Our friend from Soldier Systems dropped me a line to give us a head’s up on his latest post on the Asymmetric Warfare Group’s equipping initiative to select troops in Afghanistan. He asked that we cross post it here for our readers to review. Basically, the way I understand it, the AWG has been looking […]
From the monthly archives:
July 2009
This article first appeared in AviationWeek.com. “All options are on the table” for U.S. Air Guard officials struggling to fill a gap in the number of fighters available for units in the near term to fly missions protecting the homeland, says Lt. Gen. Harry Wyatt, director of the Air National Guard (ANG). “I am basically […]
Should the VH-71 Stay or Should it Go?(survey software) – Christian
I’m not sure how I feel about this story, but I think it’s worth discussing here. So the White House launched a program to replace its ageing fleet of VH-3D Marine One helicopters with a Lockheed/Augusta version several years ago. All the whistles and bells were included on the newer version, including all that expensive […]
Awesome: Angelina Jolie and Brad Cooper jolt morale at WRAMC (but mostly Angelina Jolie) Mike Yon gets dirty with 2Rifles, British Light Infantry (absolute must read) How we’ll win in Afghanistan “Six launch failures is not career enhancing.…“ Stick a fork in the ASDS, it’s done One of the towering (and oddly chilling) scenes in […]
