Backgrounder EUNAVFOR, A Promising "First" By Harry Syringas
[email protected] Atalanta operation in the Gulf of Aden The aim of the "Eunavfor Somalia - Atalanta operation" is to protect ships of the World Food Programme (WFP) transporting food to the displaced populations of Somalia, to protect the vulnerable ships sailing off…
12/7/2010 - Story below from : www.i-mef.usmc.mil KC-130J Harvest Hawk takes on new role in Afghanistan By Sergent Deanne Hurla, Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, November 17th, 2010, "Since 2003, KC-130Js have played a vital role in transporting coalition forces and cargo throughout Helmand and Nimroz provinces; however, the latest KC-130 to…
An Update from New River (V) [download PDF of full report] An Interview With Lieutenant-Colonel Garcia on the Osprey in Iraq and Afghanistan 11/18/2010 - Lieutenant-Colonel Garcia discussed his time in Iraq and Afghanistan involving both rotorcraft and the Osprey. The tiltrotor craft was used differently in the two countries…
Forging a 21st Century USN and USMC : C4ISR D as a Key Element for XXIst Century Power Projection Force By Dr. Robbin Laird and Dr. Scott Truver Dr. Scott Truver is Director of National Security Programs at Gryphon Technologies, LC ; Robbin Laird has worked with Dr. Truver on…
The F-35B has a unique war winning capability By The Honorable Ed Timperlake Credit: F-35B, http:// www.youtube.com 11/17/2010 - In the not two distant future the US Navy/Marine and USAF team may have to establish presence from the sea in a potential combat theater. The threat will be great: friendly…
An Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Damon Anthony, Major James Akers, and Lieutenant Colonel Steve Pieper 11/05 /2010 - In mid-September, Second Line of Defense sat down with three experienced USAF pilots to discuss the impact of the new aircraft on concepts of operations. The pilots have significant experience with F-15s,…
An Update on the Osprey from New River (IV) An Interview With Major Lee York 10/05 /2010 - In a wide-ranging interviews with Osprey pilots and maintainers at New River Air Station discussing their operational experience with the Osprey, one pilot highlighted with a single story the impact of the…
“Going to War with the Air Force You Have” By Michael W. Wynne 21st Secretary of the U.S. Air Force 10/29/2010 - One expects survival rates in that class to mimic the 8th Air Force in the Second World War, wherein the losses were so traumatic, they actually exceeded the…
