FLOWER MOUND, Texas, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Texas-based Signature Systems, a global company that engineers, manufactures and distributes premium composite matting solutions for industrial, stadium, government and event applications, is pleased to announce Ron Bethmann has joined the executive team as Vice President of Operations and Engineering.
In his new role, Bethmann will be responsible for the operations and engineering team. Having someone with Ron s experience and expertise join our leadership team is exciting, said Jeff Condino, President of Signature Systems. We re confident he ll leverage his extensive background in operations, engineering, logistics, continuous improvement and strategy to continue Signature s journey to being a world class manufacturer.
Report: lack of military working dogs bred in the United States could be a national security risk
More than 90% of current force were bred overseas
Airman 1st Class Leala Marquez/56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
Military working dog Max, assigned to the 56th Security Forces Squadron, poses for a portrait
June 17, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. MWDs help protect Luke by detecting drugs,
deterring hostile actions and locating bombs. MWDs and their handlers protect more than 7,000
personnel at Luke and assist local law enforcement in keeping the public safe. (U.S. Air Force
photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)
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SOFREP Senior Editor Steve Balestrieri joins Lt Col Dennis Blasko, USA, Ret. an expert on the Chinese Army and friend of
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Lt Col Dennis Blasko, USA, Ret. served 23 years in military intelligence and as a Foreign Area officer. He was stationed in infantry units in Germany, Italy, and Korea and at the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington. From 1992 to 1996 he was an Army attaché in Beijing and Hong Kong.
Lt Col Dennis Blasko, USA, Ret. is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and the Naval Postgraduate School. He is the author of numerous articles and chapters on the Chinese military, including the book
In the middle of an emergency operations center exercise, all the landline telephones stopped working. The entire base staff immediately stopped being able to coordinate response actions. My cellphone rang, and I learned that the main telephone switch had lost power. My Marines did not know if the switch would survive the power loss. We waited as the switch began to reboot, with non-operational telephones and the exercise in shambles. In this moment, I found myself unable to lead. I did not possess the technical knowledge to effect positive change.
A common thread throughout Marine Corps warfighting philosophy is the subordination of the technical competency (the “how”), to commander’s intent (the “why”). While there is never a complete or clear separation between these two concepts in any action, the “mission tactics” leader who represents the prioritization of why over how often is not the optimal leader in the information environment.