02 December 2014 Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Puneet Talwar Travels to India Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Puneet Talwarwill travel to India December 1-4 to co-chair a political-military dialogue withsenior officials from India’s External Affairs and Defense ministries. Thedialogue will focus on regional and maritime security, defense trade, and...
02 December 2014 Expeditionary Force Marines Expand Integrated Training Opportunities at Convention Marines from various units throughout III Marine Expeditionary Force gathered for the III MEF Exercise and Training Convention Nov. 26 at Camp Hansen.The convention focused on evolving unit-level training integration and training exercises between different units in III MEF.“I’m convinced that...
02 December 2014 US Army Labs Test DARPA's Load-Lightening Exosuits The futuristic exosuits being tested by US Army researchers won't helpsoldiers outrun locomotives, and it'll still take more than a single bound toclear a tall building.But a final prototype of the device, which could cut a wearer's exertionlevel by 25 percent when carrying a 100-pound load and...
01 December 2014 Japan's Forces Going Amphibious, but No Decision on the Vehicles Yet Japan plans to buy 52 amphibious vehicles through 2018 but hasn’t yet decided on a model, a Defense Ministry official said Monday. Japan is working on assembling a Marines-like unit within its Self-Defense Forces, amid concerns over Chinese claims of the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the...
01 December 2014 Program Turns Old Fighters Into Unmanned Targets Not a lot of people crash three planes in a day and call it a job well done.Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Garrison does.Garrison heads up the only squadron in the Air Force that takes retired planes from the bone yard — essentially a junkyard for planes — and resurrects them as aerial targets used for...