U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, lands during exercise Global Thunder 23 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, April 12, 2023. Exercises like Global Thunder involve extensive planning and coordination to provide unique training opportunities for assigned units and forces. 04.16.2023 Video by Airman…
By Robbin Laird The continuing gap between acquiring the F-35 and strategically leveraging the F-35 global fleet is significant. Fifth-generation aircraft are part of the shift in warfighting to craft a kill-enabled force. This is what I refer as the importance of moving to F-35 2.0. I discussed this challenge…
U.S. Airmen with the 21st Airlift Squadron provide support for Exercise Golden Phoenix at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 9, 2023. Golden Phoenix is a large-scale readiness exercise hosted by Travis Air Force Base with full spectrum support from partner units to include the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint…
Exercise Southern Jackaroo 23 was held underneath the Diamond Strike suite of exercises and held between Australian Army personnel from Brisbane’s 7th Brigade, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force and the United States Marine Corps in Queensland’s Townsville Field Training Area from 19 Jun – 14 Jul 23. The exercise was…
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, supporting the 4th Infantry Division alongside eFP Battle Group Poland U.K. soldiers assigned to The Royal Lancers, Aliwal Troop and Romanian soldiers assigned to the Romanian contingent, Iron Cheetahs and Polish soldiers assigned to 15th Mechanized Infantry…
U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion jump from an MV-22B Osprey and KC-130K Super Hercules during Military Free Fall and Low-Level Static Line parachute operations over Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, May 9-10, 2023. The training sustains operational readiness while ensuring Marines are prepared to rapidly insert into austere environments through…
From 26 May to 19 June 2023, rostered personnel from the Joint Explosive Ordnance Support Explosive Ordnance Disposal gathered to participate in Exercise Nepean Harvest in Marrangaroo Training Area, New South Wales. Ammunition Technicians from across the Services attended the training, which consisted of scenarios and opportunities for them to…
We have just published our latest book, this one bringing together our work on Second Line of Defense with regard to the evolution of French defense policy under President Macron during his first term. Here is what Robbin Laird, the editor of the reader, wrote about the book: Emmanuel Macron…
