By Hon. Bill Anderson 09/29/2010 If delivering energy to the troops was as simple as flipping a light switch or a quick trip to the local service station for a fill-up, the military’s energy supply chain would be quite mundane. Unfortunately, our war fighters don’t live in that kind of…
A Conversation with General Corley About the Future of Air Power "In my mind, I think enduring capabilities for a Combat Air Force is, first, the ability to dissuade and deter, and I probably think I would add the word reassure. I think we are missing the point if we…
An Interview with Captain Bennett Earlier this summer Second Line of Defense interviewed Captain Bennett, base commander at the Elizabeth City Coast Guard Station. Captain Bennett discussed the challenges facing the facility with aging infrastructure impacting on operations and capabilities. Our website looks at concepts of operations and capabilities. Clearly…
Interview With Lieutenant-General Deptula "We are moving into an era that is much different than the one we just left. Now, that might seem obvious; but moving from the 20th to the 21st century was not just a convenient break point, but it is moving away from the industrial age…
By Michael W. Wynne The United States has made a commitment to depart Iraq by the end of the year 2011, and given the nature of the military to comply, planning is in full swing around the country to ‘Make it Happen.’ Bringing some perspective to this Strategic Withdrawal is…
An Interview with Brigadier General (Ret.) Frank Anderson, former President of DAU "We want to enable and empower the workforce that we're putting in place for tomorrow to not only be better than the workforce today, but to create an environment so that when they need a knowledge asset, they…
AN INTERVIEW WITH REAR ADMIRAL ADMIRAL BRANHAM "Haiti was just another opportunity to demonstrate the Coast Guard’s flexibility and responsiveness, in my view. And one of the reasons we can be that way is because we’re in this theater all the time down here. We live here. We work day-to-day…
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE COMMANDER OF U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND "Asset visibility is the cornerstone of effective end-to-end delivery. We are working to enhance such visibility. Indeed, we are standing up a new fusion center, which will allow us to have real-time visibility on assets and to make better decisions that…
