LCAC Departure from USS Arlington During Bold Alligator 2014
11/01/2014
Second Line of Defense is covering the Bold Alligator 2014 exercise.
Training for Air Combat: General Hostage Focuses on the Challenge of Training for the 21st Century Fight
10/30/2014
This interview with the ACC Commander focuses on looking back and on the way ahead with the Command.
ROK-U.S. “2+2” Ministerial Strengthens Joint Defenses But Faces New Threats
10/30/2014
Several North Korean military developments are leading to a reset of South Korean defense. Clearly, South Korea needs to enhance its capability to execute an effective kill chain against North Korean air and strike forces.
Head of Air Force Warfare Center and the F-35
10/29/2014
The data and information passing through those integrated systems is constantly being updated. Many of those updates are built at Eglin in the 513th Electronic Warfare Squadron's F-35 reprogramming lab.
The German Grand Coalition Government, Arms Exports and Defense: Playing Politics or a Global Role?
10/29/2014
The fate of German defense industry is in play with the Grand Coalition German government. And with it European cooperation and the products being produced by collaboration with Germany.
Airpower, Italy, Europe and the Way Ahead: Lt. General Preziosa Looks at the Challenges
10/28/2014
Strategic surprise is becoming a norm for governments to deal with in the 21st century. Airpower provides crucial tools to control the fire and reduce its threat to spread. Conflict termination concepts need to be married with the use of force.
Visiting Fallon Naval Air Station
10/28/2014
Part of the Second Line of Defense team visited Fallon Naval Air Station in Nevada in October 2014. We will publish several interviews in the coming weeks, but for now here are some photos shot from the tower on the afternoon of October 21, 2014.
The USN Combat Learning Cycle: Prepare An Air Wing For Deployment While Supporting One Deployed
10/28/2014
During our visit to Fallon, it became very clear that the term training can confuse more than clarify. Training sounds a bit like a nice to have preparatory drill rather than what it is for the air power community, namely the shaping of core instincts for competent execution of missions.