In my office I have a plaque that Kenny Williams gave me when I decided to leave Joint Forces and move on to work with DISA. I see this almost every day, sometimes I am facing it for hours. What does it mean? What does it mean to you? What does it mean? As […]
Tag: warfighter
Dispatches from the Front: 29 July 2012
… From Ken Friends, In some of the return e-mails, several have asked I not include or discuss the “un-pleasantries of war” in my “Dispatches”. To those kind souls, my advice is to simply delete all future e-mails from me. Unfortunately, I am not in a pleasant place to accommodate such a request. The truth […]
Kenny in the field 14 July 2012
Afghanistan_PIX It has taken awhile, attached are a few photographs I requested from the combat photographer assigned to our command. He is a talented young soldier and a good man. As you can see from the photos, life here is far from pleasant. My living conditions are much better than theirs. The thing I look […]
“It boiled down to courage and tenacity”: My “Inbox Interview” with Howard Cohen, Community Manager at DISA Forge.mil and Technologist by Chris Maher
I was interviewed a few weeks back by Chris Maher on Linkedin. The topic was concerning “Trusted Computing” and ramblings on security. CM: Howard, as you know, I quoted you at the 2011 NSA Trusted Computing Conference & Exposition: “Well.. I believe in Americans. I believe that when we see various challenges that we individually […]
Happy 4th of July (SPECIAL DISPATCHES FROM THE FIELD)
Today is the 4th of July. What does it mean to you? Joni Douglas writes “Do we ever reflect on the hardship and terror that the early Americans must have lived through day after day? Do we truly understand the hopes and dreams that lay secretly hidden away in the hearts of the people back […]