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Celebrating Armed Forces Day today, the day to honor all who serve or have served in the United States branches of the Department of Defense, both active-duty and former, in the reserves, National Guard or on active duty. Armed Forces Day was created on August 31, 1949, by Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson to replace separate Army, Navy and Air Force commemoration Days, following the Armed Forces’ unification under one Department of Defense by President Harry S. Truman, when he signed the National Security Act into law on July 26, 1947. OF NOTE: While the U.S. Coast Guard does not technically fall under the Department of Defense when not at war, the National Security Act of 1947 was very specific about the term “Armed Forces” in the definitions, which reads, “The term ‘Armed Forces’ means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.” We salute and honor all who serve and have served among our current and former Shannon & Wilson staff, our subcontractors and other teaming partners, and of course, all of our Department of Defense and U.S. Coast Guard clients. #ArmedForcesDay #DepartmentOfDefense #MilitaryAppreciation #USMilitary #Veterans #NationalGuard #CoastGuard #MilitaryHistory #HonorOurTroops #usarmy #usnavy #usmarines

Strong leaders build even stronger future leaders! 💪💪💪 Force Master Chief Laura Nunley recently came to speak to our Chiefs and Chief Selectees about naval information warfare, lessons she has learned in her career, and answered questions about Navy policies and changes to information warfare ratings. Thank you for the visit! #NAVWAR #USNavy #Navyleaders #informationwarfare #NavyIW #careermentoring #careerdevelopment #Navycareers

What military term makes me roll my eyes more than any other? Joint Today’s military leaders love to say that “joint” operations between services and allies are 🇺🇸’s greatest strength. But how can anyone claim the DoD works “jointly” if they exclude an entire service?? After months of searching I have not been able to find a single US Merchant Marine captain working in any of the following places: The Pentagon Joint Chiefs of Staff Commbatant Commands National Security Council War colleges Leading think tanks NATO Sure we have Strategic Sealift officers in our Navy reserves but very few fill senior staff positions. Sure we have a small handful of US Merchant Mariners working for Military Sealift Command in places like the Naval War College but replenishment is very different from sealift and supply. And I can find no evidence that we are working “jointly” with two of the five largest allied naval organizations on the planet: #1) The Philippines Merchant Marine #5)The Ukraine Merchant Marine Most troubling is the fact when I question an Army or USAF General about this they usually turn to a Navy Admiral for advice. Problem is the US Merchant Marine is NOT part of the Navy any more than the US Coast Guard is. It should not be the Navy’s job to advocate for us. It should be everyone who preaches “joint” operations to reach out to us directly. Until that happens the term “joint” rings hollow. P.S. Why did I not call out US Marine Corps Generals? Because USMC logistics officers have already started welcoming us to the planning table. P.S.2. Why should Army and US Air Force flag officers care? I’ll let General Pershing answer that question:

https://lnkd.in/e7kxrqjB This seems to be a regular occurrence across the military anymore. However, is the DoD doing this to showcase their accountability or is it to regain the country's trust? There always has been and always will be commanders that are relived for one reason or another. However, if this is an attempt to regain trust, I think the accountability needs to be directed to higher levels. Too often, the relief of senior field grade officers is merely a symptom of deeply rooted culture that stems from places of greater authority and influence. The "loss of confidence" to lead service members by senior leaders is very vague, generic, and fails to characterize what caused the loss of confidence by their Commanding Officer. "Loss of confidence" could mean anything from too many IG complaints, to losing military property, to "he disagreed with me, therefore I fired him". There very well may be an ongoing investigation into this commander's time in charge, but the loss of confidence characterization needs to be more explicitly defined. ie: This Commander was relived because under his leadership, Marines were not achieving the goals nor accomplishing the mission set forth by USMC and that of the DoD, which has led to a loss of confidence in their ability lead effectively.

United States Senate US Army Canadian Armed Forces | Forces armées canadiennes Naval Special Warfare Command - Navy SEAL & SWCC Teams Air Force Special Operations Command United Nations United Nations Office at Geneva United Nations General Assembly United Nations General Assembly Justin Trudeau ☆U.S. Secret Service☆ ☆☆☆☆☆ .order/s to IMMEDIATE ACTION - relocate "One" off-base to UNHQ, immediate extraction via US Naval Special Forces/US Army Special Operations via Joint Special Operations Command(JSOC)/Canadian Special Operations Forces Command(CANSOFCOM) - Special Operations; identifying compromised by force - CFB Vimy Ridge; identifying intention/s beyond Command/s Intelligence/s; identifying third-party ploy/s involving subjectification involving criminal intent to entrap and/or enslave and/or impede and/or facilitate intent to loss of international investigation/s; involving facilitation to trafficking w/ criminal intent via forced displacement/s involving vulnerable displaced and/or International Protected Persons; identifying criminal intent within ALL LOCAL/INTER-MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL; further identifying loss of critical environment/s and/or military ecosystem/s.. .. .. ..ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I DEMAND SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION. Signed, Cameron Clark(One) (UNEF) Commander General(CG) (UNOCT-CTU) Special Operations Commander(SOC)

