Basic Damage Control

04/01/2011
A Walkthrough Aboard USS Carl Vinson 04/01/2011 - [slidepress gallery='basic-damage-control-walkthrough-aboard-uss-carl-vinson'] Credit; USN Visual Service, 1/7/11 In photo 1, Seaman Sean Hogue, logistic specialist, assigned to deck department's 3rd Division, stands a lookout watch on the fantail during sunrise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air…

Building a 21st Century Global Port: The Core Role of Security

04/01/2011
An Interview With Emmanuel Villers 04/01/2011  - TangerMed is the evolving port complex in Morocco which is providing a new global capability for global trade.  As The Economist put it in a 2008 article on the Mediterranean economies, Look southward from the southern tip of Spain, across the strait of…

Romanian and French Army Advise Afghan National Army

04/01/2011
04/01/2011 - French Army Capt. Michel Bastelica, from Corsica, and Afghan National Army basic warrior training instructor shakes hands with a student during class in Kabul Military Training Center Jan. 12. Mentors from many different countries play a critical role supporting NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan in sites throughout Afghanistan. [slidepress gallery='romanian-and-french-army-advise-afghan-national-army']…

Going the Extra Mile

04/01/2011
Providing for Maritime Safety and Security: Going the Extra Mile An Interview With Rémi Julien, President and CEO of SIGNALIS (By Murielle Delaporte) 04/01/2011 - At Euronaval in October 2010, Second Line of Defense’s Murielle Delaporte interviewed Rémi Julien when he was the CEO of Sofrelog, but the interview focused…

Hypersonics and Its Impact on the Future of Warfare (Part Three)

04/01/2011
An Interview With Professor Lewis 04/01/2011 - In January 2011, Second Line of Defense sat down with Professor Lewis to discuss the current status and dynamics of hypersonics.  Mark J. Lewis is chairman of Clark School’s Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, and President of…

The Libyan War: Lessons Being Learned Outside the Beltway

03/30/2011
By Ed Timperlake 03/31/2011 - The American and Allied combat action against Mommar Gadhafi  is appropriately generating significant debate in America, especially by individuals inside what is called “the beltway". Needless to say on an issue of taking the country to a war unilaterally by President Obama, there is significant…

The AFRICOM Enigma

03/27/2011
By Ed Timperlake Nathan Hodge has just written an extremely important, well-documented and insightful book on peacekeeping and related adventures.  The book provides insight into the launch of AFRICOM, a key command in the current Libyan operation. His Chapter 10, “Peace Corps on Steroids” describes with great insight and excellent sources,…