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General Bansard on Logistics and Sustainment in France (Part Two)

02/14/2010
Logistics on the Front Line A few months ago, SLD sat down with General Jean-Pierre Bansard, in charge at the time of Logistics Organization within the MoD Chief of Staff, in order to gain a better understanding of the evolution of French support and logistics in light of the many…

D.K. Matai on: China’s Cold Cyberwar

02/13/2010
Our colleague and regular contributor D. K. Matai starts a series on cyber security issues which complements John Wheeler’s contributions to SLDinfo on the same subject.  John Wheeler is shaping proposed Title X language for constructing a legal framework for the engagement of U.S. forces in dealing with the cyber…

Lessons Learned: The USMC Approach to Close Air Support in Fallujah (Part Three)

02/11/2010
CAS: A CORE CONTRIBUTOR TO SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATED OPERATIONS IN FALLUJAH (Reprinted courtesy of the Marine Corps Gazette. Copyright retained by the Marine Corps Gazette) By Maj Fred H. Allison, USMCR (Ret) Maj Allison is a former Marine F–4 radar intercept officer. He earned his doctorate in history from Texas Tech…

Game Changers: Reframing The Climate Change Debate (Part Two)

02/10/2010
New Solar Minimum Ushers In Extreme Cold Climate? By D.K. Matai [caption id="attachment_4754" align="alignleft" width="400" caption="Judith Lean, Cycles and trends in solar irradiance and climate, 12/22/09 (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com)"][/caption] The longer the sun remains quiet, the higher the chances of a prolonged series of cold winters and shorter summers. This is the…

General Bansard on the Evolution of Logistics and Sustainment in France (Part One)

02/08/2010
General Jean-Pierre Bansard LOGISTICS ON THE FRONT LINE (I) A few months ago, SLD sat down with General Jean-Pierre Bansard, in charge at the time of Logistics Organization within the MoD Chief of Staff, in order to gain a better understanding of the evolution of French support and logistics in…

Maritime Security in Europe: The Adriatic-Ionian Initiative as Part of the Puzzle

02/08/2010
By Harry Syringas (Sldinfo research staff) [email protected] According to the Assembly of the Western European Union’s assessment on the risks and threats of the maritime situation in Europe, among the maritime nations of the European Union, coastal regions account for over 40% of Europe's GDP while roughly 90 % of…

Gamechanger Series: Reframing The Climate Change Debate (Part One)

02/08/2010
Sldinfo is generating a series on game changers.  What key technologies, organizational changes, or geo-political approaches will reshape the decade ahead?  Associated with identification and assessment of forces for change, we will look at the world in 2020 which is only a decade away to better understand the shifting strategic…

The V-22 Under Attack: From the Afghanistan Weather!

02/07/2010
[slidepress gallery='v22-weather'] This week we have a slide show underscoring the challenge of operating in the Afghan environment. Very recently, a significant hailstorm hit the operating base in Afghanistan for the V-22. As the squadron commander put it: “You can’t get more expeditionary than this!” ---------- ***Posted February 7th, 2010