AUGUST 23, 2016, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. - The Corps’ ability to win on the battlefield remains strong; however, its post-9/11 enemies in operational environments like in Iraq and Afghanistan have been, by and large, a technologically inferior force. And while the Corps may need to only refine its maneuver warfare skills, there is a new battle space that is … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2016
LEAD Program Develops Diverse Perspective in Officer Corps
AUGUST 23, 2016, U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) - A number of Cadet Wing leaders traded in their enlisted careers for cadet life to become Air Force officers, and have used their prior military experience to help them succeed at the U.S. Air Force Academy with the LEAD program. Cadets 1st Class Leah Young, the Cadet Wing public affairs officer and summer Cadet Wing … [Read more...]
Air Force to Reduce Additional Duties
AUGUST 22, 2016, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Airmen need more time to focus on their core missions. Air Force senior leaders said that’s the message they received from Airmen and it’s the reason behind the decision for the Air Force to reduce additional duties. In a memorandum to Airmen released Aug. 19, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. … [Read more...]
New Operation Inherent Resolve commander Continues Fight Against ISIL
AUGUST 22, 2016, WASHINGTON - Army Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commanding general of XVIII Airborne Corps based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, assumed command of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve during a transfer of authority ceremony on Monday August 21. Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, U.S. Central Command's commanding general, presided over the ceremony in … [Read more...]
Bold Alligator Provides Platform to Test New Warfighting Concepts
AUGUST 22, 2016, NORFOLK, Va. - Bold Alligator is widely known as the largest joint, multi-national amphibious assault exercise series on the East Coast. However, a lesser-known aspect of the series includes limited objective experimentation to expose participants to new technologies, applications and concepts that will inform future warfighting capabilities. During Bold … [Read more...]