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US Navy and Dealing with the Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea

06/19/2024
By Justin Katz

Directly citing the ongoing engagements between the US Navy and Houthi rebels in the Red Sea,…

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Mastery of the Air: Personal Reflections on 35 years of Watching Tiltrotors Take Flight

06/18/2024
By Edward C. Smith, PhD

My engineering journey into vertical flight started as a graduate student at the Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft…

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Poland Confronts Illegal Migration: Hybrid War and How to Protect Their Borders?

06/11/2024
By Robert Czulda

In the past two years, Poland has started to struggle with a problem that is entirely…

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President Biden’s Missed Strategic Opportunity: The 80th Anniversary of D-Day

06/10/2024
By Robbin Laird

In the early 1990s, I worked on a study of the new Slavic states, namely Belarus…

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The Vietnam War and What Historic Victory Looks Like

06/09/2024
By Ed Timperlake

“We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any…

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Veteran Suicide and the Consequences of New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan’s Political Behavior

06/09/2024
By Ed Timperlake

Many, many reports have captured the tragedy of suicide by America’s veterans. No country can ever…

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USS John P. Murtha Commemorates the 82nd Anniversary of the Battle of Midway

06/08/2024
By USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26)

Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) commemorate the 82nd…

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The Key Role of MAWTS-1 in USMC Transormation

06/07/2024
By George Trautman

In their new book, MAWTS-1 An Incubator for Military Transformation, Robbin Laird and Ed Timberlake have…

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Prague’s Munitions Initiative for Ukraine Doesn’t Czech Out

06/04/2024
By James Durso

If you are a foreign official visiting Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, Prime Minister…

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The Russo-Ukrainian War in Clausewitzian Perspective: June 2024 Update

06/01/2024
By Jack Tribolet

Battlefield realities of the Russo-Ukrainian War provide a model to measure the continued applicability of dominant…

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04/16/2026
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Fight Tonight, Prepare for Tomorrow: The ADF and the Age of Autonomous Warfare

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Robotics and Ship Repairs: A Way Ahead for the U.S. Navy Fleet and their Maintenance

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Australia’s Air Power: Ready for Tonight, Preparing for Tomorrow

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