The Christening of the USNS Montford Point

03/04/2013
03/04/2013: The latest of the USN ships, the USNS Montford Point, was christened on March 2, 2013 in San Diego at the NASSCO shipyard.  Second Line of Defense attended the ceremony and did interviews before the ceremony to discuss the ship,.  We interviewed Jim Strock from the USMC Combat Development…

The USMC and Crafting the Seabase Enterprise

09/18/2009
The USMC has become more of a land army as a consequence of the Iraq War. General Conway, the USMC Commandant, is worried the Corps is losing its expeditionary focus. Marine officers who have joined the USMC during the Iraq period are very likely NEVER to have been aboard ship.…