By Dr. Richard Weitz The President reaffirmed that he would meet his campaign vow to end the U.S. “combat” role in Iraq by the end of this month. For 18 months after that, some 50,000 American soldiers will engage in a transitional mission of training, advising, and equipping Iraqi forces…
By Richard A. McCormack It might not be very long before Silicon Valley, Calif., starts to take on the characteristics of Shenango Valley, Penn., if state and national policies don't change to encourage investment in manufacturing and high-tech production, says Hank Nothhaft, president, CEO and chairman of the board of…
In meetings during our visit to TRANSCOM spring, TRANSCOM officials explained how they addressed the Haiti mission.... the nature of an aid effort to an earthquake ravaged country like Haiti was fluid with requirements in flux. And highlighted throughout the interview were the multiple military aid assets, which were being…
An Interview With Captain Lance Bardo, Commanding Officer of the USCGC Waesche "This asset is large enough with enough capability built into it actually to manage your response I mean that literally; we have nothing else in the Coast Guard or the Navy for that matter to manage domestic response…
By Retired Admiral Ed Gilbert The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is the smallest of our military services (...) Although it has 11 missions assigned by statutes, most of us see it executing the vital search and rescue mission, responding quickly to major incidents such as Hurricane Katrina where it saved…
By Dr. Richard Weitz A major attraction-getter at this week’s Farnborough International Air Show, the biennial aviation event in southern England at which representatives from SLD attended, was a video displaying a laser weapon downing four unmanned aerial vehicles flying over the water. The tests represented the first time that…
During our visit to Transcom in March, General McNabb provided a detailed overview on the challenges in supporting the deployed warfighter in Afghanistan, including supporting the surge ordered by the President. Although the General did not put it this way, it was apparent that the con-ops approach of Transcom is…
In excerpts from the Air Force Association White Paper first published in September 2009, the Impact of the USAF tanker on US global concepts of operations is discussed.
