Colonel Bradley Weisz, Deputy Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group TWO discusses preparation for the Bold Alligator 2012 exercise and the way forward for the sea-basing capabilities of the USN-USMC team.
Richard Weitz looks at the resourcing need to re-configure US forces for the way ahead announced in the Defense Guidance.
The 13th Ocean Sentry maritime patrol aircraft arrives ahead of schedule.
Frank Dougherty, Vice President, F-35 Production Operations provided an update on F-35 manufacturability. Dougherty has extensive experience with both the F-22 and the F-16, and has significant domain competence in what it takes to build a combat aircraft.
Ed Timperlake focuses on the role of the tail hook as a weapon system.
Second Line of Defense discusses the Bold Alligator exercise with Col. Shorter, Lt. Col. Williams, and Lt. Col. Hermley.
The credible projection of effective power requires more than rhetoric. Capabilities and capacity matter.
Lieutenant Commander George Pastoorr is a Dutch Naval Officer with Expeditionary Strike Force 2 and the lead planner for Bold Alligator.
