Credit: 1st Marine Logistics Group Public Affairs, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 2010 A helicopter support team connecting a mine roller to a helicopter and transporting it in a support operation in Afghanistan. ---------- ***Posted on May 11th, 2010
Jim Strock, Director, Seabasing Integration Division, Capabilities Development Directorate, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps Combat Development and Integration based at Quantico, discusses role of the seabase and the role of USMC Amphibious Ships and the impact of the V-22 and F-35 on the amphibious ships.
Alain Dupas Alain Dupas is an international expert in space technologies, industries and policies as well as in defense and information technology strategies. Mr. Dupas trained as a physicist and in 1977 he was awarded a Doctorat d'Etat from Université Paris-XI/Orsay. He is one of the founders of post-graduate multidisciplinary…
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…
