Navy Non-Kinetic Air Power for OEF: "Carrier Air Wing 11 employs non-kinetic force to support troops on the ground in Afghanistan, minimizing the potential for civilian casualties. Non-kinetic force is intended not to cause any physical damage.
The EA-6B Prowlers assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135 deploy daily from the flight deck of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) jamming electronic signals in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF).
'Our main focus of effort is to dominate the electromagnetic spectrum. That means we preserve it for coalition forces, and we deny its use to Afghan insurgents. If we can successfully do that, many times the ground commander may not need a bomb,'"
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Revolutionary Ship Readies for Commissioning
Revolutionary Ship Readies for Commissioning: "Pre-Commissioning Unit Independence (LCS 2) will be commissioned Jan. 16.
Advanced technology, unique manning, and a very recognizable tri-hull – at first glance, nearly everything about Independence's steep angles, high bridge, and aluminum construction appears to be the first of its kind. That impression continues inside, where a spacious mission module bay is reached by stairs instead of shin-banging ladders, and down below, where four water jets compliment two diesel and two gas turbine engines."
Advanced technology, unique manning, and a very recognizable tri-hull – at first glance, nearly everything about Independence's steep angles, high bridge, and aluminum construction appears to be the first of its kind. That impression continues inside, where a spacious mission module bay is reached by stairs instead of shin-banging ladders, and down below, where four water jets compliment two diesel and two gas turbine engines."
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Air Force officials issue notice of intent for F-35 basing
Air Force officials issue notice of intent for F-35 basing: "Air Force officials here published the notice of intent in the Federal Register Dec. 30 to prepare an environmental impact statement to assess the potential environmental impacts of a proposal to establish operational F-35 Lightning II aircraft at one or more existing Air Force and Air National Guard installations within the continental United States.
The F-35, the Air Force variant of the joint strike fighter, is the next generation, stealth air-to-ground fighter, designed to complement the F-22 Raptor and replace aging and legacy aircraft.
The proposed basing alternatives include"
The F-35, the Air Force variant of the joint strike fighter, is the next generation, stealth air-to-ground fighter, designed to complement the F-22 Raptor and replace aging and legacy aircraft.
The proposed basing alternatives include"
US tactics ill-suited for Afghan troops - The Boston Globe
US tactics ill-suited for Afghan troops - The Boston Globe: "I visited a camp for training a new Afghan National Army, which then numbered some 10,000 strong. The goal was to mold Pashtuns, Hazaras, Uzbeks, Tajiks, and the rest into a truly national force, even though Tajiks of the Northern Alliance dominated the government then as now. There was worry that the Pashtuns, the largest ethnic group and the backbone of the Taliban, felt underrepresented in Kabul.
Talking to American officers involved in building a modern army out of the ashes of a long civil war, I remembered a scene in a camp along the Pakistani border nearly 20 years before. Then Americans were supporting the resistance to the Soviet occupation, but the training of the “holy warriors’’ was very different. I was shown how an innocent-looking piece of pipe could be smuggled into Soviet-occupied Kabul and be fitted to another innocent-looking pipe, smuggled in separately, and then filled with explosives."
Talking to American officers involved in building a modern army out of the ashes of a long civil war, I remembered a scene in a camp along the Pakistani border nearly 20 years before. Then Americans were supporting the resistance to the Soviet occupation, but the training of the “holy warriors’’ was very different. I was shown how an innocent-looking piece of pipe could be smuggled into Soviet-occupied Kabul and be fitted to another innocent-looking pipe, smuggled in separately, and then filled with explosives."
FOXNews.com - The Other Terror War: Pentagon Eyes Foreign Aid to Fight Al Qaeda
FOXNews.com - The Other Terror War: Pentagon Eyes Foreign Aid to Fight Al Qaeda: "The Obama administration, facing a growing terrorist threat out of Yemen, is turning to a counterterror tool that for the past four years has allowed the United States to battle extremism in dozens of countries outside the official war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan: cold, hard cash.
The Pentagon since 2006 has budgeted more than $1 billion to train and equip foreign militaries and security forces through a program known in Congress as 'Section 1206.'"
The Pentagon since 2006 has budgeted more than $1 billion to train and equip foreign militaries and security forces through a program known in Congress as 'Section 1206.'"
KFOR drawing down to 10,000 troops
KFOR drawing down to 10,000 troops: "The Kosovo Force will transition from about 14,000 to 10,000 NATO forces by Jan. 31, due to improvements in security, said the commander of Multi-National Task Force-East.
Brig. Gen. Al Dohrmann told media in Kosovo last week that improvements in security have prompted the Kosovo Force to move its posture to a 'deterrent presence.'
'KFOR will rely more heavily on reserve forces that are able to quickly and decisively respond whenever and wherever necessary in support of local structures as a third responder,' Dohrmann said."
Brig. Gen. Al Dohrmann told media in Kosovo last week that improvements in security have prompted the Kosovo Force to move its posture to a 'deterrent presence.'
'KFOR will rely more heavily on reserve forces that are able to quickly and decisively respond whenever and wherever necessary in support of local structures as a third responder,' Dohrmann said."
Lax US rules let Chinese evade Iran sanctions: study
Lax US rules let Chinese evade Iran sanctions: study: "Chinese companies blacklisted in the United States for selling military equipment to Iran have been skirting sanctions due to weak enforcement, researchers said Monday.
The Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control, a private group that opposes proliferation, found that US companies have taken imports from sanctioned Chinese firms without facing consequences or even knowing they had done so."
The Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control, a private group that opposes proliferation, found that US companies have taken imports from sanctioned Chinese firms without facing consequences or even knowing they had done so."
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