US pushing Gulf nations to develop missile defense

The United States is pushing Gulf countries to develop missile defense plans, amid what they see is a rising threat from Iran, US officials said Friday. “It’s the United States’ goal, to encourage the GCC countries to develop this missile defense architecture, because… to truly protect the region by missile defense, it requires a regional [...]

Multinational medical exercise readies forces to save time, lives

A two-week joint medical exercise began with a kickoff ceremony here May 28. Exercise Shared Resilience 2012 is an annual U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored exercise with a goal to strengthen interoperability; facilitate training in disaster management and crisis response; and validate the readiness of deployable multinational medical and humanitarian assistance teams. Participating nations include [...]

South Korea, US air forces launch major drill

South Korea and the United States on Monday launched a major joint air exercise to deter North Korean provocations amid high cross-border tensions, officials said. The annual drill called “Max Thunder” will run through May 18 and this year involves about 60 planes including jet fighters, KC-135 refuelling aircraft and AWACS surveillance planes, the South’s [...]

US says no timeframe on Japan base deal

The United States said Wednesday it was moving forward with Japan on a long-stalled deal over a military base but declined to say if an announcement would be ready for a summit next week. Japanese officials have said that a plan to announce an agreement on Wednesday was postponed, following a complaint by three senators [...]

NATO: US Capabilities Vital for Allies

NATO-led operations in Libya show NATO forces are flexible, open and strong, and also demonstrate the need for critical capabilities such as the unmanned aircraft supplied by the United States, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said today. “This was the first alliance operation where European allies and Canada took the lead, and the alliance got [...]

Webster Tarpley – Rogue B-52 Part 2 of 2

Webster Tarpley – Rogue B-52 Part 2 of 2

Part 2 of 2. How did so many USAF procedures break down to allow a B-52 fully loaded with nuclear cruise mis…

S.Korea, US launch massive joint war games

SEOUL: South Korea and the United States launched a new round of war games Monday involving tens of thousands of troops in a huge show of force against North Korea, which has threatened fiery retaliation. The 10-day computerized exercise is the latest in a series being staged by the South — either alone or with [...]

India, Japan, US Foster Relationships During MALABAR

PACIFIC OCEAN: The Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy expanded their maritime partnerships during exercise MALABAR 2009, held off the coast of Japan April 29-May 3. MALABAR aims to increase coordination between the navies, thus creating a more effective response to maritime threats by developing common procedures in maritime operations. [...]