Creating Terror-Free Zones: How a Citizen Organization is Helping in the Philippines

12/02/2016
2016-11-28 By Albert  Santoli, President, Asia America Initiative The Philippine archipelago of 7,000 islands and water passages of trade, defense and communications form a strategic crossroad vital to the security to the entire Pacific Region and the West Coast of the United States. The strategic relationship between the United States and the…

F-35 and Collaborative Cost Savings: The Norwegian Case

12/02/2016
2016-12-02 The F-35 global enterprise provides an opportunity for leveraging collaborative efforts to shape more effective capabilities at a more effective cost point. According to a post by Endre Lundeon December 1, 2016 from the Norwegian Ministry of Defence: How international cooperation saved us NOK 96 million in 2016. The F-35…

The Next Phase for the F-35B: Empowering the Sea-Base

11/29/2016
2016-11-29 By Todd Miller The US Marine Corps (USMC) F-35 program is accelerating rapidly, and deployment is underway. Second Line of Defense had the opportunity to see the progress in action during a “Proof of Concept” demonstration on the USS America off the coast of Southern California November 18-20, 2016.…