BY RICHARD WEITZ Russian defense companies are counting on additional weapons sales to India to compensate for the precipitous decline in their military exports to China. India is replacing the PRC as the world’s leading arms importer. Until now, Soviet and Russian suppliers have provided about two-thirds of India’s military…
AN INTERVIEW WITH JIM STROCK In a general sense, the capabilities that we need in the sea base are the ability to conduct at-sea transfer of personnel, equipment, and supplies between large vessels and maneuver those capabilities ashore via all forms of surface craft. The last time we talked, we…
AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN MIHELIC AND LCDR LEARY "If you look at the 10 elements of logistics, training is an essential piece. I think we’re doing a better job of documenting the actual requirements and the benefits of training and incorporating that into the budget cycle. It’s easy to buy…
AN INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN STANTON AND COMMANDER STOCKLIN "Sectors are alike organizationally, but because of their geography, the work focus is unique to each sector. They're all very different. For example, Miami is heavily counter-drug counter-migrant and cruise ship. New Orleans is heavily maritime safety, outer continental shelf, and river.…
AN INTERVIEW WITH REAR ADMIRAL NEFFENGER "What makes the Great Lakes interesting are a number of things. First of all, just to set the scene, you have internal domestic waters but they’re shared domestic waters of two sovereign nations; and that in and of itself is fascinating because international maritime…
The setting up of the expeditionary airfield at Dwyer to support USMC combat operations in Afghanistan has highlighted the expeditionary airfield capability of the USMC. General Walsh, USMC, Commanding General of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Forward deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom and now back at Cherry Point, NC, underscored…
BY ED TIMPERLAKE With the very real capability of three dimensional sensing and being able to distribute information to other warfighers, airborne and on the ground or at sea the relationship of the individual pilot to knowledge of the bigger air battle is truly revolutionary—this is brand new and to…
BY REAR ADMIRAL ED GILBERT USCG (RET) The Fast Response Cutter (FRC), a new generation of Coast Guard patrol boats, will continue the Coast Guard’s long history of protecting America’s citizens, assets and interests at home and abroad. The FRC will have the official class designation as the "Sentinel" class.…
