Joint Forces Command released an unclassified version of a two-year-in-the-making report of Operation Iraqi Freedom from the viewpoint of Saddam Hussein and his military leaders. It’s the first report of its kind, said JFCOM officials, since World War II. A JFCOM team dug through the decision-making process by conducting interviews, examining orders, looking at maps and studying strategy to come up with the Iraqi Perspective Project report.
The Air Force displayed all the firepower it has amassed on Okinawa in an unusually diverse show of force this week. IIn a May 6 “Elephant Walk,” Kadena Air Base showcased 24 F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters, eight F-15E Strike Eagles; two U.S. Army Patriot anti-missile batteries near the runway; and…