The USS Zumwalt on to San Diego and Then on to the Pacific

10/29/2016
10/30/2016: USS Zumwalt is a unique ship with many powerful technologies. The US Navy’s Pacific Commander focuses on the Zumwalt. FT. MEADE, MD, UNITED STATES 10/20/2016 All Hands Update According to a story in Futurism, the DDG 1000 is the largest ever destroyer and is capable of firing rail guns in the…

PACFLEET Commander Discusses the Pacific

08/25/2015
08/25/2015: 2015- U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander, Admiral Scott Swift serves as its 35th commander since the Fleet was established since February 1941 and is headquartered at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Credit:DoD News:8/20/15 For our series on MARFORPAC and PACFLEET, see the following: https://sldinfo.com/shaping-an-operational-strategy-in-the-pacific-an-interview-with-rear-admiral-john-aquilino/ https://sldinfo.com/shaping-an-amphibious-coalition-an-interview-with-brigadier-general-mahoney-deputy-marforpac/ https://sldinfo.com/shaping-deterrence-in-depth-strategy-the-key-role-of-focused-partnerships-and-multilateralism/ https://sldinfo.com/combat-transformation-and-the-amphibious-force-a-pacfleet-marine-corps-perspective/ https://sldinfo.com/the-key-role-of-military-sealift-command-in-the-pacific-an-update-from-hawaii/ https://sldinfo.com/shaping-a-21st-century-pacific-force-perspectives-from-pacfleet/ Also, see, http://www.sldforum.com/2015/08/shaping-a-way-ahead-for-the-usn-in-the-pacific-rear-admiral-aquilino-and-pacfleet-work-the-challenges/

B-25 Lands at Wright Patterson AFB to Deliver Congressional Medal to Surviving Doolittle Raiders

04/25/2015
04/25/2015: B-25 Lands at Wright Patterson AFB to Deliver Congressional Medal to Surviving Doolittle Raiders Larry Kelley · Auburn University   Delivering the Doolittle Raider's Congressional Gold Medal is one of the highlights of my flying career. Too many people today do not understand how these 80 volunteers on 16…

SBX Entering Pearl Harbor, October 2014

01/07/2015
01/07/2015: The SBX is a one of a kind radar deployed near Japan used for monitoring missile threats in the Pacific, notably from North Korea.  Credit:Commander Navy Region Hawaii:10/24/14 According an Hawaii News Now story published in 2011: The SBX-1 structure towers, 28 stories high. "It's similar to a Nimiz…

Fire Scout Deploys Aboard USS Fort Worth

01/04/2015
01/04/2015: The third Littoral Combat Ship, the USS Fort Worth, is on its maiden deployment in the Pacific. It is home ported in San Diego, and is currently part of the search team for the missing A320 which crashed in the Pacific. The USS Fort Worth is deployed with a…

PACAF Commander Focuses on the Pacific at the AFA Forum

11/25/2013
11/25/2013: PACAF Commander Focuses on the Pacific at the AFA Forum by Airman 1st Class Alexander W. Riedel The commander of the Pacific Air Forces discussed the current state in the Pacific and the efforts of Airmen who contribute to securing U.S. and allied interests in the area during the…

The F-35 and Pacific Strategy: Shaping a Core Lynchpin

11/08/2012
2012-11-08 By Robbin Laird Many analysts and politicians have discussed the F-35 as if it was a simple replacement aircraft. And in such conversations, the notion of stealth is seen as a high-end capability needed only sparingly and in specialized circumstances. If this were true, the Marines would not be…