by Richard Weitz Despite their differences over Yugoslavia, the shock of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which vividly reminded Russian and Western officials of their shared security interests, led to a revival and restructuring of the NATO-Russian relationship. At the May 2002 NATO summit in Rome, the allies issued a joint…
06/25/2013: 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit working alongside Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces for a PHIBRON/MEU integration exercise as well as Japanese Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) landings on San Clemente Island, West Cove, during amphibious exercise, Dawn Blitz. Exercise Dawn Blitz 2013 is a multinational amphibious exercise off the Southern California…
2013-06-26 by Richard Weitz At the 28th Annual Conference of the Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies combined with the International Council on Korean Studies in Seoul this week—which marks the 63rd anniversary of the start of the Korean War—a senior U.S. administration official laid out the Obama administration’s assessment of…
06/26/2013: Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment load into MV-22 Ospreys and CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters as a part of a large-scale air assault to 29 Palms involving over 30 helicopters during exercise Dawn Blitz, June 20. Dawn Blitz 2013 is one of a series of amphibious training events…
2013-06-25 French company DCI has trained six Niger Air Force helicopter pilots and will train more aircrew under an extended contract. The six pilots, together with six flight mechanics, graduated with their diplomas in March at a ceremony held in Niamey, Niger. “This innovative project, supported by the presidency of Niger,…
2013-06-25 by David A. Deptula, Lt Gen USAF (Ret) Several No-Fly Zones are already in place. Not in Syria where advocated by some in Congress—but in places like Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) Nevada over the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) premier combat training ranges; over Naval Air Stations Oceana, Virginia…
06/24/2013: Marines from VMGR 152 Okinawa, Japan train with soldiers on a C-130J. Marine loadmasters prepare the Soldiers for a routine jump at the drop zone. Credit: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Public Affairs:4/12/13
2013-06-23 One of the missing aspects in discussing the F-35 program is its impact on innovation in the defense industry. A case in point is ITT Exelis which is opening a new facility, in part triggered by an F-35 contract. But the composites to be built at this facility has…
