Romanian and French Army Advise Afghan National Army

04/01/2011
04/01/2011 - French Army Capt. Michel Bastelica, from Corsica, and Afghan National Army basic warrior training instructor shakes hands with a student during class in Kabul Military Training Center Jan. 12. Mentors from many different countries play a critical role supporting NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan in sites throughout Afghanistan. [slidepress gallery='romanian-and-french-army-advise-afghan-national-army']…

The JTRS Infrastructure

02/24/2011
Enabling Cost Effective Capability 02/24/2011 - In December, Second Line of Defense sat down with Marty Jenkins of Lockheed Martin to discuss the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System or AMF JTRS.  This is a significant program which can help re-shape interactive connectivity. This is the third of a…

Providing New Capabilities for the Ground Warrior

02/24/2011
Lt. General Deptula on Gorgon Stare 02/24/2011 - (Provided by Lt. Gen. Deptula) SLD:  What does Gorgon Stare bring to the warfighting table? Lt. Gen. Deptula: The Gorgon Stare program was developed to meet the ever-increasing demand for motion video from joint forces deployed in Afghanistan. What motion video accomplishes…

The JTRS Collaborative Enterprise

02/12/2011
Laying the Foundation for the Future Through Current Investments 02/12/2011 - In December, Second Line of Defense sat down with Marty Jenkins of Lockheed Martin to discuss the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System or AMF JTRS.  This is a significant program which can help re-shape interactive connectivity.…

Building the Weapons Enterprise for 21st Century Operations

01/19/2011
01/19/2011 - In mid-October 2010, Second Line of Defense visited Eglin AFB and the Air Armaments Center.  During the visit, SLD sat down with Major General Davis who is finishing his tour at AAC and has been nominated for his third star and the command at the Electronic Systems Center…

Towards New Task Force Capability with A400Ms and A330MRTTs

01/19/2011
An A330 MRTT Update A Discussion With Pablo Quesada Ramos, Head of Market Development, MRTT and other Airbus platforms derivatives 01/19/2011 - Recently, Second Line of Defense received an update from Airbus Military with regard to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) program.  In the course of the conversation, ways…

Shaping Adaptive Innovation for the Warfighter

01/19/2011
The Air Armament Center Functions as the Linchpin An Interview with Randy Brown, Norma Taylor, and Wally Messmore 01/19/2011 - The Air Armament Center at Eglin AFB designs weapons for the U.S. and allied warfighters.  We earlier described a key effort to modify the Small Diameter Bomb to provide a…