Israel’s New Strategic Templates

12/09/2010
An Israeli Strategic Update By Robbin Laird [email protected] 12/09/2010 - During the early part of November, the Second Line of Defense team visited Israel to get a strategic update on developments.   Looking beyond the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict's Prism Credit photo: www.washingtonpost.com One of the many problems facing the current U.S.…

The Key To Survival

12/09/2010
A Perspective on the Role of Air Power in the Defense of Israel An Interview with (Retired) General Herzl Bodinger General Bodinger, SLD, November 2010   12/09/2010 - During a visit to Israel in November 2010, Second Line of Defense had the chance to sit down with the former chief…

The Mukawama Effect

12/09/2010
Israel: « No Second Chance » An Interview With Amos Harel   Amos Herel (Credit: www.haaretz.com)    12/09/2010 - During the Second Line of Defense Visit to Israel in November 2010, an article was published by Amos Harel of Haaretz, which caught our eye [1]. The article began with a…

Operation Atalanta

12/08/2010
Backgrounder EUNAVFOR, A Promising "First" By Harry Syringas [email protected] Atalanta operation in the Gulf of Aden The aim of the "Eunavfor Somalia - Atalanta operation" is to protect ships of the World Food Programme (WFP) transporting food to the displaced populations of Somalia, to protect the vulnerable ships sailing off…

Zoom On The Harvest Hawk

12/07/2010
12/7/2010 - Story below from : www.i-mef.usmc.mil KC-130J Harvest Hawk takes on new role in Afghanistan By Sergent Deanne Hurla, Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, November 17th, 2010, "Since 2003, KC-130Js have played a vital role in transporting coalition forces and cargo throughout Helmand and Nimroz provinces; however, the latest KC-130 to…

Putting Afghanistan in the Rear View Mirror

12/06/2010
Rethinking “Contingency” Operations By Heather Penney 12/6/2010 - With the deluge of media and congressional attention on the budget, deficit, and national debt, it is surprising that the connection between our current/future economic predicament and OEF/OIF has been conspicuously absent from the debate. According to the CRS, costs for OEF/OIF/GWOT…