2014-01-16 It took a while for the KC-130J to work out its wrinkles. But by 2002, the new plane entered into USMC operations. This preceded the Osprey by five years, but the maturing of the Osprey and its pairing with the KC-130J is shaping a new long range force insertion capability.…
2014-01-16 During a visit to Denmark in 2011, SLD had a chance to discuss the nature of the Arctic completion or perhaps better co-opetition with Admiral Nils Wang, Commandant of the Royal Danish Defence College and former head of the Danish Navy. http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/a-danish-perspective-on-the-challenge-of-arctic-security/ Recently, Admiral Wang has coauthored a report with…
2014-01-15 Lockheed Martin commemorated the 100th F-35 Lightning II today with a ceremony for employees, elected officials and customers. The 100th F-35, known as AF-41, will be the first F-35 delivered to Luke Air Force Base (AFB) in Glendale, Ariz. Fleet Status Of the first 100 F-35s produced, 44 are…
2014-01-15 Case 3: Shaping A Distributed Operations Force for the Pacific The United States is in the midst of its Pivot to the Pacific. The U.S. Marine Corps is in many ways the pivoting force for the pivot. The USMC is really at the center of the pivot to the…
2014-01-15 The recent Forager Fury II exercise was a test of the ability of the USMC, USAF and the USN to surge forces into key objective areas in the Western Pacific. According to a story Airman 1st Class Emily A. Bradley, 36th Wing Public Affairs published on December 17, 2013:…
2014-01-15 The USCG is struggling to recapitalize its cutter fleet. The National Security Cutter is an effective ship as part of a maritime security package but will not be bought in the numbers required for the USCG’s global role. The smaller cutter, the Offshore Patrol Cutter, is struggling even to…
2014-01-15 By Michael W. Wynne 21st Secretary of the United States Air Force Welcome to a new year in the world of design and development of Air Superiority; and therefore Concepts of Air Warfare. Over the past several years, while the United States was unilaterally giving up its clear advantage…
2014-01-13 By Murielle Delaporte Case: 2 The Role of Expeditionary Logistics in Shaping New Combat Capabilities The revolution in logistics seen in air and maritime support for ground forces can reshape how these forces operate. The French experience in Mali provides a case in point. The French forces were requested…
