Saab Defense and Security USA LLC (SDAS): Protecting Our Nation’s Future (Sponsored)
A proud U.S. partner for over 40 years, Saab Defense and Security USA LLC (SDAS) develops, supports, and improves equipment, …
Defense Wide
Ukraine: Did Mercenaries Secure the Crimean Anschluss?
On March 6,2014, at an open forum event in the State Duma, Vassily Nebenzia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, said Russia …
Book Review – Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War
The release of former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates’ Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War made waves around …
TRICARE and the Defense Budget
These days, any discussion of an executive branch agency’s budget request must begin with a caveat: While the Budget Control …
Smaller Budgets, Greater Burdens for the VA and DoD
Massive budget cuts and sequestration, from current funding into the foreseeable future, could not have come at a worse time …
The U.S. Rebalance to the Asia-Pacific Region: China’s Growing Military Capabilities
Capabilities and Intent
In our previous post we looked at the geostrategic realities – including China’s economic rise – undergirding …
SOUTHCOM Missions
With an area of responsibility (AOR) encompassing 31 countries and 15 areas of special sovereignty – a region representing about …
SOUTHCOM Today
Introduction
For much of American history, Latin America and the Caribbean were seen as areas to be overseen and protected. …
New ADA Housing Unveiled at MacDill Air Force Base
Ten qualifying families on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. received an early Christmas present on Dec. 18, 2013, when they …
The U.S. Rebalance to the Asia-Pacific Region: China – The “Other” Major Pacific Power
Volumes have been written about the rise of China, and we won’t even begin to attempt to replicate the scholarly …