The Evolution of the Osprey: “We are No Longer a Bar Act”

Posted on | by Robbin Laird
09/09/2012
2012-09-08 The Osprey has been deployed for five years in combat.  Starting in September 2007, the Osprey was deployed to Iraq and then later to Afghanistan.  It has several years of at sea experience as well. The operators – pilots and maintainers – have been part of the “testing” of the…

2nd MAW Forward: The Role of Airpower in the Afghan Operation

Posted on | by Robbin Laird
04/16/2012
April 16, 2012 During the visit to 2nd Marine Corps Air Wing in early March 2012, Second Line of Defense had an opportunity to sit down with General Walters to discuss his recent experience in Afghanistan. As commander of air operations for 2nd MAW (Forward), Walters had an opportunity to…