Photobrief: On our tour of the Elizabeth City USCG station there were several examples of the state of the infrastructure and of needs for modernization.
Video & slideshow: Celebrating fifty years of independence this year from France, thirteen African nations were invited to open the traditional military parade on the Champs-Elysées.
A paper called “The Saudi Nuclear Option” authored by Yoel Guzansky of the Tel-Aviv based Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) explores the possibility of Saudi Arabia acquiring nuclear weapons.
Event: between June 14th and 18th, 2010, Eurosatory is taking place in Paris with two new themes to be addressed this year : operational medecine and homeland security.
In today's global world, speaking several foreign languages represent a major asset for the aeronautical and spatial engineer. As international networks expand, companies require a high level of fluency in foreign languages, so that the engineers can contribute efficiently to the fast-extending net of exchanges.
Video : a helicopter support team connecting a mine roller to a helicopter and transporting it in a support operation in Afghanistan.
Once again we face a Gulf crisis. This time the crisis involves oil spills, not a hurricane. Once again, the USCG is providing leadership and skilled manpower to cope with a national problem. If history is a guide, the USCG will perform well, but receive no new resources to cope…
In direct opposition to the land war that has everyone’s attention today, naval deterrence, coastal defense, biological and chemical defense, and the fiscally constrained environment that is pervasive worldwide should cause all to pause and contemplate closely.