Italy and F-35: Shaping the Way Ahead in European Airpower
The 21st century is an era of profound transformation in military strategy, operational concepts, and technological…
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When industry representatives gathered with military officials in the Colorado mountains to test different counter-drone tactics,…
Read More »The Core USMC Air Assets: 2025
The lynchpin of rapid force insertion for the USMC is clearly the Osprey. This aircraft is…
Read More »The USMC Works Its Way Ahead on Force Distribution: The Role of USMC Air
I am working on a series which focuses on the operational emphasis on delivering distributed maritime…
Read More »Enabling the USMC Approach to Distributed Operations: The Unique Role of Marine Airpower
The Marines along with the joint force are focused on force distribution both to enhance survival…
Read More »A Perspective on the Way Ahead for the Marine Corps Approach to Distributed Operations: LtGen (Retired) Terry Robling, Former MARFORPAC Commander and Deputy Commandant of Operations
I had the privilege of dealing with Lt General (Retired) Robling both as DCA and as…
Read More »The Way Ahead for European Defense: An Interview with General Pasquale Preziosa
In this interview with the Italian news paper La Stampa published on 14 March 2025, Lt…
Read More »The Trump Dynamic and Australia: Persistence and Patience in Sorting Out the Future
US President Donald Trump appears to have abruptly upended America’s most trusted alliances with European countries…
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