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March 15, 2024

Doubling Down in the Senate

Dear Members and Friends, The Senate Armed Services Committee of the United States Congress held a posture hearing on the

March 14, 2024

“Hypersonics are probably the most destabilizing weapon we face now”

Dear Members and Friends, The House Armed Services Committee of the United States Congress held a posture hearing on the

March 11, 2024

Skol

“Today, we’ve made NATO stronger than ever. We welcomed Finland to the alliance last year, and just this morning, Sweden

February 26, 2024

Running UFOs in Utah

Over the weekend, during our USC SHIELD presentation by Maj Gen Nicholas “Stalker” Gentile (Deputy Director, NORAD J3), US fighter jets


Defenders of the Year

Major Robert Sheehan, U.S. National Guard

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­MAJ Sheehan has served as the NCR-IADS Deputy J3 for 4 rotations, and most critically served as a Tactical Director while expertly performing his Deputy J3 duties.  He stands first amongst his peers in knowledge and tenacity and inspires those around him to push the envelope and strive for excellence. He is recognized across the

Captain Zachary Buenger, U.S. Army

CPT Zachary “Zac” Buenger entered the active duty Army in January 2016 after graduating from Colorado School of Mines with a Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He also possesses a Master’s Degree in Leadership Studies from Marshall University. His military education includes: Air Defense Artillery Basic Officer Leadership Course, U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary

Lieutenant Commander Rebekah Fleming, U.S. Navy

LCDR Fleming is a native of Angelica, New York. She graduated from the University of Rochester, where she commissioned from the Naval ROTC program with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in May 2013. She completed her first department head tour as a Weapons Officer aboard USS CARNEY (DDG 64), where she is currently

Staff Sergeant John Brannon, United States Air Force

SSgt Brannon is an Integrated Air and Missile Defense Technician and Senior Air Defense Technician, 603rd Air Operations Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He leads 16 personnel comprising the senior command and control element responsible for 24/7 air and missile defense of 52 EUCOM and AFRICOM countries. The 603d Air Operations Center is the core

Sergeant Matthew Critchley, United States Space Force

Sgt Matthew N Critchley is a Space and Missile Warning Technician in the Space Watch Cell, Space Forces Indo-Pacific, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Sgt Critchley is part of an eight-member team responsible for providing 24/7 theater missile warning and space effects support to the USINDOPACOM Commander. Sgt Critchley is also responsible for ensuring Space

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