11/19/2013: When doing disaster relief, professionals will tell you that time is your most precious commodity. The Osprey-KC-130J pairing bought time for the current HA/DR mission. By having the pairing, the USMC team was able to move in rapidly and prepare for the insertion of additional forces and aide teams.…
2013-11-18 by Murielle Delaporte It has been noted by some observers that the Foreign Legion and the USMC have more in common than many allied forces. This was demonstrated recently in an exercise in France where the Ospreys of the SP-MAGTF (from Spain) landed in France and exercised with the Foreign…
2013-11-18 Clearly, a key element of the evolution of 21st century maritime surveillance systems is an ability to combine space with manned and unmanned capabilities. The key is not just to know but to go to where the enforcement needs to take place. As the senior USCG Admiral in charge…
11/17/2013: As the 1st Marine Wing prepared to celebrate the USMC birthday at a ball, and to prepare for a long weekend around Veteran's Day, this reverie was smashed by the reality of a Typhoon. Nature had another idea and another approach to Veteran's Day. It was time for the…
2013-11-15 On October 24, 2013, SLD had a chance to interview Lt. General Preziosa, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. In the interview, he provided an overview on the evolution of 21st century airpower and the role of the F-35 within that evolution. During October, he visited Israel…
2013-11-14 by Lt. General (Retired) Deptula Since the early days of aviation the progress and the accomplishments of air and space power have been legendary. Airpower changed the face of warfare—not just in terms of precision and lethality, but in all its facets from logistics, to intelligence, to mobility, mission…
11/13/2013:Earlier this year (June 14th), an Osprey landed onboard the JS Hyuga (DDG-181) during Dawn Blitz off of the coast of Naval Base Coronado. [slidepress gallery='osprey-lands-on-japanese-ship-operating-in-the-pacific'] Credit:III MEF:11/12/13 https://sldinfo.com/osprey-lands-on-japanese-ship-for-the-first-time/ https://sldinfo.com/osprey-mates-with-japanese-ship/ Now this has been done from Okinawa to a Japanese ship deployed in the Pacific. Lt. Gen. John Wissler and…
2013-11-12 In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on November 7, 2013, the Service Chiefs addressed the challenges the military is facing with sequestration. They addressed what the future might look like if sequestration was not jettisoned. Sydney Freedberg, Jr. in an overview piece on the hearings provided a…
