Second Line of Defense sat down with the Deputy Commander for ESG 2 immediately after the BOLD ALLIGATOR Exercise. We had a discussion with Col Weisz prior to the exercise so this interview allowed the opportunity to get a sense of his evaluation of the exercise and get his recommendations…
Prior to the Bold Alligator 2012, we had a chance to talk with Lieutenant Commander George Pastoor provided a unique coalition perspective. Pastoor is a Dutch Naval Officer with Expeditionary Strike Force 2 and the lead planner for Bold Alligator. As Pastoor noted in the earlier interview: I’m basically on…
by Richard Weitz What will President Putin's defense policy look like in reality? The implications of Vladimir Putin’s return to the Russian presidency for his country’s defense policy became clearer after the Prime Minister published a lengthy article on the front page of the February 20 issue of the government…
The head of Expeditionary Strike Group 2 sat down with Second Line of Defense after the Bold Alligator 2012 exercise to discuss the focus of the exercise and the way ahead. SLD: What was the major purpose of the Bold Alligator 2012 exercise from your perspective? Admiral Scott: Both the…
By Richard Weitz Ned Parker, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times and currently the Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, has written a devastating critique of U.S. policy toward Iraq in the Council’s flagship publication, Foreign Affairs. Although the article, “The Iraq We Left…
by Ed Timperlake Please do not validate that the AT-6 was compliant when submitted for LAS Solicitation FA8615-10-R-6088” by allowing your investigators to focus exclusively on the end-game selection paperwork. “There will be hell to pay” USAF Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz was recently quoted about possible results depending…
by Kenneth Maxwell There was very interesting "op- ed" piece in "Folha de Sao Paulo" published this morning (March 8th) by Claudia Antunes, their chief foreign policy columnist. Claudio Antunes, the chief foreign policy commentator for Brazil's leading newspaper "Folha de Sao Paulo" in her "op-ed" column today, says that…
by Kenneth Maxwell The decision of the US Air Force to cancel the $355 million contract, to buy 20 Super Tucano Single engine turboprop planes from the Brazilian company Embraer, has been meet with dismay in Brazil. The story has been headlined in the Brazilian press. The Brazilians have attributed…
