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Jack Harrison, National Guard Bureau director of cCommunications. Photo courtesy of National Guard.
We have scheduled a DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable with Mr. Jack Harrison, National Guard Bureau director of communications, for Friday, Sept. 3 at 10:00 a.m. EDT.
Harrison will discuss the latest developments in the deployment of 1,200 National Guard members to the nation’s southwest border.
National Guard troops are now arriving to begin their mission to support Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement while those agencies hire additional officers.
Before reporting for duty, troops undergo training for their two distinct jobs – Entry Identification Teams (EIT) and Criminal Investigative Analysts. EIT training includes how to handle encounters with anyone who approaches their observation posts. EITs help CBP agents monitor the border from strategic observation points with state-of-the-art surveillance and detection tactics and technology in support of local law enforcement.
Criminal investigative analysts will assist ICE agents in reducing the flow of illegal bulk currency and weapons from the United States to Mexico. National Guard Soldiers are also training in radio operations, environmental awareness and the use of specialized surveillance equipment.
Listen live.
Col. Schuyler K. Geller, command surgeon and commander, Medical Training Advisory Group at Camp Eggers, NTM-A/CSTC-A
We have scheduled a DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable with U.S. Air Force Col. Schuyler K. Geller, command surgeon and commander, Medical Training Advisory Group at Camp Eggers, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan for Thursday, Sept. 2 at 10:30 a.m. EDT.
Col. Geller will discuss the medical mentor manual training for incoming Afghan advisors. He will also talk about how “Advising vs. Doing” is a transition in itself and how the Medical Training Advisory Group is using advising as the path to transition.
Listen live.
Col. Chadwick W. Clark, deputy commander, CTAG-P, NTM-A/CSTC-A. Photo courtesy of NTM-A/CSTC-A
We recently held a DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable with Col. Chadwick W. Clark, deputy commander, Combined Training Advisory Group – Police (CTAG-P), NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan on Wednesday, Sept. 1.
Col. Clark provided an update on the progress of Afghan National Police (ANP) training and the efforts being made in developing leaders. He also discussed the quality and quantity of the training being offered and the challenges ahead for training the ANP.
Listen to the interview.
Read the transcript.
Joining us on the call were Andrew Lubin, of the Military Observer; Chuck Simmins, of America’s North Shore Journal; Gina DiNicolo, of Military Officer Magazine; Shaun Waterman, of The Washington Times; and Anand Choudhuri, of Registan.
Deputy Secretary of Defense William J Lynn III
Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III participated in a DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable Aug. 25 to discuss the five pillars of the cyber security strategy for the Department of Defense.
Read Lynn’s article in Foreign Affairs – “Defending a New Domain – The Pentagon’s Cyberstrategy“.
Listen to the interview.
Read the Defense.gov article: “Lynn Outlines Cyber Threats, Defensive Measures”
Joining us on the roundtable were Spencer Ackerman, Wired.com; Noah Shachtman, Wired.com; Laura Rozen, Politico; Bob Brewin, NextGov; Robert Haddick, Small Wars Journal; Eric Chabrow, GovInfo Security; William Jackson, Federal Computer Week; and Marc Ambinder, the Atlantic.
Brig. Gen. William T. (Tim) Crosby. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army.
We recently held an Army Bloggers Roundtable on Wednesday, Aug. 25, with Brig. Gen. William T. (Tim) Crosby, deputy program executive officer, Aviation. He was joined by Col. Gregory Gonzalez, project manager, Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Mr. Tim Owings, deputy project manager, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Program Executive Office Aviation.
They discussed the U.S. Army’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems and its value in military operations.
Listen to the interview.
Read the transcript.
Joining us on the call were Paul McLeary, Aviation Week; J.D. Leipold, Army News Service; Ann Roosevelt, Defense Daily; Stew Magnuson, National Defense Magazine; Jen DiMascio, Politico and Martin Klingst, Die Zeit, German weekly.
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