The Tanker Piece: Matching Limited Assets Against Significant Demand 05/19/2011 - The Tankers are clearly one of the key mobility assets in significant demand. However, given the age of the fleet, readiness is an issue affecting availability. Master Sgt. Jeremiah Love kicked off the discussion at the Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC)…
An Interview with Harold Guckin [caption id="attachment_18529" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Harold Guckin during the interview, April 2011 (Credit: SLD)"][/caption] 05/19/2011 - Over the next few weeks, we are presenting interviews with the folks who make Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC) happen at the operational level. Several of the pieces of the…
By Dr. Richard Weitz (Credit: Bigstock) 05/18/2011 - In his May 29, 2009 remarks announcing the results of his cybersecurity policy review, President Barack Obama said that he had turned to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as well as the CIA and the Secret Service, when hackers managed to…
05/16/2011 The Challenge of Avoiding the Far Fight Excerpts from Keynote Speech Armed Forces Communication and Electronic Association (AFCEA) Spring Symposia The Honorable Michael W. Wynne 21st Secretary, USAF May 11, 2011 Virginia Beach, Virginia I salute your efforts throughout this assembly to protect America; and enhance our capabilities; and…
Captain Kent “Torch” Whalen on the Evolution of the Air Arm Here Captain Whalen is seen in his role as Commander of the amphibious transport dock USS Juneau presenting a coin to Captain Yasuhiro of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (Credit: USN, http://bit.ly/iXASHx) 05/17/2011 - During the late March…
By Richard McCormack Originally published in Manufacturing News, April 29, 2011 05/16/2011 - The strategy embraced over the past decade by U.S. manufacturing companies to shift production to countries with cheap labor may no longer be appropriate, according to a consulting firm that has been a big promoter of offshore…
by Dr. Robbin Laird 05/16/2011 India is clearly a key player in shaping the future of Chinese power, globally and in the Pacific. At the same time, the significant 2nd and 3rd world fighter market will be dominated by exports from China, Russia, India or Brazil. Neither the U.S. nor…
05/14/2011 by Dr. Harald Malmgren The Euro crisis has boiled up once again. Debate is raging about a variety of options to relieve stress in the Greek debt market, including altering the interest imposed by the EU bailout, debt extension, some kind of “workout” or restructuring, etc. The Irish and…
