EUCOM to Poles: forget the MiGs, stick with anti-air & tank weapons for Ukraine

EUCOM to Poles: forget the MiGs, stick with anti-air & tank weapons for Ukraine
EUCOM to Poles: forget the MiGs, stick with anti-air & tank weapons for Ukraine

The transfer of MiG-29s to Ukraine “may be mistaken as escalatory and could result in Russian escalation with NATO…producing a high risk scenario,” Gen. Wolters said, so his command “has no plans to facilitate an indirect, or third party transfer of Polish aircraft.”

Air Force Culls ABMS Experiment After Budget Cut

Air Force Culls ABMS Experiment After Budget Cut
Air Force Culls ABMS Experiment After Budget Cut

The sixth ABMS onramp “was going to be in partnership with Australia, and allies and partners, in the Pacific Rim,” Air Force Chief Architect Preston Dunlap said, but “just due to the budget constraints, we had to pull the plug on that.”

Biden Briefed On Pentagon Reassessment Of China Policy

Biden Briefed On Pentagon Reassessment Of China Policy
Biden Briefed On Pentagon Reassessment Of China Policy

President Biden said at the Pentagon today that the review will “chart a strong path forward on China-related matters.”

Biden Freezes German Pullout Plans; ‘Cradle to Grave’ Review Underway

Biden Freezes German Pullout Plans; ‘Cradle to Grave’ Review Underway
Biden Freezes German Pullout Plans; ‘Cradle to Grave’ Review Underway

SecDef Lloyd Austin “is at this moment in the process of conducting a very very thorough review” of planning to move 12,000 troops out of Germany, EUCOM chief Gen. Wolters says.

Poland Wraps Deal For Permanent US Troops, Drones, Special Ops

Poland Wraps Deal For Permanent US Troops, Drones, Special Ops
Poland Wraps Deal For Permanent US Troops, Drones, Special Ops

Poland is excited to have more US troops on the way, but military leaders warned this week that the effort to move 12,000 US troops out of Germany will take months for the planning along.

EUCOM Calls For Two More Ships For Spanish Port

EUCOM Calls For Two More Ships For Spanish Port
EUCOM Calls For Two More Ships For Spanish Port

Gen. Tod Wolters reveals he’s built new infrastructure in Spain, waiting for the Navy to add two more destroyers to the four already there.

Top DoD Lawyer Gathers All Ukraine Aid Docs For Congress: ‘Routine’

Top DoD Lawyer Gathers All Ukraine Aid Docs For Congress: ‘Routine’
Top DoD Lawyer Gathers All Ukraine Aid Docs For Congress: ‘Routine’

General Counsel Paul Nay directed DoD officials to “preserve all documents, records, and writings, and any associated attachments, in any format,” that relate to the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.

S-400 or F-35? Turkey’s Erdogan Must Choose

S-400 or F-35? Turkey’s Erdogan Must Choose
S-400 or F-35? Turkey’s Erdogan Must Choose

  Turkey’s increasingly autocratic president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is an erstwhile NATO ally. Turkey flies F-16s and is a partner in the F-35 program. But Erdogan has committed his country to buying Russia’s reportedly excellent surface to air missile system, the S-400. This op-ed by Bradley Bowman, former aide to Sen. Todd Young of the Senate…