Amphibious Assault Fuel Logistics

We have often discussed the various aspects of Marine Corps amphibious assaults.   All too often, though, we tend to focus on the…

Do The Math - Follow Up

The “Do The Math” post produced some interesting comments.  Some people insist on concocting highly implausible (impossible) scen…

F-35 Logistics Support Costs

Holy staggering sums of money, Batman (older readers will get the reference)!  Lockheed has been awarded a $1.4B contract for “re…

More F-35 Development Problems

Here’s a darkly humorous bit about the F-35.  Even though it’s not yet in service, it seems that it’s been in development so long…

MLP Update

Here’s an interesting data point for the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) in its role as a transfer point for pre-positioned cargo. …

Prepositioning Maintenance

As announced by the Department of Defense, Crowley Technical Management Inc., Jacksonville , Florida , has received a $43M contr…