The Need To Refill [caption id="attachment_8271" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="U.S. Air Force Master. Sgt Paul Tatar, a C-130 Hercules aircraft aerial spray aircraft maintainers, from the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station, Ohio, refill a C-130 with oil-dispersing chemicals on the runway of the Stennis International Airport, Miss,…
By USMC (Ret) Vince Martinez Vince Martinez is a retired U.S. Marine Corps Officer and pilot. He is the President and Founder of Affinity Fidelis Consulting and Technologies, a defense consulting firm in Northern Virginia. Vince is now a regular contributor to Second Line of Defense and starts with the…
How the USCG Addresses Aviation Training and Support: The Case of the ATTC in Elizabeth City, North Carolina In mid-March, SLD discussed the U.S. Coast Guard's evolving approach to training technicians and to shaping an effective maintenance enterprise with the retiring (but only in the separation from service meaning of…
SLD visited U.S. Coast Guard facilities in the New Orleans area as well as attending the keel laying for the new Sentinel Class Patrol Boats at the Bollinger Yards. Unfortunately, recent developments in the Gulf would demonstrate once again the importance of the USCG to the nation. This sector, with…
A burning issue Photo credit: Monica Leftwitch, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 21st, 2010 "Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2010. A Coast Guard MH-65C dolphin rescue helicopter and crew document the fire aboard…
This slideshow highlights the role of Naval engineers in supporting ground operations in Afghanistan. [slidepress gallery='naval-mobile-construction-battalion-builds-causeway-in-afghanistan'] Credit: US Navy, Forward Operating Base Payne, Afghanistan, March 15th, 2010 In the first photo, Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Gaines, equipment operator, dumps clay from a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement dump to form…
In early April 2010, SLD discussed the challenges facing the USCG 8th district in managing, safety and security in the Gulf region. As the slide show accompanying this interview shows, the scope and size of the territory facing the men and woman of the USCG serving in the 8th district…
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