06/11/2014: Original Normandy C-47 flys over the beaches and villges it flew over 70 years ago with the help of the 37th Airlift Squadron's C-130. Two WWII vets, Bill Prindible and Bud Rice, watch from inside the newer plane as the plane they flew glides through the sky. Credit:86th Airlift…
06/10/2014: Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team and 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, participate in Operation Golden Eagle. This is the first brigade sized Air Assault Training Operation conducted at Fort Campbell, KY in more than a decade. Credit Video:1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public…
06/10/2014: Once the site of death, destruction, and chaos the Normandy landing beaches are now known for the sacrifices made on each one. Senior Airman Evan Mills tells us how they are being honored and remembered. Credit:Defense Media Activity - Air Force:6/6/14
2014-06-10 By Guy Martin Airbus Defence and Space is still hopeful South Africa will buy A400M strategic transport aircraft and is promoting it and the C295 light transport to the South African Air Force (SAAF). According to Antonio Rodriguez-Barberan, Vice President Commercial at Airbus Military, the company is “absolutely interested”…
2014-06-09 Our new strategic partner, the Centre for Military Studies, Department of Political Science of the University of Copenhagen, published two pieces earlier this year addressing the question of the potential role of large unmanned aerial vehicles for Danish security and defense forces in the years ahead. The reports provided…
We have just published an E-book version of our recent Special Report highlighting Danish perspectives on the Northern European security situation. The report is based on exclusive interviews with Danish experts conducted in Copenhagen in May 2014. In this Special Report, Second Line of Defense looks at the evolving defense…
2014-06-08 It has taken time for the Osprey as a tiltrotar aircraft to change the way the USMC operates. Several years ago when interviewing an Osprey pilot about his initial experiences in Iraq, the officer cited an incident where the troops in the back did not want to get off…
2014-06-02 By Robbin Laird Earlier, I had the chance to interview Admiral Wang on Arctic issues. In that interview, the Admiral provided an overview on the various states involved in Arctic security and focused on the key challenges facing the Kingdom of Denmark, which is to say managing the relationships…
