Last week, we wrote that the Air Force Council, the blue suiters board of directors that advises the air chief, was considering deep cuts to force structure to meet aggressive savings targets laid out by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. One option they are reportedly considering is early retirement of all 66 B-1B Lancer bombers, last […]
From the monthly archives:
June 2010
Chinese media reports that beginning today the People’ Liberation Army (PLA) will hold six days of military exercises in the East China Sea, a message, analysts say, to the U.S. Navy not to steam its carrier battle groups too close to Chinese shores. While a Chinese military official said the drills are routine, observers say […]
At his senate confirmation hearing yesterday, new Afghan commander Gen. David Petraeus said Afghan president Hamid Karzai denies ever meeting with a leader of the Haqqani network, the most dangerous of the numerous insurgent groups operating in Pakistan’s tribal areas. An Al Jazeera press report over the weekend said that Karzai had met with Sirajuddin […]
Incoming Afghan commander Gen. David Petraeus told senators today at his confirmation hearing that he has no intention of changing the rules of engagement or the “tactical directive,” which guides the use of air strikes, put in place by his predecessor. What he will do is ensure that those rules are being uniformly applied by […]
The Marine Corps Operating Concepts — Third Edition, has been released and I wanted to make it available to readers. I’ll be writing much more about this document after I get some time to thoroughly read it. For now, I wanted to highlight this bit from the first chapter: While Marine Corps forces may perform […]
