06/06/2011 The Brazilians operate their aircraft under very demanding conditions. The Super Tucano and CN-295 are both examples of rugged aircraft operating in these conditions. As a senior Embraer executive stated to SLD: The Super Tucano started off as the EMB 312 Trainer many years ago and migrated into the…
06/01/2011: The Shifting Strategic Environment: A New Approach to Airlift and Tanking The United States has inherited and chosen to pursue the specialized aircraft route to airlift and tanking; Airbus Military has chosen a multi-mission path to providing for airlift and tanking capabilities for its customers. When the DOD chose the…
The Weather Piece 05/27/2011 - First Lieutenant Adam Bennett led the discussion at the Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC) of how weather planning figures into both the planning and execution of the TACC missions. Working the Weather Issues in the TACC Command Center Credit: TACC SLD: What do the weather planners…
The Aeromedical Evacuation Piece 06/26/2011 - In the roundtable at the Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC) , Major Charles Marek led off the discussion of the aeromedical evacuation operations of the TACC. The command focuses upon inter-theater lift while the COCOMs focus on intra-theater support. A key strategic development has been…
05/24/2011 Transitioning from the P3 to the P8: A Sea Change in Maritime Surveillance During the visit in San Diego in late March 2011 to the Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Second Line of Defense sat down with Commander Jake Johansson to discuss the evolution of maritime surveillance. Johansson…
05/23/2011 By:Robbin Laird An Earlier Version of this piece first appeared on Defense News February 21, 2011 p. 61 U.S. air power is at a crucial turning point. In a stringent budgetary environment and with a demand to shape a post-Afghan military, the crucial requirement is to invest in the…
The Tanker Piece: Matching Limited Assets Against Significant Demand 05/19/2011 - The Tankers are clearly one of the key mobility assets in significant demand. However, given the age of the fleet, readiness is an issue affecting availability. Master Sgt. Jeremiah Love kicked off the discussion at the Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC)…
An Interview with Harold Guckin [caption id="attachment_18529" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Harold Guckin during the interview, April 2011 (Credit: SLD)"][/caption] 05/19/2011 - Over the next few weeks, we are presenting interviews with the folks who make Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC) happen at the operational level. Several of the pieces of the…
