No Accident: The Newly Configured USMC Amphibious Ready Group 2016 By Ed Timperlake 03/05/2011 - “In short, simply by completing the procurement of what the USN and USMC are in the course of doing in a very short period, (F-35B, MV-22, CH-53K, LCS and LPD-17) the nation gains significant flexibility…
03/03/2011 - [slidepress gallery='uss-bainbridge-leaves-norfolk'] Credit text and photos: U.S. Navy Visual Service, January 4th, 2011 The first photo shows sailors on the Sea and Anchor detail hauling in the mooring lines aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge as the ship prepares to leave Naval Station Norfolk. The second photo shows…
CLR-15 Marines Transport Fuel with Afghan Local Nationals Credit Text and Video: 1st Marine Logistics Group Public Affairs, January 20th, 2011 Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 15 (Forward), 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) escort local nationals delivering fuel to Marines of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.
China’s Innovation Policies Will Create Greater Imbalances Originally published in Manufacturing and Technology News, February 18, 2011 03/03/2011 - China’s strategy of forcing western multinational companies to transfer their most innovative technologies, research and design to China in order to continue doing business there is succeeding, and it is succeeding…
2/25/11 By Ed Timperlake In a practice air-to-air engagement, when one fighter closed on his opponent inside of the missile envelope to put the gun sight piper on the adversary, a call goes out “guns guns guns.” This is a blunt fighter pilot way of saying “your dead!” In real…
Enabling Cost Effective Capability 02/24/2011 - In December, Second Line of Defense sat down with Marty Jenkins of Lockheed Martin to discuss the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System or AMF JTRS. This is a significant program which can help re-shape interactive connectivity. This is the third of a…
Lt. General Deptula on Gorgon Stare 02/24/2011 - (Provided by Lt. Gen. Deptula) SLD: What does Gorgon Stare bring to the warfighting table? Lt. Gen. Deptula: The Gorgon Stare program was developed to meet the ever-increasing demand for motion video from joint forces deployed in Afghanistan. What motion video accomplishes…
U.S. Can't Approach 5th-Gen Aircraft the 'Old Way' By Robbin Laird Re-printed from the 21 February 2011 op-ed in Defense News. U.S. air power has reached a turning point. As budget cuts increase and the U.S. Air Force's percentage of the defense budget falls, the crucial requirement is to invest…
