USMC Transformation Path: A Discussion with LtGen Heckl
Recently, I met with LtGen Heckl in his office at Quantico. I have known him for…
Read More »The Timeline for the Tiltrotor Enterprise: A Platform Perspective
There are various ways one can conceptualize the timeline for the emergence and evolution of the…
Read More »Crafting, Operating and Shaping a Way Ahead for a Tiltrotor Enterprise
The concept of having a combat “helicopter” that can fly at the speed of an airplane…
Read More »From Iraq Insertion to the Tiltrotor Enterprise: The Creation of a Multi-Domain Capability for the U.S. Forces
As the United States faces a global overload of strategic challenges and the concomitant challenge of…
Read More »Turning Training into New Combat Capabilities
We did a follow up interview with Randy Brinkley on November 17, 2023 to focus on…
Read More »The Challenges of Working Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations: The Perspective from the AGS Department Head at MAWTS-1
During my last visit to MAWTS-1, the training effort was clearly focused on ways to enhance…
Read More »Deterrence by Denial, Impactful Projection, Proportionate Response and Multi-Domain Strike
When reading through the Australian Government’s 2023 Defence Strategic Review (DSR), three core concepts stand out:…
Read More »The CH-53K and Distributed Concepts of Operations
I have had the opportunity to observe three new air systems come into the USMC or…
Read More »The Development-Manufacturing-Sustainment Life Cycle of a Digital Aircraft: The Case of the CH-53K
The full benefits of the 21st century approach to building digital air systems will not be…
Read More »The Build-Out of the CH-53K: A Conversation with Paul Lemmo, President of Sikorsky
When I visited NAVAIR at Pax River Naval Air Station earlier this year, I had a…
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