An Interview with Senior Master Sgt. Steven Wehrle and Master Sgt. David Freeman 11/05/2010 - "We have to ensure we are effectively preparing our mid-level Airmen and our logistics supervision that are transitioning to the F-35. The acquisition and sustainment of this platform is wholly different than anything that has…
By Vince Martinez 10/29/2010 - Although interesting, unmanned systems by themselves do not create desired effects. Only when such systems are blended into an effective concept of operations will they become useful tools to the warfighter or the global security team.
An Interview with Lt. Col. 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 interview, Lt. Col. Applewhite was…
An Interview with Captain Paul Smith 10/29/2010 - We’re all under the same umbrella. We’re all under the same SOP. It makes everything flow and work that much easier. So that’s the sure intent, it's to support V-22 nation. Shared assets, shared experiences are building our domain knowledge.
By Hon. Bill Anderson What if we could incentivize the private sector to offer distributed alternative energy solutions that could provide energy and potable water at the point of use at forward operating bases and do it without large technology development earmarks…so, not spending an additional dime of taxpayer money?…
An Interview With Captain Dwyer (II) 10/17/2010 "The V-22 was used in a perfect conceptual way. We ranged the entire island. We went out to little villages that nobody had been to. We went from the epicenter. We covered the whole concentric rings from where the earthquake struck and we…
An Interview with Major Jeff "Kingpin" Davis 10/16/2010 The Afghan war and the Iraqi operations have been tough on the rotorcraft supporting US forces. The CH-53E was introduced in 1981 and has been a bedrock USMC asset ever since. But attrition and wear is necessitating its replacement. The CH-53K is…
By the Hon. Ed Timperlake 10/15/2010 What can go in from the Sea with a Navy/Marine AF team can also be withdrawn. Allies to whom we owe a debt can be evacuated or protected from the sea.
