By Dr. Robbin F. Laird 04/19/2011 - The USCG is at the vortex of commercial, law enforcement and military activities. It is tasked with a multi-mission focus in support of the protection of the homeland, securing global trade, protecting against terrorist threats at sea, interdicting the sea-borne drug trade, assuring…
04/02/2011 - Video Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, Alpha Company participate in an amphibious training as part of Exercise Iron Fist aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 16.
An Interview with Professor Lewis 04/01/2011 - There are some folks in the hypersonics community who envision very large hypersonic cruisers, including airplanes that might take off from anywhere in the continental United States and fly to anywhere on the globe in less than two hours to perform some missions.…
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake 03/27/2011 – At a somber ceremony remembering the attack on the Pentagon, the World Trade Center and the fatal crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, officials gathered to christen the USS Arlington on March 26, 2011. The event included Arlington County officials, members of families…
03/26/2011 - Second Line of Defense is visiting the Ingalls Shipyards for the christening of LPD-24, the latest in the new LPD 17 series.
By Ed Timperlake 03/24/2011 - The USMC for over two decades kept the visionary flame of the need for unique capabilities of the MV-22 Osprey burning. In Afghanistan, it has been a potential war tipping technology and in today’s headlines in the Libyan “adventure” a life savor.
By Dr. Richard Weitz 03/22/2011 - The 2009 National Defense Authorization Act directed the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to conduct a joint and comprehensive Space Posture Review (SPR).
An Interview with Pete Bartos 03/22/2011 - The Joint Strike Fighter was designed so that the different elements could be mutually supportive of each other.... These sensors were designed to work together as a combat system with system level capabilities.
