An Interview with Senior Master Sgt. Steven Wehrle and Master Sgt. David Freeman 11/05/2010 - In September 2010, Second Line of Defense sat down with maintainers at Langley AFB to talk about F-22 experiences and preparation for the F-35. As the maintainers described it, a significant cultural change was underway…
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…
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and the Future of the Amphibious Force By Vince Martinez Vince Martinez is a regular contributor to Second Line of Defense and is the President and Founder of Affinity Fidelis Consulting and Technologies; a defense consulting firm in Northern Virginia. *** 10/29/2010 - As the military…
An Update on Osprey from New River (III) An Interview With Captain Smith Ospreys based on the West Coast in an exercise at 29 Palms Credit: USMC 10/29 /2010 - In the discussions of the Osprey at New River, a concept new to us was that of the Osprey…
Reshaping and Incorporating New Capabilities An Interview with Lieutenant-Colonel Applewhite 10/29/2010 - Earlier this summer, Second Line of Defense talked about the most recent USMC logistics game and some of the conclusions that might be drawn from that wargame for USMC approaches to expeditionary logistics. At the time of the…
An Osprey Update from New River Air Station (II) Captain Dwyer On The Osprey In Haiti [download PDF of full report] 10/17/2010 Late August 2010, Second Line of Defense met with pilots, and maintainers of the Osprey based at New River Air Station, North Carolina. The results of the interviews…
Moving the Ball Forward: Shaping a Deployable Energy Policy bill By Hon. Bill Anderson The Honorable William C. (“Bill”) Anderson served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics and the Air Force Senior Energy Executive under President George W. Bush from 2005-2008. He currently serves…
Adding a Core USMC Capability: The CH-53K As A Logistical Force Multiplier An Interview with Major Jeff “Kingpin” Davis [caption id="attachment_12160" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Major Jeff "Kingpin" Davis (Credit photo: SLD, September 2010)"][/caption] 10/16/2010 - The Afghan war and the Iraqi operations have been tough on the rotorcraft supporting US forces. …
