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In Briefs

A Coast Guard’s Rescue

Posted on February 10, 2011 | by SysAdmin
02/10/2011
02/10/2011 - Video The crew from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay rescue a man from a small island located in Redwood Creek after his boat overturned.
Posted in In Briefs | Tagged rescue, USCG

X-47B First Flight

Posted on February 8, 2011 | by SysAdmin
02/08/2011
02/10/2011 - Slideshow An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator completes its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base.
Posted in In Briefs | Tagged X-47B

Shaping a New Approach to Science and Society

Posted on December 21, 2010 | by SysAdmin
12/21/2010
12/21/2010 - A Strategic View of the European Research Area says the European Union and the world are in need of another “renaissance”.
Posted in In Briefs | Tagged european commission, European Union, manufacturing news

Complementing Air Support?

Posted on December 10, 2010 | by Murielle Laird
12/10/2010
By Murielle Delaporte 12/10/2010 - Repeated tactical successes of the German-made Leopard since 2006 seem to have demonstrated the key role of the tank on the Afghan theater.
Posted in Con Ops, In Briefs

Operation Atalanta

Posted on December 8, 2010 | by SysAdmin
12/08/2010
By Harry Syringas 12/08/2010 - Backgrounder Resolution 1851 allowed international naval forces to arbitrate in the open sea around the Somali coasts. The EU launched the operation in December 2008 – the first maritime operation of the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP).
Posted in Con Ops, In Briefs, Security | Tagged atalanta operation, eunavfor, somaliaannti-piracy

Zoom On The Harvest Hawk

Posted on December 7, 2010 | by Caroline Teames
12/07/2010
12/7/2010 - Slideshow "There is only one Harvest Hawk operating in Afghanistan, and it is used to fill the gaps where coverage from other aircraft isn't available."
Posted in Con Ops, In Briefs | Tagged harves hawk, Hellfre, KC130, USMC

Putting Afghanistan in the Rear View Mirror

Posted on December 6, 2010 | by Murielle Laird
12/06/2010
12/6/2010 - With the deluge of media and congressional attention on the budget, deficit, and national debt, it is surprising that the connection between our current/future economic predicament and OEF/OIF has been conspicuously absent from the debate.
Posted in In Briefs, Policy Dynamics | Tagged Afghanistan, budget cost, CRS

Loosing Aerospace?

Posted on November 5, 2010 | by SysAdmin
11/05/2010
By Richard McCormack 11/05/2010 - As foreign nations promote the rapid development their own large-body aircraft production industries, U.S. companies risk not being part of any of those international supply chains.
Posted in In Briefs, Manufacturability | Tagged aerospace, manufacturing and technology news, mccormack, Prittchard
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04/12/2026 “Always Ready, Persistently Under‑Resourced” examines how the modern U.S. Coast Guard has been transformed since 9/11 into a globally engaged, multi‑mission security force, while remaining chronically misaligned between assigned missions… Read more »
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