2013-04-28 By Robbin Laird The great thing about history is we know the outcome. Or I could put that more correctly, we think we know the outcome and we can debate how we got there or we can debate what it means, or whether history is prologue. With regard to…
04/28/2013: An inside look at where Air Force planes go after they've flown their last mission. Recycling is not a new concept for the Air Force. In fact the USAF has been doing it throughout its history, and getting new life out of old aircraft is the main purpose of…
04/28/2013: Philippine and US Marines participate in MV-22 movements at Crow Valley, Capas, Tarlac Province, Philippines as part of Balikatan 2013. Balikatan 2013 (BK13) is an annual Philippine-U.S. bilateral exercise. Humanitarian assistance and training activities enable the Philippine and American service members to build lasting relationships, train together and provide…
2013-04-27 by Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake We have written frequently about the F-35 and its coming role as a fleet. The plane was designed from the ground up to operate in multiple plane formations and to share data across the formation as well as with the joint and coalition…
2013-04-25 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake Recently, Second Line of Defense’s Murielle Delaporte spent time with the French forces in Mali. Embedded with the forces she was able to observe the transition of those forces within Mali. Soon, Delaporte will be reporting on her look at the transition and…
04/25/2013: Service members flying in a M-117 V-1 helicopter near Kabul, Afghanistan Feb. 4 Flying on Patrol in Afghanistan from SldInfo.com on Vimeo. Credit:NATO Training Mission Afghanistan:2/4/13
04/24/2013: Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Boston crews use a remotely operated vehicle to scan piers in Boston Harbor in response to increased security in Boston April 18, 2013. The ROV gives the team enhanced visibility under the water along piers and the underside of vessels. http://www.videoray.com Credit:U.S.…
04/24/2013: An MV-22 Osprey from Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 26 lands on the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during flight operations. MSG-26 is performing launches and recoveries from the flight deck in order to complete required qualifications. Bataan is underway conducting training operations…
