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USAF not best pleased with US Army's new focus on long-range fires: Mark Ottawa

Meanwhile what the Marines are thinking (and US Army to follow after them? Still seems to me there needs to be a lot more coordination to avoid equipment and missions duplication): Mark Ottawa

Hmm–JADC2 so one COCOM or another, can act in some form or another (not necessarily kinetically, maybe NORTHCOM itself), vs Russkies “left of launch” against North America? Some coded language here it seems to me: And last year from CDA Institute: Mark Ottawa

An extended island-hopping campaign with the army following on the Marines? Really? Note final para quoted: Mark Ottawa

A big problem for the US Army (and USMC) in the Western Pacific: Some wishful thinking, I'd say. Mark Ottawa

RCAF/USAF turning Thule into fighter base for NORAD Ex AMALGAMDART--with portable arresting gear--at the invaluable "War Zone" (Canadian media beaten yet again what CAF are doing)--with video: Mark Ottawa

First-rate descriptive paper by Dave Perry of CGAI at Naval Association of Canada on origins and development of National Shipbuilding Strategy, as seen by insiders: Mark Ottawa

And a few excerpts from a piece at RUSI on defence paper for "Integrated Review": Mark Ottawa

Excerpts from a post at Thin Pinstriped Line: Mark Ottawa

Note desire to chop old systems to take on PRC (and Russia): Mark Ottawa

Prof. Andrea Charron of U. of Manitoba featured in this piece at “HIgh North News” from Norway–note US Army and NORAD exercise: Mark Ottawa

More on US Army and Alaska/Arctic, note Nordics (USMC giving up basing in Norway as part of Pacific pivot https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2020/08/washington-pulls-700-us-marines-out-norway) and, gasp, Himalayas! Mark Ottawa

Meanwhile in US: Mark Ottawa

Meanwhile US Army joins Arctic policy party–Norway somewhat in mind, perhaps to take place of Marines who have been active there but now turning to Western Pacific (https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2020/08/washington-pulls-700-us-marines-out-norway)? Mark Ottawa

1) Ottawa dithering on North Warning System: 2) But US commander of NORTHCOM and NORAD looks to much more active, indeed pre-emptive, role for NORTHCOM--would seem to leave NORAD as rather an afterthought if cruise missiles are launched, US clearly thinks simply improving radars of North...

Text of overall UK "Integrated Review)--defence part coming March 22: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/the-integrated-review-2021 And from Thin Pinstriped Line: Mark Ottawa

Too high operating cost for USAF too: Mark Ottawa

Working with Yanks on USCG Northwest Passage transit this summer, by the excellent Levon Sevunts of Radio Canada International: Mark Ottawa

F-15EX and hypersonics, plus USAF fighter fleet composition: Mark