This is post 4 of 4 in the series “2010 Haiti Earthquake Logistics” 2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Introduction) 2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Seaports)  2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Airports)  2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Observations) The more you read about the Haiti earthquake response the more you realise what a magnificent awe-inspiring effort ..read more

This is post 3 of 4 in the series “2010 Haiti Earthquake Logistics” 2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Introduction) 2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Seaports)  2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Airports)  2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Observations) The 2010 Haiti earthquake airport story is much shorter than the seaports. This is for a few reasons ..read more

This is post 2 of 4 in the series “2010 Haiti Earthquake Logistics” 2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Introduction) 2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Seaports)  2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Airports)  2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Observations) Despite the obvious utility of air operations for rapid response and time-sensitive materials, overland from the Dominican Republic ..read more

This is post 1 of 4 in the series “2010 Haiti Earthquake Logistics” 2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Introduction) 2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Seaports)  2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Airports)  2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Observations) Haiti was subject to a massive earthquake in 2010 that significantly damaged an already fragile country. The response ..read more

This post examines options for further exploitation of the Container Delivery System (CDS), expanding its applicability to light vehicles, engineering plant, and weapon systems. Joint Doctrine Note 1/20 describes two categories of Air Manoeuvre, airland, and airdrop, the latter being defined as… Airdrop is the delivery of personnel or cargo from aircraft in flight. Personnel ..read more

The subject of this post started with a question about the viability of building a force around a single vehicle type, took a detour into rapidly expanding the Army Reserve in response to conflict, and then veered into matters of UK civil resilience. Eventually, I thought it might be interesting to combine all three. This ..read more

This is post 12 of 12 in the series “Helicopter Carried Vehicles” Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 1 (Introduction) Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 2 (Motorcycles and ATVs) Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 3 (UTVs and Load Carriers) Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 4 (Medium Wheeled Vehicles) Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 5 (Tracked Utility ..read more

This is post 11 of 12 in the series “Helicopter Carried Vehicles” Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 1 (Introduction) Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 2 (Motorcycles and ATVs) Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 3 (UTVs and Load Carriers) Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 4 (Medium Wheeled Vehicles) Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 5 (Tracked Utility ..read more

This is post 10 of 12 in the series “Helicopter Carried Vehicles” Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 1 (Introduction) Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 2 (Motorcycles and ATVs) Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 3 (UTVs and Load Carriers) Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 4 (Medium Wheeled Vehicles) Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 5 (Tracked Utility ..read more

This is post 9 of 12 in the series “Helicopter Carried Vehicles” Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 1 (Introduction) Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 2 (Motorcycles and ATVs) Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 3 (UTVs and Load Carriers) Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 4 (Medium Wheeled Vehicles) Helicopter Carried Vehicles – Part 5 (Tracked Utility ..read more