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The F-35, Eglin and the Maintenance Revolution

09/01/2011
09/01/2011 by Robbin Laird Second Line of Defense sat down with Col. Laura Sampsel shortly after her departure from Eglin and retirement from the USMC. During her time at Eglin, Col. Laura Sampsel, 33rd Maintenance Group commander, was responsible for the bed-down and operational readiness of the three variants of the Joint…

Directory F : Frontier Pitts

09/01/2011
FRONTIER PITTS FRANCE     SARL Frontier Pitts France Contact :     D. Savarino Address  :  Immeuble Alliance – 226 rue G. Besse – 30 000 Nimes - France Tel : 04.66.04.29.69 Fax : 04.66.04.29.70 Website : http://www.frontier-pitts.fr Email : [email protected]   Main activity   Perimeter security installations   Products…

The Libyan Threat

08/27/2011
08/27/2011 By Richard Weitz Although the insurgents look to have secured control of Tripoli, Muammar el-Qaddafi’s threat to the international community has not ended. Dangers still persist from the dictator’s dabbling in weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery. British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that the…

Another Perspective on Libya: Off of the Shores of Tripoli

08/27/2011
[caption id="attachment_23125" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Italian Carrier Guiseppe Garibaldi Credit: Italian Navy[/caption] 08/27/2011 The Libyan operation has highlighted the use of maritime bases for conducting air operations.  In a recent interview with Col. Mark Desens, the Commanding officer of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit involved in the initial Libyan operations, the…