03/31/2015: In November 2014, Second Line of Defense Co-Founder, Murielle Delaporte, visited the French and American forces in Djibouti. These photos highlight some aspects of that visit and we will shortly have an overview on Djibouti and on the role of French forces there informed by that visit. Djibouti is…
08/20/2014: The French and the Marines have a special relationship forged in war. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, present Marines new to the unit with the French Fourragere during a ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 19, 2014. The…
05/06/2013: SLD’s Murielle Delaporte was in Mali in April 2013 with the French forces and had the chance to have a number of interviews which will be published later. In this slideshow some of her photos of the logistics side of the operation are presented. The operation has drawn heavily…
03/11/2013: KC-135 support for the French in Mali as the French insert force for a rapid strike operation in Mali. Credit:Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa 2/23/13 See our latest story on the Mali operation: http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/the-french-operation-in-mali-intervene-leverage-and-withdraw/
By Murielle Delaporte 02/12/2012- Onboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship BPC Mistral (BPC stands for "Bâtiment de projection et de commandement") - which starts its tenth month of continued deployment -, the French Navy and Army prepare to play a major role in Bold Alligator 2012. The USN-USMC team and…
