By Vince Martinez Vince Martinez is a regular contributor to SLD and is the President and Founder of Affinity Fidelis Consulting and Technologies; a defense consulting firm in Northern Virginia. The successful deployment of both V-22 tilt-rotor variants for the U.S. Marine Corps and the Air Force Special Operations Command…
[caption id="attachment_9270" align="alignleft" width="108" caption=" "][/caption] By John Wheeler
[email protected] John Wheeler, USMA 66, served in Vietnam 1969-70 and in four tours in the Pentagon for four Presidents. He prepared the first Joint Munitions Effectiveness tables for nuclear and biological weapons which undergirded National Security Decision Memorandum 35 to forego…
Re-Shaping Tactical Capabilities [caption id="attachment_9200" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Lieutenant-Colonel Dehner"][/caption] The pilot on the F-35B is really a centerpiece of what we are calling the three-dimensional warrior. The new helmet and the interactions between the pilot and the systems on the new aircraft provide the hub for new operational capabilities. In…
The F-35 Pilot: An Interview with Test Pilot “Squirt” Kelly at Pax River SLD went to Pax River in April 2010 to interview several members of the Pax River test team. In this interview, Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird talked with test pilot “Squirt” Kelly about his thoughts on the…
SLD went to Pax River in April 2010 to interview several members of the Pax River test team. In this interview, Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird talked with test pilot “Squirt” Kelly about his thoughts on the F-35 experience. [slidepress gallery='the-f-35-pilot-an-interview-with-test-pilot-squirt-kelly-at-pax-river'] SLD: You’ve been testing the helmet and the plane.…
[caption id="attachment_8874" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="General Gaviard With President Jacques Chirac After the Air Operations in Kosovo in 1999"][/caption] This is the second of a series of four articles on the subject of conflict management written by General Jean-Patrick Gaviard. General Gaviard was Commander of Air Defense and of Air Operations…
[slidepress gallery='augmenting-the-capability-of-the-amphib-a-key-element-in-the-evolution-of-the-seabase'] In mid-March, SLD talked with Jim Strock, Director, Seabasing Integration Division, Capabilities Development Directorate, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps Combat Development and Integration based at Quantico. Jim Strock is one of the nation’s leading experts on seabasing and an innovative thinker with regard to the evolution of U.S. Naval…
SLD visited U.S. Coast Guard facilities in the New Orleans area as well as attending the keel laying for the new Sentinel Class Patrol Boats at the Bollinger Yards. Unfortunately, recent developments in the Gulf would demonstrate once again the importance of the USCG to the nation. This sector, with…
