The Syrian dynamic is a major fault line for 2012. Russia is a key player on how that fault line is managed. Russian analysts believe that, whereas sanctions against Iran can help avert war, in Syria they would simply be a prelude to foreign military intervention, in the same way…
We are looking at massive muscle movements ahead to cost effectively defend the American people and U.S. interests abroad. Meeting the challenge will require significant out-of-the-box thinking, culture change and gathering ideas from all points of view to drive thoughtful decision making. Skipping steps, secrecy and expedited processes pretty much…
09/05/2011 - In July 2011, Second Line of Defense sat down with Colonel Mark Desens to discuss the recent deployment of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
Photo Credit: www.barentsobserver.com Ending Arctic Reluctance By Rear Admiral Jeffrey M. Garrett 07/07/2011 - Long relegated to the periphery of world affairs—occupying the distorted top edge of a conventional Mercator projection of the world—the Arctic has been rediscovered in the first decade of the new millennium. (...) The Arctic…
Credit: www.mideastmonitor.org Facing the Challenges of the Future in the Middle East A Conversation with Amir Oren Member, Editorial Board of Haaretz in Tel Aviv 06/28/2011 - Amir Oren provides an overview and analysis of the current Middle Eastern situation seen from Tel Aviv. « Israel's chief problem is…
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, nearly 70 members of the 615th Contingency Response Wing deployed to the Dominican Republic in support of Operation Unified Response (Photo Credit: Contingency Response Wing, USAF) TACC: Shaping Global Con-Ops The Role of the Global Mobility Enterprise…
The second F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing jet, BF-2, descends to a vertical landing on 12 January 2011 at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland (Credit: Lockheed Martin, 2011). Gamechanger : The Evolving Amphibious Ready Group An Interview with General Davis 05/02/2011 - « Currently we have C-130s flying in the Libyan situation.…
The U.S. Navy amphibious transport dock ship USS Dubuque, center, deploys U.S. Marine Corps Cobra attack helicopters Sept. 9 during a board and seizure operation by the U.S. Marine Corps 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Maritime Raid Force, embarked aboard Dubuque, after the motor vessel M/V Magellan Star was attacked and…
