Helping Haiti
When a devastating earthquake struck the Caribbean island nation of Haiti in January 2010, destroying its airport and harbor facilities, …
U.S. Marine Corps
Shout Them Down: 21st Century Acoustic Weapons
“So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard …
Harvest Hawk Gives the KC-130J Bite
Affirming recommendations outlined in the latest Quadrennial Defense Review, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates stressed in a February Pentagon briefing …
Interview With Anthony C. ‘Tony’ Zinni
Anthony C. “Tony” Zinni is the chairman of the board of directors of BAE Systems, Inc., the company’s wholly owned …
The U.S. Marines Pioneer Air Support in Nicaragua
What does Nicaragua mean to a Marine?
Plenty. Here, in 1928 and again in 1932, the most famous Marine of …
“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. Marine Corps Year in Review
For the U.S. Marine Corps, 2009 was a year of transition: withdrawal from Iraq during a simultaneous buildup in Afghanistan, …
What Could Happen: USJFCOM’s New “Speculative” Vision of the Future”
United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) has just released its “Joint Operating Environment” (JOE) for 2010, containing a number of …
F-35B BF-1 Performs First Hover and Short Takeoff
Lockheed Martin has released a video of F-35B BF-1’s first “free air” hover on March 17, 2010. An accompanying press …
TechWatch: The Dual Use Dilemma
Throughout the Cold War, the U.S. military and NASA were two of the world’s primary technology drivers. Many of the …