OVERCOMING THE CRISIS IN COMMAND By Eeben Barlow author, Executive Outcomes 2017 The current crisis in command many African armies are faced with can be traced back to the manner in which current and future commanders are identified and prepared for their missions and roles. Commanding and leading soldiers—including airmen and sailors—in both peacetime and …
VOA Jamie Dettmer A couple of years ago Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was shunned by the White House. President Barack Obama was overhead describing him as a “liar” and on the occasions the pair did meet the strained body language paid testimony to the mutual hostility. The two clashed over the peace process, Netanyahu’s …
U.S. Army infantrymen assigned to the 10th Mountain Division conduct team live-fire training on a range in Djibouti, June 23, 2018. The team live fire is part of a qualification process in which the soldiers execute movement drills and build unit cohesion skills. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Megan Coin Much more going …
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti: Sailor 360, Rapid Intervention Battalion By Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph Rullo, Camp Lemonnier The Sailor 360 program is scheduled to be rolled out Navywide in October, and the initiative marks the first significant change since 2011 on how the service trains its enlisted leaders. Sailors deployed to Camp …
Almost 15,000 descendants of South Africa’s white colonists are thinking of moving to Russia. They are ready to make a contribution to the farming development of the South of Russia, to invest their money in the Russian economy, and give English lessons. At the first stage, about 30 families are going to migrate.
AFGHANISTAN The Department of the Army announced the winter 2018 deployment to Afghanistan of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division stationed at Fort Drum, New York. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team will replace the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division as part of a regular rotation of forces to support Operation Freedom’s …
NATO REPORTING with U.S. Army Maj. Matt Fontaine The Afghan National Army’s 4th Brigade, 203rd Corps captured five improvised explosive device (IED) makers and a cache of bomb-making, in Logar Province, June 13. The successful operation began when the 4th Brigade’s intelligence section used its own Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) to spot five insurgents emplacing …