Robbin Laird

I have never had a career. I want to say that plainly, at the start, because it is the truest thing I know about my own life, and because it took me...

Since 2009, I have visited the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW) at their bases in Cherry Point and New River, North Carolina, and Beaufort, South...

The threats to maritime security in shipping in the Gulf and the littoral regions including the Red Sea are significant and deadly. There is a...

The Way Ahead for NAWDC During our visit to NAWDC, we had a chance to talk with Captain Enfield, an experienced naval aviator with several tours of...

During my visit to RAF Lossiemouth in March 2017, I had a chance to talk with the team preparing for Joint Warrior 2017 on the UK side. Joint Warrior...

The Case of the Fire Scout and the MH-60S A key element of evolving naval power is the ability to integrate unmanned with manned assets aboard the sea...

In my recent interview with Lt. General (Retired) Trautman, the former Deputy Commandant of Aviation highlighted how he saw the way ahead for unmanned...

In the United States, the US Navy is the cutting edge service with regard to developing and deploying directed energy weapons technology. In part this...

The USMC is changing significantly as it shifts from the land wars to its evolving role as the nation’s key full spectrum insertion force. An entire...

The strategic certainties and alliances of the post-Cold War world are all now facing severe challenges. The certainties of the period of...