Author: Norwood

The Department of Transportation Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office is working on the policy and coordination of automated transportation. It’s a reality, and many aren’t taking a hard look at its use in war and security, yet.

Hindsight is 20/20 and life can be myopic until you learn to live in a state of change.

A journalist abroad might be uncovering information that’s relevant to national security or trailing those domestically that might pose a threat or unraveling a string that uncovers possible danger. I am fearful that journalism can be misconstrued as vigilante work and via exposure or interaction with possible terrorists lead to an arrest.

The Saudis took extreme exception to the U.S. and the President’s decision to not take military action against the Syrian regime. They vowed to go it alone.

My favorite moments abroad are the times I eventually become both comfortable in their company and with my Arabic in the presence of our partner forces. I remember sitting by a fireplace talking and laughing throughout the night in Arabic.

The kids loved to help and were innocent, sweet, and fun. We gave them each a dinar for their support from our local worker fund. We had money for work for the locals to improve the base and help out.

The polygraph isn’t fair to everyone and many are not given the chance to serve their country in the intelligence community as a result.

MeRT technology has achieved unprecedented success rates in both open-label trials and placebo-controlled, double-blind studies. To date, 98% of veteran PTSD/TBI patients have responded positively to this treatment option

The Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) are proving their worth and showing the incredible work done by Special Forces. The ISOF was in real danger of losing its effectiveness, because we left them hanging, as a nation. The result of our abandonment was a hopeless, not hopeful Iraq. The warfighters felt that hopelessness. The mission was […]

How we engage in battle is prescribed by our laws and the classification of the combatant is paramount. Jabhat Al – Nusra is aware of our framework and limitations and will undoubtedly exploit it.

To me, foreign policy is the de facto charter of a modern president. Foreign policy ultimately affects our economy and our people in the long run to a greater extent than domestic policy, which can be amended. Fractured relationships and loss of influence cannot be altered over a congressional year.

This election has brought to light how Americans are uninterested in the state of the word and exclusively, the state of the union. Russian actions abroad have been deemed unpredictable to a degree, and Putin looks like a maverick.