2014-03-18 By Harald Malmgren In March, world attention turned to fast moving events in Ukraine which set in motion a direct clash between Russia, on one side, and the EU and US, on the other. Viewed as an unexpected, but isolated event in the Ukraine, press and media focused primarily…
03/16/2014: U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct live fire training with the M327 120 mm Expeditionary Fire Support System at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 16, 2013. The MEU recently completed the Composite Training Unit Exercise in…
03/13/2014: F-35 Lightning II Arrives at Luke AFB By Paul Giblin The Republic Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:55 PM Air Force test pilot Roderick Cregier flew several slow, low loops through the Arizona sky before landing Luke Air Force Base’s first F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter jet Monday, launching a…
2014-03-14 By Robbin Laird During my visit to Australia, I have had a chance to visit No. 33 Squadron, at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley in the state of Queensland. The Squadron operates the KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT). My mentor and guide for my day at the…
03/14/2014: A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion with the Amphibious Assault Unit 4 brings U.S. Marines and equipment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the beach during a beach assault at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 4, 2013. The MEU recently completed the Composite Training…
2014-03-14 By Kenneth Maxwell Brazil quietly deepening air combat capabilities and promoting overseas civilian aircraft exports After years of delays over the choice of a new generation of jet fighter aircraft Brazil has been quietly developing its defense capabilities. The decision to go ahead with the deal with Swedish company Saab…
03/12/2014: A C-17 was loaded up with equipment, by airmen on JBER, to set up a mobile F-22 launch site as part of a Rapid Raptor Exercise. This exercise was used to determine weight restrictions and time limits. Video by Staff Sgt. Aaron Johnson | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Public Affairs …
2014-03-12 It may be the Pacific Century; but not the PRC Century. At the Williams Foundation seminar on Air Combat Operations:2025 and Beyond, the director of the Kokoda Foundation, Dr. John Lee examined PRC perceptions militarily of the region. He noted that the Chinese are the number two economic power…
