SOUTHCOM History
Beginnings
For centuries, strategists and merchants in America, Great Britain, and elsewhere had dreamed of a canal joining the Atlantic …
Defense Wide
International Data Farming Workshop Under Way in Finland
The 27th International “What if?” Workshop has brought data farming experts together at the National Defence University in Helsinki, Finland.…
Interview With Gen. John F. Kelly, USMC, Commander, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)
Gen. John F. Kelly assumed command of U.S. Southern Command in October 2012. Kelly enlisted in the Marine Corps in …
The Unknown Known – Trailer
Former defense secretaries are making news in recent days, with the release of Robert Gates’ Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary …
The M/V Cape Ray Readies to Destroy Syrian Chemical Weapons
When the U.S. and Russia hammered out the “Framework for Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons” in September, the who and …
Hagel Reassures Friends and Allies at Manama Dialogue
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel reassured friends and allies at the recent International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Manama Dialog …
Beyond Immersive Training? From Virtual Reality to Augmented Reality
As noted in the first part of this article, training system examples like the Army’s Joint Fires and Effects Training …
Beyond Immersive Training? Services Embrace Immersive Training
One of the underlying concepts emerging from this month’s Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2013 involved the optimum …
TouchShare Moves Forward Despite GEOINT 2013 Symposium Delay
The postponement of the GEOINT 2013 Symposium due to the since-ended government shutdown has not prevented companies from making major …
The Rise of Tito
Yugoslavia (“Land of the South Slavs”) was an artificial nation carved out of the former Astro-Hungarian Empire in 1918 that …