Maintenance: The Heart Beat of the Logistics
06/01/2011
06/02/2011 The USMC providing a support function for the ISAF force in Afghanistan.
The Light Air Support Contest Heats Up: Congressman West Weighs In
05/29/2011
05/29/2011 Afghan veteran, Congressman West calls for the USAF to move ahead with the acquisition of Light Air Support Aircraft for the Afghan Air Force.
An Update on Women and the Super Tucano
05/28/2011
05/28/2011 In SLD's tireless quest for truth, a Portuguese pilot with Super Tucano experience has been found who clearly is a woman.
Coping with Counterfeit Electronics in Defense Supply Chain
05/08/2011
05/08/2011 Accounting for and dealing with counterfeit electronics in the supply chain is a growing problem. Sweeping it under the rug won't work.
The Chemical Weapons Threat Remains: Shaping a Way Forward
04/19/2011
By Dr. Richard Weitz 04/ 19/2011 - The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (commonly referred to as the Chemical Weapons Convention and abbreviated as the CWC bans the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, transfer, and use of offensive…
Latvian Mentors Assist Afghan Air Force with Maintenance
04/06/2011
04/06/2011 - Slideshow An Afghan air force airman and a Latvian mentor perform checks on an Afghan air force MI-17 helicopter on Kandahar Air Field in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Significance of Kazakhstan’s Presidential Elections
04/05/2011
By Richard Weitz 04/05/2011 – Americans’ preoccupation with the revolutionary upheavals in the Middle East, North Africa, and Afghanistan could lead us to overlook Kazakhstan’s April 3 presidential elections, which as expected reaffirmed the country’s current leadership and policies, and Kazakhstan’s important role in global security and other international issues.Kazakhstan…
Exercise Iron Fist Amphibious Training
04/02/2011
04/02/2011 - Video Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, Alpha Company participate in an amphibious training as part of Exercise Iron Fist aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 16.