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Lt. Gen. Xavier Brunson, USA, commanding general of I Corps, delivers commentary at the 2022 Civilian Hall of Fame ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Credit: Spc. Richard Carlisi, I Corps Public Affairs

Indo-Pacific Operations for the Army Are Challenging but Necessary

A distributed command and control concept may be a way to support dispersed bands of soldiers.

Aug 18, 2022

Warfighters from or attached to the Air Force’s 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron relied on a Chevrolet SUV, commercial and government off-the-shelf components, and their ingenuity to achieve operation of the first-ever truly mobile command and control capabilities during the Black Flag 22-1 exercise at the base’s Nevada Test and Training Range on May 12, reported Senior Airman Zachary Rufus from the 57th Wing Public Affairs Office. Credit: Senior Airman Zachary Rufus

Mobile C2 Gets Tactical

U.S. and Japanese military aircraft participating in Cope North 2021 fly near Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. The annual exercise serves as a keystone event to enhance U.S. relations with regional allies and partners and promote security and stability throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Air Force Senior Airman Duncan C. Bevan

Indo-Pacific Interoperability Improves Each Day

While Russia has a strong community of private sector hackers willing to engage in global cyber attacks for their nation, the United States also has its own patriotic hackers who can engage in their own form of wreaking digital havoc in Russia—possibly in coordination with U.S. government efforts. Alexander Geiger/Shutterstock

Cyberwar Is a Two-Way Street for Russia

Panelists (l-r) Cmdr. Kathryn McCabe, RAN, vice director for C4, INDOPACOM; Rear Adm. Brett R. Sonter, RAN, deputy director, Maritime Operations-Australia, U.S. Pacific Fleet; and Brig. Gen. Alan Lister, RM, J-5 deputy director for policy, INDOPACOM, discuss coalition operations at TechNet Indo-Pacific. Credit: Dave Livingston photo

Trust Is the Cornerstone to Building Indo-Pacific Alliances

And that trust must be built around information sharing.

Apr 14, 2022

Maj. Gen. James B. Jarrard, USA, chief of staff of INDOPACOM, describes the command's requirements at TechNet Indo-Pacific. Credit: Tony Grillo photo

Data Ties Together the INDOPACOM Wish List

Not only technologies, but also relationships may be redefined.

Apr 14, 2022

Gen. Charles A. Flynn, USA, commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific, describes Army challenges in the vast region at TechNet Indo-Pacific. Credit: Tony Grillo photo

The Vast Indo-Pacific Ocean Region Needs an Army

Land forces are the cornerstone for the U.S. Army Pacific.

Apr 13, 2022

Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, USAF, DISA director, describes how the agency is meeting Indo-Pacific region challenges at TechNet Indo-Pacific. Credit: Dave Livingston photo

DISA Faces the Indo-Pacific

Two adversaries in the region compel agency modernization.

Apr 13, 2022

Rear Adm. Peter W. Gautier, USCG, deputy commander, U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, discusses the roles the Coast Guard has taken on in the Indo-Pacific region. Credit: Dave Livingston photo

The Coast Guard Dives Into Cyberspace

A raft of new missions compels greater and faster changes.

Apr 13, 2022

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, USN, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, describes the solution to the ongoing threat to the international rules-based order at TechNet Indo-Pacific. Credit: Tony Grillo photo

Data Holds the Key to Force Superiority

Top technologies buttress decisive actions to maintain the global rules-bas...

Apr 12, 2022

Lessons learned from the monarchs of history offer four modalities for coping with Russian cyber aggression. Credit: Shutterstock

Dragons of the North: Vikings and Cyber Deterrence

History can teach policymakers how to deal with Russia.

Apr 12, 2022

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Makenzi Austin, a marine science technician aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20), stands on the deck waiting to pull in a scientific instrument during operations in Baffin Bay in October 2021. U.S.C.G. Cutter Healy’s crew annually deploys to the Arctic to conduct missions including icebreaking operations and support of oceanographic research by the science community. Global warming has extended the operational season of the Arctic. U.S. Coast Guard

Russia’s War Also Impacts Arctic Forum

Arctic nations are left out in the cold while the activity of governing bod...

Apr 07, 2022

The Commonwealth of Australia, the sixth largest country in the world, is seeing the geopolitical environment shift in its Indo-Pacific region.

Australia Adapts for the Future

The country works to uphold the rules-based order amid shifting geopolitics...

Apr 01, 2022

Two U.S. Army officers prepare for a fire mission at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. The Indo-Pacific region stands to benefit from greater emphasis on high-frequency (HF) communications over the vast area. U.S. Army photo

HF Receives New Life in Indo-Pacific

What’s old is new again across the vast contested region.

Apr 01, 2022

U.S. Cyber Command Cyber National Mission Force members participate in a training and readiness exercise at Fort George Meade, Maryland, in September 2021. The CNMF plans, directs and synchronizes full-spectrum cyberspace operations to disrupt, degrade and defeat malicious cyber actors. Cyber warriors have played a considerable role in supporting the cyber defense of Ukraine, says Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, head of the Senate Armed Service Committee. Credit: Photo by Aiyana Paschal

Lessons To Be Learned From Russian Invasion

Top Senate military committee leader suggests that the United States can gl...

Mar 25, 2022

Cyber strengthening efforts by the National Security Agency (NSA), U.S. Cyber Command, other governmental agencies and the private sector have aided Ukraine, at least initially, according to NSA Director General Paul Nakasone, USA, and commander, U.S. Cyber Command, testifying before the U.S. Senate last week.

Initial Cyber Hardening Has Helped Ukraine

The United States aided a pre-war effort to digitally strengthen Ukraine’s ...

Mar 15, 2022

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node program aims to revolutionize satellite communications by allowing different constellations speaking different languages to connect to one another. Credit: sdecoret/Shutterstock

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Maj. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, USAF, director of operations, U.S. Cyber Command, discusses the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture during a keynote presentation at TechNet Cyber 2022. Photo by Michael Carpenter

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