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Warlords Series 8: Visiting MCAS Beaufort, 2015

05/01/2019
By Robbin Laird and Murielle Delaporte

The Second Line of Defense team visited the Warlords in 2015 at MCAS Beaufort. The article…

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Warlords Series 7: Secretary Wynne Visits the 33rd Fighter Wing and Looks Ahead for the F-35 Program, 2013

05/01/2019
By Michael Wynne, 21st Secretary of the USAF

This article was first published on September 10, 2013 and that original article follows: Recently, I…

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Warlords Series 6: Moving Beyond the Harrier

04/30/2019
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake

During our 2013 visit to the Warlords, we had a chance to discuss with an experienced…

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Warlords Series 5: Lt. Col. Gillette Discussed IOC Process for the F-35, 2013

04/30/2019
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake

We discussed with the XO of the Warlords the way ahead as seen from 2013 with…

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Warlords Series 4: Visiting the Ready Room of VMFAT-501, 2013

04/30/2019
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake

This article highlights discussions with USMC leaders involved in the F-35 transition for the USMC during…

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Warlords Series 3: Secretary Wynne Discuss the New Pilot Culture with Lt. Col. Berke, CO VMFAT-501, 2013

04/29/2019
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake

This interview with Lt. Col. “Chip” Berke, then CO of the Warlords and Secretary Wynne was…

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Warlords Series 2: The Transition from Eglin to Beaufort

04/29/2019
By Robbin Laird

In a story which we first published on July 12, 2014, we highlighted the transition of…

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Warlords Series 1: Turbo Tomassetti Looks Back at His Career and the Way Ahead for the F-35

04/29/2019
By Robbin Laird

Second Line of Defense recently visited 2nd Marine Wing, including MCAS Beaufort. We visited the 2019…

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Telecommunications and Rising Powers: The Cases of Huawei and Telefunken

04/29/2019
By Rick Umback

Huawei is perhaps the most enigmatic company on the planet. The Chinese communications firm is not…

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Warlords Fly Latest F-35 at MCAs Beaufort Air Show

04/29/2019
By Second Line of Defense

We had a chance to attend the 2019 Beaufort MCAS Airshow on Friday, April 26, 2019.…

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Is Australia Missing the Autonomous Systems Revolution in Naval Design?

When considering naval fleet design today and into the future, it is crucial to factor in how autonomous systems are fundamentally transforming naval warfare and how smaller nations are already…

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