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It was after the phone call from their boss, the secretary of defense, that the two most senior leaders of the Air Force clarified their service’s position.
“The Air Force wholeheartedly supports …
Read more ›It was after the phone call from their boss, the secretary of defense, that the two most senior leaders of the Air Force clarified their service’s position.
“The Air Force wholeheartedly supports …
Read more ›It might be tempting to dismiss the U.S. Navy’s potential focus on China as a passing fad — part of the now-familiar phenomena of “China fever.” Another perspective holds that this focus …
Read more ›Unmanned air vehicle development has sharply accelerated in recent years principally because UAVs can overcome a major shortcoming of manned aircraft — limited persistence — while offering …
Read more ›Polls show that most non-Kurdish Iraqis blame the U.S. for the condition of their country and believe that their situations will improve …
Read more ›The Defense Department’s new China Military Power Report, released in March, portrays China as a rising military power, but one whose intentions are unclear. Uncertainty over China’s future course and how that …
Read more ›Last April, this column described initial responses by Iraqi bloggers to the “surge” of American troops in their country. Writing from shattered Baghdad …
Read more ›TO THE ARMY, for the new FM 3-0 Operations Field Manual, a welcome capstone doctrine document that is long on common sense and thankfully short on acronyms and “Army talk.” This is …
Read more ›Emperor Qin, the first emperor of China, is a confounding character. A warrior whose many battle wins secured the victory of a unified China, Qin masterminded projects to cement that unification, including …
Read more ›Words have a utilitarian function in the uniformed world. We have checklists ringing with verbs, notes and warnings, and military evaluations are brimming with superlatives and exclamatory punctuation. Words are, as everywhere, …
Read more ›Today’s strategic realities outline a world in which many states face internal and transnational threats from terrorist organizations and other violent …
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