OPINION — “That’s the thing we’ve always sought – kind of the Holy Grail – and now we’re doing it.”Speaking was Marine Gen. Eric M. Smith before the [...]
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The Cipher Brief’s new Friday column Cipher Select, is laser-focused on bringing you a range of different perspectives on special operations issues [...]
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The Cipher Brief’s new Friday column Cipher Select, is laser-focused on bringing you a range of different perspectives on special operations issues [...]
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The U.S. this year deployed 330 Marines to Norway. The concept is nothing new; it dates back to the 2005 Oslo-Washington agreement called Marine [...]
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The U.S. this year deployed 330 Marines to Norway. The concept is nothing new; it dates back to the 2005 Oslo-Washington agreement called Marine [...]
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U.S. Marines are being deployed to Norway and Australia, ostensibly as part of standard procedure, but also to respond to two emerging threats, [...]
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In 2011, former President Barack Obama and then-Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard signed a deal to base 2,500 U.S. Marines in Darwin, Australia [...]
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As the United States’ crisis response force, the Marine Corps prioritizes readiness above capability, capacity, or any other goal. Maintaining this [...]
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The crash of a MV-22B off of Okinawa on December 13, 2016 occurred during one of the most difficult tasks a Marine aviator can do in peacetime: night [...]
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The crisis after 9/11 forced every branch of the military to reevaluate its mission set, its structure, and its identity. Fifteen years later, the [...]
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Three dramatic developments have occurred in the employment of U.S. air power in the past 25 years: the vulnerability of air defenses faced, leading [...]
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Whether or not we are officially at war with ISIS is a reoccurring debate in today’s mass media. Part of what makes this question so compelling is [...]
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Thomas Mahnken is the Jerome E. Levy Chair of Economic Geography and National Security at the U.S. Naval War College and served as Deputy Assistant [...]
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After the United States emerged from the Vietnam War, it witnessed the events of the 1973 Yom Kippur War—a state-level conflict fought against Israel [...]
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For many Americans, holidays have become something to look forward to, because they mark the beginning of special season like summer, a day off from [...]
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In American culture, Veteran is a powerful word, and for better or worse, it is used universally. The Department of Veterans Affairs is a common [...]
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Every year, about 200 thousand service members complete their military service and transition to civilian communities and the civilian workforce. [...]
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Retired LTG Guy Swan spent more than 35 years in the Army, commanding at every level. Now, as a Vice President of the Association of the United [...]
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