The Osprey Nacelle Revolution: How Operators and Industry Solved a Crisis That Washington Never Saw Coming
When you spend enough time with maintainers in the fleet rather than briefing officers in the…
Read More »A Decade of Strategic Analysis: My Australian Defence Research (2014-2025)
This month, my latest book on Australian defence has been published. Fight Tonight Force: Combat Readiness…
Read More »The H-1 Helicopter’s Digital Revolution: HMLA-267 Leads Marine Corps into Distributed Aviation Operations
The Marine Corps has long understood that the character of warfare is shaped not merely by…
Read More »Steel Knight 2025: Turning Distributed Operations into Warfighting Practice
At the recent Steel Knight 2025 exercise conducted by 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing at MCAS Miramar,…
Read More »Elizabeth City and the Unfinished Business of Coast Guard Infrastructure
In 2010, a visit to Coast Guard Base Elizabeth City offered a stark reminder that American…
Read More »The Elizabeth City Case: Always Ready but Persistently Underfunded
Next year, I am publishing my book on the USCG, appropriately entitled: Always Ready: Persistently Under-Resourced.…
Read More »Additive Manufacturing and the Land Forces Supply Chain: A Revolution Within a Revolution
Initially introduced cautiously within the armed forces, additive manufacturing — commonly referred to as 3D printing…
Read More »Always Ready: Persistently Under-Resourced: The Modern USCG Story
Next year, I am publishing my book on the USCG, appropriately entitled: Always Ready: Persistently Under-Resourced.…
Read More »Steel Knight 2025: An Overview
I have been in Southern California for the past few days talking with Marines involved in…
Read More »From Saigon to the Pentagon: Hung Cao’s Journey and the Transformation of Pacific Defense
We had the opportunity to sit down with the Under Secretary of the Navy earlier this…
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