After Deployment: A Conversation with Virginia Task Force 1 About Their Time in Japan – Part 3
In Part 3 of the conversation with Capt. Joe Knerr, one of two Task Force Leaders of Virginia Task Force …
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After Deployment: A Conversation with Virginia Task Force 1 About Their Time in Japan – Part 2
Conducting an interview in an active firehouse near the Capital Beltway in suburban Washington, D.C., with two senior, on-duty firefighters …
The Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter
The reason rumors continue to swirl about the Coast Guard’s future offshore patrol cutter (OPC) – including recent speculation that …
After Deployment: A Conversation with Virginia Task Force 1 About Their Time in Japan – Part 1
Virginia Task Force 1 has seen its share of bad days. As one of the world’s elite international search and …
Remembering the USCGC Acushnet
On March 11, 2011, at Coast Guard Base Support Unit Ketchikan, Alaska, the 67-year-old Coast Guard Cutter Acushnet was officially …
Securing the Power Grid, Part Three of Three
Part Three: A Problem of Authority
Of all the issues raised by the Department of Energy’s Office of Inspector General …
21st Century WMDs: What Stuxnet Has Wrought
In his 1925 poem, The Hollow Men, T.S. Elliot penned one of the most famous lines in English literature: “This …
Securing the Power Grid: Part Two of Three
Part Two: The Audit Report
The audit report released by the Department of Energy’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) …
Interview: U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Gary T. Blore
Rear Adm. Gary T. Blore is commander of Coast Guard District 13 and the service’s 22nd Ancient Albatross – the …
Securing the Power Grid: Part One of Three
Part One: Protecting Critical Infrastructure
When the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report …