In his 2022 article “The Bay of Bengal Could be the Key to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific,” Anu Anwar argued that the Bay of Bengal is a microcosm of the emerging multi-polar world order, with its massive population centers, transnational challenges, and latent natural resources. Three years on, as the winds of change have blown across the Indo-Pacific, we asked him to reevaluate his argument.
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From the moment he first toddled around in G.I. Joe underwear, Jeremie Border’s destiny was clear: He was born to protect.
Hailing from Mesquite, Texas, his family didn’t come from a long line of service members. There was no pressure, no plan really, but it was meant to be. “He was born with a gun in his hand,” his mother Mary Border recalled. “From day one. God put him on Earth to protect and serve.”
But Jeremie’s story isn’t one of glory and medals–it’s about grit, loyalty and an unwavering heart.
The Ukraine war is demonstrating the vulnerability of tanks amid a proliferation of attack drones, although MBTs are still highly valued.
A senior official within the UK Ministry of Defence confirmed that the L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun will withdraw from service in 2035.
Marine Raiders may be deployed to the tactical edge in future conflicts with China in the Pacific region, and leaders at Marine Forces Special Operations Command are looking to equip their commandos with new technologies to help them get the job done.
Special operations forces are expected to be part of the Corps’ so-called stand-in force operating inside adversaries’ weapons engagement zones. In that sense, the fight might not be that different than World War II. However, new technologies are creating new challenges and opportunities, suggested Maj. Gen.
Gurkhas are set to take on artillery roles with the formation of a new unit named the KGA, to bolster the UK’s military strength.
The DASA, in collaboration with Innovate UK, is offering Defence Innovation Loans to assist SMEs in bringing defence innovations to market.
Pilots at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, reached back to a tradition born in the early decades of combat flying to pay tribute to a stunt pilot who died at the base.
Flyers and other personnel gathered at sunset on Friday, April 25, to burn a piano, a tradition among fighter pilots that dates at least to World War II, in tribute to stunt pilot Rob Holland, who died in a crash on the base the day before.
Holland crashed on the base’s runway while practicing for the base’s airshow, Air Power Over Hampton Roads.
A letter to the editor of the Colorado Springs Gazette:
Last week I was at the 10th Medical Group Clinic at the Air Force Academy. I was sad to see the disrespect on display as you enter the front door.
The chain of command has empty frames for the first three positions.
It is now 90-plus days since the POTUS has been the commander in chief of the U.S. military. I guess the commander of this unit doesn’t think this is important.
There are pictures of local, low ranking individuals.
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They’re called “autonomous low-profile vessels”