By USMC (Ret) Vince Martinez Vince Martinez is a retired U.S. Marine Corps Officer and pilot. He is the President and Founder of Affinity Fidelis Consulting and Technologies, a defense consulting firm in Northern Virginia. Vince is now a regular contributor to Second Line of Defense and starts with the…
This slideshow highlights the role of Naval engineers in supporting ground operations in Afghanistan. [slidepress gallery='naval-mobile-construction-battalion-builds-causeway-in-afghanistan'] Credit: US Navy, Forward Operating Base Payne, Afghanistan, March 15th, 2010 In the first photo, Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Gaines, equipment operator, dumps clay from a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement dump to form…
EVENT [caption id="attachment_8180" align="alignleft" width="150" caption=" "][/caption] On Tuesday, May 11th, 2010, at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in La Villette (Paris, France), the second annual Forum on Safety At Sea is being held by the SNSM (Société Nationale des Sauveteurs en Mer). The day will be organized…
[caption id="attachment_7802" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Hanging there (Photo Credit: www.uscg.mil/d9)"][/caption] The USCG plays a central role in securing ocean-going commerce globally. The transit of goods from Asia to the US to Europe shapes a virtual conveyer belt of goods, which define a central part of the lifeblood of “globalization.” The opening…
