Zoom On The Harvest Hawk
12/07/2010
12/7/2010 - Slideshow "There is only one Harvest Hawk operating in Afghanistan, and it is used to fill the gaps where coverage from other aircraft isn't available."
C4ISR D Central To XXIst Century Power Projection
11/18/2010
By Dr. Robbin Laird and Dr. Scott Truver 11/18/2010 - Crafting an effective U.S. Navy and Marine Corps strategy for the 21st century––one that both supports national security and homeland security objectives and gains sustenance from them––requires a strong emphasis on networking in a broad and comprehensive context. Networks make…
The USMC and Expeditionary Logistics
10/27/2010
An Interview with Lt. Col. Applewhite 10/29/2010 -Earlier this summer, Second Line of Defense talked about the most recent USMC logistics game and some of the conclusions that might be drawn from that wargame for USMC approaches to expeditionary logistics. At the time of the interview, Lt. Col. Applewhite was…
Ensuring The Osprey’s Readiness: The VMM-264 At Work
10/08/2010
10/08/2010 Slideshow: these photos show repair activities being conducted by VMM-264 technicians and display some of the squadron’s Ospreys on the tarmac as well.
Energy At The Tip Of The Spear (II)
10/08/2010
By Hon. Bill Anderson 10/08/2010 The US Marines have been testing a deployable sustainable energy system utilizing solar and/or wind energy generation and combining with energy storage capacity and sophisticated energy management capability.
The Future of Power Projection: Déjà Vu—All Over Again
10/08/2010
By Hon. Ed Timperlake 10/08/2010 - As the United States Marines go through one of the cyclic challenges to their mission it is interesting to look at the Navy/Marine team’s recent performance of a Marine Expediency Unit (MEU). Navy/Marines forces in the Indian Ocean (IO) projected power from the sea…
Lessons Learned: The USMC Approach to Close Air Support in Fallujah (Part Two)
02/07/2010
When Fallujah erupted in April 2004, the Marines needed TacAir that operated above 11,500 feet for CAS, creating air control problems. (...) By turning the Fallujah fight over to the Marine Corps the CFACC could focus on other areas where insurgent activity was expected to increase.
General Walsh on the USMC Use of Airpower in Iraq: From Precision-Strike to Presence
11/30/2009
General Walsh has provided a core understanding to the strategic shift in the use of manned air in the COIN environment. The shift is from shaping air around precision-strike to shaping air to provide collaborative presence... “The ability of the ground and air elements to work together to shape presence…