06/02/2013: Airbus Military held its annual Trade Media Brief on May 29 and May 30th, 2013. In this slideshow, various aspects not covered in the A400M slideshow are provided. [slidepress gallery='airbus-military-seville-may-2013'] Credit:SLD 2013 The first two photos feature the C-295 and during the event, Airbus Military announced the launch of…
2013-06-02 By Richard Weitz Russian-NATO differences over ballistic missile defense (BMD) were unsurprisingly a major source of disagreement at the International Conference on “Military and Political Aspects of European Security,” hosted in a major Moscow hotel by the Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD), on May 23. Notwithstanding all the changes…
06/01/2013: MAG-16 throws Desert Tantrum [slidepress gallery='mag-16-throws-desert-tantrum'] Credit:Marine Corps Air Station Miramar / 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing:3/14/13 In the first photo, a CH-53E Super Stallion cools down at a forward area refueling point as MV-22 Ospreys fly in the distance during Operation Desert Tantrum outside of El Centro, Calif., March,…
05/31/2013: T-AKE Supporting the USS Jason Dunham at Sea [slidepress gallery='uss-jason-dunham'] Credit:Navy Public Affairs Support Element East:3/8/13 In the first three photos, sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3). Jason Dunham…
2013-05-31 During the Airbus Military Trade Media Briefing 2013, held on May 29th and 30th 2013, the trade press had an opportunity to fly on the A400M. After watching the plane emerge over the past few years, it was exciting to have the opportunity to fly the plane. Noticeably quiet inside…
2013-05-31 by Robbin Laird Yesterday I flew the A400M for the first time. [caption id="attachment_53540" align="alignnone" width="300"] Talking with the flight crew during the Airbus Military flight for journalists at the Trade Media Event, May 30, 2013. Credit Photo: SLD[/caption] My friend Francis Tusa has done a short interview for…
05/28/2013: 1st Special Operations Squadron performing their Stray 59 Memorial Ceremony, where they remember an MC-130E Combat Talon I that went down over Subic Bay, the Philippines. Stray 59 Memorial Ceremony from SldInfo.com on Vimeo. Credit:18th Wing Public Affairs:3/5/13 3/6/2013 - Kadena Air Base, Japan -- No matter how painful it is to remember…
2013-05-26 By Richard Weitz I had the opportunity to attend an International Conference on “Military and Political Aspects of European Security,” hosted in a major Moscow hotel by the Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD), on May 23. The MOD convened a similar conference last year in Moscow, though that meeting…