3 Tips for Success as a New Ensign in the Navy by Rich LaMonica Learn valuable advice from a seasoned commander on how to excel as a junior officer in the U.S. Navy. Discover the importance of active listening, humanizing your team, and mastering your role. #NavyLife #JuniorOfficerTips #SuccessStrategies #LeadershipAdvice #USNavy #MilitaryCareer #CommanderGuidance #EffectiveCommunication #CareerGrowth #ProfessionalDevelopment #boomers #babyboomers

3 Tips for Success as a New Ensign in the Navy by Rich LaMonica Learn valuable advice from a seasoned commander on how to excel as a junior officer in the U.S. Navy. Discover the importance of active listening, humanizing your team, and mastering your role. #NavyLife #JuniorOfficerTips #SuccessStrategies #LeadershipAdvice #USNavy #MilitaryCareer #CommanderGuidance #EffectiveCommunication #CareerGrowth #ProfessionalDevelopment #boomers #babyboomers

On the fifth edition of From My Foxhole, Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur Hynes, the 101st Division Sustainment Brigade command sergeant major, discuss financial programs and services available through Army Community Service with Loreta Guzman, an Army Community Service Personal Financial Readiness Specialist. #readiness #finance #FinancialSuccess #financialplanning #ACS #financialcounseling #armyemergencyrelief

Exercise Leadership Nugget: It takes teamwork from the deck plate to the C-suite to stay focused on the most important mission- quality and safety of each patient/beneficiary. Several of the approaches in this article reflect how many get it done. But implementation is only the first hurdle, the sustainability is the true test. https://lnkd.in/e9VDMeVE

Hey folks - The MOSA Summit on June 17-18 is coming fast! Time to make your travel and EXPO INTEGRATION arrangements to demo MOSA-in-action!! BLUF: Remember that any person working for a VLC Member company can attend at NO COST for the TechConnect MOSA Industry and Government summit. You can also work with the VLC on the CRADA effort to ensure that your technology is considered by the government participants for integrating into the Tri-Service Expo (Army, Navy, or Air Force) live integrations - you DO NOT need to have a booth for that (of course that's just good marketing to also get a booth). Message me if you have any questions! CLARIFICATION: The VLC is also sponsoring the April DSI MOSA Summit (no, we did not have a vote in DSI using the same name, that was a surprise to everyone). The DSI event is much smaller with no expo floor; it is, however, a much more "candid discussion with senior leaders" kind of event. Both events have their place in the "make MOSA actionable" ecosystem (thanks DSI for creating such a venue!). The VLC sponsorship, unfortunately, does not cover free registration for the April DSI event, so if you want to go to that one, you will need to pay the full registration cost. If so, then ping me and I will see you there also. I also have heard of at least one other "virtual" MOSA Summit that occurred in February (I was double booked so unfortunately I missed that one). I have certainly heard from a bunch of folks that are confused on why there are so many events called a "MOSA Summit" this year - well, I guess the reason is because the 2023 inaugural event that we kicked off in Atlanta was AWESOME and everyone wants to do their own now! Being that we are the community of actual practitioners, I wanted to ensure that we are all communicating in the same way on the topic - the APPROACH to modular and open systems revolves around the BUSINESS and TECHNICAL folks with an INTEGRATED strategy - that's us (as architects and engineers) talking with our government customers and making real technology work, as well as us (as business leaders and citizens) having hard conversations about the changing DoD acquisition ecosystem. The DSI event in April will help on the business and DoD strategy front as it provides a "no-press" venue for senior leaders; anyone who has attended a DSI event (like the Aviation Dominance Summit in Huntsville) knows the value of these events. However, the inaugural MOSA Summit carries into the TechConnect event - this is CRITICAL to the success of MOSA-in-action due to the working tri-service integration expo. We need both kinds of events (as well as the various tech-specific events also occurring) in this ecosystem to make that transformation successful. Collaboration is key. I will be at both (and any other event I can make it to). Let's keep communication going at the grass roots level to make sure everyone is on the same page. We are making a difference and the world is noticing!!!