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Con Ops

Osprey at the Five-Year Mark: Looking Forward to the Future

Posted on August 31, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
08/31/2012
The Osprey is marking its 5th anniversary of its first deployment.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged Osprey

A Day in the Life of the F-35 and the Integrated Training Center

Posted on August 28, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
08/28/2012
This briefing provides an overview of the integrated training center built to support F-35 joint and coalition training.
Posted in Con Ops, HOME, In Briefs, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force | Tagged 33rd Fighter Wing, F-35, Integrated Training Center, ITC

Inside the Beltway, the Osprey and Reality

Posted on August 26, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
08/26/2012
The lesson of the Osprey deployment is clear: the USMC is a better determiner of readiness for deployment than the GAO.
Posted in Con Ops, HOME, In Briefs | Tagged Osprey, USMC

Military Sealift Command Builds for the Future

Posted on August 23, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
08/23/2012
Our third MSC interview looks at the role of contracted ships and the coming role of the Joint High Speed Vessel.
Posted in Con Ops, Logs & Sustainment, What's New | Tagged Chris Thayer, JHSV, MSC

French Army Light Aviation (ALAT) During the Libyan Operations

Posted on August 10, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
08/10/2012
What was the role of French Army light aviation in the operation off of Libya?
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged ALAT, French Army, Libyan operation

The Role of Helicopters in French Army Operations

Posted on August 9, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
08/09/2012
This interview with a senior operational French commander talks about how helicopters have been used in supporting French global operations.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged 5th RHC, French Army

Iran and Mining the Straits of Hormuz

Posted on August 3, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
08/03/2012
Scott Truver looks at the Iranian threat to mine the straits of Hormuz.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Managing the Rubik’s Cube of Operational Support: The Role of the Multi-Modal Transport Center

Posted on July 30, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/30/2012
At the vortex of managing the logistics support chain to deployed French forces is the Multi-Modal Transport Center (CMT).
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged CMT. EATC, General Boussard
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