DeM Banter: the Legacy Continues! Long fly the Bloody Hundredth... Proud of you all. Air Force Times May 27, 2013 Pg. 5 It may not have the level of attention of operations in Afghanistan, but Air Force refueling operations just surpassed 200 missions over four months while assisting the French in Mali. The 351st Expeditionary …
DoD Examines 3 Budget-Cut Scenarios By MARCUS WEISGERBER and VAGO MURADIAN
DeM Banter: it's all about choices... I just hope we are realistic about the outcomes... View Original Think Tanks Conducting Shadow Review WASHINGTON — Senior US Defense Department officials are expected to present three budget-cutting scenarios to the defense secretary when they wrap up a wide-ranging review of military strategy at the end of this …
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Breaking The Kill Chain By Adm. Jonathan Greenert and Gen. Mark Welsh
DeM Banter: Important piece here from the CNO and CSAF... not sure I see anything totally new or different, but it is good to read a piece that is focused on something bigger that what is going on in DC. ForeignPolicy.com May 16, 2013 How to keep America in the game when our enemies are …
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CONGRESS TARGETS MILITARY JUSTICE By Charles G. Kels
DeM Banter: This will be interesting to watch. Funny how when a civilian court does not convict it is okay, but if the military finds someone innocent... it is different. I have no clue as to the cases below, but if the Generals were willing to overturn...there was good reason. Obviously they were well aware …
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Making Smarter Defense Cuts By Michael O’Hanlon
DeM Banter: O'Hanlon is a big thinker...for sure. Not all the proposals below are perfect...but is there any perfection in these cuts...the point is: something must be done, the current trajectory is not sustainable. As a mobility type... I am trying to wrap my mind around swapping crews on carries while deployed. I am sure …
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Army general: We need to figure out who we are and what we Americans really want: By Brig. Gen. Kim Field
DeM Banter: an article passed to me by a friend...I think we both liked the article initially, but the more I read it, the more I have to ask... and?.... What are we going to do about it? I guess.... I am still Wondering Where The Lions Are? ricks.foreignpolicy.com / Thomas E. Ricks / view original As a …
Air Force Sidelines 17 ICBM Officers By Robert Burns
DeM Banter: so many issues with this and when combined with several other issues hitting the press as of late...now blend in the sequester...wow...we get to some hard hitting strategic problems quickly. Yahoo.com May 8, 2013 AP Exclusive Associated Press WASHINGTON-- The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control -- …
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With Syria, It Would Be Wise To Consider The Lessons Of History By Walter Pincus
DeM Banter: I know...as a nation, we simply don't like history lessons...but, simply put...we are not smarter than history. Not sure I agree with Walt on his statement...."The 1991 Gulf War and, more recently, Libya and Mali, should be models for Syria." We could argue (as we have) that Desert Storm cost a great deal …
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Budget Cuts, Syria Pose Perfect Storm By Jeff Schogol
DeM Banter: We have talked about tough choices here at the m100Group... and this was a choice that was made. The decision CLEARLY limited the US's response options...and the decision was made despite the strategic warnings clamoring across the globe. The lack of training time significantly increases the risk of any involvement of US Air …
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Tripping The Wire By James Kitfield
DeM Banter: rough situation...options limited...lines drawn...tired military....limited funds...now what? National Journal May 4, 2013 Syria is testing the idea that nations can't cross the United States. What happens if other countries copy it? The United States can’t bluff. That is the consensus inside the White House on the issuing of “red lines,” including President Obama’s …
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