Video of the Week

DDG 1001 Transits the Panama Canal

02/27/2019

By DDG 1001

Watch as Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) transits the Panama Canal from Gatun Lake to Balboa Harbor.

PANAMA

11.28.2018

Video by Lt. Robert Reinheimer

USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001)

Defense Bookshop

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Defense Decisions

01/02/2025

By Peter Jennings

The “Kill-ASPI” Review for the Australian Labour Government

Over 20 years, in ASPI and outside it, I have witnessed multiple attempts – almost all by the bureaucracy – to muzzle the institute. Like me, Varghese was a career…

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Highlight of the Week

01/08/2025

By Robbin Laird

On Osprey Safety and Sustainability

This report highlights articles we have published in 2024 which focus on the Osprey from a safety and sustainability perspective. These seems to be a cottage industry of critics of…

The first East Coast-assigned Navy tiltrotor vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft CMV-22B Osprey lands at Naval Station Norfolk, April 5. The CMV-22B Osprey belongs to Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 40 the “Mighty Bison.” The CMV-22B airframe will provide the fleet’s medium-lift and long-range aerial logistics capability, replacing the C-2A Greyhounds of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 over the next several years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sylvie Carafiol)

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Video of the Week

12/01/2024

By II MEF

Resolute Hunter 2-24 from the Perspective of II MIG

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, participate in exercise Resolute Hunter 2-24 on Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, from June 17 to June…

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Interview of the Week

10/29/2024

By Robbin Laird

Australian Army Chief of Staff on Force Transition

During my September-October 2024 trip to Australia, I had a chance to sit down and talk with Lt General Stuart Simon, Chief of Staff of the Australian Army. He discussed…

The Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Simon Stuart AO DSC at the 25th anniversary of Australian service in East Timor, held in Canberra, Australia. Credit: ADF

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Book Reviews

The Challenges Facing Modernization of the Australian Defence Force

Review by John Blaxland

Contemporary Global Change Series 5: Australian Defence and Deterrence 2024

Review by Robbin Laird

Contemporary Global Change Series 4: Brazil in a Changing World Order

Review by Robbin Laird

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Op Eds: Danny’s Corner

08/15/2024

The Lies of Tim Walz

By Scott Hogenson

06/28/2024

Please Do Not Shoot at the Thermonuclear Weapons

By Ed Timperlake

06/09/2024

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

By Ed Timperlake

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Partner's Corner

01/09/2025

By Tim Martin

Nordic Warden Tests AI-Enabled Tracking System for Undersea Cable Protection

BELFAST — The multinational Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) has activated a new operation centered around a UK-led and artificial intelligence (AI) based reaction system capable of assessing threats to undersea cables and…

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Williams Foundation

A Podcast on the Sir Richard Williams Seminar 26 September 2024

By Robbin Laird

Here is a podcast generated by Google’s NotebookLM system which provides an AI summary of the 26 September 2024 Sir Richard Williams Foundation Report. I find it a useful and interesting take on the report itself.

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