Key Developments
The CH-53K King Stallion and How it Enables the USMC’s Distributed Operations Approach
The CH-53K brings to the force capabilities which support the USMC’s Distributed Aviation Operations (DAO) concept,…
Read More »The U.S. Navy Publishes a New Navigation Plan and Advances the Fielding of a “Hybrid Fleet”
The U.S. Navy has been forthcoming and transparent in its strategies designed to ensure peace and…
Read More »Missile Developments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region remains one of the most strategically important regions…
Read More »The Heavy Lift Helicopter and Its Role in Supporting Diverse USMC Operations
The Marines are enhancing their capability to deploy both as the nation’s crisis response force and…
Read More »Leveraging the Force We Have with Modified Concepts of Operations
Recently I talked with my colleague Brian Morra, who served in the USAF and worked in…
Read More »The Core USMC Air Assets: The MV-22B and Its Role
The Osprey has provided a unique capability for shaping the USMC’s operational envelope. Its ability to…
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Book Review
05/06/2025
Historical perspective is in short supply today in official Washington. The prevailing foreign policy culture has our senior cabinet officers lurching from crisis to crisis, seemingly unguided by any firm strategic direction. Even when a national strategy is articulated, as...
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