2013-06-05 We have just published a new Special Report. This one deals with Bold Alligator 2013 and complements an earlier one on Bold Alligator 2012. This exercise tested out how to shape new ways to forge a capable insertion force using the seabase. Especially noteworthy has been the testing of…
2013-05-22 A key element of shaping a 21st century approach to military operations is the reconfiguration of the force to incorporate expeditionary logistics. Rather than putting a WALMART in place, designing a Kracken defense force for the WALMART, and then moving against the objective area, there is a key trend afoot…
First demonstrated in Bold Alligator 2012, the Osprey can land and operate off of a T-AKE supply ship. Now this capability has been demonstrated in the Pacific. U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey pilots conducted the first external lift of a Humvee from the USNS Sacagawea April 11 during exercise Freedom…
2013-05-08 In a wrap-up interview with regard to Bold Alligator 2013, Rear Admiral Phillips, the 2nd ESG Commander, and Brigadier General Love, the 2nd MEB Commander, described the nature and impact of the USN-USMC and Coalition approach to shaping more effective and flexible sea base capabilities. According to one source:…
2013-05-08 Elizabeth City, North Carolina, is the key focal point for USCG aviation. Here maintenance and training of the fleet is crucial for USCG operations worldwide. A key element of the operation is the Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC).. We visited the ATTC in 2010 and our full report can…
05/06/2013: SLD’s Murielle Delaporte was in Mali in April 2013 with the French forces and had the chance to have a number of interviews which will be published later. In this slideshow some of her photos of the logistics side of the operation are presented. The operation has drawn heavily…
2013-04-30 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake Earlier we provided an initial read of the French operation in Mali based on our discussions with SLD’s Murielle Delaporte. We now follow up on that initial piece with a more detailed interview with Delaporte conducted shortly after her return from Mali to…
2013-05-06 The A400Ms start their initial deliveries this year. The first recipients will be the French and Turkish forces. To examine what the impact of this new airlifter will be on operational forces, we have the projected case of how the French might have used the A400M in the current operation…
