2014-06-16 By Louis Kratz September 9, 2001 was a beautiful fall day at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, as the newly confirmed Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), Honorable Michael Wynne prepared to address the Department of Defense Program Manager Community at the Defense Acquisition University. Secretary Rumsfeld…
2014-06-15 The Saudis brought an air combat package from Saudi Arabia to this year's Red Flag 2014 which represented a step change in capability. The Saudi F-15s came to the United States to train in one of the premier air combat training exercises in the world, Red Flag. [caption id="attachment_66413"…
2014-06-13 The USS America is going to sea mid-July 2014. During a visit to the ship on June 12, 2014, Captain Hall, the CO of LHA-6, discussed the ship and its contribution. [caption id="attachment_66342" align="alignnone" width="207"] Leadership of LHA-6. Credit: Second Line of Defense[/caption] A key way to look at…
2014-06-04 The large engagement in Afghanistan is coming to an end. What comes next depends upon events and agreements. But for now, the US is shifting the logistics support system for its engagements in the region. In the case of airlift and air refueling, there is a shift in part…
2014-05-22 Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Randy Tarchetti fires a shot line from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) during an ammunition on-load. [caption id="attachment_65490" align="alignnone" width="300"] A T-AKE ship supplies…
2014-04-27 With Afghan operations drawing down, it is important to remember how challenging the Afghan enivornment is and the impact of that operational environment has been on US and allied military equipment. A recent photo from Camp Bastion is a good reminder of the demanding Afghan environment. [caption id="attachment_64851" align="alignnone"…
2014-03-30 During the visit of the Second Line of Defense team to New River on February 10, 2014, we had a chance to sit down with Lt. Col. Boniface to discuss his most recent experience as the ACE Commander of the 26th MEU, which has just returned from the Middle East.…
2014-03-18 During a visit to PACAF at the end of February, Second Line of Defense had a chance to talk with General Hawk Carlisle and members of the PACAF staff about the evolving approach to the Pacific Area of Operations. Lift and tanking assets are key elements of the flying…
