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Dec 11, 20232 min read
A Brief History: The United States National Guard
This week’s blog post takes a look at a brief history of America’s oldest military organization.
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Aug 14, 20232 min read
Fair Winds and Following Seas to Navy Admiral Michael Gilday
Today, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday formally stepped aside in a relinquishment of office ceremony to make way for...
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Jul 24, 20233 min read
Spotlight on Women: Admiral Lisa Franchetti
In this week’s blog post, we take a look at Adm. Lisa Franchetti and her Naval career.
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Jun 26, 20231 min read
Spotlight on Women: Lt. Commander Amber Cowan
In this week's blog post, we take a look at Lt. Commander Amber Cowan, first woman to serve as XO of a submarine.
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Jun 20, 20232 min read
Partners in the Pacific: Thailand
In today’s blog post, our President and CEO writes about one of the United States’ strategic partners in the Pacific, Thailand.
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May 30, 20232 min read
Undersea Cables: A Critical Connection
In this week's blog post, we take a look at the current state of undersea cables and how they connect us to the rest of the world.
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May 1, 20232 min read
National Military Appreciation Month 2023
In this week’s blog post, we celebrate and discuss National Military Appreciation Month.
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Apr 17, 20232 min read
Balikatan 2023
Balikatan 2023 is currently underway, the annual military exercise conducted by the United States and the Philippines.
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Mar 19, 20233 min read
Guam Update: Guam’s Critical Infrastructure
This week, we take a look at what has been happening with Guam since then, primarily focused on its recent critical infrastructure projects.
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Feb 20, 20233 min read
Naval History: Presidents with Naval Experience
In this week's blog post, we take a look at modern-day U.S. presidents who served in the Navy prior to their presidency.
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Feb 5, 20234 min read
The United States Military and the Hawaiian Islands
In this week’s blog post, we take a look at living and working with the United States Military in Hawaii.
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Jan 23, 20232 min read
Spotlight on Women: RDML Susan BryerJoyner, USN
In this week’s Spotlight on Women blog post, we take a look at RDML Susan BryerJoyner, USN, Deputy Director, J-6 for JADC2.
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Jan 9, 20233 min read
Updates on the Arctic: 2022
Check out this week’s blog post on what the United States and our allies have been doing over the past year to protect the Arctic region.
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Nov 28, 20221 min read
The National Defense Industrial Association
In this week's blog post, we take a look at the National Defense Industrial Association.
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Oct 17, 20221 min read
Energy Innovation: A Major Focus on Improving the Warfighter
In this week's blog post, we take a look at recent Energy Innovation technologies being developed by the Department of Defense.
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Oct 10, 20222 min read
Partners in the Pacific
In this week's blog post, we take a look at recent developments and exercises with the U.S. military's strategic partners in the Pacific.
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Sep 26, 20222 min read
Spotlight on Women: Stacy Bostjanick
Stacy Bostjanick is the Director of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program and is making strides in cybersecurity.
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Sep 19, 20223 min read
CMMC: The Importance of Cybersecurity in the Defense Industry Base
In today's blog post, we look at one program developed to enhance protection standards against cyber-attacks: the CMMC.
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Aug 22, 20222 min read
Spotlight on Women: Captain Jessica O’Brien
In this week's blog post, we take Spotlight Women in the Department of Defense by taking a look at Captain Jessica O’Brien
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![The Influence Triad: SOF, Cyber, and Space Command](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ea8ce_ec3a7f68e8914e6db93efeba6edc12fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/5ea8ce_ec3a7f68e8914e6db93efeba6edc12fd~mv2.webp)
Aug 16, 20222 min read
The Influence Triad: SOF, Cyber, and Space Command
In this week’s blog post, we take a look at the new influence “triad” combining space, cyber, and special operations.
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