An Update on the Osprey from New River (VII) [download PDF of full report] From Supply Of Parts To Battle Damage Repair: The Challenge Of Components' Reliability An Interview With Lieutenant Colonel Garcia 12/09/2010 - This is the second part of the interview with Lieutenant Colonel Garcia with both Iraq…
The Role of C4ISR in the USCG: Meeting the Challenges for a 21st Century Force An Interview With Admiral Day 12/09/2010 – Second Line of Defense sat down with Admiral Robert E. Day this fall to have a wide ranging discussion of the challenges of building effective C4ISR for the…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
Will The Afghan National Army (ANA) Be Able to Sustain Itself Once Western Troops Depart? By Olivier Azpitarte
[email protected] Olivier is a former Foreign Legion officer and a Paris-based multimedia reporter: he is part of the SLD team since June 2010 as a reporter. Below are his findings based on…
By Caroline Mükusch German Correspondent, Second Line of Defense Credit image: www.crystalinks.com 11/28/2010 - When it comes to the North Pole and the question of who wins the race for the Arctic, two major interests are rising: energy and security. Therefore Arctic neighbor states regularly assert their national interests in…
