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A few weeks old, but definitely a project worth talking about. Three lessons I’ve mulled over that might be helpful for others. 1. Planning is everything. This 3 minute clip took over six months of work. Details like flight times and mission profile were late in the game, as is expected. However, knowing the missions were on the books, getting a sense for what the scope of training was, that didn’t sneak up on us. For anyone in the #publicaffairs organization #publicrelations world, get into you operational planning early. 2. How you portray the story matters. This could have been a very sensational, politically charged story. But, that wouldn’t have matched with reality. We took the time to deliberately draw out what the story was and make sure we didn’t get drawn into the lore alluring side of sensational storytelling. In the end, our ability to maintain a moderate disposition allowed the newscrew to do their job and creatively tell the story in a way that fit how we saw the situation. 3. Don’t stop at the first “no.” There were many versions of “no” along the path to telling this story. No, you can’t fly a reporter on an AC-130J. No, you can’t use a military videographer for civilian media. No, you can’t have people on the live fire range. No, we can’t get you in-flight video footage. All of those ended up being, “yes, but here’s what you need to do” situations. No is often used as a catch all for, that’s more work or an individual’s experience and knowledge has been exceeded. Push past the no and find a solution. There are many more lessons out of this first international media flight on an AC-130J, but those are my top 3. If you have questions, shoot me a message. Always happy to talk. A big thanks to Rebecca Heyse and her team for making this happen, as well as the CNN International Commercial crew. Without them, none of this would have happened!

What’s new in #ArcGIS Solutions with the June 2024 release? Six new solutions designed for state and #localgovernments, #utilities, #defense, and #publicsafety agencies. Also, many enhancements to the existing solution portfolio. https://ow.ly/IvZh50SyrLX #arcgis #esri #locationintelligence #GIS

Our first Research Landscape Bulletin used data from our #research pages to map active and published UK and international Armed Forces research - and we will soon be publishing the next version giving up-to-date insights! Did you read the last Bulletin and find it useful? Have any suggestions on what could be included? Let us know in a comment below or at team@fimt-rc.org.

Our latest release "Lessons Learned and Unlearned" analyzes nearly a century of US artillery innovation and adaptation, focusing on the pressures of incorporating new technology, applying combat experience, and assessing external threats. https://lnkd.in/d7ccYcBY @USArmy

Part Three of the SHORT Video Series -Esri Defense Team This video shows some of the ways ArcGIS can be used in the Defense and Intelligence industries. https://lnkd.in/e6_Kkpvd

DoDIIS 2024: 4 Defense and Intelligence Community Priorities Heading into 2025: From artificial intelligence-ready networks to an upskilled workforce, read our takeaways from this year's conference. http://dlvr.it/TG1mDw

UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Command and Control in the Future: Conceptualising C2 as a Capability On July 24th, the MOD released “Command and Control in the Future: Conceptualising C2 as a Capability”. This is the third in a series of independent research papers examining the future of command and control in the period from 2030 to 2040. The specific focus for this paper is on how Defence can better enable its people and how Defence will need to evolve to enable the delivery of novel C2 systems out to 2040. https://lnkd.in/gNmtxYDM

Honored to have had the chance to work with a 10G network and harvest, reduce, and analyze Synthetic Training Environment Data to assess network effectiveness. Through STE, our soldiers can enhance their training capabilities without ever having to leave home station. Truth in Testing! Check out this article to learn more about how soldiers are helping test the Army’s new STE. #SyntheticTrainingEnvironment #MilitaryTraining #datascientist #networkanalysis

How does one estimate military power? Of course, i care more about a related question "how does one estimate the power of an #IP #portfolio".  There are several lessons to be learned from this old RAND report, starting with the method described on page 4, of analyzing the outcome of conflicts in a range of specific contingencies, using some type of weighting.  Also noted is that comparing numbers leads one to expect that equal forces lead top equal power, but history shows this is often far from the case. #Patenting by numbers anybody? The report ends on page 21 noting various problems in decision making when showing estimates to higher-ups: (a) Deficiencies in the generation of alternatives submitted to the top levels for decisions (b) Uncertainty avoidance procedures (c) Organization learning by generalization of particular episodes IP people, as a support function, are always presenting estimates, data and suggested actions to decision makers & clients. It is not easy to do a satisfactory job or be heard. Join us at #HotIPPitch for a hands on full day (November 28) to practice preparing IP and communicating it to decision makers. Register now! Workshop Info - https://lnkd.in/eyc488aH  Direct Sign-Up - https://lnkd.in/eY-3qGiA Dr. Benjamin DELSOL (PhD, LL.M) #SpeakingIPtoPower #IPtraining

With the conflict in Ukraine, it exposed issues and concerns with the production of 155MM Artillery Shells and the United States Department of Defense (DoD) production compacity. As DoD modernize, integrate enabling #technology, or refurbish it's current fleet, it relies on the U.S. defense industrial base (DIB) which is a "network of people, organizations, facilities, and resources that provides the U.S. government—particularly the Department of Defense (DOD)— with defense-related materials, products, and service." 🤔 What individuals don't know it is not just commercial factories but an ecosystem of Government, Industry, Academic assets like Small Businesses, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), Test Ranges, and Depots to name a few. Recently, Congressional Research Service published a very detailed report on the DIB titled "The U.S. Defense Industrial Base: Background and Issues for Congress." Additional, the report lays out the issues and concerns related to #supplychain and it's importance to the DIB. A great reference for anyone supporting DoD. Download the CRS Report: https://lnkd.in/g8znG9df