The State of U.S. Air Force Airlift
The state of airlift for the U.S. military, despite a decade of the highest continuous demand since World War II, …
Issues
Prompt Global Strike
Is it a substitute for a new bomber? Is it a bold new weapon of war? Or is it a …
Navy League SeaAirSpace Exposition
In his luncheon address at the Navy League’s SeaAirSpace Exposition May 3, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates fired a shot …
International Land Forces
The waning days of 2009 provided what could be a prototypical glimpse of international land force trends and developments for …
Shiny New Hybrid
National security threats may have changed, but more to the point, they’ve multiplied, analysts say. A superpower can no longer …
U.S. Army Designates Initial Early Infantry Brigade Combat Team (EIBCT)
The U.S. Army’s recent designation of its initial Early Infantry Brigade Combat Team (EIBCT) has helped to crystallize planning schedules …
Sacrificing Air Sovereignty?
In Pentagon talk, it used to be called air defense. Today it’s commonly known as the Air Sovereignty Alert (ASA) …
U.S. Special Operations Command Year in Review 2009
It was a very busy 2009 for American special operations. As Adm. Eric T. Olson, commander, United States Special Operations …
“Rebalancing” the Force: The 2010 Defense Appropriations Act
On Dec. 19, 2009, shortly after the U.S. Senate had passed the Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act of 2010 …
U.S. Air Force Year in Review
The United States Air Force is changing.
While airmen perform superbly in Iraq and Afghanistan and in air sovereignty operations …