by Joe Katzman | Nov 17, 2008 | Environmental, Official Reports, USA
(click for report) Energy conservation has been moving up the Pentagon’s agenda for several years now. The U.S. Army released its 2007 Sustainability Report in September 2008. In FY 2007, 301 new Army military construction projects, or 78% of projects, were...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 17, 2008 | Delivery & Task Orders, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Guns - under 20mm direct, Other Corporation, USA
Mk93 mount & M2 The Mk93 Heavy Machine Gun Mounting System is used to lessen the recoil of heavy weapons like the 40mm MK19 Grenade Machine Gun (GMG) and the .50 caliber/12.7mm M2 Heavy Machine Gun (HMG), improving their accuracy. It attaches to a tripod for...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 17, 2008 | Boeing, Canada, Events, Force Structure, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, RFPs, Russia, Spotlight articles, Transport & Utility, United Technologies, University-related, USA
CC-177, Inuvik(click to view full) When Canada announced a program to replace its aging CC-130 Hercules fleet in November 2005, there was a great deal of speculation about where the C-17 might fit in. The fast answer was that it didn’t, but speculation revived...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 16, 2008 | Leadership & People, Policy - Doctrine, University-related, USA
Dr. Conrad Crane(click for profile) The Scone Foundation Archivist of the Year Award is presented annually by The Scone Foundation to recognize an archivist who has made considerable contributions to his or her profession or who has provided significant support to...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 13, 2008 | Leadership & People, Memoriam, Policy - Doctrine, Sharpen yourself, Transformation, USA, Warfare - Lessons
Col. John Boyd “In the mid to late fifties, a fighter pilot could earn himself a quick forty bucks and perhaps a nice steak dinner in Vegas – not to mention everlasting renown, which is to fighter pilots what oxygen is to us lesser beings – by...
