A-10 Show of Force
12/18/2013
12/18/2013: A-10s from the 422 TES firing guns and rockets on the Nevada Test and Training Range. Credit:99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs:10/11/13
The Way Ahead in US Foreign Policy: Spin, or Spinning Out of Control?
12/17/2013
2013-12-16 By Harald Malmgren The path to Presidency of the United States is through a complex, volatile battlefield of competing ideologies, domestic political and financial objectives, and survival skills of incumbents and vested interests. The weapons and tools needed to prevail include encouragement of hope for a better tomorrow, promises…
The 36th CRG in Support of Operation Damayan: An Interview with Colonel Livingston
12/16/2013
2013-12-16 Shortly after the return of the 36th Contingency Response Group from the Philippines, we had a chance to talk with the Commander of the Group. The 36th CRG and the USMC worked closely together at the Tacloban Air Base to re-open the base to allow for insertion of relief…
Echoes from History in a Veterans Cemetery: The Way Ahead for a 21st Century American Military Force
12/16/2013
2013-12-16 by Ed Timperlake On December 14 2013, I was asked to give remarks at a Wreaths Across America ceremony at the veteran’s cemetery in Richmond Virginia. The honor of the day goes to the fallen and recognition of those present, many veterans, their families and loved ones, all came…
The F-35 and Legacy Aircraft: Re-Norming Airpower and the Meteor Example
12/15/2013
We have argued for some time that the introduction of fifth generation aircraft into legacy fleets was part of a process we have called the “re-norming” of airpower. We have even published a book with that title. When we discussed the time when Lt. Col. “Chip” Berke came to Nellis…
HMH-462 External Mission
12/15/2013
12/15/2013: U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462) perform an external mission as part of operation in Kajaki, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2013. HMH-462 used a CH-53E Super Stallion to pick up Marines, a civilian, gear and a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle. Credit:2nd Marine Aircraft Wing…
Brazil, India, Fighters and the 21st Century Military Aerospace Market
12/13/2013
2013-12-13 by Robbin Laird In spite of economic difficulties in the U.S. and Europe, the decade ahead will be a significant one in the purchase and deployment of new fighter aircraft. No countries are more important in this evolution outside of Europe and the Asian Rim than India and Brazil.…
France and Brazil: The Rafale in Play
12/13/2013
2013-12-13 by Kenneth Maxwell President Francois Hollande has just completed a two day State Visit to Brazil. He was returning from South Africa where he had attended the ceremonies in Pretoria for Nelson Mandela. He stopped over in the Central African Republic on the way to Brazil where he has committed French troops.…