combat environment. [slidepress gallery='joint-readiness-training-center-exercise'] Credit:4th Combat Camera Squadron:1/6/14 In the first three photos, C-17 Globemaster III aircraft land in the Geronimo landing zone during a field exercise at the Joint Readiness Training…
2014-04-07 Clearly, Putin made his move in Crimea due to circumstances in Ukraine as a whole. The upheaval in Ukraine provided an opportunity to ensure that the Russian base in Ukraine could be secured within Russian national territory. And with a play in Cyprus and Syria consolidating their position in the…
2014-04-06 By Robbin Laird At the Williams Foundation seminar entitle Air Combat Operations: 2025 and Beyond, Air Marshall Geoff Brown, the Chief of Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force provided a sober and challenging perspective on the way ahead. He warned that preparing for future threats and challenges was…
04/05/2014: U.S Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, assigned to the Battalion Landing Team, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct an amphibious landing utilizing Assault Amphibious Vehicles in support of Exercise Ssang Yong 14 at Beach Landing Site Red, Pohang, the Republic of Korea, and March 29, 2014. Exercise…
