02/28/2013: This is part two of a series highlighting the Logistics Command Element while deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan. This video features combat engineers with Bridge Company Bravo, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, fixing a bridge during a cold Afghan winter night in the Shir Ghazay Bazaar…
2013-02-27 On February 27, 2013, Second Line of Defense interviewed the head of the Military Sealift Command, Admiral Buzby, in his office in the Navy yard. The ship is to be christened this coming Saturday on March 2. The full interview will be available soon. But here we are presenting…
2013-02-27 By Dave Deptula Recently there have been multiple commentaries questioning the efficacy, legality, and appropriateness of using remotely piloted aircraft (RPA)—also referred to inaccurately as “drones.” Many of those who embrace constraining America’s RPA operations have formed their positions as a result of two fundamental areas of misunderstanding. One…
2013-02-27 It is a good week for the new A330MRTT tanker. At the Australian airshow this week, the Royal Australian Air Force will highlight the tanker at the Avalon air show. [caption id="attachment_51168" align="alignnone" width="300"] The RAAF has 5 new tankers. Credit Photo: Airbus Military[/caption] They have also declared the…
02/27/2013: The Afghan Air Force's southern wing in Kandahar is a crucial hub for supporting Afghan security forces as they increasingly conduct missions in the lead or solo in the country's most conflict-ridden area. Afghan Air Force members and their American and Ukrainian mentors talk about how the wing has…
02/27/2013: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) conducted its first operational F-35B Lightning II flight at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 21, 2013. VMFA-121 joined Marine Aircraft Group 13, Third Marine Aircraft Wing, in November 2012 as the Corp’s first operational F-35B squadron. Credit:Marine Corps Air Station Yuma:2/21/13…
2013-02-26 By Richard Weitz According to newly released data by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the weapons and military service sales of the largest companies (the SIPRI Top 100) amounted to $410 billion in 2011, a 5 percent fall in constant dollars from the previous year. SIPRI calculates that…
2013-02-26 by Richard Weitz At a press briefing on Monday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman called for calm and that all parties avoid taking action that could worsen the situation on the Korean Peninsula following the Feb 12 nuclear test of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). He said…
