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Niger: New Drone Base Highlights A Shift In US-West African Relations
By Jody Ray Bennett In January 2013, US military officials finalized a Status of Forces (SOFA) agreement with the government of Niger to increase military involvement throughout the country. While the move clearly reflected developments in neighboring Mali, it had long been an operational goal of the Pentagon to establish a drone base in the [...]
Official Explains DOD’s Role in National Arctic Strategy
The Defense Department worked closely with other federal agencies in support of the National Security Staff effort that generated the National Strategy for the Arctic Region released today, a senior Pentagon official said. Daniel Y. Chiu, deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy, said the strategy establishes a framework for future U.S. Arctic activities based [...]
US strategy takes Korean crisis into new territory
Soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula have seen dire North Korean threats met with an unusually assertive US response that analysts warn could take a familiar game into dangerous territory. By publicly highlighting its recent deployment of nuclear-capable B-52 and stealth bombers over South Korea, Washington has, at times, almost appeared to be purposefully goading [...]
F-35 JSF Jet Does Not Fit In Revised Dutch Defence Strategy
Armed forces which include the controversial JSF jet fighter is the least attractive scenario for the future of the Dutch military, according to an assessment by the Clingenael Institute. The institute, which specialises in international relations, has drawn up four options for the armed forces, only one of which includes the JSF, Nos television reports [...]
Finland Adopts Cyber Security Strategy
On 24 January 2013, the Government adopted a resolution on Finland’s Cyber Security Strategy. The Strategy defines the key goals and guidelines which are used in responding to the threats against the cyber domain and which ensure its functioning. The President of the Republic and the Cabinet Committee on Foreign and Security Policy decided at [...]
Army Ground Combat Vehicle acquisition strategy revised
The Ground Combat Vehicle, or GCV, acquisition strategy was modified, Jan. 17, to further reduce risk and maintain an affordable program. The decision by the Department of Defense extends the current technology development phase of the program by six months to allow industry greater time to refine vehicle designs. These efforts will support a full [...]
Army refocuses homefront training strategy
As drawdowns in Afghanistan continue, Army officials are shifting focus on homefront training, beginning with how the training is organized and scheduled. In an effort to help facilitate this shift, a team of civilian government service workers and Lt. Col. Damon Pfaltzgraff traveled to Fort Carson from the Training Management Directorate at the Combined Arms [...]
New Strategy to Posture Transcom for Post-War Future
A new, five-year strategic plan unveiled today at U.S. Transportation Command will posture it to ensure the military maintains its global mobility edge entering a post-war future, Air Force Brig. Gen. John E. Michel, Transcom’s chief change and learning strategist, told American Forces Press Service. Air Force Gen. William M. Fraser III, Transcom’s commander, shared [...]
Pentagon Official Explains Asia-Pacific Focus
The entire U.S. government has made a concerted effort to improve U.S.-China relations while implementing the tenets in the defense strategic guidance, a senior Pentagon official said here today. Speaking to an audience at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Kathleen Hicks, principal deputy undersecretary of defense for policy explained the U.S. military’s strategic [...]
